Orioles Card "O" the Day
Friday, February 29, 2008

Vintage Fridays: Terry Crowley, 1973 Topps #302

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Today we see Terry Crowley chugging down the third base line in Yankee Stadium. Standing in his way is All-Star Yanks catcher Thurman Munso...
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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Brian Burres, 2007 Topps '52 Rookies #119

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In Brian Burres' major league debut , he left the mound with a nose bleed. Sure, that's pretty embarrassing, but who among us hasn...
Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Cal Ripken, Jr., 1993 Colla Collection All-Stars #9

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Continued from Jack Voigt One of the best things about growing up as an Orioles fan in the Nineties was getting the chance to see Cal Ripke...
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Jack Voigt, 1994 Fleer #23

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Continued from Mark Smith and Scott Klingenbeck Before I talk about the actual result of the game, I want to go into more detail about our ...
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Monday, February 25, 2008

Mark Smith and Scott Klingenbeck, 1995 Topps #631

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Continued from Johnny Oates It was a beautiful day for baseball, 71 degrees and sunny at game time. We took our seats in the right field bl...
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Sunday, February 24, 2008

Johnny Oates, 1992 Topps #579

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I selected Johnny Oates today because he was the manager of the Orioles on Thursday, June 2, 1994. Of all of the games I've attended ove...
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Saturday, February 23, 2008

Storm Davis, 1985 Topps #599

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George Earl Davis, aka "Storm", has a classic baseball name, even if his mother did pluck it from a book that she read before he w...
Friday, February 22, 2008

Vintage Fridays: Frank Robinson, 1967 Topps #100

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This week needed some star power, and they don't get any brighter than Frank Robinson. As you can tell from the block lettering on his ...
Thursday, February 21, 2008

Jim Hoey, 2006 Upper Deck #1020

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This is one of several cards I received in a recent trade with Patricia and her seven-year-old daughter Lucy, who are responsible for the e...
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Jay Gibbons, 2002 DAV #13

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I want to turn back the clock. I want to root for the Rule 5 kid made good, the hidden gem plucked from Toronto's organization to hit b...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Terry Kennedy, 1989 Topps #705

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I'll say one thing for Terry Kennedy; he took a good picture. Some of the most memorable cards in my collection feature TK: on his 1987...
Monday, February 18, 2008

Ozzie Guillen, 1998 Upper Deck #652

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I was digging through a bin of 90's Orioles cards in a sports card shop last year when I saw this one. I grabbed it immediately. If any ...
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Sunday, February 17, 2008

Steve Stone, 1982 Topps #419

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This is my first special request card, courtesy of my Uncle Jeff, who called last night to inform me that he had lost an entire evening whil...
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Saturday, February 16, 2008

Arthur Rhodes, 1992 Pinnacle #251

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When it comes to baseball cards, there's really nothing as consistently entertaining as an action shot of a pitcher in mid-throw. The sh...
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Friday, February 15, 2008

Vintage Fridays: George Bamberger, 1959 Topps #529

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This is one of the oldest Orioles cards that I own, in addition to two cards from 1957 and a handful from 1958 and others from 1959. It dep...
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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Daniel Cabrera, 2007 Topps #54

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What could Daniel Cabrera have to do with Valentine's Day? Like most Orioles fans, I usually experience nothing but pain and frustration...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Chris Sabo, 1994 Collector's Choice #485

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Pitchers and catchers reported to the Orioles' Spring Training facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida today ...not a moment too soon. I h...
Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Ramon Hernandez, 2008 Topps #312

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Because this week is taking on a "fresh starts" theme, and because I opened my first pack of 2008 Topps last night, I present to y...
Monday, February 11, 2008

Mike Boddicker, 1984 Fleer #645

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Mike Boddicker made his major league debut on October 4, 1980. It was very forgettable, as he blew a 3-0 lead in the second game of a double...
Sunday, February 10, 2008

Earl Weaver, 1993 Ted Williams #85

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It's about time I got around to posting a manager card. Why not start with the best? I have a ton of cards from this set, which was a pr...
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