Postseason Thoughts from a Fan Standing on the Outside: Year 2
September 29th, 2011 by slangon

Can I just start things off by saying that last night was one of the best baseball watching nights I’ve had in what seems like forever. My head was spinning trying to keep up with all the craziness that was happening. My television was on a constant loop from ESPN for the Boston/Baltimore game to […]

What You Can Get in Exchange for a Card of a Dude with Gunk All Over His Face
August 5th, 2010 by slangon

First off, I just want to remind everyone to go checkout the giveaway I’m doing to celebrate that this blog has turned a year old. Check it out. Okay, now onto the business at hand. I usually don’t seem to have too much luck pulling cool stuff from packs. Don’t get me wrong, I get […]

2010 Topps Series 2 Hobby Box, Part 2
May 29th, 2010 by slangon

So begins the battle. 4 contestants, only 1 spot for glory. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you your 4 gladiators for Round 1. Let’s get it on. Pack 1 (Pedroia): 599 Jay Bruce 421 Doug Fister 364 Trevor Hoffman 457 Kanekoa Texeira 411 Jack Wilson VLC5 George Sisler T18 Clayton Kershaw 628 Ross Detwiler 578 […]

T206, The 2009 Version
December 16th, 2009 by slangon

Just in time for everyone to be over 206. I’ve seen a bunch of pack and box breaks of 206 over the last few weeks, and I must admit, the cards look awesome. Not awesome enough for me to decide to collect, though. Instead, I decided I would just try and nail down the Mets […]

SlangKo Heroes of the Diamond 1-5
November 17th, 2009 by slangon

Thanks to the SlangKo Post Season Hootenanny, a five alarm fire was lit beneath my arse as far as finishing up the Heroes of the Diamond set. There’s still a bit of work to do, but it’s coming together quite nicely. After I finished up the cards that were given away as the grand prize […]