Congratulations to Dustin Pedroia for winning his first Rawlings Gold Glove Award today. Dustin is one of my favorite players to watch, and, in the opinion of this biased Red Sox fan, is well-deserving of the Gold Glove. Not a bad track record so far, two years in the league and he's already racked up Rookie of the Year and Gold Glove honors.
The Puck Junk Podcast is 10 Years Old
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Well, Sort Of… Ten years ago this month, I launched the Puck Junk Podcast.
On May 12, 2015, the first episode of the show – which didn’t have a name
yet ...
Sometimes you just miss stuff
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My enjoyment of scanning has returned this month, after burning myself out
in January scanning 2100+ cards.
I normally pay very close attention to the ...
Ormond: PC guys
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*Top of the day to ya, hope it was a guud one. :) Okay that's my humor for
now.*
*Pretty sure all of the shiny cards above came out of the dime...
Random Wax: 2020 Big League Baseball Blaster
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2020 BLB: In 2020, Juan Soto would have a massive year batting .351 in the
shortened MLB season. He's had stops with the Padres, Yankees and now the
Mets...
2025 Adventures in Repacks - Part 17
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Let's do one of these!
Heritage is always a fun way to start a repack.
That Fabregas is new to me, not just in terms of the card, but whatever set
it was...
I stay put, but the hobby travels north
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It's another "long weekend" with just two days off for me. But it was
enough time for my hobby to travel north for a brief visit.
Yesterday I finally p...
Sweet & Spicy
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This title of this post was inspired by a bag of Japanese rice crackers
from Trader Joe's. I was sitting down yesterday watching a few episodes of
*Ando...
Cheesin' It
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*Cardinals box break cards featuring Nolan Arenado (still a Cardinal!) and
more.*
I've slowed down lately in my participation in group box breaks for a ...
2024-25 Panini NBA Hoops Value Pack
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Greetings!
Hope everyone is doing well. We're right in the middle of the NBA
Playoffs, and it's been quite surprising so far. The Lakers didn't benefit
...
Frankenbest Friday
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A card from each page in my completed frankensets. If not the best, maybe
a card that stands out for some reason.
You don't get entertainment like thi...
Three More From 1961 Topps Sports Cars
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It’s been a busy week at work, and to maintain my goal of posting here at
least once a week I had to find something that required little brainpower.
That’s...
Oversized 2 - no theme
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With as many items as I recently purchased from some bins of oversized
collectibles, there is bound to be a lot of random. This post is kind of a
catch a...
Organizing and Reorganizing
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Watching card content on social media and YouTube these days, I feel like a
total Old Guy. So many folks got back into collecting during COVID--at the
sa...
Trade Me Anything XVIII: #6
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Trades like the one I'm about to share are actually my favorite. A few
cards sent, a few cards gained, and I get to delete a little bit from my
want list....
WALLET CARD - A Mello-Minty Smile
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I've said it before and I'll say it again....my Oscar Gamble PC is the most
fun project I've ever worked on in this hobby. Smile on my face - brimming
wi...
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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