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My Blog List
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C.A.: 1987 San Antonio Dodgers Alonzo Tellez - *(Greetings on March 15, otherwise known as the Ides of March, Oscar Day, Selection Sunday and World Baseball Classic semifinals day. It's also Everything ...
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Contest Time! March Radness Year 17 - *Fill out a bracket and win some cards.* March Radness is back for another year! You probably know the deal by now. Fill out a bracket in my contest grou...
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Not Perfect, But That's Okay - Starting a new unit with my students. Dinner with an old buddy. Lounging at a late night board meeting. Chaperoning a school dance. Bonding with my bro...
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From the Favorites Box: Mike Pagliarulo, 1985 Topps #638 - *A series where I post some thoughts about favorite cards. Previous cards in the series are available here.* You know that scent in the air in these early...
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i took a handful at my will - one month ago was the monthly twin cities collector's club show. i wonder how many collectors told their significant others that they were going shopping f...
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Every Team Needs a Catcher (or Four, or Five…) - 1952 Topps is overflowing with catchers, even if they didn't stay in one place very long.1 day ago
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plain white envel-NOPE - Heads up for users of the online card marketplace *Sportlots* that "Loot" (seller-specific store credit) now expires after 90 days, and in case you haven...
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219 - GARY CARTER, EXPOS, C - *The basics: *Here is a nice final tribute card for Gary Carter. His final season was in 1992 when he returned to the team that he started with, the Ex...
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A Surprise Package from S.R. '75 Cards - A few days ago, Stuart of S.R. '75 Cards fame reached out to me, stating that he had a surprise package to mail me. It didn't take long for a large padded...
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#116 Digital Underground (+ Velvet Underground bonus) - Digital Underground have four cards in the Yo! MTV Raps set, but this is their lone appearance in the Super Stars set. With several members in the group,...
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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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Wil Myers Bo wman card beat out the other Wil Myers card. Good point by many of you that if it says Jackie Robinson Day on the card there o... -
Merry Christmas to all. I'm still here. The last six months have been interesting. My wife had bone spurs on a hip and was in a great de... -
The contestant that correctly guesses this weeks auto will be rewarded with a Double! We have a bonus winner, if no has gotten any closer... -
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The team leaders card eked out the win. Six votes to four for Ed Whitson. After today's battle there will be no more battles until Satu... -
Today is the first Memorial Day without my Dad here. We are going to go visit his gravesite at Willamette National Cemetery this afternoon....
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Last Friday I received a card that became Padrograph #1200. I broke a rule of Padrographs to include the card. It shows the player in... -
I was searching on eBay and found some Padrographs I didn't have. Randy Curtis was drafted by the Mets in 1991 and came to the Padre... -
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