1207 Consecutive Games

Orbital Mechanics Mate - I regret I don't have any Christmas-themed *objet's d' Topps* to share this year but have no fear -a whole buncha of product updates from Friend o'the Ar...

1976 SSPC Joe Niekro - The card, in brief: Not a whole lot to say about the front, except I really like the ones where you can see the lampposts from the Shea Stadium parking ...

2024 Parkside Indycar - Known for producing women soccer cards, Parkside produced Indycar's first set since 2008 (Rittenhouse). Released in their hanger pack form there are 25...

I prefer hanging out with oddballs - My Black Friday COMC order came in yesterday. I'm pleased to say that it showed up more than two weeks earlier than was originally forecast. This order...

Dodgers Strike Early, Pick Up Blake Snell for $182M - *The Dodgers just increased the number of pouty players on the roster by 100%.* Sources are reporting that the Dodgers have just picked up two-time Cy ...

Carl Erskine 1926-2024 & Jerry Grote 1942-2024 - I can't believe it's already May and this is my first post of 2024. That is a good thing in many ways, as the large majority of my posts in recent time...

#1 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates team card - Per Topps tradition, the reigning World Champs take card #1....Beat the favored Orioles who were the seemingly invincible Goliath….upon inspection howeve...

Topps Carelessness Creates Collecting Dilemma - In looking at the cards that just came out in the Topps Update series, I found that there is a new Jim Palmer card to add to my player collection - or so I...

2019 MLB Draft: Dodgers select RHP Ryan Pepiot from Butler - The Dodgers drafted right-handed pitcher Ryan Pepiot out of Butler in the third round of Tuesday’s MLB Draft.

#132T - Checklist, Cards 1T-132T - *What a card: *Welcome to the final card in the 1985 Topps Traded set, the final card of this blog. *My observation on the front: *For the Traded sets o...

1978 Topps Baseball #350 - Steve Garvey - - Even though Steve Garvey was a Dodger, his cards were always among the most desired by the kids on my block. - Steve had a good year in 197...

no. 752 - dick drago - *Who is the man:* Dick Drago pitched 240 innings for the Royals in 1970 as one of their starting staff mainstays. He won 20 games for K.C. in its first ...

#346 Joe Pittman San Diego Padres - This is Joe Pittman's second and last Topps card. The green border usually clashes on the Padres cards but it works here as goes nicely with the green gr...

feeling complete, except for some cards that should have been that i didn't make - i certainly didn't think this would happen, but i completed my 1955 topps brooklyn dodger team set recently by adding ed roebuck's card to my collection....

RETURN OF THE LOS ANGELES RAMS – OXNARD 2015 - MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND SAVE THE DATES!!! On Monday, August 17, the Rams’ long-awaited return to Southern California begins when they will face off against...

1983 Donruss #605 - Guy Sularz - - Guy Sularz was an infielder who played in parts of four seasons with the Giants from 1980-1983. - Sularz was drafted by the Giants in 1974. H...

’30-Year Old Cardboard’ – The Curtain Call - ’30-Year Old Cardboard’ – The Curtain Call Tonight, I say good-bye. My blogging days are done and my ride of 12,268 articles written will come to an end. ...

#658 - Lee Lacy - I really am stretching this thing out but, trust me, it’s not intentional. Too much work and other stuff. For our third-to-last card we get Lee Lacy at S...

My Encounter with Johnny Antonelli - Hello everyone. We’ve not posted for a long while as life has become more byzantine. For instance, now we work full-time and you’d be amazed how that ja...

1977 Topps Baseball #645 - Jerry Reuss - - Jerry Reuss was the #2 starter for the Pirates in 1977. He won only ten games, down from his 14 wins from 1976. - *1977 Stats:* 10-13, 4.11 ...

1976 Topps Traded - The Missing Cards! - This is something I've been wanting to do, but I lack the graphic skills to pull it off. Ben, Mike, and Travis at The Baseball Card Blog made a "second ...

that's a wrap - oh my! - well, it's time to put a bow on this blog - 'wrap' it up as one might say. i've enjoyed going through all of the o-pee-chee sets from 1977 through 1992, an...

#640 - Harmon Killebrew - *Card fact: *This is the final Topps card issued of Harmon Killebrew during his playing career. He had appeared in just about every Topps flagship set f...

My Collecting History - So now that my blog has withered in the blazing heat, along with my grass, I thought I would throw a post out there and see if it sticks. Here is a short h...

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