Orioles Card "O" the Day
Saturday, November 21, 2009

Tito Landrum, 1991 Crown/Coca-Cola All-Time Orioles #254

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Reasons the Internet is wonderful, part 731: The Sports Illustrated Vault. Yesterday, Stacey at Camden Chat linked to this glorious article...
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Vintage Fridays: Billy Smith, 1978 Topps #666

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As of midnight this morning, the Major League Baseball free agent signing period has begun. The Orioles have a lot more money available than...
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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Nick Markakis, 2009 Upper Deck Icons Lettermen #IL-NM

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If there's any better time to get a package in the mail than on a rainy, miserable Thursday night, I can't imagine it. Tonight I got...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Mike Mussina, 1998 Score #258

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Seriously? This was one of the most memorable highlights from the first year of interleague play? Even if that's true, couldn't the...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Eric Davis, 1997 Leaf #313

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Time is getting away from me. Just the other day, I tracked down a girl on Facebook that was a good friend of mine in high school. We were c...
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Monday, November 16, 2009

Jim Gentile, 1985 Topps Woolworth's All-Time Record Holders #15

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Should you ever doubt that I have enough material to keep this blog going for several more years, consider this: I've been at it for nea...
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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Paul Bako, 2007 Topps Updates and Highlights Red Backs #UH306

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I'm sure the photographer was going for a typical "catcher pounding the glove" pose here, but instead it looks like Paul Bako ...
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Saturday, November 14, 2009

Luis Rivera, 2003 Donruss Team Heroes #57

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The next time you find yourself wondering exactly how the Orioles fell into a pit deep enough to result in a dozen consecutive losing season...
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Friday, November 13, 2009

Vintage Fridays: Al Severinsen and Roger Freed, 1970 Topps #477

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If this card seems uncommonly spooky, keep in mind that today is Friday the 13th. I don't know about you, but that mutant colony of chaw...
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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Jim Palmer, 2003 Topps T206 Polar Bear Mini #446

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Rumor has it that Jim Palmer was an unbelievably, absurdly good pitcher. You'd probably accept that statement at face value, but why no...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Davey Johnson, 2005 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites #55

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Davey Johnson , Hall of Famer? If you ask me, it seems like a long shot, but he is on the ballot. Next month, the re-re-re-revamped Veterans...
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Mark Belanger, 1981 Fleer Star Stickers #39

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The whispers and Myspace leaks were true: Adam Jones was announced today as a Gold Glove outfielder, the 13th Oriole to receive recognition ...
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Monday, November 9, 2009

Whitey Herzog, 1991 Crown/Coca-Cola All-Time Orioles #195

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Not only is today the 21st anniversary of Randy "Moose" Milligan 's arrival in Baltimore, it's also the 78th birthday of ...
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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Adam Jones, 2009 Topps Finest #71

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So the baseball offseason has barely started, and the rumor mill is already churning. The first item of local interest leaked out this weeke...
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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Chris Singleton, 2002 Fleer Box Score #18

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I know that many of you don't follow Twitter, or see the usefulness in it, and I'm still not sure that I can blame you. But I often ...
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Friday, November 6, 2009

Vintage Fridays: Dave Leonhard, 1972 Topps #527

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It may sound cliche, but sometimes it truly is a small world. Right-handed pitcher Dave Leonhard earned a history degree from Johns Hopkins...
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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Gary Roenicke, 1982 Topps #204

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I appreciate the overwhelmingly supportive response to last night's bitter, over-the-top post. However, the 2009 season is now in the pa...
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Jerry Hairston, Jr., 2000 Pacific Crown Collection #32

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(Okay, I'm posting this a bit early. I'm not about to deprive myself of sleep just to watch those chump Yankees clinch it.) So, now ...
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Frank Robinson, 2000 Upper Deck Legends #50

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Chase Utley may have eclipsed Boog Powell 's record for consecutive postseason games reaching base, but there are still a few Orioles g...
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Monday, November 2, 2009

Willie Harris, 2002 Topps Total #986

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If you remember current Nationals utility man Willie Harris ' time with the Orioles, you must have a better memory and a higher threshol...
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