Congratulations to the Red Sox, especially Jed Lowrie, who had about as clutch a hit as you can get last night, despite a less than stellar stretch run to end the regular season. I have to be honest, Tampa Bay scares the hell out of me though...
Embracing the villain
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For the second straight year, and the fourth time in five years, the
Dodgers have reached the League Championship Series.
Many fans -- I have been made...
A Cheap Storage Alternative Find
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When you're a low-budget collector like myself, sometimes you need to think
outside the box. I found something that I personally thought was worth
sharing ...
Slender Man (2018)
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Slender Man came out in 2018. When I saw it pop up on my horror search, I
wanted to give it a try. It is alright. Not great. Fairly easy watch but
for so...
The Saturday visit
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*In case you missed it, Saturday before last I changed my plans from
attending a card show in Tampa to back to back visits to my LCS: Grand Slam
Collect...
Memoirs of a Hoarder: Catching Gators
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Some athlete's deaths hit harder than others. When I read about Mike
Greenwell passing away on Thursday, it took me back to the late 80's.
There was a ...
Cheapo show
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I finally found a show with an interesting cheap box. Now I wouldn't say
that this was a 'good show'. No, it was about 2/3 Pokemon of similar,
which is o...
Resume Fire
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Canada Post has switched from a complete walkout to rotating strikes,
meaning that things will take longer, but will arrive eventually. So, send
away!
O...
Reuschel Brothers
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It's 1975.
And here you are, pitching at Triple-A Wichita, pushing hard to get to the
big leagues. Your little brother Rick made it to The Show a couple ...
Set Completion Carousel
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I wanted to jog through a couple sets that I've recently completed, as well
as a couple other sets I've started with help from near-complete starters.
*Joy...
Good Luck Ducks, Week 7: Indy Vibes
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*Oregon is back on their home turf in another Top Ten battle.*
The Ducks are coming off of a much needed bye week today, but the goal
ahead of them isn't...
Down The Rabbit Hole Of Mid-70s Topps Uncut Sheets
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I’ll warn you up front… This post is nerdy, rambling, fairly pointless and
doesn’t come to any real conclusions. It’s largely about “Oooh, look at
these u...
New People September 2025
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September was a pretty light month for me card wise. I spent most of the
month doing model stuff. The season is almost over for painting, by the end
of ...
A Milwaukee Card Show!?
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Am I too late to talk about a trip I took in June? Well, I am going to talk
about it anyway.
My wife had decided to go to an out-of-town event in Charlot...
CC: CMYK
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We're still doing this, huh?
Any by this, I mean this blog, which hasn't been updated since January.
And by this I also mean that I'm finding CC Sabathia...
2025 Wallet Card Junior Ortiz
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Here's the new Wallet Card for me in 2025:
Ortiz was a member of the Twins' 1991 World Series winning roster, in the
role of a backup catcher, and the p...
Closing the doors (for now)
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This is a post I knew was coming, but dreaded writing.
Let's take the band-aid off: I've decided to close up shop on "Dime Boxes"
for the foreseeable fut...
Out of Ideas
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A few months ago I saw a sell sheet for 2023-24 Skybox Metal Universe
hockey. I've never been a fan of the Fleer/Skybox Metal Universe sets
(though I do ...
Trading to Completion: Part 2
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So, after a couple of months, how is this project going? Eh, like most of
the projects around these here parts, slowly (still haven't finished any of
...
Franklin High Star Ron Santo
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Fandom and it's associated collecting is a strange thing. When I first
became a Ron Santo fan I was young boy. Ron was in his prime, smashing
home runs...
2022 Topps Heritage Minor League Hobby Box
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Looking for something cheap and new to open (this obviously is one of those
older unfinished posts), I chose 2022 Topps Heritage minor league. It was
$59.0...
Pandemic Pretender; or, Cards for Sale!
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Hey everyone - well, yeah, it has been quite a few months since I last
spoke up in this space, and during that time I pretty much came to the
conclusion ...
Born in 1993 - Max Power
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*You're watching the Simpsons with your daughter the other day...*
"Oh! I bet you'll like the Max Power episode." I said to my daughter.
"Let's see....
Five Months of Mail Roundup!
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2021 and the start of 2022 has been busy for me and I've once again
neglected the blog. I've still been buying, selling, and collecting, and
I've got som...
A Thunderous New Addition, Pt. 2
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Been a while since I checked in here. Life's been busy, lots of big life
changes, figuring out this whole parenthood thing, the Cubs have been a
whole b...
Closet Discoveries
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I've been on a cleaning/reorganizing/purging binge lately and I attacked
my hobby closet earlier this week. I opened four boxes from the upper
shelves a...
Nick’s Super Stuffed PWE of Super Stuff
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It seems like Thursday is becoming my regular posting day. I hadn’t really
intended it to be that way but with work being incredibly busy right now,
it’s...
The End of the 7 Day Trading Card Challenge Road
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Here I am, I've come to the end of the line for my 7 Day Trading Card
Challenge. There have been twists and turns...planned and unplanned pauses,
but the j...
Throwback Thursday - 02.06.2020
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Every Thursday, I post a card showing a ballplayer wearing a throwback
uniform from my collection. Hopefully, he will be wearing it well, with
proper pants...
Kick Up Your Feet
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Here's another look inside my recent collecting habits.
I've found that there has been a fair share of hockey cards featuring guys
warming up on the bench...
Boo
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Well hello there old friends. Didn't mean to scare you.
It's your old friend Matt providing a proof of life.
Thought it was an appropriate time to provide...
Anyone interested in a box break?
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Hey all! Like I have mentioned previous I have been very active on Twitter
in lieu of posting on here which has been both good and bad. I am still
working ...
2016 Topps Allen & Ginter Retail
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Repack box pack time.
Let's tear in.
Top to Bottom:
141 Colin Rea
144 Matt Holliday
BL-11 Ted Williams Baseball Legends
142 Jake Arrieta Mini
310 Patrick...
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