Cards for Customs, Part 3
October 17th, 2011 by slangon

Today, we’re going to take a look at the last batch of cards that reader Michael sent me in exchange for doing up a custom set of 1938 Cubs cards. First off is a second year Gibby, which I guess is a little appropriate since the Cards won their 18th National League Pennant clinched another […]

Leading the League in Anxiety
September 7th, 2011 by slangon

During yesterday’s extra-inning, rain delayed game against the Marlins, Jose Reyes went 3 for 6 with a walk to propel himself back into the top spot in the National League in batting average over Ryan Braun. The day before, Jose had actually dropped into second place by 3 points, but thanks to his 3 hits […]

“Payment” from Project ’62: Part 3
June 30th, 2011 by slangon

Before we get into it, I just want to acknowledge the Mets awesome play over the last week or so. They actually set a new club record for most runs scored over the course of a 4 game span. I personally didn’t really know that such a record existed, but they broke it alright. The […]

What Were They Thinking: The Red Letter of Blue Moon Odom Edition
May 9th, 2011 by slangon

This series of posts is dedicated to examining the numerous design details from the Topps art department that leave me scratching my head. They’re the types of things that could just be one time instances that are the result of someone overlooking them, or they could have been a conscious decision on the part of […]

On The Twelfth Day of Christmas…
December 25th, 2010 by slangon

… my collection gave to me Twelve 1960’s, Eleven vintage Mets, Ten Hall of Famers, Nine signed customs, Eight crusty skippers, Seven Keith Hernandezes, Six Deckle Edges, Five David Wrights, Four New York Giants, Three 58’s, Two vintage pugs, And a Red from Cincinnati! Merry Christmas, everyone.

On The Tenth Day of Christmas…
December 23rd, 2010 by slangon

… my collection gave to me Ten Hall of Famers, Nine signed customs, Eight crusty skippers, Seven Keith Hernandezes, Six Deckle Edges, Five David Wrights, Four New York Giants, Three 58’s, Two vintage pugs, And a Red from Cincinnati!

On The Sixth Day of Christmas…
December 19th, 2010 by slangon

… my collection gave to me Six Deckle Edges, Five David Wrights, Four New York Giants, Three 58’s, Two vintage pugs, And a Red from Cincinnati!

Happy Birthday, Hoot.
November 9th, 2010 by slangon

Not that Hoot Gibson. Not even that Hoot Gibson. This Hoot Gibson. “Have you ever thrown a ball 100 miles an hour? Everything hurts. Even your ass hurts.” – Bob Gibson

The Quest for the 1960 Topps Set, Part X
July 30th, 2010 by slangon

Recently I’ve been going on a bit of an eBay binge. Actually, I don’t know if binge is the right word. I feel like that connotes spending too much money. Let’s just say I’ve been winning a bunch of auctions lately, but getting pretty damn lucky in those auctions. Anyway, one of the cards that […]

It Came from the 6-for-5 Bin
June 12th, 2010 by slangon

A couple of weekends ago I was playing poker with some buddies and ended up with $50 more than I started out with. I needed some binder pages from the card shop, so I perused the 6-for-5 bin while I was there. I was able to hit a few cards from the ’73 set this […]