Posted on April 21, 2008 by Ryan Cracknell
McDonald’s Premiere Edition McDonald’s Cels
Classic, 1996
Mc6. Grimace
When you grimace, it’s a face you make when you’re unhappy or you disapprove. So what the heck is a restaurant using the name Grimace for one of their “happy” mascots? I guess I can’t say much considering the sign outside bragging about how many gazillions they’ve served no [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2008 by Ryan Cracknell
1990 Topps Baseball
414. Frank Thomas “No name on front”
It’s a sad day in baseball as one of the 1990s biggest stars has been released a day after being benched – and as a DH no less. And while Frank Thomas may be a big-name draw for a club struggling at the gate, his days as [...]
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Posted on April 18, 2008 by Ryan Cracknell
2003 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Sweet Spot Barrel Autographs
AU-TG. Tom Glavine
Bat barrel autographs are cool.
Bat barrel autographs of pitchers seem kind of silly.
Bat barrel autographs of pitchers may seem kind of silly but they’re better than sticker autographs – period.
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Posted on April 14, 2008 by Ryan Cracknell
Sleepy Hollow Autographs
Inkworks, 1999
A3. Jeffrey Jones as Reverend Steenwyck
Look, it’s Mr. Rooney with a funny wig on! Jeffrey Jones is one of my favorite character actors from my lifetime. Whether he’s being foiled by Ferris Bueller or churning out the news in Deadwood, there’s always something that he’s up to.
Turns out a few years ago [...]
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Posted on April 13, 2008 by Ryan Cracknell
Mars Attacks!
Bubbles Inc. (Topps), 1962
36. Destroying a Dog
Kick the crap out of the US military? Go for it.
Destroy Washington D.C.? If you must.
Burn cattle? We call it barbecue.
Shoot a dog? Whoa, there.
And a controversial card was born. I wish I’d been born early enough to collect Mars Attacks! Not because of their value on today’s [...]
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Posted on April 12, 2008 by Ryan Cracknell
2008 Upper Deck Spectrum Spectrum of Stars Autographs
SSS-SB. Sebastian Bach
Back when I was ten Bon Jovi was the stuff. And it wasn’t the cougars who loved him – the girls dug him too. My sister was one of them. She was 13 and figured if she made it to the concert, he’d pull her out [...]
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Posted on April 11, 2008 by Ryan Cracknell
1984 Topps Traded Bronze
182. Darryl Strawberry
Recently I was flipping through my 2008 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards over a bowl of soggy Special K with Red Berries and a cup of lukewarm coffee and came across this interesting little card. It was distributed as a case incentive for dealers ordering 1984 Topps Traded sets. Intrigued [...]
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