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My Blog List
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2026 National Paid Signers - Jim Thome and Mike Schmidt - There were two paid signers I wanted to get on one card this year. I had never met Mike Schmidt before, and when I saw that he was added to the National l...
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249 - STAN JAVIER, PHILLIES, OF - *The basics:* The second Phillies card in the last three cards, Stan Javier makes an appearance after his lone season with Philadelphia during a 17-yea...
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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...3 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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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.
Popular Posts
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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 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... -
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. ... -
Barry Evans won that spot with nine votes, while Khalil Greene had five votes and Keith Moreland only got three votes. Today's battl... -
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... -
On November 13, 1989, David Francis Dravecky announced his retirement from Major League Baseball. I didn't see the announcement but was... -
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... -
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... -
I am making progress on my Astronauts set with help from Hockey Card World in Canada. I want to thanks Topps for putting the number on th...
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Merry Christmas, Rod!
Merry Christmas Rod! I thought of you a few days ago. My friend and her mom got stuck in Portland when her flight got cancelled twice. She was telling me how icy the roads were. Anyways, I hope you and your family stay warm and safe.
Hope you had a great Christmas Rod!
Belated Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
Merry Christmas!
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