Archive for the ‘Site News’ Category

 

Slowly Returning to Life

January 31st, 2010Posted by Joey

For those of you that have checked up on me with emails and comments and those that have occasionally visited the site over the last few months, I am happy to let you know that I will be getting active again in the hobby. It has been too long since I let work requirements, economy, [...]

Looking Back at the Blog in 2008

January 5th, 2009Posted by Joey

 
The first post on SqueezePlayCards went live on February 17th of 2007 so in a little over a month this blog will be two years old. It seems like I have been blogging much longer than that. I get questions from time to time about things like visits, page views, most viewed post and where [...]

What the Heck is Going On?

October 21st, 2008Posted by Joey

If you have been around the blogosphere very long then you have seen these extended periods of quiet time on a blog. For me and this blog which is over a year old now, this has been the longest period without a post ever. I haven’t written a single post since October 1st. Ouch, that [...]

I Was a Finalist Woo Hoo

September 15th, 2008Posted by Joey

 
David over at Indians Baseball Cards Always has been hosting a cool scratch card baseball tournament. Somehow, I managed to survive into the final three falling a little short of advancing. Erin’s Orioles and Dayf’s Braves are battling it out for the Championship.
 
It has been a lot of fun to participate and David has [...]

SqueezePlayCards Blog is One Year Old Today

February 17th, 2008Posted by Joey

Today marks the First Year Anniversary of SqueezePlayCards Blog. The first post entitled There is a First Time for Everything appeared one year ago today. Looking back at that first post a couple of things have changed since then. The first is the picture I used, right now I am in limbo with Clemens as [...]

Yesterdays Server Issues

November 27th, 2007Posted by Joey

 
From late yesterday afternoon through nearly midnight last night the blog was unreachable or was producing numerous errors and usability issues. The shared server my sites reside on became overloaded and had to be taken down. The issues were resolved and things started coming back online about 11:00 PM CST last night. This morning things [...]

SqueezePlayCards Fantasy Football Update

August 29th, 2007Posted by Joey

At the time of this writing we have nine teams signed up in the first annual SqueezePlayCards Fantasy Football League. I am looking to field a twelve owner league. The league is free to join and there will be a trophy awarded to the champion. I will also be awarding some prizes along the way. [...]

SqueezePlayCards Fantasy Football League

August 26th, 2007Posted by Joey

There are still eight spots open for the inagureal SqueezePlayCards Fantasy Football League. The draft is this Sunday evening so you still have time to get your draft order ready to go. It will be a live draft but if you cannot be present for the draft your team can be auto drafted based on [...]

SqueezePlayCards Fantasy Football League

August 23rd, 2007Posted by Joey

For those of you that are new to the blog I am trying to get a Fantasy Football League started here at SqueezePlayCards. I have had only four people including myself that have expressed interest in fielding a team. This will be a for fun league set up at Yahoo. There will be a trophy [...]

Are You Ready for Some Football?

August 13th, 2007Posted by Joey

We are currently in that fantastic time of year when we can watch both baseball and football in the same day. Not to mention High School and College Football are both getting started. It is like Christmas for me.
 
I would really like to start a fantasy football league for the loyal readers of SqueezePlayCards. [...]

Weekly Beckett.com Column

August 8th, 2007Posted by Joey

For those of you that got here by clicking on my byline at Beckett.com welcome to SqueezePlayCards. Take a few moments and browse around the site. If you would like to keep up with my new posts just subscribe to my rss feed. Thanks for stopping by.
 
For my regular readers, my weekly column for Beckett.com [...]

A New Venue for SqueezePlayCards

August 1st, 2007Posted by Joey

A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by the folks over at Beckett.com about the possibility of writing for their website. Naturally, I was flattered and agreed to participate. Today the first article appears on Beckett.com and I will be submitting a regular article each Wednesday. I would like to invite the readers of [...]

Updated New Release Schedule

July 5th, 2007Posted by Joey

Site News:
 
I have updated the new release schedule with current information. You may want to check out the New Releases page for more information. Which upcoming issue are you the most excited about? For me I think right now it is the Allen & Ginters issue.
 
I have also updated the status page for the $10 [...]

Site Update – Contact Form Added

June 3rd, 2007Posted by Joey

Just a quick not to let everyone know that I have added a contact form to the blog for you to quickly send me emails. Now you have an easy way to email me any comments or questions you may have not wanted to put into the comments after posts. I have added the navigation [...]

New Releases Page Updated

May 31st, 2007Posted by Joey

The New Releases page has been updated through the month of July. Check it out to see what is on the way in the four major sports. If you see something I have missed just let me know. 
You can click here to view the page or use the navigation button in the upper right corner [...]