Man, I love just looking at the stuff you guys have picked up!

Indeed....the entire card - with the friendly smile - is a sharp contradiction to what you got from Bob on the field. Thanks, Al!

Just arrived today in the mail SGC 45 Rookie Aaron. I cannot believe the richness of color on this card given the grade. My second Aaron rookie in the past month. Was not looking for one but when I saw this one I had to go for it. Now I have to decide which one to keep.

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...-rookie-sgc-45

Recent pickups
 

Recent rookie card pickups. I think all except one was from an N54 board member.

Re: November pickups
 

I have to imagine whatever kid pulled that from a pack 60 years ago was saying, "Never heard of this guy!" Who would have believed just 20 years later the player on this card would break baseball's greatest record!

Here was the All-Time Home Runs leaderboard going into the 1954 season--the 500 Club had only three members! And unless you go back a long, long ways as a fan, I think #5 will shock you!

1. Babe Ruth - 714
2. Jimmie Foxx - 534
3. Mel Ott - 511
4. Lou Gehrig - 493
5. Joe DiMaggio - 361

Wow, how long ago that was. 10 points if you can name the only three players in the history of the National League besides Mel Ott to have attained 300 HR by the start of the 1954 season.

Great stuff Dan.I really like that J.Robinson !

Stan Musial? Still trying to figure out the other ones.

Dan those are very nice. Some serious eye candy with the centering on all of those.

Musial entered 1954 at 257 HRs. Notably, two of the three players enjoyed their final Topps card in the 1953 set. The third was a bit more contemporary to Ott.

Here is one of my recent acquisitions

Another

One of these days I hope to join the club with a high-grade big time card. But in the meantime, I am so excited about the great stuff that came in today's mail--

At long last, and thanks to a kind Net54 member, the Eau Claire Bears Hank Aaron minor league mini-bobble!

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And three vintage Jackie Robinson mags (1949, 1950, 1951), three more Isaac Newtons, a '69 Joe Morgan, and a '64 Killebrew!

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Ralph Kiner and Johnny Mize I believe and the 3rd one I am still struggling with but will hopefully figure it out. I think it is Al Simmons.

Really well done!! Kiner and Mize are correct. Meanwhile, Simmons was AL, but the right answer is essentially the Al Simmons of the NL.

I was going to say Mize also but his card is with the Yankees and the question was with what 3 NL players unless you count Mize when he was with the N.Y. Baseball Giants, but it was his last Topps card. But definitely Kiner, hands down.

Never mind, late to the party.

I am counting Mize because 300+ of his HRs were with NL teams (Cards, Giants). Ditto for Kiner even though he played for the Tribe a bit at the end.

That was a great trivia question. Thanks for making me strain (exercise) my brain a little.

Just to close the book on the trivia question, the final NL 300 clubber was Chuck Klein...exactly 30 HRs while playing for the Phils, Cubs, and Pirates.

I got Kiner within about 10 seconds. It just took thinking about when his rookie year was.

1946. :D When you think of what he accomplished, playing on that terrible Pittsburgh team all those years, Kiner is easily one of the top five pure home run hitters in the history of the game. He lead the NL in home runs his rookie season with 23 round-trippers. Then he led the Major Leagues in home runs for the next six seasons.

Pretty amazing.

Ok, back to the pickups. Nothing really big, jut a few more Brewers came in. I'll post them because...what the heck.

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All I can say is thank God for Robin Yount, because Tim Johnson was awful. He had 1,408 career plate appearances, and a -0.5 WAR for his career.

Tim Johnson never hit a home run.
Tim Johnson was a career .223 hitter.
Tim Johnson's career OPS was .539.

In 1976, Johnson hit a whopping .275 in 306 at bats.
In 1977, Johnson hit .061. He had 2 hits in 33 at bats. His slugging was .091. His OPS + was -23.

Thank God for Robin Yount.

Love these 1975s. Do you have a plan to display them? Maybe just the Brewers? Alphabetically, I'm assuming the bookends would be Aaron and Yount.

It is not signed but I do like the look of it and it goes well with my other Dodgers of the era:

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Slowly chipping away at my 1956 Topps set. This one (a birthday present) is in the mail as I type.

Nice looking Aaron. A very nice birthday gift!

Great looking '56 Aaron!

I really like that photo also. The picture was used on his 1951 Bowman, 1953 Stahl Meyer cards, and 1952 Berk Ross card. There is an overpriced Type 1 team issue example of this photo on eBay right now.

53 Bowman Browns
 

Past week arrivals
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Courtney
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Lenhardt
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Stuart
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Wertz
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Ken

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My latest pick ups.


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Always wanted to add a nice 1959 Roy Campanella Benefit game ticket stub to my collection!

