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By Ryan Kalmoe aka SWOWannabe I still remember sitting on my hideous fake brown leather couch watching Game 6 of the 1991 World Series between the Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves. With the game tied and going into extra innings and the Twins’ championship hopes on the line, my father was more than willing…
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By Guy Mitchell aka sweetg1 As we embark upon the new season, I’d like to share what the 2012 season meant to me and my son. On June 24, 1976, my dad changed my life when he took me to my very first baseball game. I remember the event well. We were in Houston on…
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By J.R. Lebert aka jrlebert 50 years. 8,019 games. To type those two numbers seems almost laughable, but there they are, in black and white. Tim Kurkjian and Jayson Stark of ESPN marvelled at the streak’s length. Gary Cohen and Howie Rose, the Mets’ play-by-play voices on television and radio, thought it would never…
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By J.R. Lebert aka jelebert Does Matt Kemp have a chance at the Triple Crown? *NOTE: As of the time of writing this article, Matt Kemp and the Los Angeles Dodgers had played 20 games. Kemp was leading the NL in batting average at .452, home runs with 10, and was second, by one, in…
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By Michael Reuben aka mreuben Because it’s not one of the major companies, Tristar doesn’t get enough credit for its Obak sets. Far from the most attractive set, it does what amateur historians of sports want to see. While the major companies, Topps, Panini and Upper Deck, allow us to look to the present to…
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By Phillip White aka Phill11ASU It’s almost opening day and here’s this year’s first power rankings for Major League Baseball. 1. Anaheim Angels The addition of Pujols makes this a very powerful team. They are deep in the outfield and have some great pitching. Their biggest concern heading into the…
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By Jeff Hacket aka txtaz1102 What does card collecting mean to you? To me, growing up it was another way to connect with my parents, they would buy the packs of cards and we would open them and spend time together going over the cards we had gotten and the ones we still needed. My…
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By Michael Reuben aka mreuben Ever since I returned to the hobby in full force a few years ago, I’ve been reading blog after blog all proposing different ideas which would bring flocks of people to the hobby. More high-end products. More low-end products. Make it easier for set-builders. Make it more exciting for white-whale…
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By Sean McCafferty aka 30ranfordfan I’m not going to write another cliché filled article about why Toronto’s Rogers Centre is a bad place to watch baseball. If you go to Google, and spend about 30 seconds searching, you’ll be able to find lots of them. Truth is the Rogers Centre (formally known as Skydome) is…
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By Michael Barton aka MonticelloCards As someone who began collecting cards in 1986, I have seen this hobby change on numerous occasions. I have had wonderful opportunities in this hobby – from working shows as a teenager to being in charge of the entire sporting collectibles department of a hobby shop. To keep it brief –…