The Diamond King

I have a tough time with my McGwire collection. I have about 700 unique McGwires.  That's a drop in the bucket, but when I go to shows, ...

I have not had internet access at home for about 10 days.  Actually, it has come up for an hour a couple of times, but cuts right back out. ...

Well that was quick!!  The post below was only up for a few minutes before the mini's were claimed!  Thanks, sorry, whatever! I'm...

For a long time, my Trade Bait - Hits page has remained sadly empty.  Devoid of meaning if you will. But that has finally changed!  I hav...

Wow, that was fast!!  Monday I put up my list of needed Latin Players and 2 days later, Bam! my first package in the mail! It was from r...

I have determined how I want to do this year's project, the Latin Project . And I'm ready to start collecting! Originally, I co...

I recently picked up this Juwan Howard 97-98 Topps Rock Stars insert!  I now only need 2 cards to complete this set, #3 Chris Webber and #6 ...

I've been giving the Latin Project some thought and have come to at least one conclusion.  I want to include players who are heavily inv...

OK, almost 3 weeks into the new year, its time to unveil my yearly project.  This is the third year I have had a yearly project.  In 2012 it...

First off, a contest update.  The wife and I got supersick this week, so the contest winnings only went out yesterday.  Start watching the m...

I apologize for the delay!!!!!  I have been trying to reach one of the entrants for a while, but they must be too busy, so whatever I had to...

Chuckneo over at Lifetime Topps Project has thrown out an idea for a Blogger Bat Around .  I decided to take part!  Here's the idea:  Wh...

Let's finish this off.  Yes, this is the last of the seven prizes.  Comments will be accepted until 3PM Pacific Time on Wednesday, Janua...

A few of the cards in today's pack, I received from fellow bloggers in the past.  So this might seem like re-gifting.  I can't reall...

I know several bloggers out there who collect non-mint, well loved, and even completely hammered cards.  Sometimes it is the only way most o...

I grew up reading a ton about players from the 20's to the 60's.  It seemed like the golden age of baseball according to the biograp...

Today's offering.  This is one that I'm not sure if it will get many entries.  I guess we'll see! As usual, if you don't k...