My life and times in sports and baseball cards
I haven’t checked in on one of the Ebay sellers that I have frequented over the last couple of years until one night last week. Much to my delight he had numerous cards up for auction that I was interested in. He didn’t have anything I needed for any of my sets but he had [...]
I was digging around in the rookie stats this weekend checking on the young talent that is playing right now. Some of the hitters that caught my eye were Geovany Soto, J.R. Towles and Joey Votto. It is still early in the season so things can change rapidly. I pulled a Votto this weekend so [...]
Twenty-Two cards and One Stick of Gum
I had vowed not to buy another pack of the 2007 Topps base products this year as I am really tired of the design. I have seen way too many dot patterns for my taste. But, while checking out my local Toys R Us I noticed a couple of [...]
Well, there is one month left to go to collect stats and make impressions on the voters for the current crop of Rookie of the Year candidates. Every month I have done these updates there has been some great discussion among the readers in the comments. I am looking forward to hearing from my readers [...]
With training camps in full swing it is time to turn our thoughts to the 2007 NFL Rookie Class. One of the great things about collecting football cards versus baseball cards is the rookie situation. In Football the Rookie players and their cards all come out at the same time. But in Baseball you can [...]
The non waiver trade deadline has passed and it is time for the cream of the rookie crop to start separating themselves from the pack. The National League race is fast becoming a one man race with Ryan Braun pulling away from Hunter Pence who is currently on the disabled list. The American League is [...]
As we near the All Star break, that point each year that signals the halfway point of the season lets take a look at the leading candidates for the Rookie of the Year awards. I don’t have a vote in the process but if I did I would not consider Daisuke Matsuzaka as he has [...]
One of my favorite card series of all time is the All Star Rookie Series from Topps. The cards are made up of the Topps All Rookie Team and contain a little trophy on the card fronts. This series began in 1960 and continues today. Although there were a few years when Topps did not [...]
With the arrival of June we have begun to get a clearer picture of the world of Major League Baseball. The Red Sox are running away with the A.L. East with the Yankees struggling mightily. Leading the N.L. Central are the Milwaukee Brewers and over in the N.L. West it is a three team race. [...]
Tearing up opposing pitching right now is Houston Astros Center Fielder Hunter Pence. Every appearance on SportsCenter just increasing the chase for his Rookie Cards, so let’s take a look at the stats for Hunter. In his first 16 games this year he is hitting a whopping .355 with 4 Home Runs and 15 RBI’s. He [...]
I was browsing Ebay and found this listing for a Michael Jordan Fleer Rookie Card. This is not the ordinary rookie but one of the 23 that Upper Deck bought and then had Michael personally number and autograph. I don’t know what the insertion rate is for this insert but one lucky Canadian has it [...]
With the first of May upon us I thought it was a good time to take a look at some of the stats for players that are qualified to be the Rookies of the Year for 2007. I know it is early and the eventual winner may not even be on a Major League roster [...]
