Saturday, October 25, 2008

#87T Jeff Pico

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What exactly is that in the background of the card, just below the "C" and "O" in his last name? It sort of looks like a...
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Friday, October 24, 2008

Tournament poll #3

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Brett is one of the game's all-time great players. He won batting titles in 3 different decades and gave the game its most recent seriou...
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#86T Gary Pettis

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As mentioned on the previous card, Pettis came to the Tigers in exchange for the last guy we saw, Dan Petry. IMPACT FACTOR 3/10 : Pettis , o...
Thursday, October 23, 2008

Tournament poll #2

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First up is Wade Boggs. This is an iconic photo that captures what Boggs really looked like at the plate. A beautiful head-to-toe photograph...

#84T Steve Peters

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Check out all those people lined up against the fence in the background. Second from the left looks like a hottie! IMPACT FACTOR 2/10: Afte...

#85T Dan Petry

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Here's a neat oddity. Petry was traded from Detroit to (what was then called) California for the guy featured on the very next card in t...
Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Tournament poll #1

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Wow, this is a huge battle right out of the gate with two of the best athletes the game has ever seen. First we've got #750 Bo Jackson. ...

Tournament of 16 best 1988 Topps cards

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Here are the 16 cards to advance to the tournament for best card in the 1988 Topps set. They are ranked by highest percentage of vote (shown...
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Poem

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If you haven't seen Ben Henry's latest and greatest post, check it out here . This one gave me chills. Well done, Mr. Henry.

#83T Melido Perez

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IMPACT FACTOR 3/10: Perez pitched 4 seasons for the White Sox and was (much like his brother ) reasonably decent with fairly frequent flas...
Tuesday, October 21, 2008

#82T Dan Pasqua

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IMPACT FACTOR 4/10: Pasqua came to from the Yankees in a trade that cost the White Sox little, and was with them for 7 seasons. The first...
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Monday, October 20, 2008

84 Topps cards

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There's a new blog out there going through 1984 Topps card by card, just like this site did with 1988 Topps. Check it out: 84 Topps Card...
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Reminder: round 1 of polls

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The first round of polls for the best 1988 Topps card closes today at 8pm. If you haven't voted already, check them out here: Poll #1 Po...

#81T Dave Parker

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Somehow, Parker looks like even more of a beast on this card than he did on his regular-issue 1988 Topps card . IMPACT FACTOR 4/10: Parker ...
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Sunday, October 19, 2008

#80T Mark Parent

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I see Tom Berenger. Whom do you see? IMPACT FACTOR 2/10: Parent was a no-hit backup catcher for parts of 5 seasons with the Padres.
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Saturday, October 18, 2008

#79T Dave Palmer

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IMPACT FACTOR 2/10: Palmer came to and left Philly as a free agent, pitching one below-average season with them. I'm pretty sure he...
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Friday, October 17, 2008

#78T Joe Orsulak

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IMPACT FACTOR 4/10: Orsulak played 5 mostly good seasons for the Orioles. He is well-remembered as an outfielder who made several memorabl...
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Thursday, October 16, 2008

#77T Jesse Orosco

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IMPACT FACTOR 2/10 : Orosco , as we've already noted , pitched one great year for the Dodgers but was lousy in that post-season. He does...

Best 1988 Topps card, Poll #4

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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Best 1988 Topps card, Poll #3

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