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Byron Buxton Becomes the First Qualified AL/NL Batter to Go the Entire Season Without Being Caught Stealing or Grounding into a Double Play During a Full-Length Campaign
Throughout Byron Buxton’s 11-year MLB career, the ability to successfully steal bases and avoid grounding into double plays have been hall...
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🚨New article alert!⚾️ Today's piece focuses on Byron Buxton's unique accomplishment of becoming the first qualified AL/NL batter to go the entire season without being caught stealing or grounding into a double play during a full-length campaign tubbsbaseballblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/byro...
Thank you to Damon aka @hrderbyswing.bsky.social for sending me this Topps Chrome Joe Montana! Give Damon a follow, he posts about #thehobby & is super generous as well!
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Thank you to Damon aka @hrderbyswing.bsky.social for sending me this Topps Chrome Joe Montana! Give Damon a follow, he posts about #thehobby & is super generous as well!
A trio of thank yous to the always-gracious @kujhawk90.bsky.social for sending me these Topps beauties! These cards were claimed on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway. An additional thank you to Nathan for hosting the thread each weekend. if you havent taken part, come join us!
November 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM
A trio of thank yous to the always-gracious @kujhawk90.bsky.social for sending me these Topps beauties! These cards were claimed on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway. An additional thank you to Nathan for hosting the thread each weekend. if you havent taken part, come join us!
A trio of thank yous to @davejackedcards.bsky.social for sending me these 3 1980s Topps beauties! These cards were claimed on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway. An additional thank you to Nathan for hosting this thread each week & growing #cardsky!
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A trio of thank yous to @davejackedcards.bsky.social for sending me these 3 1980s Topps beauties! These cards were claimed on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway. An additional thank you to Nathan for hosting this thread each week & growing #cardsky!
A pair of thank yous to the always-gracious Damon aka @hrderbyswing.bsky.social for sending me this RAK of Fred McGriff! Back in 2011, the Crime Dog’s (at the time) overlooked HOF case inspired me to start my blog & write baseball articles! Check out Damon’s profile & give him a follow!
November 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
A pair of thank yous to the always-gracious Damon aka @hrderbyswing.bsky.social for sending me this RAK of Fred McGriff! Back in 2011, the Crime Dog’s (at the time) overlooked HOF case inspired me to start my blog & write baseball articles! Check out Damon’s profile & give him a follow!
🎂⚾️Happy Birthday to my favorite overlooked HOF candidate, Dwight Evans! Over the years, l've written several articles about Dewey. This one focuses on him changing his batting stance & overcoming a couple of vicious beanballs to become a top slugger tubbsbaseballblog.blogspot.com/2018/05/how-...
How Dwight Evans Overcame a Mid-Career Crisis to Evolve into a Hall of Fame-Caliber Player
Dwight Evans and his hitting mentor Walt Hriniak In early July 1980, Dwight Evans' career stood at a crossroads. For the past seve...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🎂⚾️Happy Birthday to my favorite overlooked HOF candidate, Dwight Evans! Over the years, l've written several articles about Dewey. This one focuses on him changing his batting stance & overcoming a couple of vicious beanballs to become a top slugger tubbsbaseballblog.blogspot.com/2018/05/how-...
A trio of thank yous to @jaywigley.bsky.social for sending me this pair of Nolan Ryan stickers & 1981 Topps! Jay is one of my favorite people on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway where these were claimed. An additional thank you to Nathan for graciously hosting the thread!
October 31, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A trio of thank yous to @jaywigley.bsky.social for sending me this pair of Nolan Ryan stickers & 1981 Topps! Jay is one of my favorite people on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway where these were claimed. An additional thank you to Nathan for graciously hosting the thread!
A trio of thank yous to @metsuniverse.bsky.social for sending me these 3 Dodgers cards! Mets Universe is one of my favorite regulars on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway. This trio of Dodgers cards were part of Mets Universe’s special World Series giveaway from last Thursday.
October 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A trio of thank yous to @metsuniverse.bsky.social for sending me these 3 Dodgers cards! Mets Universe is one of my favorite regulars on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway. This trio of Dodgers cards were part of Mets Universe’s special World Series giveaway from last Thursday.
A quartet of thank yous to the always-gracious @aldonadi.bsky.social for sending me these 1982 Topps beauties! These cards were claimed on 10/19 @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway. An additional thank you to Nathan for graciously hosting the giveaway thread each Sunday & growing #cardsky!
October 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A quartet of thank yous to the always-gracious @aldonadi.bsky.social for sending me these 1982 Topps beauties! These cards were claimed on 10/19 @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway. An additional thank you to Nathan for graciously hosting the giveaway thread each Sunday & growing #cardsky!
