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Thursday, July 4, 2013
A new Padre blogger and he lives in Portland
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TTM Success - Gary Beare - A 1978 Topps was added to the autograph album when this card came back signed by Gary Beare. I don't have a lot of bulk 1978 Topps remaining. I think I so...
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256 - JEFF BAGWELL, ASTROS, 1B - *The basics:* Yes, Upper Deck is definitely on a run of "young stars" lately with the fourth straight card of a player who could fit in that category. T...
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snack attack - i am no longer a steve garvey completist, not that i ever had any inkling of collecting every garvey item. there was a point, however, where i went after a...
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Looking forward to a first - Since the beginning of this "Firsts" series six-plus years ago, it's been about looking back on various firsts in my life. I've meant it to be a handy r...
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DOES ANYONE COUNT THEM - Am I odd that I count how many cards I have in my collection when I am looking at the galleries of cards of a recently dece...2 days ago
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A Few Bucks in my Pocket and Procrastination on my Mind. - Every now and then, I get the urge to try to reduce my want list by making some purchases. Maybe it's when I have a couple of spare dollars; maybe it's wh...
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A Few Goodbyes and a Pair of Set Completions - I'm an A's and Padres fan. You know that. And there are times when the San Francisco Giants are my least favorite franchise in baseball. This isn't one ...
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More Stunners from the 1930s - A few months ago, I shared some cards from the early 1930s that were more like little pieces of art. They were originally issued by a German margarine comp...
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Good Luck Ducks, Week 4: California Bound - *The Ducks open conference play in LA.* After being left for dead just two weeks into the season (ha!), Oregon took out their frustrations on a Portland ...
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A Passing Resemblance - Barney McCoskey looks a lot like Ray Kroc on the front of his 1952 Topps baseball card. Reading the stats on the back, I can't help but think he bears a cl...5 days ago
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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The Player: Justin Lange The Card: 2020 Bowman Draft Picks, #BD-99 How I obtained it: Bought it on eBay and received it December 23, 2020 Ab... -
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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... -
I went sorting through my stuff today and sorting it. I found a bunch of stuff I thought you all might want. First come, first served. Plea... -
The Player: Horace Clarke The Card: A very early custom card. How I obtained the auto: I sent the card through the mail and Mr. Clarke re... -
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 ... -
Just one new Padrograph card this week. Stuart over at SR'75 Cards knows Joe McIlvaine. He was looking for a postcard of Mr. McIlva...
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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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