I Actually Finished a Vintage Set, Sort Of
January 11th, 2012 by slangon

Yesterday, I had showed off a 1969 Topps Deckle Edge card of Hall of Famer Ron Santo that I got from Reader Jim. Considering how easy it was for me to track down some other cards from that set, I was always a little surprised at how hard it was for me to finally acquire […]

On The Eleventh Day of Christmas…
December 24th, 2011 by slangon

…my collection gave to me Eleven League Leaders, Ten Rookie Cards, Nine Team Cards, Eight Crusty Skippers, Seven TTM Autos, Six 1960 High Numbers, Five Checked Up Checklists, Four Mini Cards, Three Jersey Relics, Two 56’s, And a Cardboard Zeppelin!

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 […]

Fruits of the Greatest Month Countdown #2
August 3rd, 2011 by slangon

So I made it back from vacation in one piece. I even made it to a Mets game in D.C. against the Nats. They even won. Of course, they haven’t won since then, so that’s not too cool. What was cool, though, was seeing them in the Nationals park. That was actually the first Mets […]

Random eBay Goodness, 1964 Style
November 29th, 2010 by slangon

It seems that my new modus operandi when it comes to buying cards is finding specific cards that I want / need for one of my various want lists, be it on eBay or Sportlots. Then look over whatever seller’s other inventory for other cards I need, or cards that I don’t necessarily need, but […]