tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post319742309447810955..comments2024-03-28T10:18:31.139-07:00Comments on Baseball Card Breakdown: Starting another dumb project + a great idea to save baseballdefgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-87391395895157419262015-08-21T01:27:27.908-07:002015-08-21T01:27:27.908-07:00I don't think I've ever bought an "un...I don't think I've ever bought an "under the glass" card. I barely look at them. I'm such a cheapskate sometimes.maddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493650721714521989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-86753811174776462702015-08-20T05:41:55.624-07:002015-08-20T05:41:55.624-07:00If you do all sports you should be able to complet...If you do all sports you should be able to complete it. Several football sets would create those type of cards even for players who weren't drafted. Noel Devine is a former WVU running back and he had one that spelled out Mountaineers. BobWalkthePlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-62618106689396089862015-08-20T05:27:29.147-07:002015-08-20T05:27:29.147-07:00Very cool projected. I attempted it four or five ...Very cool projected. I attempted it four or five years ago, but came up a little short. My goal was to have them spell out "San Jose Fuji" using autographs of different players from different teams I PC'd. I still need a "J". Maybe I should finally chase it down and cross this project off my list.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-75483687649522220202015-08-20T04:42:23.528-07:002015-08-20T04:42:23.528-07:00I'm starting to think your approach on PCs is ...I'm starting to think your approach on PCs is actually a saner approach than the "get everything" one is...Tony L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01349226671097456632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-59978897206112652312015-08-20T03:23:30.656-07:002015-08-20T03:23:30.656-07:00Boudreau is the first guy to use the shift which e...Boudreau is the first guy to use the shift which everybody uses today. He used it against Ted Williams Mark Hoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562266064195629037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-35257082347024998702015-08-19T20:19:35.618-07:002015-08-19T20:19:35.618-07:00You had me questioning it, but after looking at a ...You had me questioning it, but after looking at a bunch more letters from this set on eBay and the like, I still say it's a D. If it were O, there'd be a rounded bottom left corner similar to the bottom right.defgavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-90368853545875433042015-08-19T19:38:48.092-07:002015-08-19T19:38:48.092-07:00Makes sense. But to continue playing devil's a...Makes sense. But to continue playing devil's advocate, aren't the O's a bit blocky too?Once a Cubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09335285038636911672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-11500818515639567402015-08-19T17:26:06.985-07:002015-08-19T17:26:06.985-07:00Player managers could come back but considering ho...Player managers could come back but considering how much work goes into being just a player or just a manager (let alone both combined), especially in today's age when there's so much information to absorb, it'd be one heck of a challenge.Zippy Zappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695389359056056119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-46959898027564666262015-08-19T17:23:42.746-07:002015-08-19T17:23:42.746-07:00I think you will beat me but both our names are pr...I think you will beat me but both our names are pretty long. Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02949460127063264497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-3424667731600319032015-08-19T17:18:41.016-07:002015-08-19T17:18:41.016-07:00At this point, I'm down for anything. They don...At this point, I'm down for anything. They don't necessarily need to be autos, but it's nice when they are. Perhaps in time I'll eventually "upgrade" letters to guys I collect. (In a perfect world, every letter would be a guy I PC.) But for now, anything goes if the price is right.defgavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-40661545555918252422015-08-19T17:14:48.024-07:002015-08-19T17:14:48.024-07:00Cool, man. The race is on! hahaCool, man. The race is on! hahadefgavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-29613006011572008552015-08-19T17:14:27.506-07:002015-08-19T17:14:27.506-07:00I think sometimes first names are part of it too (...I think sometimes first names are part of it too (I seem to recall Dodger Penguin talking about how he needed 2 T's to spell MATT KEMP, though the serial numbering is the same, so that makes T's harder to find). I agree it's a bit blocky, but the bottom right corner gives it away as a D.defgavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-19035520116066440532015-08-19T16:49:46.268-07:002015-08-19T16:49:46.268-07:00Often the letters spell out the team name.Often the letters spell out the team name.Wes Moore the former JBFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04681962216668777549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-48299216040661096862015-08-19T16:23:42.582-07:002015-08-19T16:23:42.582-07:00What's your preference on letters? Baseball on...What's your preference on letters? Baseball only?Wes Moore the former JBFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04681962216668777549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-26014234659821339912015-08-19T16:23:25.527-07:002015-08-19T16:23:25.527-07:00Oh man! You read my mind! That's what I was ab...Oh man! You read my mind! That's what I was about to attempt to do. Just picked up Letterman for $1 lolMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02949460127063264497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-91713744216267684562015-08-19T16:23:17.999-07:002015-08-19T16:23:17.999-07:00I don't know the first thing about these lette...I don't know the first thing about these letter patch cards but I assume there's a card for each letter in the player's name? If that's the case, are you sure it's a D because there's no D in Gonzalez?Once a Cubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09335285038636911672noreply@blogger.com