Thursday, December 31, 2009

1983 DWIGHT EVANS


This is my 1983 dwight evans #135 that came from a card show for .10.

"Not many people talk to you when you're hitting .195." - Dwight Evans

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

1973 & 76 LUIS TIANT


This is my 1973 #270 and 1976 #130 Luis Tiant, the 73 came in alot from ebay and the 76 from a card show for .10.
"You can talk about anybody else on that team (1975 Boston Red Sox) you want to, but when the chips are on the line, Luis Tiant is the greatest competitor I've ever seen." - Hall of Fame Pitcher Jim Palmer

Monday, December 28, 2009

04 world series


04 postseason highlights world series #368, i got this card for .10 at a card show.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

1991 clemens


This is my 1991 clemens #530, it was .10 from card show.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

2008 manny ramirez and kevin youkilis




This 2008 manny ramirez and kevin youkilis #258 that came from a card show for .10.
Manny Ramirez was born on Tuesday, May 30, 1972, in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic. Ramirez was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 2, 1993, with the Cleveland Indians.
Kevin Youkilis was born on Thursday, March 15, 1979, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Youkilis was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 15, 2004, with the Boston Red Sox.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

1975 & 1976 RICO PETROCELLI


These are 1975 and 1976 rico petrocelli cards, the 75 came in alot from ebay for .50 and the 76 from a card card show for .10.

The 1975 Boston Red Sox played 160 games during the regular season, won 95 games, lost 65 games, and finished in first position.

Monday, December 21, 2009

1984 WADE BOGGS


This my 1984 wade boggs #30i got at a card show for .10.

Wade Boggs was born on Sunday, June 15, 1958, in Omaha, Nebraska. Boggs was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 10, 1982, with the Boston Red Sox.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

1964 SMITH SKEEN


This is 1964 pete smith and archie skeen #428, i got this for .50 from a flee market.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

1977 COMPLETE LEE WISE DILLARD


These are my last 3 cards of my 1977 set, i got them in a lot from ebay for $2.02. They were .10 ea, the total cost of 1977 set was $8.52. I have alot of 77 dups that need to be traded or go back on ebay to bring that price down.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

2007 REDSOX TEAM COMPLETE




This is my 2007 team card #236,manny ramirez #315 and curt schilling #280. I got the complete 2007 topps basic and updates from ebay for 3.99 including shipping. Thats .11 ea, they're .10 at a card show.


"It doesn't matter where I hit (commenting on hitting clean-up). I'm Manny Ramirez, so it doesn't matter." - Manny Ramirez


"It's command. Control is the ability to throw strikes. In the big leagues, everybody has control. Command is the ability to throw quality strikes. And when you add preparation to command, good things will happen." - Curt Schilling

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

1971 MONTGOMERY/GRIFFEN


This is my 1971 #176 bob montgomery and doug griffen rookie card. I got this card in a lot from ebay and don't remember the price.

Bob Montgomery was born on Sunday, April 16, 1944, in Nashville, Tennessee. Montgomery was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 6, 1970, with the Boston Red Sox.

Doug Griffin was born on Wednesday, June 4, 1947, in South Gate, California. Griffin was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 11, 1970, with the California Angels.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

83 TONY PEREZ


These are two 1983 tony perez cards that came from a card show for .10 ea.
"When I was a boy growing up in Cuba, Luis Tiant was a national hero. Now I'm thirty-six and he's thirty-seven!" - Tony Perez

Monday, December 14, 2009

1967 TILLMAN JONES


These are the first two cards of my 1967 redsox set, i got both cards for 50 cents ea this past weekend. Tillman #36 and Jones #139.
Bob Tillman was born on Wednesday, March 24, 1937, in Nashville, Tennessee. Tillman was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1962, with the Boston Red Sox.
"He (Bob Tillman) once admitted in a radio interview as a rookie that he 'couldn't hit a curveball with an oar.'" - Associated Press Obituary (June 23, 2000)
Dalton Jones was born on Friday, December 10, 1943, in McComb, Mississippi. Jones was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1964, with the Boston Red Sox

Sunday, December 13, 2009

1959 MALZONE


I just got this 1959 frank malzone #220 today at a flee market, the cost was 50 cents. I don't know the bv, should be a dollar or two.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

1965 MALZONE


This is my 1965 frank malzone, i got this card with others 65's. frank was with the redsox from 1955-1965.

