Sentences with phrase «on baseball cards»

«Dissenting Fed Circuit Judge Says Nothing Obvious About Shredded Jerseys on Baseball Cards Main Civil Rights Have Never Been More in Fashion»

In a recent TED talk, for example, American health guru Ron Gutman, founder of the Wellsphere blog network and the HealthTap site, pointed to studies of old pictures — ranging from yearbook headshots to mugs on baseball cards — that found people who smiled in youthful photos turned out to live better and longer lives than folks who didn't.

So how is it that a player who didn't command much money as a big leaguer — Koosman made $ 600,000 in 1985 — should now be so valuable on a baseball card?

Not exact matches

Years later, the lemonade stands led to me selling baseball cards at trade shows in malls on weekends.

Gary Vaynerchuk got his entrepreneurial start selling baseball cards and lemonade on the streets of Edison, New Jersey.

On January 9, 2018, B Strong and Delivering Good partnered with the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy to organize an on - site gift card distribution event at a Kmart store in Florida MunicipalitOn January 9, 2018, B Strong and Delivering Good partnered with the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy to organize an on - site gift card distribution event at a Kmart store in Florida Municipaliton - site gift card distribution event at a Kmart store in Florida Municipality.

From the»70s, I miss Teaberry gum, Captain Kangaroo (would love for my son to watch him), Thanksgiving Day parades without Broadway shows incorporated, BooBerry cereal, 3D baseball cards in my cereal box, politically incorrect James Bonds, politically incorrect anything, Miller Lite commercials (today's are so bad and so anti-men), Snik - Snak candy bars, Hostess Ho - Hos (the way they used to taste), drive - in movie theaters, the Saturday morning cartoons, Merita breads (including donuts and individual cakes), Sealtest milk and ice cream, bank - track Roller Derby, and oh, I could go on and on.

Reggie Jackson sits at his desk, signing a stack of invitations to his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Aug. 1, the cards slanted to accommodate his lefthanded penmanship.

How about a teeny - tiny card featuring a track star that a magnificently insane owner put on his baseball team to do nothing but run fast and steal bases?

The day after I moved in, my mom dropped 16 boxes of baseball cards on my porch, rang the doorbell and peeled out with a middle finger extended out of her open window.

Presumably most of us have watched enough baseball to know that a team's fortunes can turn on a dime and injuries are the biggest wild card for all the teams.

My wife wasn't giddy that another baseball card came into the house, but I'm not going to embellish and invoke the cliche of sleeping on the couch.

The Los Angeles Angels have been baseball's busiest team on the waiver trade deadline day, and the American League Wild Card contenders added another player on Thursday, acquiring second baseman Brandon Phillips and cash considerations from the Atlanta Braves, the teams announced.

Of course, what people mostly ask about is Rader's far - different public persona: Doug Rader, the zany, flaky Houston Astro third baseman who sat on a birthday cake in the clubhouse; Doug Rader, the madman in Jim Bouton's book Ball Four who advised kids to eat baseball cards to ingest all the information printed on them; Doug Rader, the raging tyrant - manager of the Texas Rangers who was fired after ferocious confrontations with players and writers.

That didn't stop the printing of a baseball card with the Royals» Braun on the front and the Brewers» Braun on the back.

Instead, we'll have the two wild cards with the inferior records face off in Baseball Thunderdome, and the winner of that single game will go on to face the wild card team that had the bye in a three - game series.

Or, maybe the Rays will add a little on the margins, say they tried, complain about the economics of baseball, and the AL East will once again be dominated by the Yankees and Red Sox while teams that actually bothered to improve will comfortably control the wild card race all year long.

If you're wondering what in the name of Bobby Thomson is going on, welcome to baseball's first wild - card race.

Things get started on Tuesday night with the American League Wild Card Game at Yankee Stadium, with the New York Yankees hosting the Minnesota Twins, the latter the first team in baseball history to reach the postseason one season after losing 100 games.

On his first baseball card, Koosman was paired with future strikeout king Nolan Ryan.

But even after Koosman's grip on me relaxed (the scrapbook disappeared), I kept a grip on his first baseball card.

All - stars: Jim and Steve Wilson have long believed that the success of their Waukegan baseball card shop depends on proper promotion.

With the lure of The Honey Exchange and the honey tasting (oh, okay... and maybe a trip to the baseball card shop too), Calvin was the brave soul who made the journey with me, sitting on the ride home with this little box full of ten thousand bees buzzing next to him.

