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Forum: BASEBALL 09-11-2025, 09:55 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 895
Posted By Shankweather
Wait what? You had the rainbow? The red and the...

Wait what? You had the rainbow? The red and the 1/1?
Forum: BASEBALL 09-10-2025, 10:52 AM
Replies: 742
Views: 27,446
Posted By Shankweather
Where are we at in this process re: Kyle...

Where are we at in this process re: Kyle Schwarber HOFer, 1 2 3 4 or 5?

https://allthecubs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ALONZO-s.jpg
Forum: BASEBALL 09-10-2025, 10:32 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 895
Posted By Shankweather
My boy. Loved watching him play baseball.

My boy. Loved watching him play baseball.
Forum: BASEBALL 08-26-2025, 03:55 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,834
Posted By Shankweather
1888 G&B Chewing Gum Al Spalding ...

1888 G&B Chewing Gum Al Spalding

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Forum: BASEBALL 08-11-2025, 11:21 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 5,947
Posted By Shankweather
I bought a bunch of Brennen Davis cards. That one...

I bought a bunch of Brennen Davis cards. That one took me out of the prospecting game for good.
Forum: BASEBALL 07-31-2025, 03:26 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,478
Posted By Shankweather
If we renamed OBP "Not Getting Out" people would...

If we renamed OBP "Not Getting Out" people would be more into it.
Forum: BASEBALL 07-31-2025, 01:25 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,478
Posted By Shankweather
It's so weird that this is weird to you all....

It's so weird that this is weird to you all. Manny played a low leverage position really poorly. Grich played a high leverage position really well. Grich was a meh base runner but Manny was a really...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-31-2025, 11:08 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,478
Posted By Shankweather
For those who think positional adjustments are...

For those who think positional adjustments are unnecessary.

https://www.mlb.com/news/statcast-looks-at-value-of-center-field-skill-c265821200
Forum: BASEBALL 05-22-2025, 01:18 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,605
Posted By Shankweather
I agree it's not a logoman just because the logo...

I agree it's not a logoman just because the logo appears somewhere on the patch, but I still like laundry tags. But what about the card on the right? Does that count?
...
Forum: BASEBALL 05-19-2025, 07:55 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 3,934
Posted By Shankweather
https://allthecubs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/...

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Forum: BASEBALL 05-19-2025, 07:54 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 3,934
Posted By Shankweather
https://allthecubs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/...

https://allthecubs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1989-Grand-Slam-Tulsa-Drillers-25-Sammy-Sosa.jpg
Forum: BASEBALL 05-19-2025, 02:01 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,348
Posted By Shankweather
Me, I do ...

Me, I do

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Forum: BASEBALL 05-19-2025, 01:28 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,348
Posted By Shankweather
For sure. A chrome superfractor, flagship...

For sure. A chrome superfractor, flagship platinum, or Dynasty logoman are obviously better 1/1s than a random insert 1/1 or printing plate. It's not rocket science.

And Leaf doesn't even count,...
Forum: BASEBALL 05-09-2025, 09:25 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 4,585
Posted By Shankweather
Topps did a story on my Cubs collection! ...

Topps did a story on my Cubs collection!

https://ripped.topps.com/collector-stories-chicago-cubs-baseball-cards-stephen-benzel-culture/
...
Forum: Member Sales/Trade Feedback & Hobby Scams 03-06-2025, 10:10 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 15,201
Posted By Shankweather
I have sent in a bunch of cards over the last...

I have sent in a bunch of cards over the last three weeks, and there have been so many errors. Names misspelled, rookie cards that don't have "rookie" or "RC" in the title, one of my PSA 10s was...
Forum: BASEBALL 01-29-2025, 09:57 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 871
Posted By Shankweather
Master sets for anything after like 1995 are...

Master sets for anything after like 1995 are useless. Even a modern-ish player like Sammy Sosa had over 7000 non-1/1 cards during his playing career, to say nothing of someone like Mike Trout.
...
Forum: BASEBALL 01-27-2025, 10:59 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 871
Posted By Shankweather
I think the best thing they could do is not take...

I think the best thing they could do is not take months or years to update sets. They should just give me a login, I'll work on sets in my spare time.
Forum: BASEBALL 01-27-2025, 10:50 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 871
Posted By Shankweather
With some sets I've worked on, I've seen them add...

With some sets I've worked on, I've seen them add /5 or lower (at my request) but not make them necessary for completion. That feels right to me. I personally would make /10 the cutoff. Anything...
Forum: BASEBALL 01-02-2025, 05:15 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 7,016
Posted By Shankweather
See bottom row for flagship rainbow. It was a...

See bottom row for flagship rainbow. It was a little easier in 2011.

https://allthecubs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Rizzo-rainbows-s2.jpg
Forum: BASEBALL 11-12-2024, 11:22 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 16,865
Posted By Shankweather
I’m ok with Jan and Feb releases, especially if...

I’m ok with Jan and Feb releases, especially if they come out before Series 1. But May? Nah. There has to be a limit. And before Covid, it wasn’t nearly this bad. Dynasty always came out in November...
Forum: BASEBALL 11-12-2024, 03:24 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 16,865
Posted By Shankweather
That's a great example of hobby then vs hobby...

