One of my favorite things about the history of baseball, is how awesome some of the nicknames players have sported throughout the years are. Some nicknames are pretty self explanatory, like when a southpaw is named “Lefty” or a guy from Texas is called “Tex”. I’ve always been intrigued by nicknames that are a little […]
Tags: 1933 Goudey, 1973 Topps, Goose Goslin, Goose Gossage, reprint
Filed Under: How They Got the Nickname by slangon
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So depending on what time of the day you’re reading this, I will either be packing my stuff, sitting in the Tampa Airport (hopefully at the bar), somewhere 30,000 feet in the air or back at my house decompressing. Either way, this is the last of the pre-programmed posts. 1933 Goudey #9 Dave Harris I […]
Tags: 1933 Goudey, Cardboard Abuse, Dave Harris
Filed Under: Card of the Moment by slangon
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This is the first step toward finally posting about all the trades/eBay buys/other acquisitions that I’ve made in the past few weeks. During the past year or so, I’ve been building a little stock pile of these 1933 Goudeys, picking them up cheap off of eBay. I think I have about 8 or 9 of […]
Tags: 1933 Goudey, Cardboard Abuse, Warren "Curley" Ogden
Filed Under: It Came from the 'Bay by slangon
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Thinking About Design So the checklist is not final, but it’s being worked on. I’ve contacted a few folks to get their input as to who from their team they would pick using my 2 man criteria. I’ve heard back from a few, still waiting on others. In the meantime, since I’ve already made up […]
Tags: 1933 Goudey, Custom Cards, design, old-timey, SlangKo Heroes of the Diamond, T206
Filed Under: Custom Cards by slangon
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