Sweatshirt, Leather Baseball Cap, Tomboy Tee, Boyfriend Jeans (great pair for $ 30), Play the Wild Card Bracelet, New Balance Previous Metals shoes (on sale color here)

It may be one thing if you're buying baseball cards or clothing on eBay or something like that, but this is the health of your baby, so it's just important to be extra cautious,» she says.

Sweatshirt, Leather Baseball Cap, Tomboy Tee, Boyfriend Jeans (great pair for $ 30), Play the Wild Card Bracelet, New Balance Previous Metals shoes (on sale color here) I am always sad when football season is over but today we get to enjoy some sales to round out the season.

If you've ever been to an auction before or been on eBay, you're probably used to auctioning on things like baseball cards, electronics, or even some cool Halloween costume.

To try to make the cash, Jimmy decides to sell a rare baseball card he's been holding on to, but it's stolen by a parkour - loving thief named Dave (Seann William Scott).

The rest of the movie has the two behaving in equally childish ways, whether it's Paul going on and on and on about his habits for going number two or Jimmy continually whining about his baseball card while so much else comes to light.

On the complete opposite end of the performance spectrum, the always - hilarious Keegan - Michael Key is absolutely fantastic as a peculiar baseball card collector named Procter, and appears to be having the time of his life in the role.

Surprisingly poignant for a movie that turns America's pastime into a card - counting experiment — and filled with crackling dialogue from Oscar winners Aaron Sorkin and Steve Zaillian — Moneyball focuses on the essential issue of baseball and of life: How do you measure human value?

For example, using the Baseball Card, which is an ad - hoc reporting tool available in ADMS and Unify, we can look at how students performed on high - stakes tests, district benchmark assessments, and other measures including the SAT, reading comprehension, and course grades.

This application can be used also to sign on anything such as the photo of the comic book, baseball card, concert and much more.

In my town, there was a baseball card store where former Negro League players used to sit around and tell stories over coffee, while adoring fans looked on.

According to the court document filed on behalf of Autography founders Tom Waters and Robert Barrett, the company had explored options outside of the signed ebook realm and had been in talks with the Rays» management about creating something akin to autographed virtual baseball cards.

You know how much money you have left over to spend on DVD's, gardening supplies, baseball cards, whatever.

Credit Card Debt — a little story... Over the weekend, I was sitting on the train on my way to a baseball game.

A few years laters, I'd take our yellow lab mix, Ginger, on daily walks and earned an allowance, which was blown immediately on pinball machines or baseball cards.

Guests to want to opt in on the «Kinsella Experience» will not only stay in the house's one bedroom upstairs, but also receive a «Field of Dreams» commemorative baseball, a bottle of wine plus two wine glasses and a picnic tablecloth, a DVD of the movie (with popcorn to enjoy it with), actor Dwier Brown's (he played Kevin Costner's dad) book, «If You Build It,» and a $ 25 gift card towards a breakfast at a local Dyersville country breakfast spot.

The only tie - in to baseball is that you can get any MLB team logo on your card.

While you won't get any baseball - related perks with this card, such as discounts on merchandise or special financing on tickets, you will earn extra cash back if you have a Bank of America checking or savings account or an investment account with Merrill Lynch or Merrill Edge.

All 30 baseball team cards are available, and you'll still earn 3 percent back on gas, 2 percent back on grocery / wholesale purchases and 1 percent back on everything else, with an introductory 0 % APR period.

This new Bank of America reward credit card offers the chance to earn points on purchases, which can then be redeemed for exciting baseball - related rewards.

One issuer, Bank of America, increased the maximum possible APR on its cash rewards card for baseball fans by 2 percentage points.

Free hotel rooms and flights are all nice perks, but for some, the real allure of credit card points is the chance to cash in on once - in - a-lifetime experiences — like standing with your father on the same baseball field where legends are made and asking a sports star to sign your daughter's baseball.

This is what I imagine fresh Baseball Card gum tastes like, before it's completed the petrification process on some dusty shelf in a Topps warehouse.

I sure do miss good old RBI Baseball on my NES... Something like EA's The Bigs, but I imagine that might be a bit much to squeeze into a Vita card along with a full sim game.

The Game Boy was the first system I actually got on my own (by trading baseball cards), so I cherished that system.

I thought we had completely maxed out on the Supreme Court geekiness with the baseball cards and then the oral arguments available on iTunes, but no... not even close.

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