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Happy Birthday Will “The Thrill” Clark!!!
Happy Birthday Will “The Thrill” Clark!!! Will Clark turns 48 years old today. Noted as having one of the sweetest swings in the game during his playing days, Will Clark became an instant favorite to...
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Hall Of Fame Debate: PICK ONE: Ryne Sandberg OR Jeff Kent
Hall Of Fame Debate: PICK ONE: Ryne Sandberg OR Jeff Kent For the first time, Jeff Kent will appear on the Hall of Fame ballot in 2014. And while we still have more than eight months to wait to see...
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Happy Birthday Shawon Dunston!!!
Happy Birthday Shawon Dunston!!! Shawon Dunston turns 50 years old. One of the most likeable and recognizable faces in the Cubs’ dugout during the mid-to-late 1980′s. Shawon Dunston was a fan favorite...
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Willie McCovey 2012 Topps Vintage Legends!!!
Willie McCovey 2012 Topps Vintage Legends!!! Normally I would get down on a card company for using an image like this for a set tagged as ‘Vintage Legends’. But, I am going to let this one pass… First,...
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Buster Posey Signs 9-Year Extension With Giants
From ESPN.com The San Francisco Giants have signed Buster Posey to a landmark nine-year, $167 million contract, according to ESPN and multiple other media outlets. The contract, which is also the...
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Baseball Card Show Purchase #11 – Roberto Clemente & Willie Mays 2012 Topps...
Baseball Card Show Purchase #11 – Roberto Clemente & Willie Mays 2012 Topps Archives ‘Deckle Edge’ Cards The same seller that was offering cards from the ‘Cloth Stickers’ set at his table was also...
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1980 HEADLINE: Willie McCovey Homers For The Last Time Of His Major League...
1980 HEADLINE: Willie McCovey Homers For The Last Time Of His Major League Career On this day in 1980, slugger Willie McCovey hit the final home run of his amazing career. Spanning 22 years, McCovey...
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Happy Birthday Willie Mays!!!
Happy Birthday Willie Mays!!! The ‘Say Hey Kid’ turns 82 years old today. Possibly the greatest all-around player in baseball history, the name Willie mays carries some major weight in the sport of...
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Baseball Card Show Purchase #2 – Willie McCovey 2010 Topps Vintage Legends
Baseball Card Show Purchase #2 – Willie McCovey 2010 Topps Vintage Legends Always seeking out legendary players for my collection, while I tear through bargain bin after bargain bin, I keep my fingers...
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2001 HEADLINE: Randy Johnson Strikes Out 20 Batters In One Game!!!
2001 HEADLINE: Randy Johnson Strikes Out 20 Batters In One Game!!! On this day in 2001, Randy Johnson struck out 20 batters!! That’s right 20! And it came against the Cincinnati Reds. In that contest,...
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2010 Topps ‘Legendary Lineage’ With Bob Gibson & Tim Lincecum
2010 Topps ‘Legendary Lineage’ With Bob Gibson & Tim Lincecum I really like cards like these and I am always eager to see who Topps pairs with some of the great players from our current era of...
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Willie McCovey 2013 Topps Gypsy Queen – Base – Mehhhh….
Willie McCovey 2013 Topps Gypsy Queen – Base Well, I have found my first card from the new 2013 Topps Gypsy Queen that does not thrill me. Unfortunately, it features one of my favorite legends – Mr....
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Willie McCovey 2011 Topps Triple Threads – Sepia – NICE!!!!
Willie McCovey 2011 Topps Triple Threads – Sepia – NICE!!!! Of the many new aspects that modern collecting brings to hobby, one of my favorites is the colored parallel version of the base card. For me,...
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1997 HEADLINE: Kevin Brown Fires No-Hitter For The Marlins!!
1997 HEADLINE: Kevin Brown Fires No-Hitter For The Marlins!! On this day in 1997, Florida Marlins starting pitcher Kevin Brown threw a no-hitter! On the road in San Francisco to take on the Giants,...
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Happy Birthday Brett Butler!!!
Happy Birthday Brett Butler!!! Brett Butler turns 56 years old today. I am not talking about the comedian here… I’m talking about the scrappy, hard-nosed baseball player from the 1980′s that excelled...
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Did You Know….
No player in major league baseball history has hit more home runs in the final season in his big league career than Dave Kingman. Kingman retired after the 1986 baseball season; a season in which he...
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1970 HEADLINE: Willie Mays Joins The ’3,000 Hits Club’
1970 HEADLINE: Willie Mays Joins The ’3,000 Hits Club’ On this day in 1970, Willie Mays collected the 3,000th hit of his baseball career. At Candlestick Park battling against the Montreal Expos, Mays...
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Did You Know…
In 1967, Orlando Cepeda became the first unanimous MVP Award winner in the National League since 1936. Cepeda captured all of the 28 1st Place votes!!
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Happy Birthday Barry Bonds!!!
Happy Birthday Barry Bonds!!! Barry Bonds turns 49 years old today. Where, oh where has Barry Bonds been? I can honestly say that I am not very pleased with how Bonds left the game. I kind of feel...
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2013 Topps Archives ‘Tallboys’ Subset – Will Clark
2013 Topps Archives ‘Tallboys’ Subset – Will Clark With the new 2013 Topps Archives baseball card set release, the ‘Mini Tallboys’ subset is easily one of the best parts of the issue. The cards from...
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