James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Feb 4, 2012, 5:25 pm
Opening Day (literally...get it?) was February 1.  On Friday, I was finally able to get to the store and buy a few packs.  Ten to be exact.  As I'm typing, it's 4:08 p.m., on Saturday, February 4, and I have not yet opened a single pack... UNTIL NOW!!! (What you are now not seeing is the ...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Feb 2, 2012, 7:31 pm
All this hubbub about Skip Schumaker's 2012 Topps card. Have you seen it??? Have you seen prices for it??? $127.50 $148.50 $100.00 best offer $120.00 best offer $200.00best offer $225.00 $329.99 best offer $611.99 That's nuts (no pun intended)!!! What's...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Jan 31, 2012, 11:24 pm
It's not because I haven't posted in a week.  But the SCBR is presently out of date.  And it's not my fault. There is an ongoing issue lately that has been affecting a lot of the blogs on blogger.com regarding link lists an blog lists gadgets.  I tried adding seven new blogs last week, and...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Jan 31, 2012, 6:58 pm
The reason why I have not been posting this past week is because of a transition in jobs.  I still am employed at the same place I've worked for the last thirteen plus years, but have been asked to take back some older responsibilities.  The adjustment isn't all that bad, I just needed a refresher...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Jan 24, 2012, 2:00 pm
Thanks to the Topps Card Randomizer, introducing the Random Topps Card of the Day for Tuesday, January 24, 2012: Official Card Set Name and Card Number: 1994 Topps #726. Player Name, position, team: Gregg Olson, pitcher, Arizona Diamondbacks. Major League Debut: September 02, 1988. ...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Jan 23, 2012, 7:26 pm
Remember last year when Topps took advantage of the Red Sox' high profile free agent signings of Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez by inserting super short printed variation cards of both players in their soon-to-be-new jerseys (photoshopped for your convenience of course)?  Well, they're at ...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Jan 23, 2012, 2:00 pm
Due to the delays described on Sunday, the Random Topps Card of the Day posts for Thursday, January 19, through Sunday, January 22, will be posted during the week. Thanks to the Topps Card Randomizer, introducing the Random Topps Card of the Day for Monday, January 23, 2012: Official Card Set...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Jan 22, 2012, 8:00 am
For those wondering why the posts suddenly stopped, I have a very good explanation: Our computer was infected with a virus. (cue ominous music...dun dun dunnnnnnnnnn) It was one of those things were the program hid all of our files, shortcuts, and everything and then started sending mess...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Jan 18, 2012, 2:00 pm
Thanks to the Topps Card Randomizer, introducing the Random Topps Card of the Day for Wednesday, January 18, 2012: Official Card Set Name and Card Number: 1985 Topps #67. Player Name, position, team: Rafael Santana, shortstop, New York Mets. Major League Debut: April 5, 1983. Last L...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Jan 17, 2012, 2:02 pm
Craig Parker was kind enough to update us on the situation with the 2012 Topps Gold Rush cards that popped up on the Bay earlier: "Well, JayBee, when I first saw these on EBay, I got excited because I knew 2012 Topps must be live! However, it has been confirmed to me by the seller that these c...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Jan 17, 2012, 2:00 pm
Thanks to the Topps Card Randomizer, introducing the Random Topps Card of the Day for Tuesday, January 17, 2012: Official Card Set Name and Card Number: 1994 Topps #726. Player Name, position, team: Alvaro Espinoza, third baseman-shortstop, Cleveland Indians. Major League Debut: Septembe...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Jan 17, 2012, 12:56 pm
Friend of the blog, and all around good guy Craig Parker sent me an e-mail last night (didn't see it until this morning): "Hey JayBee! Check out my page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/2012-Topps-Fan-Page/150721531706845  I think 2012 Topps is live! But I REALLY would like to know how ...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Jan 16, 2012, 5:35 pm
In trying to find last year's post, it turns out that I may not have done one for this set in 2011 (another should have posted in 2011 post coming up eventually). The sell sheets for the product that EVERYBODY waits for with baited breath are now live. Please take a look and see what is in sto...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Jan 16, 2012, 2:00 pm
Thanks to the Topps Card Randomizer, introducing the Random Topps Card of the Day for Monday, January 16, 2012: Official Card Set Name and Card Number: 2004 Topps #431. Player Name, position, team: Horacio Ramirez, pitcher, Atlanta Braves. Major League Debut: April 02, 2003. Last Line...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Jan 15, 2012, 2:00 pm
(Figures that my posts from yesterday and today didn't get published while I was out this weekend.  My apologies.) It's Retro Sunday!!! Thanks to the Topps Card Randomizer, introducing the Random Topps Card of the Day for Sunday, January 15, 2012: Official Card Set Name and Card Number: 1971...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Jan 14, 2012, 2:00 pm
... Card Number: 2010 Topps #494. Player Name, position, team: Andrew Miller, pitcher, Florida Marlins. Major League Debut: August 30, ... 2006. Last Line of Statistics: 2009 stats (Marlins): 20 G, 3-5, 80 IP, 85 ... June 2006. Traded by the Tigers to the Marlins 12/05/2007. Nu...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Jan 13, 2012, 4:34 pm
