Tuesday, January 15, 2008

88 Topps Cards Giveaway #1

OK, as I mentioned before, I am giving away ALL cards posted on this blog, for free!

Giveaway contest #1 is the first 25 cards of the 1988 Topps set, from #1 Vince Coleman RB to #25 Andres Galarraga. To see all the other cards you'll be getting, just click through the previous posts here.

Here's how the contest works:

I have selected a number from the Baseball-Reference.com page for Andres Galarraga. All numbers on that page are fair game.

To take your shot at winning the cards, post your numerical guess in a comment on this post. The closest person wins. I'll mail you the 25 cards at no cost.

Rules:

1. One entry per person. If you make more than one guess, I will count only your first one.

2. This is basically a random drawing. You have no way of knowing what number I've selected, and so this contest can't really be tested for fairness. It's my blog, so just deal with it.

3. My decisions on this contest are final.

4. The contest closes Friday 1/18 at 5 PM eastern time. Comments must be timestamped by the blog before then.

If you are enjoying this blog, there are two things you can do for me:
  • Tell others about the blog, perhaps using this contest to get them interested. Anybody can post a guess. I don't mind if they are new readers.
  • To support this site and the giveaways, please take a look at the ads on the right and bottom of the page. If anything looks interesting to you, please click through and check out those vendors. That helps cover the costs of the giveaways.
So far, this blog has been a lot of fun. Please keep checking back. In addition to 767 more cards from the regular 1988 Topps set, we have a bunch of special sets coming up, including some nice collector's items. And they are ALL being given away!
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23 comments:

  1. CannonballJanuary 15, 2008 at 11:15 AM

    Galarraga's career high in triples was 8, and he accomplished this is '88, the year in baseball cards that you are documenting. My guess is 8.

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  2. Matt SJanuary 15, 2008 at 11:50 AM

    my guess is .282, andres's not so good OBP for the 1991 cardinals (1991 is not my guess).

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  3. Steve GiermanJanuary 15, 2008 at 12:27 PM

    I'll guess 370, which is his batting average in Colorado's first season.

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  4. AndyJanuary 15, 2008 at 12:30 PM

    By the way, I'm counting averages as what they are--percentages, meaning that .370 is greater than 0 and less than 1.

    Don't read anything into my comment here about whether .370 is a good guess or a bad guess--I just want to avoid any confusion over it.

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  5. LukeJanuary 15, 2008 at 1:01 PM

    My guess is 2003. His career strikeout total and last year in the National League

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  6. BlakeJanuary 15, 2008 at 1:04 PM

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  7. BlakeJanuary 15, 2008 at 1:05 PM

    I'll guess 235 as in he weighed 235 lbs...that's one "Big Cat"!

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  8. ManOfStealJanuary 15, 2008 at 3:35 PM

    I guess 13, the number of stolen bases the Big Cat had in 1988.

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  9. UnknownJanuary 16, 2008 at 10:31 AM

    I guess 6082, his career total for outs made.

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  10. MattJanuary 16, 2008 at 10:59 AM

    I'm guessing his Rockies' single season RBI record, 150.

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  11. emhseaJanuary 16, 2008 at 1:44 PM

    157

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  12. LoloJanuary 16, 2008 at 1:59 PM

    399 (career homers)

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  13. billyfnmadisonJanuary 16, 2008 at 4:58 PM

    444 career doubles

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  14. Alex CJanuary 17, 2008 at 12:18 AM

    839, his sim score with Will Clark.

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  15. dayfJanuary 17, 2008 at 4:40 PM

    π. Everybody loves π.

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  16. AndyJanuary 17, 2008 at 5:46 PM

    I give you style points for that guess, dayf! :)

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  17. RussJanuary 17, 2008 at 6:48 PM

    The amount of money he made in his career: 55,779,167

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  18. The Angels In OrderJanuary 18, 2008 at 12:21 PM

    My guess is 8096, career at bats.

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  19. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2008 at 2:23 PM

    1979 - when the Expos signed him as a free agent.

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  20. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2008 at 2:33 PM

    My guess is 29. The number of home runs he hit in 1988.

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  21. TheJawJanuary 18, 2008 at 3:43 PM

    I'll go with his HOF Monitor value of 114. I'm still thinking about his teammate Raines getting hosed in the HOF voting.

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  22. AndyJanuary 18, 2008 at 5:36 PM

    This contest is closed. Please see the Giveaway #1 Results post for the winner.

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  23. BrandonJanuary 19, 2008 at 4:33 PM

    162

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