Hall Of Fame Inductees...

Here is this years ballot and results...

2014 BBWAA/Hall of Fame voting
Ballots cast: 571. Needed for election: 429, 75 percent of the total
Player	Votes	Percentage	Years on ballot
Greg Maddux	555	97.20%	1st
Tom Glavine	525	91.90%	1st
Frank Thomas	478	83.70%	1st
Craig Biggio	427	74.80%	2nd
Mike Piazza	355	62.20%	2nd
Jack Morris	351	61.50%	15th
Jeff Bagwell	310	54.30%	4th
Tim Raines	263	46.10%	7th
Roger Clemens	202	35.40%	2nd
Barry Bonds	198	34.70%	2nd
Lee Smith	171	29.90%	12th
Curt Schilling	167	29.20%	2nd
Edgar Martinez	144	25.20%	5th
Alan Trammell	119	20.80%	13th
Mike Mussina	116	20.30%	1st
Jeff Kent	87	15.20%	1st
Fred McGriff	67	11.70%	5th
Mark McGwire	63	11.00%	8th
Larry Walker	58	10.20%	4th
Don Mattingly	47	8.20%	14th
Sammy Sosa	41	7.20%	2nd
* Rafael Palmeiro	25	4.40%	4th
* Moises Alou	6	1.10%	1st
* Hideo Nomo	6	1.10%	1st
* Luis Gonzalez	5	0.90%	1st
* Eric Gagne	2	0.40%	1st
* J.T. Snow	2	0.40%	1st
* Armando Benitez	1	0.20%	1st
* Jacque Jones	1	0.20%	1st
* Kenny Rogers	1	0.20%	1st
* Sean Casey	0	0.00%	1st
* Ray Durham	0	0.00%	1st
* Todd Jones	0	0.00%	1st
* Paul Lo Duca	0	0.00%	1st
* Richie Sexson	0	0.00%	1st

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

 

MADDUX   

 

     

   GLAVINE  

 

 

        THOMAS

 

 

A little trivia for you...
Against what team and in what ball park did The Big Hurt get his 1st HR and 500th HR ??? 
(no googling)

Hard to believe Biggio missed by 2 votes!!!!  It will be tough for him again next
year with Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz being on the ballot.
I think he might do it.
Unfortunately, Donny Baseball Mattingly, Alan Trammell, and Lee Smith will
eventually be joining Jack Morris, and waiting to see if they make it in through
the Veterans Committee.

I do have cards of all three players for sale or trade, just let me know what your looking for.

KEEP ON COLLECTING !!

Jeff

Spring Training just around the corner...

I have to keep thinking this to myself.....Spring Training is just around the corner!

SPRING TRAINING COUNTDOWN CLOCK!!


I usually start thinking it after the Packers (GO PACK) are done for the season... BUT
our local weather for the next 100 hrs ...


Blowing
Snow

High: 26 °F

Tonight

Partly
Cloudy

Low: -17 °F

Sunday

Cold

High: -11 °F

Sunday
Night

Blowing
Snow

Low: -27 °F

Monday

Blowing
Snow

High: -18 °F

Monday
Night

Partly
Cloudy

Low: -23 °F

Tuesday

WIND CHILLS WILL BE AROUND 50 to 60 BELOW !!!!

 

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

SPRING TRAINING JUST AROUND THE CORNER !!!!!

The Governor has closed the schools for the state for Monday...
BUT I will still have to brave the cold and hear the grunting sound of my vehicle starting, so I can get to work.  Would be nice to stay in warm house and organize the baseball cards.

Here are some WARM sounds of Spring Training ...

    

 

Stay warm and

KEEP ON COLLECTING !!

Jeff

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!! Super Bowl Contest At Collector's Crack...

Hope everyone will be safe out there tonight...

Make sure you join us for ..Almost the Easiest Super Bowl Contest on the Web IV - Official Sign up Post...

Just pick who you think is going to win the Super Bowl, and the team they will beat, along with total points and turnovers.  EASY.......

I have to go with my PACKERS over the Broncos with Manning throwing 3Ints...
(Please don't wake me)

GO PACK GO !!!

See you all next year!!!!!!

KEEP ON COLLECTING !!

Jeff

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS.......

For this Holiday Season, I randomly picked 2 followers of my blog, and 1 blogger that I follow, to send a Holiday PWE to.  

Here is who is getting the Holiday PWE's...

  $30 A Week Habit

  All The Way To The Backstop

  This Way to the Clubhouse

All three have fun blogs to read and follow.  Looking forward to more in 2014.

Bob and Doug Sing 12 Days of Christmas

Christmas Vacation

Lights .... we have all been there....

What we wanted for Christmas in the Good Ole Days...

Before Xbox and PS4....

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL !!!!!

JEFF

KEEP ON COLLECTING !!

Happy Thanksgiving Blog-o-sphere

Hope everyone has a Great Thanksgiving.....................

Now for some cards.....
I went to the Minneapolis Sports Collectible Convention a few weekends ago, and besides picking up some of the newer cards, I found these poor old cards looking for a new home...

For my Packers collection...

1961 Topps Paul Hornung Record Setting card

 I also found these poor ole baseball cards from the Topps 52 set....

1952 Topps Dutch Leonard

1952 Topps John Pramesa

The Dutch card isn't to bad, but poor ole Pramesa had a corner torn off.  AAAUGH!!!

And the PIECE DE RESISTANCE.....

1960 Topps Rival All Stars Mantle & Boyer

This poor ole card looks like it was used for stable gun practice.

Also, someone was practicing their spelling of YANKEES on the back.  

But you can't pass on a cheap Mantle Card... can you????

I think the story of the Mantle Boyer card goes this way.... In 1960, lil Johnny opened a pack of Topps baseball cards.  To his amazement, he received this card.  He than proceeded to staple it to his bulletin board.  Johnny was a huge Yankee fan, so he staple a small piece of paper over Boyer's face on the card, thus only leaving Mantle's visible.  

KEEP ON COLLECTING !!
Jeff

Great Trade!!!!!!

Had a very successful trade with Robert over at $30 a Week Habit .

Here is what I received-------

For my 2013 Topps '72 minis.....

#4 Mike Trout and #66 Troy Tulowitzki

 

For my Harper collection.....

 

 

2013 CD-7 Bryce Harper Chase it Down

 

Saving the best for last...

  For my Trout collection......

 

 

 2013 Topps Heritage Venezuela #41

 

 

Thanks again for the trade Robert. 

 

Jeff

KEEP ON COLLECTING !!

Collision at The Plate !!!!!!

As I start this post, I am watching the end of the Packers / Browns game.  Hoping the Pack can hold on to win. ( 6min left GB24 CLE13 ).

Even though I try my best to find time to write a post, I do read the blogs I follow, plus new ones, as often as I can. (just about every day)
(Yes !!! Pack score again!!  Go Pack Go)

One of the blogs I like reading is Play at The Plate.  Since reading this blog, when ever I get time to sort through some cards, I like looking for those cards with a play at the plate.

Here is one I found  (wonder if he has this one)

1992 Stadium Club 

Card is available for sale / trade.

If  Play at The Plate comments he needs this card,
it is his.

   Lonnie Smith (Braves) colliding with Brian Harper (Twins).  This is a photo from game 4 of the 91 World series.  Was Smith safe or out???  Do you remember ???

If you don't remember, lets watch.......

OOOOUUUCCHHHHHH!!!!

Your Out !!!!!

(YEAH Pack wins !!!!)

This is a fabulous card, with an excellent photo of a piece of Baseball History.

KEEP ON COLLECTING !!
Jeff