I Actually Bought a Pack of Baseball Cards
August 27th, 2012 by slangon

You know the story. You’re at Target and/or Walmart running errands and happen by the card aisle. Of course you can’t just walk by without just popping your head in to see what’s that haps. Then your pocket starts to heating up and before you know it, there’s a hole burning in that pocket. It’s […]

Welcome to the Hall, Boys.
January 6th, 2011 by slangon

I’m sure nobody’s heard about this yet, but yesterday, a group known as the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, or BBWAA for short, announced that they have elected to include Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven as members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in a place called Cooperstown, New York. I happen to pay […]

The State of the Blog, 2011
January 3rd, 2011 by slangon

2010 is a deader. The Christmas decorations are down. 2011 has begun. Last year, I spent some time writing a post about how I wanted to focus my collecting habits a bit, and surprisingly, I think it actually helped quite a bit. I say surprisingly because usually I’m not one who’s good with resolutions and […]

Way to Photo Edit, Upper Deck
September 9th, 2010 by slangon

One of the many things I enjoy thinking about when looking at my baseball cards (Yes, I do often look at them. I don’t just file them away into books and boxes and let them collect dust and appreciate in value.) is trying to picture what the player on the card thinks when they see […]