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My Blog List
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175 - RYNE SANDBERG, CUBS, 2B - *The basics:* Ryne Sandberg shows up for the second time in the '93 Upper Deck set. He first appeared in the Community Heroes subset. He'll show up aga...
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Doing well, thank you - I crab a lot on this blog. I know that. This is how I handle stress. Writing gets it all out. I don't drink to excess. I don't speed down the street. ...
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One to Open, One to Keep - 1991 Impel Laffs isn't going to be for everyone, but to a collector who enjoys building sets and opening packs... these two boxes brought a smile to my f...
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Monday, Monday, Monday (TCDB Day!) - I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July weekend. Despite the holiday, my mailman was busy all week delivering me TCDB trades! Let's see what showed u...
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From the Favorites Box: Rick Schu, 1987 Topps #209 - *A series where I post some thoughts about favorite cards. Previous cards in the series are available here.* There's so much 1980s goodness on this Rick...
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summer blockbuster card show - in addition to catching up with brian and receiving a nice grouping of cards from him, i spent some money at the june club card show. it was a pretty warm ...
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A Holiday Weekend PWE Round-Up - *Fun things come in small envelopes.* It's time for another round of small trade envelopes and things of that nature. This bunch is pretty baseball (an...
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Coming back after the back - I'm back again, after a minute. This time, the main thing that has kept me from blogging has been back problems. This stems from an injury I had over 20...
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#106 U2 (+ Rattle and Hum 12-card set) - It's U2 revisited here at #106, just a few posts after we last saw them at card #101. This shot looks like it could be a candid of them sketching out a s...
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2001 Topps Chrome "Before There was Topps" refractors - Y'all know I like refractors. Well, one niche that especially interests me are guys' *1st Refractor*, specifically talking about old-timers who played be...
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About Me
- Rod (Padrographs)
- Portland, OR, United States
- I am a Navy brat who went to 10 schools in 12 years in 4 different states. I have lived in 7 different states. I read two or 3 books a week. I manage a used bookstore for the county library system.
Popular Posts
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Barry Evans won that spot with nine votes, while Khalil Greene had five votes and Keith Moreland only got three votes. Today's battl... -
This is a battle for spot number sixty-seven. A Hall of Famer in an Archives product, a member of the 1986 team set and Xavier Nady on the ... -
Goose Gossage took it to the competition. He had ten votes, while poor Carmelo only got one vote and the etopps card of Xavier Nady got s... -
In my mail yesterday I received a custom card back from a signing. It was Antonio Osuna, who pitched in thirty-one games for the Padres in ... -
Justin Upton and his perspective soundly defeated the Bunt card of Wil Meyers. Justin had nine votes and Wil could only garner five votes... -
Are we considering 1983 Vintage yet? I was twenty-six that year, out of high school for eight years, four years out of the Navy and two yea... -
I am making progress on my Astronauts set with help from Hockey Card World in Canada. I want to thanks Topps for putting the number on th... -
Luis Salazar won seven to five for Brad Ausmus and one vote for Josh Naylor. Many of you commented on how much you liked 1985 Fleer. Up... -
This weeks first battle is between two Hall Of Famers and a manager who I think may end up enshrined in Cooperstown also for the number tw... -
Benito Santiago won that battle convincingly. Eleven to seven. Up next is a battle of two pitchers for spot number one hundred eleven. ...
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I took a break from the hobby when this stuff was released, so I never opened any back in the day. A few years later, I picked up an unopened box that I look forward to busting one of these days.
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