Monthly Archives: December 2007

Why Do You Collect Baseball Cards?

Why do you collect baseball cards? What are your reasons for collecting baseball cards? Have you ever thought about it? If you’re like most collectors, you probably started as a kid, collecting just for the pure fun of it, and … Continue reading

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Clayton Kershaw – Baseball Cards To Collect Now

Clayton Kershaw has been rated the Los Angeles Dodgers top prospect by Baseball America.  He’s a lefty pitcher who has made quite a stir in the Minor Leagues.  In 2007, Kershaw put up the following stat line split between A … Continue reading

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Jay Bruce – Baseball Cards To Collect Now

Jay Bruce was recently named Baseball America’s 2007 Minor League Player of the Year.  The left-hitting outfielder, drafted out of high school by the Reds in the 2005 draft, is noted for his work ethic.  It certainly showed in his statistics … Continue reading

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1933 Babe Ruth Goudey

A 1933 Babe Ruth Goudey baseball card, # 181, graded PSA 8, recently went up for bid on eBay.  There have been plenty of these cards, graded PSA 1 through 4, which have gone up for sale.  These cards, depending … Continue reading

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A Baseball Card Collection History

Do you remember how your baseball card collection started?  I do.  Well, sort of.  When I was a kid, my father would take my brother and I down to the local candy shop.  We’d both get a dollar to spend … Continue reading

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Baseball Card Gifts

A buddy of mine, who knows that I’m a collector, and that my wife is a major Yankees fan (while I am not,) gave me a couple of baseball cards he found in some food product.  They are pretty nice … Continue reading

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