One thing that I want to start back up again is the Monthly Comment Mailbag.  I love reading comments (it shows that people are actually reading this humble, little blog of mine).  But instead of responding to the comments left on individual posts, I thought it would be better to consolidate all o...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Jan 13, 2012, 2:00 pm
Thanks to the Topps Card Randomizer, introducing the Random Topps Card of the Day for Friday, January 13, 2012:     Official Card Set Name and Card Number: 1994 Topps #542. Player Name, position, team: Chris Sabo, third baseman, Cincinnati Reds. Major League Debut: April 04, 1988. Last Line of S...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Oct 31, 2011, 1:13 am
It's almost the end of the month.  I've been stalling as long as I can before making the decision to turn on the heat in our house.  I know that the last sentence isn't providing any comfort to those of you out in the east coast, or even in the Rockies.  I've seen pictures of snow and the damage ...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Oct 29, 2011, 10:53 am
So here I am on a Saturday morning gettin my brakes checked. And I'm going to be here a while. What better time to gather my thoughts about what is now the end of the 2011 MLB season. First, congratulations to the St. Louis Cardinals for winning the 2011 World Series. Congratulations to hometo...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Oct 28, 2011, 11:32 am
Yes, the tv ratings have been down, and the teams that every preseason prognosticator were eliminated early in the month, but can there not be a more exciting World Series than we have right now???    For the first time since 2002, we have a Game 7 in the World Series?  It's the best of 1.  Th...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Oct 21, 2011, 2:41 pm
I'm reading Grand Cards' post called "Misjudging Customer Demand. It's a very well thought out post about how it seems that Topps seems to be cramming down a lot of baseball card products towards the end of the season while there were months during the season that there may have been only one or two...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Oct 20, 2011, 4:38 pm
Today on the message boards, people are talking about the Ginter Code.  You mean to tell me NOBODY's solved it yet?   It looks like the promo cards play a major factor in the quest to crack the code, specifically, the clock that appears in the mirror which would be behind the "codemaster."  The...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Oct 19, 2011, 12:02 pm
Over the weekend, I may have over-done it in the card buying department.  Not only have I bought four 10-card hobby packs, one 50-card jumbo pack, and three 36-card retail jumbo packs of the newest 2011 Topps Update Series, but I bought the same number and same kind of packs for both 2011 Topps Se...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Oct 13, 2011, 1:52 pm
If you missed the post yesterday regarding the Top Rookies of 2011...why didn't you read it??!   Anyway, it's time once again for the Annual "Predict the All-Star Rookie Team" Contest held here at this humble little blog.  What do you have to do to enter?   Starting today, through Tuesday, Novemb...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Oct 12, 2011, 7:13 pm
Okay, the season is more than two weeks over, and the Championship Series on both sides are getting extremely interesting.  But before the World Series begins, I'd like to go over the Top Rookies of 2011.   Why?   Because these are the guys that are going to be strong contenders for the 2011 ...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Oct 10, 2011, 2:33 pm
After pouring over stats and arguing with myself as to who deserves to be on the team, I have finally finished completing my 36-man teams. I think I can say with confidence that the players who made my "All-Star Teams" were worthy of inclusion, not just because many of them are major superstars, but...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Oct 7, 2011, 5:00 pm
With the pitching staffs set in our last All-Star Team post, the next step is to make sure that every team gets at least one representative. I believe in the All-Star rule that every team, no matter how well or how poorly they did, has at least one person they could tag as an All-Star, based on his ...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Oct 6, 2011, 10:00 am
Yesterday, I named the bullpens for each of my End of the Year All-Star Teams. Now it's time to name the starters. To recap, here is my National League relief corps: John Axford, Brewers Heath Bell, Padres Tyler Clippard, Nationals Craig Kimbrel, Braves J. J. Putz, Diamondb...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Oct 5, 2011, 10:00 am
As I have done every year for the last 23 years, I am going to compile lists of players for my 2011 End of the Year (or 2012 MLB) All-Star teams. If you want to know what the heck I'm talking about, please review the introduction and brief history (ahem...brief???) as to why I have done this every y...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Oct 5, 2011, 2:15 am
If you've been paying attention to the Bay, you would know that 2011 Topps Update Series has now arrived, even though it was supposed to be released today (10/5/2011).  So while waiting for master sets to show up on the auction site, I thought it would be a good idea to look around and see what pla...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Oct 4, 2011, 5:00 pm
... more players who finally reached the pinnacle of their professional careers ... careers. We'd all get to know their names on a ... expectations, but eventually faded from the spotlight (Scott Kamieniecki, Kirk Dressendorfer ... , some who've toiled in the minors for a very long ... 35 years...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Oct 4, 2011, 9:00 am
