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Playing With My Dodgers: Jim Golden
Right-hander Jim Golden made his major league debut in the Golden State of California with a start at Dodger Stadium against the Cubs on September 30, 1960. He didn't fare particularly well, allowing...
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Early Bird's Night Owl Haul: Pack #12
What's this? Find out here.Been a while, and there's lots o' fun in this "pack," so let's play...1977 Topps Barry Foote MON #6121977 Topps Gary Carter MON #295Can't go wrong with "The Kid," and the...
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Smart A$$
1991 Upper Deck Pat Combs PHI #537Pat Combs keeps his hair neat. Pat combs.1991 Line Drive AAA Mike Erb Edmonton Trappers #154That's a suspicious amount of Green you've got there, Mike Erb...1992 Fleer...
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I Was There: 2001 World Series, Game Five, Déjà Vu All Over Again!
This is Part V of a series (and a contest) that was introduced here.2001 World Series Game #5, Arizona Diamondbacks @ New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, 11/1/2001: Déjà Vu All Over AgainI was watching...
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Feeding the Habit: Taking a Hit (or Two)
It's been a while since the last edition of Feeding the Habit. But, rest assured, the habit has not been going hungry. Nor have I lost my enthusiasm for Card Nights filled with random pack-busting...
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Mini-Collecting: Making Progress
I know I haven't been posting quite as often, but that's because I've discovered something wonderful. It's called baseball. Apparently it's a game played by these dudes in the little pictures I've been...
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Give Me a Break (With a Side of Repack)
Hello baseball fans. Long time, no write. Been busy doing the same thing you all are probably doing as well. Parked in front of the boob tube, with the volume loud enough to make the neighbors think a...
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Nacho Blog, But a Grande Contest
No, I haven't retired. I haven't surrendered. I'll be back at this, in earnest, shortly. It's just that I have a microscopic attention span. And with my team engaged in nail-biting post-season drama, I...
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Early Bird's Night Owl Haul: Pack #13
What's this? Find out here.Let's play. Today is going to be Opposite Day here at Playing With My Cards. Remember Opposite Day? I have so many blog readers! I'm a millionaire who already has all of the...
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Happy Thoughts!
As part of my ongoing effort to use this blog as a place to work through the angst of seeing my Dodgers fall short of reaching the World Series for the twenty-fifth consecutive season......deep...
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Bye-Bye, Celebrations With Pie
This card, with its image provided by Chris of Nachos Grande for his 2013 Blogger Bracket Challenge, makes it look as though Chris Coghlan had been sent to play for Satan on the Hades company softball...
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Just Commons: Kershaw Therapy
Sandy Koufax lost the last start of his career, 6-0 to Jim Palmer in game two of Baltimore's 1966 World Series sweep of the Dodgers.Bob Gibson lost game seven of the 1968 World Series to Mickey Lolich...
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Just Commons: Just O-Pee-Chee
Yesterday I showed off the Kershaws from my recent Just Commons impulse buy. The idea was to ease the pain of the Dodgers' playoff ouster by throwing $10 worth of inexpensive cardboard into the virtual...
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I Was There: The Aaron Boone Game
This is Part VI of a series (and a contest) that was introduced here.2003 ALCS Game #7, Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, 10/16/2003: The Aaron Boone GameIt looked like we were going...
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Looks Like We Got Us a World Serious
It didn't look good after game one.The last two times we were "treated" to the Red Sox in the World Series, the Fall Classic became the ultimate anticlimax. The previous Sox-Cardinals matchup, in 2004?...
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Banks on It (Castro, Too)
Remember that redemption card that I pulled out of a pack of 2012 Topps Heritage last month? It turned into this much better looking piece of cardboard:2012 Topps Heritage Real One Dual Autograph Ernie...
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Bullpen Time Machine
The 1939 New York Giants finished with a 77-74 (.510) record, good for fifth place in the eight-team National League, 18.5 games behind the pennant-winning Cincinnati Reds. So they weren't playing...
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Early Bird's Night Owl Haul: Pack #14
What's this? Find out here.We'll start out with a little tribute to the NL Champion St. Louis Cardinals, as we continue with the post-season healing process.1977 Topps Jerry White MON #5571977 Topps...
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Extra Innings (Gotta Love 'Em)
As I explained when I launched this site in early July, the blog's name is an homage to my Grandmother, who raised me, and who used to exasperate me as a kid by insisting on calling my serious...
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