Archive for February, 2012

Trading Up: Update (2/27/12)

Posted: February 27, 2012 in #jabs, Trading Up

We Got Our First Completed Trade! (…now let’s unload this sucker…) We’ve got our first trade completed for the inaugural Trading Block for “Trading Up!” Colt Morton’s 2009 gamer has so far earned us one 2009 Vernon Wells gamer. I would like to thank gominnesota61 from On The Road with Pat Neshek for trading with [...]

Name That Autograph!

Posted: February 24, 2012 in Name That Autograph

A New Crackin’ Wax Game (…Michael Cuddyer would be so proud…) We’ve all come across some interesting and sometimes hideous looking autographs. Whether they were purchased on a card, acquired in-person, or sent out through the mail, player autographs come in all shapes and sizes. That’s inspired me to create this game for my readers. [...]

Take My Cards: Update (2/21/12)

Posted: February 21, 2012 in TMC

Hey Kary, Ryan, Kevin, and Glenn! I’m heading out to the Post Office RIGHT NOW to ship out your SASEs full of brand spankin’ new cards! I just gave away 63 cards for nothing more than a SASE. Wanna get in on the action? All you’ve gotta do is go to the “Take My Cards!” [...]

An Old Classic Revisited (…hope you brought some fresh litter…) Now that I’m in the trading card designing business, I thought it would be fun to recall our most popular post during the Crackin’ Wax v1.0 days. If you’ve ever wondered how a cat goes about making her very own baseball cards, you’ll never need [...]

Prime 9: Week 1

Posted: February 17, 2012 in 2012, Topps

Prime 9 Redemption Time (…I drove an hour round-trip for this…) During BoBuBingo, the very last card I pulled was a Prime 9 redemption card for Week 1. For those not in the know, it’s a little program Topps does to attract more business to the LCS’s of the world. LCS? No, not League Championship [...]