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1986 Fleer wax box rip

I ripped a full box of baseball this weekend; 4, 5, 6 packs at a sitting. I busted the last few this morning and, on the last pack, pulled the Canseco rookie. It's probably an 8 or 9 as the centering isn't dead on, but I thought I'd share this card that came in the second-to-last pack. I guess it could have been called "Oldest and Youngest Active HOF Shoo-ins":

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Mark (amerbbcards)


"All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."

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  • julen23julen23 Posts: 4,558 ✭✭
    how ironical indeed.

    doc gooden was a bad mofo for a couple of years and pete rose possibly the most desirable teammate to have out there battling day in and out.

    Julen
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    RIP GURU
  • I have actually been looking for that card in PSA 9 or 10. If you are interested in parting with it LMK. Thanks
    Red

    Looking for 81-84 Topps Stickers in PSA 9 or better, 81 Topps Scratch offs, 83 Topps Fold outs in PSA 8 or better, 83 Fleer Stamps and 81/86 Fleer Star Stickers in PSA 9 or better.
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  • Any NY Yankees? Which Rooks did ya pull? Lmk buddy.
    Collecting;
    Mark Mulder rookies
    Chipper Jones rookies
    Orlando Cabrera rookies
    Lawrence Taylor
    Sam Huff
    Lavar Arrington
    NY Giants
    NY Yankees
    NJ Nets
    NJ Devils
    1950s-1960s Topps NY Giants Team cards

    Looking for Topps rookies as well.

    References:
    GregM13
    VintageJeff
  • bri2327bri2327 Posts: 3,178 ✭✭
    Id certainly be willing to take any Paul O'Neill rc's off your hands.
    "The other teams could make trouble for us if they win."
    -- Yogi Berra

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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,437 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cool card Mark.

    Does anyone watch ESPN's Stump the Schwab?

    They recently had stuff on guys like Gooden:

    If I remember correctly Gooden was the youngest to:

    1. Win his debut ML game in the NL.

    2. Be an All-Star.

    3. Win 20 games.

    4. Win ROY.

    5. Win the Cy Young Award.

    What a shame this guy messed up his life - I wonder how I would have handled that kind of attention?

    mike
    Mike
  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092
    Having guys like Strawberry, Dykstra, Kevin Mitchell and others around didn't help. Apparently cocaine won't improve long-term performance like steroids will.

    Lee
  • scooter729scooter729 Posts: 1,730 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Cool card Mark.

    Does anyone watch ESPN's Stump the Schwab?

    They recently had stuff on guys like Gooden:

    If I remember correctly Gooden was the youngest to:

    1. Win his debut ML game in the NL.

    2. Be an All-Star.

    3. Win 20 games.

    4. Win ROY.

    5. Win the Cy Young Award.

    What a shame this guy messed up his life - I wonder how I would have handled that kind of attention?

    mike >>



    If I can pat myself on the back for a moment, I was actually on Stump the Schwab last year. Made it to the second round before tripping up on a question about Nick Van Exel. Awesome experience!!

    During the intros, Stuart Scott introduced me as "he has a collection of over 500,000 baseball cards - yo dude, get a life!" It was good entertainment. Here's a picture of me with Stu and the Schwab....

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  • scooter729scooter729 Posts: 1,730 ✭✭✭
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,437 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hey Scooter

    I think I remember the show?

    Very cool!

    IMO, the Scwab is incredible!
    mike
    Mike
  • scooter729scooter729 Posts: 1,730 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Hey Scooter

    I think I remember the show?

    Very cool!

    IMO, the Scwab is incredible!
    mike >>



    Thanks! Yeah, the Schwab is really incredible. I had a bunch of friends that were convinced that it was rigged and he was being fed answers, but I don't think so. I look at how much I know about trivia (which I think is a lot), and consider that I might spend an average of an hour a day watching sports. Then consider that this guy has spent 8 hours a day, every day, for 20 years, researching sports. Anyone is going to end up racking up a ridiculous amount of knowledge doing that!

    I ended up stumping him by outlasting him on a figure skating question, which of course my friends won't let me forget. I can't beat him on the baseball or basketball ones, but I do on figure skating. I can't win!
  • julen23julen23 Posts: 4,558 ✭✭
    niiiice scooter!

    don't get a life, you already have one bro!

    stuart scott needs to get that wandering eye fixed... 1 time!!!

    Julen
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    RIP GURU
  • Downtown1974Downtown1974 Posts: 6,851 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Scooter, I saw you on that episode! I distinctly remember being offended when Stuart Scott said "get a life" for having all of those cards. image
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