Category Archives: New Baseball

Adam Lind appears in the mail

Posted on June 12, 2013 by 1967ers

I should trade more.  It’s not that I don’t like trading or that I’m naturally antisocial (well, not excessively antisocial, anyway), I just never get around to it.  There are currently four trade packages I have sitting around, waiting to … Continue reading →

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My first MLB game as captured by Topps

Posted on April 5, 2012 by 1967ers

On Oct. 6, 1985, I went to my first big-league game (I’d seen a number of minor league games in Calgary).  My best friend had gotten tickets and his dad was going to bring us down to Exhibition Stadium to … Continue reading →

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More trades and things that are fun to say

Posted on April 2, 2012 by 1967ers

The trade package I received from Shane at Shoebox Legends was great not just because it included a bunch of interesting cards I didn’t have, but also that it contained a bunch of types of cards I’d never had.  The … Continue reading →

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In praise of shiny things

Posted on March 28, 2012 by 1967ers

I’ve collected cards on and off since 1976 or ’77 and in all of that time I’ve never had a shiny one.  There have been shiny stickers, I suppose.  I don’t think those really count. This absence of shininess was … Continue reading →

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