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Collecting Goals For 2012
A new year brings new opportunities for collecting. For the past couple of years, I really haven’t been collecting as much as I would like. But one of my goals for the new year is to make more of an … Continue reading
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Posted in announcements Tagged announcements, antonio gates, baseball cards, chargers, fleer, football cards, padres, Set Building, SGC
Collection Highlight – 2003 Upper Deck Fortyman Shane Victorino
Card: 2003 Upper Deck Fortyman #940 Shane Victorino Sometimes, when you have a fairly large card collection, you might discover something you have completely forgotten about. Like the fact that Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino used to roam the outfield … Continue reading
Posted in Collection Highlight Tagged baseball cards, padres, rookie card, shane victorino, upper deck
My Return To The Hobby
It’s been quite a while since my last post. Almost 18 months in fact. It’s probably been just as long since the last time I even took a peek at my card collection. So what have I been up during that … Continue reading
Nine Nine Nine
For all the numerologists out there, today is 09/09/09. Lots of baseball significance in the number 9. Nine inning ballgames, nine players in a lineup, etc. What better way to celebrate than trying to determine the 9 greatest hitting performances in Padres … Continue reading
Ebay Win: 2009 Topps Chrome Blue Refractor Everth Cabrera Autograph
In last year’s Rule V draft, the Padres selected an unknown middle infielder from the Rockies. Since he was taken in the Rule V draft, the team was forced to play him all season or risk sending him back to … Continue reading
Mailday: 2007 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classics Gwynn / Winfield Dual Signatures
My first Ebay win in quite a while and this one’s sweet. The first two Padres players in the Hall of Fame, Tony Gwynn and Dave Winfield, featured on an autographed card from Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classics. Ok, so … Continue reading
Posted in Ebay Wins, Mailday Tagged autograph card, baseball cards, dave winfield, padres, sweet spot, tony gwynn, upper deck
Collection Highlight: 2001 Upper Deck Prospect Premieres Jake Peavy TTM Autograph
This seemed like a timely card to feature. Jake Peavy’s 2001 Upper Deck Prospect Premieres card that I got autographed through the mail. Since returning from my last underway almost a week ago, it has taken me a few days … Continue reading
Posted in Collection Highlight Tagged baseball cards, jake peavy, padres, rookie card, TTM autograph, upper deck
Just Got Back to Some Surprising Headlines
My ship just got back in this afternoon. We went on a 25 hour underway which was both a) a nasty surprise to the crew and b) very tiring. Out of 25 total hours at sea, I stood over 16 … Continue reading
Mailday: 2009 Goudey Graphs Adrian Gonzalez and Matt Antonelli
It’s been awhile since I’ve won anything from Ebay, so a few days ago I started bidding and won these two cards. This year’s Goudey design has pretty much been destroyed in the blogosphere, but I’m still a fan of … Continue reading
Posted in Ebay Wins, Mailday Tagged adrian gonzalez, autograph card, baseball cards, goudey, matt antonelli, padres, upper deck
Collection Highlight: 1994 Flair Wave of the Future Joey Hamilton
I’m in a 90′s kind of mood right now. So I figure I’d spotlight a card that exemplified the craziness of the 90′s insert era. Here’s Joey Hamilton’s card from the 1994 Flair ‘Wave of the Future” insert set. This … Continue reading
Posted in Collection Highlight Tagged Collection Highlight, fleer flair, insert card, joey hamilton, padres
