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2026 National Paid Signer - Brian Bosworth - The first paid signer that I got at this year's National was former football player, Brian Bosworth. I was going to get him on an older Topps card that I ...
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a moment for tommy john - tommy john passed away yesterday, which was not a surprise given how much attention his health had received lately. john penned a "farewell" message to his...
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Where it all started - I could cite several factors that led to my beginnings as a card collector. - In the summer of 1974, I was playing baseball in the backyard with my bro...
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Wrapping Things Up - Time flies when you're having fun. This summer was pretty awesome. Busy, but awesome. It was only the third summer in my twenty-eight years of teaching ...
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Completed Set: 1982 Topps Baseball - If you loved watching Major League Baseball and collecting cards of your favorite players, you probably felt some relief as the calendar changed from 1...
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1949 Leaf Nicknames: Snuffy - What did the mid-twentieth century smell like? Probably cigarettes. The locomotive and the Lucky Strike were twin emblems of mid-century mobility, each lea...2 days ago
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Quick incoming catch-up - Time to acknowledge a few more non-purchased additions to my collection. I did a Time Traveling Trade PWE with Matt over at Diamond Jesters netting me ...
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248 - DERRICK MAY, CUBS, OF - *The basics: *Derrick May makes his lone appearance in the 1993 Upper Deck set after his first full year in the majors in 1992. *Card thoughts: *Did he...
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REVIEW: 2026 Topps Finest (mega box) - My Patreon group break is still going strong. This week, we ripped three mega boxes of 2026 Topps Finest. Since I haven't been opening new cards for my...
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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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I have completed my research and reorganization of my Padrographs. I went to Baseball Almanac and printed out every Padres roster from 19... -
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... -
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... -
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. ... -
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... -
On November 13, 1989, David Francis Dravecky announced his retirement from Major League Baseball. I didn't see the announcement but was... -
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... -
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... -
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...
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I went 0 for 9 on name recognition here.
Like Fuji, I came up empty on this page.
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