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clubhouse presence - the theme of many of my posts over the last few months has been "focus". there are certain sets or inserts that i am paying closer attention to, given the ...
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Mid-Week PWE Round-Up - *A long lost Whitey and more from a couple of familiar Dodger-loving faces.* There have been a couple of old-school '80s variations on my want list for q...
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234 - JOE OLIVER, REDS, C - *The basics: *Joe Oliver's only card in the 1993 Upper Deck set. He was coming off his most productive season to date, playing in 143 games for the Red...
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The Last of the Vintage Cardboard (for now) - I've spent quite a few posts showing off my purchase of a large lot of Topps World on Wheels cards from 1953-1955: (here, here, here, here, and here). T...
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I thought I knew better - Growing up is all about figuring out who you are and what you want to be, but also what your interests are, what you enjoy and what speaks to you. The...
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Mascots, Mustaches, and a Mystery - Sometimes collectors collect the craziest things. I know, because I'm one of those collectors. Back in March, Topps released their Celebration mega boxes ...
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DIAGNOSTIC TEST POST - This post can be edited to diagnose error messages. Test change 1. Test change 2. Test image will be lower. YouTube video test. Another test change.3 days ago
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More Adventures from a Time Gone By - A few months ago here on the blog, I shared four cards that I'd picked up from a 1956 set called Gum Inc. Adventure. Combine the fantastic artwork on the f...
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We Didn't Start The Fire (but we finished the binder!) - Way back in 2017, I got the idea to put together a binder corresponding to subjects referenced in the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire". Fun wa...
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#119 Eric B. & Rakim (+ Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock bonus) - Eric B. & Rakim were given an impressive 5 cards in the 1991 Yo! MTV Raps set, but just this one in the Super Stars layout. The photo features Rakim blin...
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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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Well it's been awhile since I posted anything. I have divested of most of my extra cards, I've seen them on some of your blogs. I ... -
My drink of choice during the work day is Coca-Cola Zero. Last week while drinking a bottle I noticed that there was something on the ins... -
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... -
Dan Walters played for the Padres in 1992 and 1993. I got to interact with him a few times when the Las Vegas Stars, Padres AAA, would co... -
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... -
Well I added a card to my Padrographs collection. Reginald Preciado signed by the Padres in 2019, he played in instructional ball for the... -
I picked up three more 1963 Astronaut cards. I now have twelve of the fifty-five cards, 22% of the set. I am trying now to get the indi... -
The tally of the vote favored the oldest part of Petco Park. Mike Maddux wasn't a factor at all receiving no votes. Jeff Gardner rec... -
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. ...
2 comments:
That Oddibe McDowell autograph is gorgeous! I remember having his card back in the day and thinking it was going to be worth a lot of money one day.
Travis Outlaw was quite the character, I was big fan of his during his time in Portland.
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