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Thursday, July 4, 2013
A new Padre blogger and he lives in Portland
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In a hobby lull (another downsizing post) - Did I show this 1941 Play Ball Whit Wyatt I got about a month ago? I don't think I did, I used to be more on top of stuff like that but that's the way i...
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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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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.4 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.
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2 comments:
Thanks so much for the shout-out! I appreciate it and happy to hear you like my blog.
Us Padres fans need to stick together. I'll definitely check out his blog. Thanks for sharing.
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