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My 10th ’35 Goudey: Ted Lyons and Mule Haas

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 11:00:05 +0000

Once I’d drained my local supply of 1935 Goudeys, I turned to Ebay. To keep some sport in it and keep costs down a bit, initially I decided to limit myself to auction listings rather than buy-it-nows. The first time

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My fifth 1935 Goudey: Dazzy Vance

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 11:00:21 +0000

As I mentioned before, four of my cards came in a single visit to a local baseball card shop. The nicest card in terms of condition that I bought in that four-card batch featured Hall of Fame pitcher Dazzy Vance, so

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My third 1935 Goudey: Luke Appling

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 11:00:58 +0000

The third 1935 Goudey card I bought featured four members of the Chicago White Sox, including Hall of Famer Luke Appling. But Luke Appling wasn’t the reason I bought the card. I bought the card for George Earnshaw and Jimmy

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Baseball cards for the lulz

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:00:39 +0000

After the Royals won the Wild Card game and officially ended their postseason drought, I thought of a novel way to celebrate it: Celebrate their badness. After all, there are people who celebrate the 1962 Mets, and between 1986 and

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A human being prefers being something else

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 14 Jun 2002 05:08:25 +0000

I hope you can help me.

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