A trio of thank yous to the always-gracious @kujhawk90.bsky.social for sending me these 1985 Topps! These cards were claimed on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway. An additional thank you to Nathan for graciously hosting the giveaway thread each Sunday & growing #cardsky!
October 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
A trio of thank yous to the always-gracious @kujhawk90.bsky.social for sending me these 1985 Topps! These cards were claimed on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway. An additional thank you to Nathan for graciously hosting the giveaway thread each Sunday & growing #cardsky!
I meant to post this yesterday. A salvo of thank yous to @if7ate9.bsky.social for this fun trio of cards that I claimed on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway thread. Additional thank yous to Nathan for hosting this thread & growing #cardsky!
October 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I meant to post this yesterday. A salvo of thank yous to @if7ate9.bsky.social for this fun trio of cards that I claimed on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway thread. Additional thank yous to Nathan for hosting this thread & growing #cardsky!
A trio of thank yous to the always kind Michael aka @metsuniverse.bsky.social for sending me these 1974 Topps of HOFer Fergie Jenkins, future HOFer Dusty Baker, & the underrated Willie Davis! Additional thank yous to Nathan @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social on whose Sunday giveaway these were claimed!
October 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A trio of thank yous to the always kind Michael aka @metsuniverse.bsky.social for sending me these 1974 Topps of HOFer Fergie Jenkins, future HOFer Dusty Baker, & the underrated Willie Davis! Additional thank yous to Nathan @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social on whose Sunday giveaway these were claimed!
A quartet of thank yous to @jaywigley.bsky.social who sent me these 1984 Topps cards as part of the most recent @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway! Jay has been a huge help to get me closer to completing the 1984 Topps set! An additional thank you to Nathan for hosting the giveaway thread!
October 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A quartet of thank yous to @jaywigley.bsky.social who sent me these 1984 Topps cards as part of the most recent @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway! Jay has been a huge help to get me closer to completing the 1984 Topps set! An additional thank you to Nathan for hosting the giveaway thread!
A quartet of thank yous to the extremely-generous @aldonadi.bsky.social for sending me these 1982 Topps beauties! These cards were claimed on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway thread. An additional thank you to Nathan for hosting this thread & making it the best part of #cardsky!
October 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
A quartet of thank yous to the extremely-generous @aldonadi.bsky.social for sending me these 1982 Topps beauties! These cards were claimed on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway thread. An additional thank you to Nathan for hosting this thread & making it the best part of #cardsky!
Eight heartfelt thank yous to @jaywigley.bsky.social who has been a huge help to my 1984 Topps build! Jay offered to help anyone collecting 1984 Topps on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway thread. An additional salvo of thank yous to Nathan for hosting this awesome thread each week!
October 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Eight heartfelt thank yous to @jaywigley.bsky.social who has been a huge help to my 1984 Topps build! Jay offered to help anyone collecting 1984 Topps on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway thread. An additional salvo of thank yous to Nathan for hosting this awesome thread each week!
⚾️My latest article focuses on #Twins slugger Byron Buxton's unique accomplishment of becoming the first qualified AL/NL batter to go the entire season without being caught stealing or grounding into a double play during a full-length campaign tubbsbaseballblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/byro...
Byron Buxton Becomes the First Qualified AL/NL Batter to Go the Entire Season Without Being Caught Stealing or Grounding into a Double Play During a Full-Length Campaign
Throughout Byron Buxton’s 11-year MLB career, the ability to successfully steal bases and avoid grounding into double plays have been hall...
tubbsbaseballblog.blogspot.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
⚾️My latest article focuses on #Twins slugger Byron Buxton's unique accomplishment of becoming the first qualified AL/NL batter to go the entire season without being caught stealing or grounding into a double play during a full-length campaign tubbsbaseballblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/byro...
🚨New article alert!⚾️ Today's piece focuses on Byron Buxton's unique accomplishment of becoming the first qualified AL/NL batter to go the entire season without being caught stealing or grounding into a double play during a full-length campaign tubbsbaseballblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/byro...
Byron Buxton Becomes the First Qualified AL/NL Batter to Go the Entire Season Without Being Caught Stealing or Grounding into a Double Play During a Full-Length Campaign
Throughout Byron Buxton’s 11-year MLB career, the ability to successfully steal bases and avoid grounding into double plays have been hall...
tubbsbaseballblog.blogspot.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🚨New article alert!⚾️ Today's piece focuses on Byron Buxton's unique accomplishment of becoming the first qualified AL/NL batter to go the entire season without being caught stealing or grounding into a double play during a full-length campaign tubbsbaseballblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/byro...
