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Nice pickups for sure, especially the Banks and Mathews. Sometimes, flea markets can have gold just waiting to be mined. Great cards!

I live in the Tampa area. It's tough for a celebrity, particularly someone like Jeter, to just stop and sign. It has to be calculating on his part, he has to adhere to some kind of personal schedule....

Fantastic cards, particularly the bat cards from the Yankee years.

Bob

Willie Mays, slightly ahead of Henry Aaron. Both were tremendous players, although if I judged them including talent, adversity and dignity, I'd go with Aaron hands down. I saw both of them play, and...

Sad to hear about the passing of "The Man." Such a wonderful ambassador for the game. And an awesome player too.

Bob

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Baseball lost one of its most significant figures today, as Marvin Miller died at age 95. Marvin was the executive director of the players' union starting in the mid-1960s, a brilliant...

The chances of this card appearing in a box might be slim, but I've always enjoyed watching Koufax pitch. Saw him do it as a kid and he was unbeatable. Can only imagine what would have happened if he...

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Here is my blog post about the 2012 Casey Awards, given to the best baseball book of the year. If you've read some of these, weigh in with your opinions. It was a good year for baseball...

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Here is my review of 2012 Topps Heritage Minor League Baseball on my blog:

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Here is my review of 2012 Topps Platinum football on my blog:


http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/collect-call-2012-topps-platinum-football/


Bob

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Here is my review of "The Last Headbangers," which takes a fresh look at the NFL during the 1970s. On my blog at tbo.com:

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Here is my review of 2012 Topps Finest football on tbo.com


http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/collect-call-2012-topps-finest-football/


Bob

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I found this interesting so I wrote about it on my blog: Hockey Hall of Famer Phil Esposito is auctioning off his personal collection of memorabilia in November.

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Here is my review of "Sapp Attack," by former Bucs star Warren Sapp:

http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sp...kes-its-point/

Bob

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Here is my review of Mike Freeman's latest book, "Undefeated: The Inside Story of the 1972 Dolphins Perfect Season." On my blog: http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sp...-some-respect/
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Here is my review of 2012 Topps Football, on my blog at tbo.com:


http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/collect-call-2012-topps-football/

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Here is my review of 2012 Topps Finest baseball. On my blog at tbo.com: http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/collect-call-2012-topps-finest-baseball/


Bob

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Derek Jeter's house has been appraised at $12.3 million -- double the appraisal of any other house in Hillsborough County, Florida (Tampa area). My house is slightly under 10 percent of...

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Here is my review of "Dream Team," by Jack McCallum:


http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/dream-team-revisits-basketball-royalty/


Bob

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Can you imagine finding this in your attic?


http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2012/jul/10/baseball-cards-uncovered-in-ohio-attic-might-fetch-ar-427970/

Bob

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A new eBook takes a loving look at the 1970 Topps set. Review on my blog: http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sp...970-topps-set/

Bob

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Here is my review of Buzz Bissinger's new book, "Father's Day," on my blog:

http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/bissinger-and-son-take-intense-personal-journey/

Bob

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Here is my review of Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd's upcoming biography, "They Call Me Oil Can," on my blog: http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sp...-comfort-zone/

Bob

Very impressive pack. Congratulations!

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Here is the link to my review of Paul Dickson’s new biography on Bill Veeck.

http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sp...-top-maverick/

Bob