I actually went to a card show on Sunday.  Not just any card show.  A Fred Copp show. Let me explain. For years, Fred Copp has been running card shows throughout the Chicagoland suburbs.  His shows are most often set up within the confines of a hotel, either in the lobby or in one of...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Oct 4, 2011, 12:58 am
The poll that I ran for the entire month of September is over and 137 votes were cast (I only had 137 people read this blog ALL SEPTEMBER??!). The poll asked which of artfuas' 12 design concepts for 2012 Topps would have been better than Topps' actual 2012 design (Which of the 2012 Topps Design Conc...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Oct 1, 2011, 12:44 am
Had to make this post before October strikes. Let's see how far we get. As the title of the post states, the baseball season is over. September is now in the books. But before we flip the calendar page to October, it's time to do the monthly maintenance on the Sports Card Blogroll. So le...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Sep 30, 2011, 12:41 am
More than two weeks ago, I bought six random packs at Target, hoping to have another Pack Break Week celebration before the end of the season.  Unfortunately, circumstances beyond my control forced what was supposed to be a one week adventure into a three week disaster.  Am I disappoi...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Sep 29, 2011, 6:04 pm
... a wild finish!!! Any doubt that the Wild Card Experiment was a bad idea went away last night as ... is now over for 22 teams and the remaining eight are moving on to ... and can't wait to get started.   The Playoff fields are now been set ... game 163 played. So for the NL, you have: ...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Sep 24, 2011, 2:06 am
So last week, I decided to go ahead and open one pack of cards that I bought last weekend at Target. Yesterday, I opened another pack of Topps Attax. Today, it's time to open a pack the franchise, the eponymous product, the reason why we all collect, 2011 Topps Baseball Series 2. Since ...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Sep 22, 2011, 10:05 am
We now return to Pack Break Week. Thanks for your patience. So last week, I decided to go ahead and open one pack of cards that I bought last weekend at Target. Las Thursday, I opened my first pack of Topps Lineage.  Today, it's time to open a pack of 2011 Topps Attax. Ah yes, Topps ...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Sep 21, 2011, 11:24 am
Sorry that Pack Break Week was cut off.  Legitimate reason for the absence this time but I won't get into it.  I just want to send a quick let whatever readers I have left know that Pack Break Week will resume this evening with the pack of 2011 Topps Attax. Until next time. Sincerely...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Sep 15, 2011, 9:00 am
So this week, I decided to go ahead and open one pack of cards that I bought last weekend at Target. Yesterday, it was the first of 16 packs of Topps Stickers.  Today, it's my first ever pack of Topps Lineage.    The base set is fantastic, the design would have made a good base desi...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Sep 14, 2011, 9:00 am
So this week, I decided to go ahead and open one pack of cards that I bought last weekend at Target. Yesterday, I opened a pack of 2011 Topps Allen & Ginter. Here is what was waiting for me when I opened my first pack of 2011 Topps Stickers: The cards that came out of the pack are (in the orde...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Sep 13, 2011, 9:00 am
... Target to buy stuff for the house. It had been a while ... time to buy a few packs of cards. I bought a random pack of the following products: Topps Allen ... Stickers (actually I bought about 16 of these and one sticker album... ... get around to buying any Lineage cards, so this is my fir...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Sep 11, 2011, 11:00 am
Two thousand nine hundred seventy-four. 2,974. That's the number of people who lost their lives when everything was finally taken into account.  Countless lives were affected by this national tragedy.  Even if you didn't know anybody on those planes, at the World Trade Center, or the P...
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Sep 11, 2011, 10:28 am
At 9:28 AM, Central time, one hour and forty-two minutes after American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into it, the North Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed to the ground. All of this happened in the span of two hours and twelve minutes.
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Sep 11, 2011, 10:03 am
At 9:03 AM, Central time, United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in a field in Pennsylvania.  It was said that passengers stormed the cockpit, and that the plane landed far away from its intended target.
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Sep 11, 2011, 9:59 am
At 8:59 AM, Central time, only 56 minutes after Flight 175 crashed into it, the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapses.
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Sep 11, 2011, 9:37 am
At 8:37 AM, Central time, American Airlines Flight 77 hit the Pentagon in Washington, DC.
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Sep 11, 2011, 9:03 am
At 8:03 AM, Central time, United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
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James B. Anama posted an article on bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog - Sep 11, 2011, 8:46 am
And it was just another Tuesday morning. Until American Airlines Flight 11 slammed into the World Trade Center's North Tower at 7:46 AM Central time.
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