Jason, yes. They will all eventually be displayed. Not just the Brewers, but the entire 1975 set will be displayed. My T206 set will be displayed as I build it, ditto for my 1953 Bowman Color set, any other sets, and my master sets of Roberto Clemente and Robin Yount. Once I decide upon, and purchase my new scanner, my entire collection will be displayed, baseball and football, and once I have branched out, vintage basketball and hockey. That's part of the reason why eye appeal is so important to me.

Besides my job real job, which was working as a stockbroker, I also did web development. I'm completely self taught, having learned HTML and CSS; I am also conversant in XML. I am very old school. I have always used notepad to write my websites from scratch, though now it's notepad ++. Now that I can no longer work anymore, my main focus will be on developing my website. I'll be blogging about baseball-both the history of the games, the current seasons as they unfold, focusing on the Brewers and the history of the Milwaukee Braves, and also hosting the cards from my collection. Depending on the amount of work that maintaining the blog ultimately demands, I might also blog about football. I love the game, and my Packers, and the Packers certainly have a much richer history than the Brewers. I also plan on providing a good deal of information I've picked up over time to help new collectors avoid things that could get them in trouble (ie avoiding fakes, how to assess which people to buy from, etc). I'm not sure exactly what different applications I'll be implementing.

The majority of the site will likely be hand coded, though I am considering Joomla, as one CMS would be really nice from an organizational standpoint. I expect I'll use a custom Wordpress template for blogging. Now that HTML 5 is becoming the web standard, and there should be no more cross browser hacks needed, it should go quite smoothly. My ultimate goal is to build a baseball site unlike any that's ever been attempted before, one that combines together the modern game, the game's history, and our hobby. I am interested in collecting autographs, and if I can do so safely, I'll expand my site to include that. Really, there will be room for baseball cards, autographs, and memorabilia. if it's successful, I could generate a little bit of income from advertising to supplement my disability income.

I'm in the planning and development phase right now, which always takes me a long time.

Not sure why that duplicated my post. Oh well.

Here's my latest addition. I won this from Joe's most recent auction. First ungraded '53 Bowman. It should be here tomorrow. My fondness for the Brooklyn Dodgers has been growing, and after landing several T206 Brooklyn Dodgers, I've decided to start working on a collection of them, too.

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This is a really nice ex/ex+ Carl Erskine, and I'm looking forward to adding the rest of the Dodgers pretty soon. While I like them all, the Pee Wee Reese and Campanella cards are two of my favorites from the entire set. But once the new year starts, then I can start making some real buys. I'm just tiding myself over in the mean time, and the '75 set helps me stay on my course. :)

Bill I can't wait to read your blogs and check out some of your collection. You have a unique ability to capture the readers interest with your knowledge of history and how you write about it. Good luck with your web delevopment.

After a bit of a dry spell, this Mantle arrived in the mail today! It really only has a hint of surface wear, the scan REALLY exaggerates it. Great looking card in hand.

Thank you :) I'd love to have it ready by the start of next season.

On November 3, 2014, I added 1973 Topps # 641 Reds team to my collection, thus finishing the 1973 Topps set...

Congrats on completing the 73 set. What set is next?

I am not sure. I would like to go for the 1954 Bowman set.. But that may be tough...I am filling in 1951 Bowman right now, but need Mantle / Mays which will be a stumbling block!

Guys, it's a real privilege to share in your collections. The passion you all have for our hobby inspires me.

My mom ordered the 1975 Topps set for me directly from the factory. It arrived in a big box with all of the cards thrown in. I sorted them out and put them away, untouched all of these years...

Picked this up in the Legendary Auction last night. So excited to add it to my collection as it is the only one I've ever seen (It's the only one graded by PSA). Thanks Chris (PawPaw) for letting me know about the sale.

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Tom, I have a set or two from the 80s that came directly from the factory. It's certainly nice to be able to get the entire set at one time, and the cards are going to be in great shape. For a lot of people that just want the set, that's a great way to go.

It's been a long time since I added a card to my collection. I have been chasing 71 Pirates memorabilia and have been using my cards as currency. My father gave me an early Christmas present yesterday to fund this purchase. In one form or another he has been buying me baseball cards for Christmas since the Nixon administration. I have always wanted this card and believe it represents a good start to rebuilding my card collection. I have never owned a BVG graded card but this one looks good to me.

Very nice Kaline, Mike.
That one is on my short list. Would love to find one with such solid centering.
Well done.

71buc that is a great looking Kaline rookie! Looks even better than the 5.5 grade. You must have a very cool father. Congrats.

Mike, that Kaline is really nice. Congratulations!

1972 Hi
 

My quest to build another 1972 Topps High Number set.....just trying to figure out the variations in the High Numbers.

And a Baltimore Team Set Proof....I will break it out of the holder.

