Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 24, 2009, 8:30 am
A long, long time ago I pulled a Bob Rush red ink autograph (#55/60) from a blaster of '09 Topps Heritage. After a bunch of emails spread out over the span of a couple months, Jeff from the Topps ...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 23, 2009, 8:30 am
I started my humble little blog back in June of 2008. Since that time, I've written about politics, cooking, sports, origami, and (of course) baseball cards. While I still enjoy writing about the ...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 20, 2009, 8:30 am
Jose Rijo, Rob Dibble, Roberto Kelly, Reggie Sanders, Barry Larkin Year: 1993 Brand: Upper Deck Card number: 473 Subset: Red October (Team Stars Subset) Here's what made the 1993 Upper Deck so a...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 18, 2009, 8:30 am
A couple of days ago, I highlighted the first part of a massive box of Cincinnati Reds cards sent to me by blog reader Kevin. The box that Kevin sent me contained well over 500 Reds cards, many of whi...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 16, 2009, 8:30 am
While I'd like to think that I'm organized and efficient with trade posts, occasionally a package arrives that proves that I'm neither completely organized nor overly efficient. In fact, i...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 14, 2009, 8:30 am
Barry Larkin Year: 1993 Brand: Upper Deck Card number: 245 The 1993 Upper Deck is a beloved set by many collectors. The set features a lot of great photography, including different photos on the ...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 13, 2009, 8:30 am
Yeah, others open cool stuff from earlier in the decade. I open junky repacks full of crap from earlier in the decade. 10 bucks for 10 packs - wow, that's only a dollar a pack! It's gotta be...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 12, 2009, 8:30 am
Oh sure, I might be 6 months late on the review...but it allowed me to grab a hobby box of Goudey off of eBay for a much more reasonable price than I would've had to shell out back in the spring. ...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 11, 2009, 8:30 am
This post is posted on November 11, 2009 - i.e. 11/11/09. There's no better day to have to have a post dedicated to the best Cincinnati Reds player ever to wear the number 11 than today (except i...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 10, 2009, 10:06 am
Continuing the 2008 Topps Stadium Club Blaster Wars, it's time to crack open pack #8, the final pack of the blasters. Pack 8 Blaster 1: 17. B.J. Upton 32. Roy Halladay (+5 points, 1 for each cam...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 9, 2009, 8:30 am
Continuing the 2008 Topps Stadium Club Blaster Wars, it's time to crack open pack #6. Let's see who wins! Pack 7 Blaster 1: 7. Torii Hunter (+2 points for all the red going on in this photo....
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 8, 2009, 8:30 am
Continuing the 2008 Topps Stadium Club Blaster Wars, it's time to crack open pack #7. Let's see who wins! Pack 6 Blaster 1: 59. Derek Jeter (Ugh. -2 for being a Yankee, but minus another 3 f...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 7, 2009, 8:30 am
Continuing the 2008 Topps Stadium Club Blaster Wars, it's time to crack open pack #5. Let's see who wins! Pack 5 Blaster 1: 10. CC Sabathia (-2. Even though he's pictured as a Brewer we ...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 6, 2009, 8:30 am
A few days ago, blog reader Ryan contacted me about a possible trade...our second trade in about a month. As it turns out, Ryan seems to be collecting relics from the 2008 Allen & Ginter set...and I&#...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 5, 2009, 5:00 pm
Continuing the 2008 Topps Stadium Club Blaster Wars, it's time to crack open pack #4. Let's see who wins! Pack 4 Blaster 1: 2. Tim Lincecum (+2 points, for whatever reason I kind of like Lin...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 5, 2009, 8:30 am
Continuing the 2008 Topps Stadium Club Blaster Wars, it's time to crack open pack #3. Let's see who wins! Pack 3 Blaster 1: 46. Fausto Carmona 103. Nick Adenhart (+10 points for Adenhart. I ...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 4, 2009, 5:00 pm
Continuing the 2008 Topps Stadium Club Blaster Wars, it's time to crack open pack #2. Let's see who wins! Pack 2 Blaster 1: 71. Grady Sizemore (+1 point, I've always liked Sizemore) 91. ...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 4, 2009, 8:30 am
Target had 2008 Topps Stadium Club blasters marked 50% off. I'm still missing a bunch of cards from the set - sounds like a good chance for me to whittle down my want list! In the true spirit of ...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 3, 2009, 8:30 am
Everyone and their brother seems to hate this set - naturally I wanted to see it for myself...I often collect sets other people hate (UD Spectrum, I'm looking at you). It makes set completion easi...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 2, 2009, 8:30 am
I purchased two retail blasters of Topps American Heroes a few weeks ago...and then the set seemed to disappear from my local Target's shelves. However, last week I saw a few loose packs sitting i...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 1, 2009, 7:09 pm
I've purchased a couple of blasters plus some packs and have accumulated some 2009 Topps Heritage American Heroes cards. You can find the cards I need here. I've decided to only try to collect...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Nov 1, 2009, 11:26 am
The baseball card blogosphere is full of traders, but few of them are as generous as Jack from the All Tribe Baseball blog. Awhile back, I sent Jack a few 2009 Allen & Ginter base cards and a couple ...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 31, 2009, 8:00 am
What does a 2009 Allen & Ginter Sketch card plus a few assorted Tampa Bay Rays cards get a person? If you trade with Paul from Carl Crawford Cards, the answer is a nice stack of 1985 Topps cards from ...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 30, 2009, 8:30 am
It's been quite awhile since I've been able to purchase any new cards. Thanks to the end of the month (and the corresponding paycheck), a quick trip to Target allowed me to replenish the '...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 29, 2009, 11:07 am
... ready to type another "Delivery Time" post when I noticed it said 1-100 of 502 posts. Holy smokes - my last post was #500 on this blog (I've got 2 more typed and ... , I'd like to offer...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 28, 2009, 8:30 am