A trio of thank yous to the consistently-gracious Christopher aka @kujhawk90.bsky.social for sending me these three 1983 Topps. These cards were claimed on the most recent @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sun giveaway. An additional thank you to Nathan for hosting the thread each week & growing #cardsky
September 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A trio of thank yous to the consistently-gracious Christopher aka @kujhawk90.bsky.social for sending me these three 1983 Topps. These cards were claimed on the most recent @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sun giveaway. An additional thank you to Nathan for hosting the thread each week & growing #cardsky
A great mail day via the always gracious @sportsfanandy.bsky.social who sent me these vintage Topps of 3 great players! These cards were claimed via the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway. An additional thank you to Nathan for hosting this awesome thread each week!
September 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A great mail day via the always gracious @sportsfanandy.bsky.social who sent me these vintage Topps of 3 great players! These cards were claimed via the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway. An additional thank you to Nathan for hosting this awesome thread each week!
🚨New article alert! Today’s piece is a guest post from author Douglas J. Gladstone centering on Angel Luis Alcaraz Acosta and Sergio Ferrer who are among 498 pre-1980 MLB retirees currently ineligible for a pension tubbsandmoresports.blogspot.com/2025/09/a-gu...
A guest post from author Douglas J. Gladstone centering on Angel Luis Alcaraz Acosta and Sergio Ferrer who are among 498 pre-1980 MLB retirees currently ineligible for a pension
Even the most knowledgeable baseball fan probably doesn’t remember Angel Luis Alcaraz Acosta , who played in the big leagues in 1967 and...
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September 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🚨New article alert! Today’s piece is a guest post from author Douglas J. Gladstone centering on Angel Luis Alcaraz Acosta and Sergio Ferrer who are among 498 pre-1980 MLB retirees currently ineligible for a pension tubbsandmoresports.blogspot.com/2025/09/a-gu...
A trio of thank yous to @aldonadi.bsky.social for sending me these 3 Topps cards of HOFers! These cards were claimed on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway thread. An additional thank you to Nathan for hosting this thread & growing #cardsky !
September 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A trio of thank yous to @aldonadi.bsky.social for sending me these 3 Topps cards of HOFers! These cards were claimed on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway thread. An additional thank you to Nathan for hosting this thread & growing #cardsky !
Christopher helped me immensely with a set that I’m building. If you are able to help him complete the 1984 Fleer set, please reach out to him!
I need only 4 more cards to finish the ‘84 Fleer set. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Need:
236 - Luis Pujols
258 - Dave Parker
640 - Bench/Yaz
642 - Steve Carlton
236 - Luis Pujols
258 - Dave Parker
640 - Bench/Yaz
642 - Steve Carlton
September 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Christopher helped me immensely with a set that I’m building. If you are able to help him complete the 1984 Fleer set, please reach out to him!
A trio of thank yous to the consistently generous Christopher aka @kujhawk90.bsky.social for sending me these 1981 Topps! These cards were claimed on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway thread. An additional thank you to Nathan for bringing this thread to this app & growing #cardsky !
September 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A trio of thank yous to the consistently generous Christopher aka @kujhawk90.bsky.social for sending me these 1981 Topps! These cards were claimed on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway thread. An additional thank you to Nathan for bringing this thread to this app & growing #cardsky !
A trio of thank yous to one of my favorite people of the Sunday giveaway thread, @jaywigley.bsky.social who sent me this trio of 1981 Topps A’s which includes Rickey’s sophomore card! An additional thank you to Nathan aka @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social for hosting the thread each Sunday!
September 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
A trio of thank yous to one of my favorite people of the Sunday giveaway thread, @jaywigley.bsky.social who sent me this trio of 1981 Topps A’s which includes Rickey’s sophomore card! An additional thank you to Nathan aka @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social for hosting the thread each Sunday!
🚨New article alert! Today’s piece is a guest post from author Douglas J. Gladstone centering on Reggie Baldwin, one of 502 pre-1980 MLB retirees currently ineligible for pension. A fitting subject for Labor Day tubbsandmoresports.blogspot.com/2025/09/a-gu...
A guest post from author Douglas J. Gladstone centering on Reggie Baldwin--one of 502 pre-1980 MLB retirees currently ineligible for a pension
This is the tale of two Grambling State University Tigers – Reggie Baldwin and Gary Eave . A Magna Cum Laude graduate, Mr. Baldw...
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September 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🚨New article alert! Today’s piece is a guest post from author Douglas J. Gladstone centering on Reggie Baldwin, one of 502 pre-1980 MLB retirees currently ineligible for pension. A fitting subject for Labor Day tubbsandmoresports.blogspot.com/2025/09/a-gu...
Six heartfelt thank yous to the always generous @metsuniverse.bsky.social for offering this lot on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway thread! An additional thank you to Nathan for hosting this thread & growing #cardsky !
August 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Six heartfelt thank yous to the always generous @metsuniverse.bsky.social for offering this lot on the @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway thread! An additional thank you to Nathan for hosting this thread & growing #cardsky !