11.22
Join Beckett Hockey’s Tim Trout and Andrew Tolentino as they rip into a box of 2011-12 Certified hockey cards from Panini America in this latest edition of Box Busters.
What will they find inside? Watch and find out …
11.21
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor
As you put together a base set of 2011-12 Panini Certified Hockey, don’t go crazy looking for card No. 150.
In the base version, Derek Stepan doesn’t exist.
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11.21
By Chris Olds | Beckett Baseball Editor
Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman was found dead at a home in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Monday, the victim of a stabbing wound. He was 24.
Halman’s 22-year-old brother was taken into custody for questioning.
In his second season with the Mariners, Halman hit .230 with tw0 home runs and six RBI in 35 games. He hit .299 with three homers and 15 RBI this season in limited action at Triple-A Tacoma. For his career, he was a .251 hitter over seven minor-league seasons with 118 home runs, 332 RBI and 109 stolen bases.
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11.20
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor
When it comes to hockey, fans loves scorers. Guys who swish around the ice and have that uncanny way of finding the back of the net.
When it comes to a second favorite type – you can surely expect enforcers to be at the top of the list. In The Game is commemorating this group of burly guys and creating an Enforcers set.
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11.20
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor
One of the most iconic basketball figures sold off his entire collection in auction that ended Sunday.
Julius Erving – better known as Dr. J – got rid of everything from championship rings to watches to trophies and game-worn clothing. The 144 pieces netted Erving $3.5 million at SCP Auctions, based out of Laguna Niguel, Calif. Read More »
11.18
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor
The Stanley Cup could show up in some crazy places. On top of a mountain, on a joy ride, or even used to give a child a bubble bath (Remember that ESPN commercial?).
Upper Deck created an unannounced insert set in this year’s 2011-12 NHL Upper Deck Series 1 that showed off how the Boston Bruins celebrated their time with the Cup with an insert aptly named “Day with the Cup,” the company said in a release.
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11.17
Posted on November 17, 2011 – 4:35 pm | Author: chrisolds
Baseball, Box Busters & Ripping Retail | 2011 Topps Tier One, Babe Ruth, baseball cards, Eric Thames, featured, George Sisler, MLB, Roy Halladay, Topps | Comments (17)
Join Beckett Baseball’s Chris Olds and Brian Fleischer as they rip into not one but two boxes of 2011 Topps Tier One baseball cards in this latest edition of Box Busters.
What will they find inside? Watch and find out …
11.17
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor
The Vampire Diaries is everyone’s (almost) favorite group of bloodsuckers.
The CW hit became popular when it premiered in 2009, grabbing the attention of supernatural drama fans.
Cryptozoic Entertainment added another element for fans – a set of trading cards with autographs and memorabilia cards.
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