Awhile back I ran my first "Cards for Clunkers" on my blog where I offered up a bunch of cards I deemed "clunkers" with the hopes of nabbing some cards off of my own want lists. It turned out to be a ...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 27, 2009, 8:30 am
The midpoint of the college semester occurred about a week ago - which means that as a professor the busy time is now as I have to grade all those exams, quizzes, and midterms! As such, I've falle...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 24, 2009, 8:30 am
Barry Larkin Year: 1993 Brand: Topps Subset: Black Gold Card number: 11 The 1993 Topps set holds a special honor in my personal collection - it's the first set I can recall buying cards for an...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 23, 2009, 8:30 am
Awhile back, Greg from Night Owl Cards had a call for Clayton Kershaw autographs - which I was able to answer thanks to the contents of one of the many Allen & Ginter boxes that opened this past summe...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 22, 2009, 8:30 am
A couple of days ago, Joe from The Priceless Pursuit issued a call for help in tracking down the last few 2008 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes cards he needed for his set. I was able provide him with two t...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 21, 2009, 8:30 am
I've already about the first two prize packs I opened here and the second two prize packs here. It's now time to open the final prize pack plus take a look at the other goodies that Brian from...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 20, 2009, 8:30 am
Earlier I posted the first part of a prize package from Brian over at Play at the Plate. Here's the next two prize packs. Part 3 will feature the final pack plus the other "goodies" that Brian inc...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 19, 2009, 8:30 am
A few days ago, Brian over at Play at the Plate held a contest where each participant had to guess a number. Hey, I'm a mathematician, I know lots of numbers - which obviously means the contest wa...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 18, 2009, 12:10 am
Per Yahoo! Sports: Yankees 13th inning: Cabrera safe at first on second baseman M. Izturis' throwing error, J. Hairston Jr. scored, R. Cano to second There you go Angels - down 2 games to 0 thank...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 16, 2009, 9:00 am
More yellow envelopes - this one is a jam-packed envelope courtesy of Dan from the excellent Saints of the Cheap Seats blog. Dan and I have completed a bunch of trades over the last year or so, so I a...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 15, 2009, 10:08 am
It's slightly below 40 degrees and pouring rain where I am right now. It's supposed to snow tonight. It's supposed to snow even more tomorrow. I'm hoping to get back to my parent's...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 14, 2009, 8:30 am
Barry Larkin & Travis Fryman Year: 1993 Brand: Topps Subset: 1992 Topps All Stars Card number: 404 The 1993 Topps set featured a subset of All Stars duos - one from each league per position. In an in...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 13, 2009, 8:30 am
Last week was a good week - I finally kicked the flu that was bothering me and, perhaps more blogworthy, I received a boatload of yellow envelopes full of cards. One such envelope came from Duane over...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 12, 2009, 8:30 am
A few days ago, blog reader Ryan contacted me saying he had a couple of cards off of my '09 Allen & Ginter want list that I needed. Obviously intrigued, I wrote back saying I was interested and af...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 11, 2009, 9:00 am
I've completed over 100 trades since beginning this little blog a year and a couple months ago...but my latest trade with Derek from the Hey, That's Mine! blog contained a first... Derrek was ...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 10, 2009, 9:00 am
Once in awhile I get an email from someone who found a bunch of cards of one of my "for trade" lists that they are interested. Occassionally, that person offers me a few cards off of my want list and ...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 9, 2009, 8:30 am
More yellow envelopes! The latest is from Matthew from the Baseball Card Spot blog. I sent Matthew a big 'ol pile of 2009 Allen & Ginter base cards along with five short prints. In return, he sent...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 8, 2009, 9:15 am
Barry Larkin Year: 1993 Brand: Topps Card number: 110 While 1992 was the first year where Topps strayed away from the drab cardboard look, it was 1993 where Topps truly embraced the "new wave" of bas...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 7, 2009, 8:30 am
I've got another four yellow envelopes ready to go in the mail, which means I better sort through and type up the trades that have already been completed before I fall even further behind in my po...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 6, 2009, 8:30 am
Barry Larkin Year: 1993 Brand: Topps Stadium Club Card number: 415 Now, THIS is what Stadium Club should be all about. Unlike the 2008 iteration of Stadium with nice photos coupled with asinine shor...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 5, 2009, 8:30 am
A few days ago, I sent Drew from the aptly named drewscards blog a pile of 2009 Allen & Ginter cards, including a couple of inserts and four short prints (you can see what I sent him on his blog here)...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 4, 2009, 6:17 pm
Occasionally, I pull a card that I simply know that someone else will love a lot more than I ever will. Awhile back, that exact thing happened when I pulled a Clayton Kershaw autogaph out of a box of ...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 2, 2009, 8:30 am
At long last, the final three packs from the Gint-a-Cuffs prize box from Topps. Once again, any card that I don't need is up for trade...so far about half the box has been sent out in trades alrea...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Oct 1, 2009, 8:30 am
More of the prize packs from Topps...only a few more to go - but the cards I've pulled are being claimed left and right. As always, any card that I pull that I don't need (which is almost all ...
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Chris R. posted an article on Nachos Grande - Sep 30, 2009, 8:00 am
Due to my recent illness, I have fallen a bit behind in my trading posts...this particular post is one of those "catch up" posts. Awhile back, I agreed to send Chris from the Budget Baseball Cardboar...
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