Monthly Archives: February 2011

What would you do with $1000 in 1977?

This card makes me laugh. It has nothing to do with John Mayberry, who had a pretty good run as an elitish power hitter between 1972 and 1976 and was solid to above-average after that.  He was even a very … Continue reading

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Love Lost

A Rob Belloir strikeout with the tying run on first has ended the great Love Vs Hate Play Ball Grudge Match over at Cardboard Gods.  Hate wins 7-5, thanks to Tom Paciorek of Hate (this is forevermore how I will … Continue reading

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Love’s Last At-Bat

I’ve talked before about Cardboard Gods, both the book (which I am now halfway through) and the blog, which is basically a team-agnostic baseball-oriented Leaf of the Day (which I have been very lax with, I know). Quietly, though, Cardboard … Continue reading

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