This the 13th post in our series based on the 30 day baseball card challenge, originally created by Tony L. of Off Hiatus Cards. This is Day 14: A Card From The 1990’s You Like. A once unthinkable feat was on the horizon as the 1990’s began, and Topps captured it perfectly in their 1992…
30 Day Baseball Card Challenge Day 12: The Forgotten Season of Mr. October
This is the twelfth post in our series, the 30 Day Baseball card Challenge, originally created by Tony L. of Off Hiatus Baseball Cards. This is Day 12: A Card I Like From the 1980’s. If an all-time great sluggers plays a season in Baltimore, and no baseball card depicts it, did it even exist?…
30 Day Baseball Card Challenge Day 11: Bazooka Kurt
This is the 11th post in our 30 Day Baseball Card Challenge series, originally created by Tony L. of Off Hiatus Baseball Cards. This is Day 11, a card from the 1970’s that I like. Almost as good as the cards themselves, was the gum that came with them. This card brings back memories of…
Vintage On A Budget: Starting A Vintage Baseball Card Collection Without Spending a Fortune
Sure, I won’t end up with a t206 Wagner, or a 1952 Topps Mantle, but that doesn’t mean a great vintage card collection can’t be created without breaking the bank! In my early twenties, I came across a young man around my age with a shoe box full of baseball cards he was trying to…
30 Day Baseball Card Challenge Day 10: Lessons From A Legend
This is the tenth post in our 30 Day Baseball Card Challenge series, originally created by Tony L. of Off Hiatus Baseball Cards. This is Day 10: A Card From The 60’s You Like. The cards from the 1960’s have always held a special place in my heart, as they were the cards that my…
30 Day Baseball Card Challenge Day 9: A Big Red
This is the ninth post in our 30 Day Baseball Card Challenge series. It was originally developed by Tony L of Off Hiatus Baseball Cards. Today is Day 9: A Card You Like From The 50’s. During my 30-plus years of watching our national pastime, I’ve seen the evaluation of the game totally evolve into…
30 Day Baseball Card Challenge Day 8: My Old Man & The Mick
This is the eighth post in the 30 Day Baseball Card Series. The Challenge was originally created by Tony L. of Off Hiatus Baseball Cards. This is Day 8: A Card That Reminds You Of A Family Member. This is a lesson about the value of “value”, and how the man who is on some…
30 Day Baseball Card Challenge Day 7: The Straw That Stirred My Collection
This is the seventh post in the 30 Day Baseball Card Challenge series. The challenge was originally created by Tony L. of “Off Hiatus Baseball Cards”. This is Day 7: A Card You Bought In Person, and The Story Behind It. How obtaining the card of my dreams started with “The Case of the Stolen…
30 Day Baseball Card Challenge Day 6: The Kid As A Kid
This is the sixth post in the series, the 30 Day Baseball Card Challenge originally created by Tony L. Of Off Hiatus Baseball Cards. This is Day 6: A Card You Spent More Than $10 To Get. Continually moving as a child displaced many of the cards from my youth, including the most beloved rookie…
30 Day Baseball Card Challenge Day 5: A Welcome Back From Mr. Tiger
This is the fifth post in a series called the 30 Day Baseball Card Challenge creates by Tony L. of Off Hiatus Baseball Cards. This is Day 5: A Certified Autograph of One of your Favorite Players. By the year 2000, my baseball card collecting days had come and gone. What was left of the…