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Mr. Padre Turns 49
I completely forgot today’s significance, but 30 Year Old Cardboard was on point. Tony Gwynn, aka Mr. Padre, turns 49 today. Happy Birthday to a class act and the greatest to ever wear a Padres uniform.
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Collection Highlight: 2002 Topps Finest Ryan Klesko Refractor
Ryan Klesko’s Topps Finest Refractor. So very shiny: I first became aware of Ryan Klesko back during the Padres fire sale of 1993. (Wow, that’s over 15 years ago….I’m feeling older.) Back then the team was being gutted and the … Continue reading
Prospects Watch: Grant Green and Tyler Matzek
With the amateur draft almost a month away, I wanted to highlight a couple of prospects not named Stephen Strasburg. While I hope Scott Boras’ posturing will scare away the Nationals and Mariners, odds are that one of those teams … Continue reading
Collection Highlight: 2004 Sweet Spot Khalil Greene and Sean Burroughs Diamond Duos
Remember back in 2004 when Padre fans naively thought that we were set for the next 15 years at SS and 3B? It was a euphoric period for the Padres. They were in the midst of moving into their new … Continue reading
Tony Gwynn Discusses Uber-Prospect Stephen Strasburg
Mr. Padre talks about his star pitcher. How great he is, how he’s handled the pressure, etcetera, etcetera. Gwynn’s take on all the attention surrounding Strasburg, clearly the top prospect in this year’s Amateur Draft: If you don’t want all … Continue reading
Pack Break: 2008 Ultimate Collection baseball – Ron Santo
I was at the hobby store the other day and I broke down and purchased a pack/box of 2008 Ultimate Collection baseball. Ultimate Collection is one of those “joe collector” type products – super expensive, guaranteed “hits”. In this … Continue reading
Set Building: 2008 Upper Deck Football – Update 6
I was very excited when I received this card in the mail today: Why the excitement over a card featuring Cowboys cornerback Mike Jenkins? Well my friends, I have now completed the 2008 Upper Deck set (cards 1-325). I started … Continue reading
Mailday: Mark Prior TTM Success
A success from one of my spring training TTM requests. Courtesy of Mark Prior, who signed his 2005 Fleer Tradition card in blue ink. The postmark came from Phoenix, where I’m guessing, Mr. Prior is continuing his rehab. With the … Continue reading
Video Preview: 2009 Topps Allen & Ginter
The popular set is back for 2009. The base set has been redesigned and looks really nice. Like previous Allen & Ginter sets you’ll find rip cards, DNA cards, and the Ginter code. Among the non-baseball autographs is Michael Phelps … Continue reading
P-A-D-R-E-S 2007 SP Authentics By The Letter Patches
Finally complete. Never intended to do this, but it just happened to work out. There were six Padres in this set, so I decided to try and spell ‘Padres’ using all six players. From left to right: P – Khalil … Continue reading
