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Card of the Day: 2011 Bowman Draft Salvador Perez rookie card

Posted in Card of the Day, Newspaperman with tags , , , , on February 8, 2012 by Cardboard Icons

I bought a few packs of 2011 Bowman Draft at Target a few days ago and came across this Salvador Perez rookie card.  While sitting at a red light, I started thumbing through some of the base cards and reading the “Up Close” portion of cards.

There are a few I want to point out at a later time, but this one made me smile.

Perez was the person responsible for breaking up then-Oakland A’s pitcher Guillermo Moscoso’s no-hitter on Sept. 7, 2011.  Who cares, right?

Well, me.

I was at that game with my daughter.  It was her first game, a journey that I detailed right here.

The fact that Perez’s gem-spoiling hit is chronicled on this card is pretty damn cool.  I might just have to add this to my daughter’s scrapbook.

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Card of the Day: 1951 Bowman Bill Dickey

Posted in Card of the Day with tags , , , , , on January 11, 2012 by Cardboard Icons

1951 Bowman Bill Dickey #290

This is one of those cards that just spoke to me. It yelled, grabbing my attention when I was looking for something youthful and shiny to buy.

It said, “Hey, Dummy, why are you going to drop that $10 bill on that unproven youngster when you can have the real deal right here.”

And I listened.

Dickey is a Hall of Famer.

Dickey is a Yankee.

Dickey is Animated.

Dickey had to be Mine.

And he was.

True, this card falls into the cracks of my vast collection that focuses mostly on rookie cards.

But look at this card.

Feel this card.

Hear this card.

Would you have passed this card up?

No I.

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1998 Leaf Rookies & Stars “Standing Ovations”: A significant serial number

Posted in Card of the Day with tags , , , , on November 15, 2009 by Cardboard Icons

1998LeafRCSStandingOMcGwirefrontSince the late 1990s, serial numbered cards have become a staple in our hobby. Prior to their introduction, collectors were left wondering just how scarce scarce was. With a serialized print run, collectors were able to determine just how many copies of a certain card existed, and which one in the entire run they owned. They also were able to add perceived value to their card if their copy was a certain serial number, i.e. the first, last, the player’s jersey, number, etc. In 1998 I opened a fair share of Leaf Rookies & Stars blasters and pulled this “Standing Ovations” Mark McGwire card, serial numbered 4949/5000. What’s the significance of this card: the serial number. The actual number 4949 means nothing, but “49″ does — it was the number of home runs he hit during his 1987 rookie year. Now I realize this is a bit of a stretch, after all 4949 isn’t 49. But 4949 is just so much cooler than say, 3726 or 1165. Does the serial number add value to the card? No. But it has rendered this particular card unattainable as it remains in by box of Personal Collection inserts.1998LRCStandingOMcGwireback

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Card of the Day: 1973 Topps All-Time Home Run Leaders Ruth, Aaron, Mays

Posted in Card of the Day with tags , , , , , , , on November 9, 2009 by Cardboard Icons

1973ToppsNo1RuthMaysAaronTalk about a classic card.  I’ve not spent a lot of time lately working on my personal collection. Mainly I’ve been a slave to anything that interests me, and that isn’t exactly a good thing. But when I came across this card on eBay last week, I knew I had to have it for my Topps Number Ones collection.

I feel like I’ve owned this card before, which could have been the case. Nonetheless, I didn’t own this time last week so I had to purchase it for the mere $1.85 the seller was asking. The book on this is $40.

This card is awesome. It’s a real vintage card featuring three of the game’s greatest players highlighted for their home run achievements. What makes this card even cooler is the back, which displays how many home runs each player hit during each season. I love that after four season,s Babe Ruth had a whopping nine home runs for his entire career.

Remarkably, this card is in pretty good shape for being No.1 in the set. By the time the early 1970′s rolled around I guess kids were learning a thing or two about how to care for their cards. This one might be off-center, or miscut, whichever term you prefer, but the corners are decent, and there are no creases or evidence of rubber bands. Gotta love that.

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Topps just doesn’t like Derek Jeter

Posted in Card of the Day with tags , , , , , , on November 2, 2009 by Cardboard Icons

 

2003ToppsOpeningDayDerekJeter

I hope Jeter is wearing a cup.

 

Derek Jeter was a spokesman for Upper Deck. In 2007, we saw the biggest gimmick in the history of sports cards when rival card maker Topps issued a basic Derek Jeter card that showed him striking out and then had images of Mickey Mantle and President George W. Bush Photoshoped into the background.

Well, the other day I unearthed this 2003 Topps Opening Day Derek Jeter and can’t help that Topps’ photo editor for this particular set must also have hated Jeter. It looks like Jeremy Burnitz is about to deliver a headshot to Jeter’s junk here. Also, I have yet to determine if someone Photoshoped the ball into Jeter’s glove. Notice Jeter is still waiting for the ball, yet it looks like it has already arrived. And from the angle we are given, the ball looks awfully white and somewhat out of place.

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