I don't think the hobby cares about any of this. The only players that seem to get abandoned by collectors are those who end up in jail for something more serious, usually violent.
Balentien went to Japan, but it is widely acknowledged that the ball was juiced that year (and the following year). One of a long line of MLB misses who crushed it the ball in Japan like Randy Bass, Tuffy Rhodes and Alex Ramirez.
Ah, 'tis a glorious day when not only can I add more cards to this checklist, but when the new bunch includes a card I want!
4 new cards for the list:
110 Barry Larkin
130 Dave Winfield (!)
430 Eddie Murray
503 Buck Rodgers / Tony Perez MGR
That brings the tally up to 165/825.
Naturally I...
I had a TCDB trade show up this week after almost exactly a year. I wonder if someone finally instituted a policy of housecleaning and they're finding stuff that had fallen behind desks and whatnot.
Pity he only listed the stars. How am I supposed to get my Hensley Meulens and Dann Howitt cards?
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Digging thru my DMs, apparently he countered my initial offer and I have absolutely no memory of what happened next, aside from my not buying the cards, apparently. 12 years later, it was a...
Glad to see this set come into a little better focus as three albums have now been listed, and new stickers continue to show up. Prices are still ridiculous for the more popular players, so I shudder to think what the Winfield will go for if it ever surfaces. Surprisingly, Matt Williams didn't...
Pretty sure that has been established as 2000.
https://www.tcdb.com/ViewSet.cfm/sid/195109/2000-Panini-Stickers-(Venezuela)
But without seeing an album or packaging, I'd question the Panini branding.
Mission accomplished, I think. I kept up with all of the BBM and Epoch releases. I started working through the back catalog of B.League, J.League and golf sets and at least got the last 3 years of each added. I found that anything before 2019 is becoming increasingly difficult to find...