1207 Consecutive Games

1958 Topps borderless minis - If you're going to try to collect every vintage set like I am, you have to cut corners on condition. Literally, sometimes. I was able to pick up a good-...

Return of the map - The other day on Twitter a collector mentioned that he was attempting to trade with someone from every state in the U.S. That immediately caused me to r...

2021 Topps Luminaires - I won this box/pack from Topps it's high end and contains a single card Think I did pretty well on this one. See the link to the post I did on my person...

One Of A Kind - Topps has produced all sorts of "affinity" and "event" sets over the years, including some I doubt have ever been documented anywhere. Collectors of a c...

#92 A.L. E.R.A. Leaders: - Vida Blue New kid on the block, the sensation of the year, registered 1.82 runs per game....only time Blue took ERA top spot....his stingy mark turned o...

Series Thread (Games 148-150): Sept 17-19 @ Reds - Fri 9/17 4p: Buehler vs. L Castillo Sat 9/18 11a: Scherzer vs. S Gray Sun 9/19 10a: Kershaw vs. Miley It's down to a one-game deficit. And both Fangraph...

Solly Drake 1930-2021 - Solomon Louis "Solly" Drake passed away last Wednesday August 18, at the age of 90. Unfortunately, his passing was kind of overshadowed by the news ...

1976 Kellogg's #37 - Jim Palmer - . * *What did he do to deserve a 1976 Kellogg's card?* * Multiple Cy Young Award winner * Multiple 20 game winner * American League ERA lea...

1976 Hostess #142 - Gary Matthews - * The cut isn't quite this bad -- I cut off that part of the card on the scanner * I wish the Giants could have kept him for a few more years. Gary ...

1972 Fleer Baseball Cloth Patches Uncut Sheet - Another Piece of the Puzzle - Here is a picture of what I believe to be a 1972 Fleer Baseball Cloth Patches uncut sheet: The reason I believe it is from 1972 is that there are no S...

1978 Topps Baseball #356 New York mets - The 1978 season was a low point in the history of the New York mets. The stars of the early-mid 70s (Tom Seaver, Jon matlack, Dave Kingman, etc.) were ...

#347 Sammy Stewart -Baltimore Orioles - Sammy Stewart appears here on his fourth solo Topps card. His rookie card was one of those black and white numbers in the 1979 set. Although strangely eno...

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.

Word - Greetings! This blog is a tribute to the 1985 Topps set, one of the last sets released before the baseball card boom of the late 1980s/early 1990s. Whet...

right on! - Welcome! This is a tribute to the 1971 Topps set, the first Topps set to feature black borders on every card, full-color action on player cards, and head...

will there be a final tribute? - shortly after i started this blog in september of 2008, i received an email from ben henry, creator of the baseball card blog and someone with whom i had t...

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...

’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 jaz...

1977 Topps Baseball #640 - Carlton Fisk - - Carlton Fisk caught an incredible 152 games in 1977. Fisk started the 1977 All Star Game and went 0 for 2. Carlton had one of his best offensive ...

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, and...

#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 fr...

All-Time Teams: GIANTS - I chose 27 players from each Major League Franchise. Why 27? 9-pocket pages, of course. I only considered stats for that franchise therefore some elite pla...

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