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Friday, November 4th, 2011For some reason, there are Kevin Durant football cards. Want. [Capital Games]
John Beck is the winner of this week’s condom award. [Bog]
The Nats inked Chien-Ming Wang to a one-year, $4 million deal. [Nats Journal]
O’s are interviewing ex-Red Sox and Expos GM Dan Duquette. [O's Insider]
Caps are in the bottom third of the league in beer [...]
Olie Kolzig’s Really Weird Hot Dog Hockey Card
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011This glorious oddity from hockey cards past comes via Devil Ball’s post about the Tiger Woods hot dog-throwing incident. That’s as much context as I can give you, because I have no idea what’s happening here otherwise. Also, I love that the back of the card cedes the Caps goaltending job to Jim Carey, who [...]
Mr. Irrelevant Reprint: My Top 5 Baseball Card Sets of the 1980s
Monday, August 22nd, 2011Mr. Irrelevant version 1.0 existed from 2004-07 on AOL Journals. That site is now lost in time, but, thanks to the Wayback Machine, you can find most of what once was. We’ve reprinted a couple of old posts before, and I’d like to keep doing that. So here’s something that originally ran on April 15, [...]
Ken Singleton, Caucasian Diamond King
Friday, August 5th, 2011Ken Singleton was a pretty awesome Oriole. He was also a race-changer, apparently (via Orioles Card “O” the Day):
If you’d like to say goodbye to your afternoon, peruse all of the Donruss Diamond Kings. Love you, Internet. You too, Dick Perez.
Old Oriole Eddie Waitkus’ 1955 Bowman Baseball Card Tells a Hell of a Story
Thursday, July 21st, 2011This amazing baseball card was unearthed by Knuckle Sandwich (via It’s a long season.). In case you can’t read the back, here’s what it says:
In 1949 I was shot by a deranged girl. After I was released from the hospital, I was sent to Florida by the Phillies to see if I might recover enough [...]
Harmon Killebrew, 1936-2011
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011Harmon Killebrew died today. He was a Senator, you know.
(Images lifted with love from It’s a long season.)
Photo: Ted Williams and Me, Canoodling
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011This is what happens when you mix me, Nats Park, unlimited microbrew and giant baseball cards (via @chrismottram).
Awesome Rasheed Wallace Bullets Card
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011Sometimes I just post old sports cards here, and I’m posting this one for a few reasons:
1. Anytime I find anything on the Internet referencing Sheed or C-Webb’s Bullets days, I’m posting it (see also: C-Webb’s Bullets Starting Lineup).
2. The Double Dribble-esque camera angle is undeniable.
3. It’s SkyBox, people.
DMV: Eddie Murray Cards Are the Best
Friday, January 21st, 2011I’ll have to do a blog study on this someday, because Eddie Murray cards really are the best cards. Case in point, his ‘87 Topps. [Card "O" the Day]
For the first time in five years, O’s ticket prices are rising. [O's Insider]
No. 5 overall pick Matt Hobgood is busting for the O’s. [Steve Melewski]
Bryce Harper, [...]
DMV: Never Forget the Glenn Davis Trade
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011Twenty years ago yesterday, Baltimore traded youngsters Curt Schilling, Steve Finley and Pete Harnisch for Glenn Davis. The trio went on to play in nine All-Star games. Davis posted a .713 OPS over three seasons in Baltimore. Pretty sure that’s the worst trade ever. Nice turtleneck though. [Orioles Card "O" the Day]
“It won’t be a [...]