Friday, December 11, 2009

1961 yastrzemski


This my 1961 #287 yaz, i just got this card from ebay and with shipping it was $20.55, bv is about $80. I bid low thinking i wouldn't get it, but i did and it is a very nice card to have at that price. now i just need a yaz rc.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

1983 and 1978 home run leaders




This is my 1984 #132 mike schmidt and jim rice home run leaders and my 1979 #2 jim rice george foster home run leaders. Both cards are mint and below $.25 ea from card show.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

59 kiely and white




This is my 1959 leo kiely#199 and sammy white #486, i got both cards for $.50 ea from a flee market.I scanned the sammy white card with a red back ground so the corners would show up better, i think it worked.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

CLEMENS RC



This is my 1985 clemens rc #181, i have 3 of these cards, 1 came in a 1985 complete set i got for $4, 1 for $2.50 from card show and 1 for $10 at an auction. They are all mint and bv is $10. The other card is a 1990 clemens #245 i got from ebay for $1, this is an easy card to get.

Monday, December 7, 2009

All time all star ted williams




This is my 1976 ted williams all time all star. I got this card for $1 at a card show, bv is $12 for a mint card and this card is in poor condition.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

1975 rice rc




This is my 1975 rice rc i got from a card show for $6. Rice was half of the gold dust twins along with fred lynn in 75, the media said they carried the team that year.Jim Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox from 1974 to 1989

Saturday, December 5, 2009

1972 fisk rc


I got this carlton fisk rc from 1972 at a card show today, cost was $6,bv is $30. The card is off center which will down grade it's value.

Friday, December 4, 2009

1974 checklist


This is my 74 redsox checklist, i got this card in a lot of 73,74 and 75's from ebay. the ave. price was .27 per card.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

1961 team card




Here is my 1961 team card i got from ebay for .99 cents plus $2.00 shipping. BV is somewhere around $8.00. Also the 88 rice tbc was a bonus card from the ebay seller. the 88 rice tbc was the last card in my 88 collection and it took me months to find, so i appreciate the free one.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

1960 and 2009 team cards




Here is my redsox 1960 # 537 topps base and 2009 heritage team cards. I got both at a card show for .10 ea.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

75 FRED LYNN RC




Started my 75's with this #622 fred lynn rc. Got it for .99 cents from ebay with1.75 shipping, 2.74 total. The 1990 turn back the clock card i got in a binder at an auction. Don' t know the bv of the 75, cards online ran from $4.94-$10.

Monday, November 30, 2009

73 team card #596







finally got a 73 team card! it has a printing mark on the right side, but it will fit into my 73 s well.all i need now is a 463 tatum, 491 montgomery,541 bolin,620 harper 614 evans rc and 616 garman rc. i have the 615 schmidt rc in schmidt collection($70 at auction)!! i got this team card on ebay .99 cent and $2 shipping. $2.99 total, i think i could have found it cheaper at a card show, but i want to get mt 73 s going again and finished. my 64 and 65 s are waiting.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

topps carl yaztrzemski cards




This morning on espn classic was a 1 hr sportscenter on yaz, so i got out some of my yaz cards. topps made alot of cards with yaz on them over the years, so many you could have a blog just on those cards. the 1963 #115 i got for $6 at a show,the 69 #130 $5 at a show, 71 for $6 at auction, 70 #461 f0r $1.50 ebay,1972 #37 from ebay and the 2001 rookie reprint for $1.50 from card show.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

4 1960's


4 1960's that i got for 50 cents ea. i don't know bv, but on ebay they .99 plus shipping. all are in good or better shape. they are also my first 4 cards of my 1960 redsox team set.

Friday, November 27, 2009

surf topps baseball book




These books came out for 1988 season and were give aways at the ballparks. they cover all topps base cards from52-87. I got this redsox book for $5.50 on ebay, i also have the reds book which i happen to get for free at an auction in a box of junk books. I would also like to have the angles, twins and phillies.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Red Sox Rock - Home of the Song: Red Sox Rock

Red Sox Rock - Home of the Song: Red Sox Rock

1954 topps mel pernell




i got this card at a card show for $2. this is also my oldest card to date.

to the right is a old photo of mel i found.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

this is my 1st post




My first post on this blog is a 1965 redsox team card that i purchased from a flee market last saturday for $1. I will be adding my new cards weekly and what i paid for them.I try not to pay bv, my range is somewhere from 25 to 40 %. This card made my day.