Tag Archives: bobby orr

Happy belated to Bobby Orr

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

I don’t think there is a player anywhere that has captured and held my imagination the way Bobby Orr has.  I knew his name before I ever watched a game and the announcement of his retirement is one of those … Continue reading →

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This is why I try not to get too hung up on prospects

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

Travis Snider is now a Pirate.  Coming this way from Pittsburgh is a pitcher who was supposed to be awesome but has never really found it at this level (which, in fairness, could also be said of Snider).  On its … Continue reading →

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The best $25 I ever spent (on cards, anyway)

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

In the summer of 1984, I visited a little card/antique shop in London, Ontario.  I was there with a buddy of mine from out West and we were staying at his grandmother’s place for a couple of days.  Somehow we … Continue reading →

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One of the tougher Orr inserts

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

There are a number of sets that I’ve basically avoided dealing with because I know there’s a really nasty (read “both expensive and popular”) card in it that I really don’t want to try and get.  The insert set from … Continue reading →

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Modern cards I actually like

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

I tend to post a lot of (or perhaps nothing but) vintage and the reasonable inference would be that I either don’t like or don’t collect anything modern.  To an extent, this is true – but only to an extent. … Continue reading →

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Top 11 of 2011 – Lipton Cup o’ Bobby and Hammerin’ Hank

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

I woke up this morning to the sound of the kids going through the packs of hockey stickers that showed up in their stockings.  My seven-year-old was literally cheering that his sister had gotten Tyler Bozak.  I’m kind of jaded … Continue reading →

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1970-71 Esso Power Player stamps

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

I’ve talked about these before (although I haven’t done it here), but I found something nifty enough to merit doing it again.   If you were getting gas in 1970 (the kind that goes in your car) and you happened to … Continue reading →

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