Sports Card Forum Articles https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles Sports card articles, reviews and box breaks Sun, 15 Dec 2013 15:54:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.20 Changes to the MLB https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/12/changes-to-the-mlb/ https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/12/changes-to-the-mlb/#respond Sun, 15 Dec 2013 10:54:46 +0000 http://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/?p=5588 By Jared Serre aka jaredthe79 Baseball is a great game. From powerhouses like the entire lifespan New York Yankees with twenty-seven championships to turn around teams such as the 2013 Boston Red Sox after a sixty-nine win campaign in 2012. The sport is a great getaway from the stresses of daily life. But the problem…

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]]> https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/12/changes-to-the-mlb/feed/ 0 Redemptions: the Good, the Bad, the Expired https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/12/redemptions-the-good-the-bad-the-expired/ https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/12/redemptions-the-good-the-bad-the-expired/#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2013 19:16:18 +0000 http://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/?p=5584 By Matt Lambe aka bradyfanatic1224 Pulling a redemption can be a time to celebrate, especially when you look at the checklist and realize that your redemption is for a shield, one of one autograph. At the same time, it can be a time of anger, rage and disappointment. Looking at your shield, one of one…

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]]> https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/12/redemptions-the-good-the-bad-the-expired/feed/ 0 The Day that I Remembered https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/12/the-day-that-i-remembered/ https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/12/the-day-that-i-remembered/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2013 09:11:04 +0000 http://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/?p=5582 By Chas Brailey aka LegendaryVintage I suppose that a contest entry should be something catchy, savvy, and appealing to all readers. My entry is probably none of these things, at least to many readers but to someone, somewhere, this story will ring a bell in their own mind and will also make them remember. I…

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]]> https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/12/the-day-that-i-remembered/feed/ 0 Get Them While They’re Young https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/11/get-them-while-theyre-young/ https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/11/get-them-while-theyre-young/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:40:01 +0000 http://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/?p=5580 By Pat Murphy aka yankeesfan1324 What do Mike Leake and Xavier Nady have in common? Mike Leake and Xavier Nady are the only 2 players who have had their MLB debut in the past 15 years to go straight to the MLB without playing in the MiLB or international professional teams. Mike Leake also played…

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]]> https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/11/get-them-while-theyre-young/feed/ 0 13 Questions with a Sports Card Photo Editor https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/11/13-questions-with-a-sports-card-photo-editor/ https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/11/13-questions-with-a-sports-card-photo-editor/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2013 19:11:55 +0000 http://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/?p=5578 by Drew Pelto aka *censored* Back in January I was incredibly frustrated. I was the play by play broadcaster for a junior hockey team. While I figured it was the first step in landing my dream job, I felt like I was going nowhere. The team I was working for was on its way to…

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]]> https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/11/13-questions-with-a-sports-card-photo-editor/feed/ 0 The Soon to Be Hall of Shame https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/10/the-soon-to-be-hall-of-shame/ https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/10/the-soon-to-be-hall-of-shame/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:47:30 +0000 http://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/?p=5576 By Austin Hackenberg akaJimmbob82 In today’s society, people are looking for ways to get around the system of hard work and sacrifice. This ever increasing trend has even carried over into the world of professional sports. The main culprits of this trend: Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) and laziness. PEDs have been in the spotlight of…

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]]> https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/10/the-soon-to-be-hall-of-shame/feed/ 0 What is Your Childhood Worth? https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/10/what-is-your-childhood-worth/ https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/10/what-is-your-childhood-worth/#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:01:18 +0000 http://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/?p=5573 By Tyson Michie aka Wickabee I collect hockey cards. Do you want to see my favourite one? Here it is. That’s a 1991-92 Pro Set #531 Niklas Lidstrom Rookie Card. It’s not worth much; the book value is $1.00, and it’s not a team or player I particularly like. I mean, I like Lidstrom, he’s…

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]]> https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/10/what-is-your-childhood-worth/feed/ 0 Make Collecting Fun Again https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/10/make-collecting-fun-again/ https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/10/make-collecting-fun-again/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2013 16:59:36 +0000 http://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/?p=5571 By Pat Murphy aka yankeesfan1324 It seems like there is always a pattern in collecting. Buy a box or case, get half of what you bought the box for in cards, and repeat. Even if you don’t care about the value of your cards, it is disappointing knowing that you could have bought the contents…

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]]> https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/10/make-collecting-fun-again/feed/ 0 Come On You Gunners! https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/10/come-on-you-gunners/ https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/10/come-on-you-gunners/#respond Sat, 12 Oct 2013 14:37:11 +0000 http://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/?p=5569 By Anthony Christiana aka anthony “And it’s Arsenal, Arsenal FC! We’re by far the greatest team the world has ever seen.” This is one of many famous chants that I have sung over the years from my living room. Following a European soccer team living in the United States is not an easy thing. We…

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]]> https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/10/come-on-you-gunners/feed/ 0 Student Athletes https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/10/student-athletes/ https://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/2013/10/student-athletes/#respond Mon, 07 Oct 2013 17:52:22 +0000 http://www.sportscardforum.com/articles/?p=5567 By Richard Heaton aka zanderlex Currently, there is a huge debate on whether or not Student Athletes should be paid for participating in N.C.A.A. sporting events. There are some who believe that an athletic scholarship is all that a student needs while there are others who say that an athletic scholarship is nothing compared to…

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