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Losing track of my baseball facts - Someone on social media posed the question the other day regarding Rickey Henderson's domination of the American League stolen base title during the 19...
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for luck and more - i first starting carrying a baseball card in my wallet back in 1996 after mickey mantle passed away. i've told the story before, but bob costas said at the...
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2026 National VIP Free Signer - Gregg Jefferies - Gregg Jefferies was one of the VIP party signers on Wednesday at the National. Nate and I went through the line initially and got one card signed, each. L...
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It's eBay Monday! - Last week, I was on a family vacation, so I didn't do any card trading on TCDB. I did, however, receive a pair of envelopes in the mail from eBay orders t...
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A Whale of a Sort - Summer break is over. Technically I don't need to report until Thursday, but I've been working in my classroom since early last week. It takes me a few d...
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BBA: The Blogger National 2026 - It's been ages since I've been to a card show. I'd probably have to go back to the monthly versions that my collecting buddy and I used to attend at the lo...
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An Off-Centered 1952 Topps Card [Could Have] Led to a Mike Piazza and Roger Clemens Friendship - Dodgers pitcher Ben Wade hit two home runs as a rookie off Warren Spahn and that's not even the interesting part.5 days ago
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247 - JOHN KRUK, PHILLIES, 1B - *The basics:* John Kruk makes an appearance after his second of three straight All-Star seasons. He'll show up later in the set in a group photo. *Car...
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Barter trade with a former Topps employee - I recently swapped a pair of CDs for a box of various cards. I love those rare times when I can swing a barter trade, as they just seem more *special* or ...
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Topps Hoops - *A look at Topps in their first year of their new NBA deal.* I have to admit that I didn't have a ton of nostalgic feelings for Topps basketball cards wh...
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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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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... -
I was inspired by Gavin's 1991 Musicards . I wondered who wasn't in that set that I thought should be. So I took some insp... -
I got some packs for Christmas (because I bought them) and opened them. I got a few Padres cards and a bunch of other things. I am open... -
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... -
On November 13, 1989, David Francis Dravecky announced his retirement from Major League Baseball. I didn't see the announcement but was... -
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. ... -
Dave Kingman was always one of my favorite players. He is from a small town in Eastern Oregon. In 1977 Dave embarked on a tour of major lea...
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The Coaches: Jack Krol, Harry Dunlop, Deacon Jones, Galen Cisco and Ozzie Virgil, Sr. The Card: 1985 Mothers Cookies, #27 How I got it: By s...
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Bunch of great nicknames in this pack: Oil Can, Rags, Dr. K, and el Cabeza.
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