This is what baseball cards have become

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From T-206 Honus Wagner to 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle to 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr to...

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I hate what they've done to this hobby.

 

That's disgusting.

And $12k-plus? Even worse.

 

I don't get it. What's he so excited about?

 

Exactly... an Oval Office trading card? Never heard.. what's the big deal?

 

So, the dude spends $2,000 and pulls a card that has both Lincoln's and Washington's signatures. And the auction is only at $12,000 with less than a day left?

 

Ummm, signed with what? Blood? Gold? Authenic sig from a collector?

 

But isn't it a one of a kind card? If that's the case then it being slightly off-center is moot.

Taking a card like this down a notch for being off center is like downgrading Cindy Crawford because of her mole.

 

Blue font. Red font. Why must we segregate sarcasm to the colored fonts? Why should I be forced to look at the color and not the words?

 

At 1:15 in the morning and with a good amount of Makers in me, I'll believe almost anything.

 

The Reds are gonna win the NL Central this year.

 

I said almost.

That being said, I was pleased to see some stat projections estimating 82 wins this year. The pitching should be solid from 1-4. The question is: can they score enough?