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My Blog List
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BBA: The Blogger National 2026 - There was a time when I would have jumped at the opportunity to attend The National Sports Collectors Convention. The only thing holding me back was mon...
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2025 National Card Show Paid Signer - Albert Pujols - Last year's National feels like it happened yesterday. Not because I was at THIS year's National yesterday (and today... and the rest of the week), but th...
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They all look the same - Just a quick observation while I'm dealing with more visiting and various summer activities. I received these two 2026 Bowman cards from The Shlabotnik...
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Barry Larkin Collection 1,099: 1998 Leaf - #168 - Fractal Matrix - *Barry Larkin* *Year:* 1998 *Brand:* Leaf *Parallel:* Fractal Matrix *Card number:* 168 There were a lot of confusing baseball sets released in the lat...
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a second look at series 2 - my mega box of 2026 topps series 2 showed up a few weeks ago, but i held off on this post until i finished my dodger team set. that happened on monday, so ...
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#121 Johnny Gill (+ Fugazi bonus) - This is Johnny Gill's only solo MusiCard, though we've already seen him with his New Edition bandmates back at card #85. It's a nice posed shot, but you'...
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Have I Completed This Menko Set? I'm Still Not Sure. - Back in 2020, I came across a menko lot for sale on ebay. Despite the large quantity (I certainly didn't need such a stack), nostalgia took over, and I mad...
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245 - BARRY LARKIN, REDS, SS - *The basics:* Barry Larkin shows up for the first time in the '93 Upper Deck set after another standout season. In his other card in the set he joins so...
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Additional Notes on 1949 Leaf Variations - A follow up on the relative scarcity of the different variations in the 1949 Leaf set. I was able to get insights from someone who has extensive knowledge ...1 week ago
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P-town Tom - Where Are They Now? - Here's an idea I've been kicking around for a while: A blog series checking in with some of my favorite former/dormant cardbloggers. To me, the glory day...
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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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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... -
Michael Kelly was a non roster invitee to the Padres major league camp. He was drafted by the Padres in 2011. He pitched in AAA last yea... -
I have completed my research and reorganization of my Padrographs. I went to Baseball Almanac and printed out every Padres roster from 19... -
The Player: Juan Soto The card: 2022 Onyx on card autograph How I got it: Ebay, October 25, 2025 About the player: Juan was signed by t... -
The Player: Yonder Alonso The Card: 2012 Topps Gold Rush Wrapper Redemption Autograph #66 How I got the card: I purchased it on eBay, the da... -
Barry Evans won that spot with nine votes, while Khalil Greene had five votes and Keith Moreland only got three votes. Today's battl... -
Francisco Mejia and his holiday spirit kicked Jorge Ona's butt fourteen to four . There are a lot of years between the next two cards. ... -
As Jafronius pointed out the Whitson card he fits in the frame nicely. Trevor P dropped by to break the tie, so onto the next battle. It is... -
I have way too many hats, some I have only worn once. Todays' hat is a Pacific Coast League San Francisco Seals hat from Ebbets' Fi...
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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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