Thanks for the nice comments. I have been blessed with great father. He has been my best friend for many years now. His baseball gifts have been a Christmas and birthday tradition for as long as I can remember.

Upgrade 1956 Willie Mays
 

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.....maybe a sixteenth of an inch better centering on the top-to-bottom......

....some of you will understand.....I ain't the only centering weenie in dis place...

Not at all, Mike. Right there with ya!

We should have our own 12-step program, provided there are six steps on either side. http://www.williamgregory.net/images/laughing.gif

STACHE you're killing me
 

....best line I've heard since '' Let's hide behind the chainsaws''

As usual, no major grabs, but I did upgrade some tough 1971 HOF'ers and added a 1969 Dalrymple variation and a 1962 green tint Fernandez in pretty nice shape…
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Oh, and I found 26 or 27 different 1968 Milton Bradley cards, most of them in nice shape.

Darren, nice PUs, how many total 68 MBs do you have now?

I only had the Colavito and Stottlemyre going in, so now I am just shy of 30 total. Although...I do have the two 1968 yellow letter variations, so I guess I'm officially over 30. Woo hoo!!

Mike I totally understand the upgrade. Here is my 57 Willie Mays upgrade. Just arrived today. From PSA 5 - PSA 7. Also landed a very nice Jackson rookie. And yes I need to sign up for Stache's 12 step program!!
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That Reggie
 

.. centering is drool-worthy


... That '57 Mays NM 7 is one in a hundred....amazing..

Thanks Mike. I was able to work a deal off-line with an Ebay seller. It happened very quick as I'm sure I was not the only one negotiating with him. I was lucky to catch the listing within the first few minutes of the posting or else I'm sure someone else would have ended up with it.

Not sure if you guys are a bad influence on me...finally ended up with what may well be a mid-grade card! Yes, the highly sought after Ron Tompkins rookie!

I was imagining VG when I ordered it. Now I'm wondering if it could even be EX. Price was right too!

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I want that Reggie 6.5 badly. What a card! Add that to those BVG Micks you hauled in and you are on FIRE.

The print quality on the 57 Mays is really crystal clear. Not common for the issue at all.

Sean just laced me with the most beautifully centered 76 Brett I have come across. The 73 Schmidt was too cheap to pass up with nice color and no tilt.

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MattyC, thanks for the comments. The Reggie was a raw pickup that I submitted and just got back. I did not realize how good the print was on the Mays until I saw the card in hand.

That Brett is about as good as it gets with centering. A Schmidt rookie is always a safe bet under a 100 with that kind of centering.

Some real beauties here. I so can't wait to get really get going with my collection soon after the start of the year. I'm almost there.

Could not resist the centering.

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Just got this as one of the last 4 cards to complete my 53 Topps set.
I loved the centering.

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Nice Mantle Keith. Just enough wear to give it that "I've lived" look, nice centering as you said.

Happy to find these nicely centered...

Those two Ted Williams cards are my kind of cards. Great centering without breaking the bank. I would also take that 53 Mantle any day. Some great pickups!

Here is my Small Business Saturday haul. I am lucky to live near a card shop with cards from last century still! The Feller postcard is fairly beat up, but the other cards are pretty nice relative to most of my stuff.

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Nice pick ups Jason! The Feller is a 39-46 Salutation.Love the J.R Richards card.He was a hell of a pitcher!

November pickups
 

I received this nice '71 Topps 5th series card today. It's a small milestone for me. My 100th card from this set; all 5th or 6th series; all NM/MT SGC 88s.

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This has been a great month.

some post war recent buys
 

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Peter, very nice pick ups. As someone who is easing in to '53 Bowman Color, I especially noticed that Campy. Beautiful card!

^^ i agree nice group there. The colors on the DImaggio are so vibrant and bold. The centering on the Mick is nice too!

Yeah despite not having Mays, Williams, or Jackie, it's a great set. A few others (no Mantle yet).

Wow! What a great DiMaggio card!! Someday I hope to make that same pickup, but I know mine won't be as nice.

I have long imagined what a '53 Bowman Williams would look like. You have the start of a nice set. I look forward to working on it in '15. I have toyed with the idea since this time last year. I think the reason I like the set so much is that I am a jersey/uniform nut, and those cards (especially the Spahn) really showcase the jerseys and their details like the sleeve patches.

They tend to have registration issues especially noticeable n the face. I searched a long time to find one this focused and otherwise nice.

Peter, I must join yourself and the others in applauding your Leaf Joe DiMaggio. The clarity of yours is so perfect and in synch. Somehow their printer "messed up" and got this one right on the button, unlike 90+% of the others.:rolleyes: Well done. ---Brian Powell

Brian thanks, yeah a lot of them for whatever reason are slightly off, like this one.

Yaz in 1960