#14 Darrell Akerfelds. Darrell pitched in the major leagues from 1986-1991. He was the Padres pitching coach from 2001 until his death from Pancreatic Cancer in 2012. I sent this to him and got it signed through the mail. #15 Sandy Alderson. Sandy was the CEO of the Padres from 2005-2009. I covered the Bazooka Joe name with a stamp of Marine Corps legend Chesty Puller. Sandy was a Marine who served in Vietnam.
#963 Austin Allen. Austin was drafted in 2015 and made his major league debut this year. I can't remember how I obtained this, it may have been at a Salem-Keizer Volcanoes game.
Elusive '80s cards ... really? Really
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I have written many times that I view cards from the 1980s as the most
accessible. The hobby was booming, "artificial scarcity" was barely a
thought, ca...
Stained & Sensational
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Quick post with some stained, yet sensational sports cards.
Card #1: Marked Martin
*1971 O-Pee-Chee #208*
Picked up a lot of ten 70's O-Pee-Chee basebal...
150 - ORLANDO MERCED, PIRATES, 1B
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*The basics:* This is Orlando Merced's only appearance in the 1993 Upper
Deck set.
*Card thoughts:* It's a cool appearance! It is similar to the Hal M...
A Holiday Gift
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*Baseball and football cards -- just the way you like them!*
Christmas in sports cards form came late, but that's because I was out of
town. I usually e...
Vintage pickups
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I won another card from Greg Morris auctions the other day, and then set
bids for a bunch more ending shortly and wound up winning a few to join in
on th...
Tom Silardi? A show recap.
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The recent card show produced some pretty fun stuff. Here's a sampling:1
Beltre refractor, #d /660. This kind of card I would take all day long.2
Teddy ...
#101 U2
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U2 makes their first appearance in the 1991 MusiCards set huddled together
outdoors on card #101. Checklist shenanigans are afoot here, as U2 gets
anoth...
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.
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I remember Akerfelds playing with the Phillies back in the early 90's. Had no idea he passed away at such a young age. :(
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