Agreed - I hope you are being sarcastic by calling Biggio a crap player. You can argue that he shouldn't be in the HOF maybe, but he was a hell of a player for a really long time.
I guess we can agree to disagree on this topic. The Reds have been a different team since they got Scott Rolen. He has had trouble staying healthy, no argument there, but the guy plays his ass off when he is in there. And just go back and look at the Reds records when Rolen plays. He makes a...
Nope - these are definitely out there. All cards from the Gold Label sets are somewhat scarce compared to other products though. Not sure why. I thought Gold Label was one of the better products that Topps ever did.
He was playing injured the whole first half of the season which is why his stats are so bad for the season. Someone doesn't play injured when they are playing just for the money. When Todd Frazier started hitting he was able to sit out a few weeks to get his injury fixed because they had...
Is that an electric Diamond Gold? Those things are impossible to find for some reason. It is one of 2 Larkins I need for 100% completion of the Beckett checlist for 1986-1995. Nick pickup!
Have you looked at Scott Rolen's numbers post all star break? He is batting .314 with a .408 OBP. He isn't just hanging around for the paycheck. He is a major contributor on a team that is in first place. He has always been a class act so I don't know why you would say he is just hanging...
1998 Leaf Fractal Diamond Axis /50 Barry Larkin for $23 Delivered :)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/110946185018?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Always wanted one of these - they are really tough to find. Just need the Z2 Axis /20 to complete the rainbow.
I am an accountant, so I have tracked it in detail over the past 8 years and it is over $17K including shipping. I don't have data before that, but I didn't have as good of a job then, so probably only about another $4K or so the 10 years before that. Looking at some of your collections and...
If you have never bought from him before, you should ask him to send you a list of his Albert Belle's. He had almost 50 panels/magazine issues/game cards/etc. that I didn't have and several I had never seen. His prices are good and his oddball collection is second to none.
Good question. I have 3 Diamond Editions from 1997 and can't seem to find a Club Edition for some reason. Weird. By the way - that is an amazing collection in itself, I can't believe those are all just recent pickups!
Is his WAR actually better than Brandon Phillips? I don't know where Phillips ranks, but I have never seen a 2nd baseman make the plays that he does consistently. And his offense is leaps and bounds above that. As for Castro, you can't just base his defensive ability on errors. Sometimes the...
I only knew of these because I came across them in the SCD Standard Catalog of baseball cards. They are mentioned in there. I have never seen the Larkin although I believe all players from the set exist.
Don't have scans yet, but just got these in the mail today to put me over 3,000 unique Barry Larkin cards (I know some of these aren't 90's, but there soooo close!!)
1999 Bowman Gold Barry Larkin (37/99)
2000 Bowman Gold Barry Larkin (84/99)
1999 Omega Premiere Date Barry Larkin (29/50)
2000...
They shipped my cards the exact same way - it really pissed me off. The way they protect cards has been my only gripe with them in the past when I bought cards from them.
This was before the last 2 wins, but here is the Reds record from a few days ago with and without Frazier in the lineup. Keep in mind to that a lot of those games he has started have been without Votto in the lineup, which makes it even more impressive:
The Reds record when Frazier starts a...
I'm not sure what the exact numbers are, but someone should look up what the reds record is this year with and without Frazier in the lineup. The difference is staggering. If I can find it again I will post it. Miley has been great, but it seems like the ROY race is similar to the MVP race...
If you are going to sell, I would sell now. Joey Votto is coming back this weekend. The talk of the town is where they are going to find a place to play Frazier everyday once he is back. There is a good chance that he will become a part-time player when Votto is back because Dusty Baker is...
Special thanks to Jkeys for sending me these 2 cards. Believe it or not, it turned out I didn't yet have the Star Promo you sent me. I had the Nova and Gold versions of the Promo, but not this one: