Player/Type Collections

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Friday, February 28, 2014

Poll: Which Game Set Would You Play?

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I'm revamping my software coding skills and itching for a project. I've long thought about converting vintage game-themed baseball s...
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Monday, February 17, 2014

Baseball's Top 5 Non-All-Stars (Pitching Edition)

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How many trips to the mound must a man walk before you call him an All-Star? Some do it a hundred thousand times without ever getting in. Ot...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Bazookas, Bad Scanners, and Best Offers

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I have a frustrating printer-scanner-coffeemaker. It's the kind that's great at flatbed scanning, sharp and clear, but loses focus o...
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Thursday, February 6, 2014

Happy Birthday, Babe Ruth!

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Born on Feb 6, 1895, Babe Ruth, although he got both day or year wrong for his WWI draft card . (I assume better records came to light after...
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

My "history of marketing to children" essay for a job application

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I've been unemployed since my MA-based, high-tech employer off-shored their (my) local team last Sept. When I applied for a job today, t...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Baseball's Top 5 Non-All-Stars (Hitting Edition)

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Some years, it doesn't take much to be an All-Star. Every team gets at least one rep, after all, even the crappy rebuilding franchises r...
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Thursday, January 23, 2014

1977 Chong Modesto A's Baseball #5, Ricky (Rickey) Henderson

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Today's hazy black-and-white set is an ugly duckling that became, at least for collectors, the beautiful swan. Many minor league collect...
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Top Five Interesting Things About 1958 Topps

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1958 marks a point of significant transition for modern set design. Here are five things that distinguish this one for baseball fans and col...
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