Category Archives: April 2019

This is a 41-year old stick of gum… Stuck to the back of a 1978 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band trading card. It looks disgusting. So disgusting in fact that I shared a photo of this sickly piece of gum stuck to a card on Twitter. It didn’t take long for someone to expressContinue reading “The Strangest Trade In the One Million Cubs Project”

April 29, 1983 was not a good day for the Chicago Cubs after falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field to start the season with a 5-14 record. It wasn’t the play on the field that would be the worst, it was a post-game tirade to the media by manager Lee Elia thatContinue reading “Happy Anniversary, Lee Elia Tirade”

Friday saw two packages of Cubs cards arrive. One via trade with Barry, and other Mailday via goodwill from Pokey the Brave. Both are from twitter. One tweeter reached out asking if I would be interested in buying a lot of Cubs cards. I politely declined as I am fairly picky on which Cubs cardsContinue reading “Mailday from Barry and Pokey”

In the past week I’ve shipped out THREE Cubs cards in trades. What’s wrong with me? Well, I traded a 1988 Topps Traded Mark Grace rookie for a stack of Cubs. Also this week I sent off a 1983 Topps Ryne Sandberg rookie card for 227 Cubs cards. Trade a Cubs autograph? Would I everContinue reading “Cubs Autograph for Cubs Autograph Trade”

There are factions within the card collecting hobby that stick their noses in the air in regards to retail baseball packs and boxes. Others love retail, whether out of convenience or affordability. I love both. When it comes to most releases, I side with hobby (Topps Series 1, Topps Heritage, Allen & Ginter for example).Continue reading “Bowman Baseball Cards: Retail vs Hobby”

Adam from Gainesville, Florida sent a box of 227 Cubs cards on Wednesday. A great mix of cards dated back to the 1960’s all the way up to recent releases. This trio of 1964 Topps cards of Don Elston, Ellis Burton, and Don Landrum are in great condition. It also included a foursome of 1966Continue reading “Gainesville Sends the Goods”

Tom in New York sent another awesome box of Cubs that arrived on Tuesday. For his Cubs-morning efforts I’ll eventually find some stuff for his PC – stamp and coin cards found in Topps Heritage. Two mini cards grabbed my attention. One of Ernie Banks as a Negro Leaguer, and the other of “The Rifleman”Continue reading “Autographs, Relics, and Colors from New York”

It’s been 10 years since the Washington Nationals made Stephen Strasburg the number one overall pick. It was a no-brainer in 2009. But, 10 years later is it still a no-brainer? Well, Strasburg is one of the best starting pitchers in baseball. There’s another guy that was drafted in 2009 that has become the faceContinue reading “The 2009 Major League Baseball Draft: A WAR Redraft”

The west coast is where two packages of Cubs arrived on Monday. Amador in Vacaville, California and Ty in Seattle, Washington sent some sweet Cubs cards. Amador’s box contained a couple hits, like this Ron Cey in-person Autograph on a 1987 Fleer. Fire! It’s Topps Fire of Ryne Sandberg from the 2018 set. This cardContinue reading “West Coast Cubbies”

Aside from my retail Bowman blasters and value packs, I bought into a pick your team (Cubs, obviously) online break with Bomber Breaks. I was the high bidder on their eBay auction and paid right at $50 shipped. I went this route because most breakers do not ship base, and since I’m a volume collectorContinue reading “Mega Hits in My 2019 Bowman Cubs Break”