for being elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday! The league's selection committee elected the maximum of 4 players this year, and it's hard to argue against any of these 4 selections. On a side note, Brett Hull joined his father Bobby as the only father-son tandem to both be inducted.
Tip-off!
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The Raptors start off tonight, in a city that probably considers them to
be background noise at this point to the sports scene in the city. But I
still ...
My new favorite player
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For the first time in two decades I have a new favorite player.
Admittedly, it seems silly to still be selecting favorite players at my
age. I've long ...
(Belated) Birthday cards
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My birthday is October 18th, and every year I know my family will give me
cards. It's the main thing I ask for, usually. This year was no different,
and...
Wacky Wednesday
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*Hump day once again which is a good thing.*
*Card backs could be very interesting in the early 90's. Full crew for
tonight's trivia.*
*See ya!*
I'm Back with More Archer Sketch Cards
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I know nobody reads this blog anymore, and I don't blame anyone but myself
due to the lack of consistent posting over the last 6 years. I still
collect, ...
World Series I Guess
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U.S. addresses only.
Entry Deadline: First pitch of the first game.
Playing for a PWE of baseball cards.
Pick the following:
1. Leader in Home Runs...
Repack Haiku #431 (Joel Skinner)
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*Catching heir to Fisk*
*Could not hit well and lost job*
*Traded to Yankees*
1989 Donruss #427 Joel Skinner
In 1986, the White Sox moved Carlton Fisk to ...
Flea Market Finds #182a: The Season Isn't Over Yet
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After two poor flea market outings in a row, I was mentally preparing
myself for the end of the flea market season. Branham High School had
other plans.
...
2025 NBA Fandom
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My brother-in-law got me into the NBA in the late 70s, early 80s. It
started with the Statis Pro Basketball board game and playing basketball.
This was ...
A Smorgasbord! 1988 Domino's Detroit Tigers
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*From the 1970s through the 1990s, it seemed like you could find your
favorite baseball stars on food product packaging everywhere you looked:
supermarkets...
Good Luck Ducks, Week 8: Grrrr
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*Oregon looks to bounce back on the east coast.*
It was a rough one last week as the Ducks saw a number of winning streaks
snapped as they fell to the In...
Pick me a Player - #4 - Duke Snider
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I have 137 different players in my keepers with at least 10 cards. The
players are listed at the end of this post. In an effort to get myself
posting...
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...
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...
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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Stevie Y's in the hall! WOOOOOOO! (throws octopus)
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