That's a great example of hobby then vs hobby now. In 1993 we all decided that it was a 1993 card because it came out in 1993, regardless of whether it said 1992 on it somewhere. Now we let Topps...
Forum: BASEBALL 11-07-2024, 02:56 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 16,865
Posted By Shankweather
Not the rule, never has been the rule. I'll never...

Not the rule, never has been the rule. I'll never understand why some people are so eager to bow to the MLBPA on this. We don't have to change our rules for them. It's our hobby.

The first year a...
Forum: BASEBALL 11-07-2024, 12:08 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 16,865
Posted By Shankweather
PSA has hundreds of rookie card sets on their...

PSA has hundreds of rookie card sets on their registry, none of them include inserts or parallels.
...
Forum: BASEBALL 11-07-2024, 12:00 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 16,865
Posted By Shankweather
The refractor is a parallel of a RC, which is...

The refractor is a parallel of a RC, which is even better than a RC. I'm all for leaving the logo on parallels because it's a parallel of a card with the logo!

If every card released during a...
Forum: NON-SPORTS 11-04-2024, 03:54 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 398
Posted By Shankweather
Which one is the rookie card?

2023 Garbage Pail Kids or 2024 Kakawow?

https://allthecubs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/neo-s.jpg
Forum: BASEBALL 09-03-2024, 10:28 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,637
Posted By Shankweather
One Cub from each era of collecting. Jimmy Ryan,...

One Cub from each era of collecting. Jimmy Ryan, Gabby Hartnett, Billy Williams, Sammy Sosa, Anthony Rizzo.

https://allthecubs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/pc-players-s.jpg
Forum: BASEBALL 08-01-2024, 02:09 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,141
Posted By Shankweather
These two: ...

These two:

https://allthecubs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Gabby-Rizzo-s.jpg
Forum: BASEBALL 07-24-2024, 08:19 AM
Replies: 239
Views: 20,383
Posted By Shankweather
2016 Topps Update All-Star short print. Insanely...

2016 Topps Update All-Star short print. Insanely rare, 20-25 each maybe?

https://allthecubs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Rizzo-SSSSP.jpg
Forum: BASEBALL 06-14-2024, 12:34 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,261
Posted By Shankweather
I'm definitely taking the purple over the /50s....

I'm definitely taking the purple over the /50s. The Meijer purples are rare enough, and it just looks fantastic. Players have plenty of cards numbered to 50 or 25 or 10, it's not really all that...
Forum: BASEBALL 04-11-2024, 04:15 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 4,864
Posted By Shankweather
Kyle Hendricks career by month: ...

Kyle Hendricks career by month:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GKbChr7WEAAN3hv?format=png
Forum: BASEBALL 03-19-2024, 08:44 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 5,037
Posted By Shankweather
Too lazy to read the whole thread so I'm probably...

Too lazy to read the whole thread so I'm probably repeating things. But Superfractors of base cards will always and should always be the premium. Superfractors of every Stadium Club Chrome insert...
Forum: BASEBALL 02-13-2024, 07:34 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 18,362
Posted By Shankweather
People will go to the ends of the internet...

People will go to the ends of the internet looking for checklists instead of going to Beckett.

https://www.beckett.com/news/2024-topps-series-1-baseball-cards/
Forum: BASEBALL 02-12-2024, 10:20 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 18,362
Posted By Shankweather
https://www.beckett.com/news/

https://www.beckett.com/news/
Forum: BASEBALL 01-17-2024, 06:04 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 10,924
Posted By Shankweather
The base platinum 1/1 odds suggest there are...

The base platinum 1/1 odds suggest there are "only" 700,000-800,000 printed of each base card. A bit less than last year's 1,000,000.
Forum: BASEBALL 01-17-2024, 05:35 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,688
Posted By Shankweather
Link to the news/checklists page on Beckett ...

Link to the news/checklists page on Beckett

https://www.beckett.com/news/
Forum: BASEBALL 01-17-2024, 11:32 AM
Replies: 153
Views: 13,371
Posted By Shankweather
One of my favorite PSA set registries is...

One of my favorite PSA set registries is Ralphie's Collection, the three rather random baseball cards Ralphie had on his headboard in A Christmas Story. Especially since one of them is a Cub.
...
Forum: BASEBALL 01-16-2024, 10:27 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 18,362
Posted By Shankweather
https://beckett.com/

https://beckett.com/
Forum: BASEBALL 01-12-2024, 04:13 PM
Replies: 2,701
Views: 250,475
Posted By Shankweather
There are 65 RCs on the base checklist. 57...

There are 65 RCs on the base checklist.

57 of them debuted in June or July of 2023. 5 in August. 3 in September (Ronny Mauricio, Jasson Dominguez, Evan Carter).

So it looks like the criteria...
Forum: BASEBALL 01-12-2024, 03:33 PM
Replies: 2,701
Views: 250,475
Posted By Shankweather
There are 65 RCs in Series 1. 57 of them debuted...

There are 65 RCs in Series 1. 57 of them debuted in June or July of 2023. 5 in August. 3 in September (Ronny Mauricio, Jasson Dominguez, Evan Carter).
Forum: BASEBALL 01-12-2024, 02:32 PM
Replies: 2,701
Views: 250,475
Posted By Shankweather
Not gone, just different. No borders, no text,...

Not gone, just different. No borders, no text, just the image. Seems more like an insert than a variation, but I guess the backs will look like the base cards.
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