Eleven years

Against all odds, "Dime Boxes" turns eleven today.

I say it every year, but it's really incredible to know that something I started when I was 19 is still going strong today. The flux of my twenties did nothing to kill my love for blogging, and my appreciation for being part of such a great community who listens to me ramble about weird uniforms and shiny cards. While I might not blog as much as I once did, I've never had a thought about letting this blog wither - and that's a testament to the people here more than anything. So for that, as always, I thank each and every one of you.

I thought of various ways to celebrate this very Spinal Tap-ish anniversary, but in the end I couldn't come up with anything better than what I did last year - and that's to GIVE AWAY BASEBALL CARDS!

I've managed to accumulate a good amount of extras throughout the course of this year - probably because I've sent out a sad amount of care packages (which I should really rectify).

Anything you see in this post is up for grabs - and if you'd like to send something in return, that's always welcome, but by no means necessary. Also, if we haven't traded recently, please email your mailing address to me at nickpecucci AT gmail DOT com.

We'll start with a few oversized items, but for the forthcoming nine-pocket pages, simply comment with something along the lines of "Page 1, #4 (Eddie Murray)" or something along those lines. Picks will be first come, first served, and feel free to claim as much as your conscience allows - I'll do my best to update this post with what's gone/still remaining. (Also, due to obnoxious shipping costs, I'm gonna have to limit this to US claimers only. Sorry, Canadian friends!)

For starters, I've got this partial Miller Lite Brewers set I picked up at a show over the summer but don't think I blogged about - I removed a few of the cards I needed for my own collection, but the rest are looking for a good home.

(All oversized cards claimed!)

A handful of oversized cards here - you can simply comment with "Oversized - Tucker" or something like that if one of these strikes your fancy (warning: those helmet inserts are incredibly thick!). 

And now, without further ado, the pages!

Page 1

(Note: good amount of creasing to Garvey & Mays.)

(Claimed: #s 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Page 2

(Entire page has been claimed!)

Page 3

(Entire page has been claimed!)

Page 4

(Claimed: #s 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Page 5

(Entire page has been claimed!)

Page 6

(Note: Marte is numbered /99.)

(Entire page has been claimed!)

Page 7

(Claimed: #s 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Page 8

(Entire page has been claimed!)

Page 9

(Entire page has been claimed!)

Page 10

(Entire page has been claimed!)

Page 11

(Note: Kluber is numbered /250, and Duffy is a throwback logo variation numbered /99.)

(Entire page has been claimed!)

Page 12

(Entire page has been claimed!)

Page 13

(Entire page has been claimed!)

Page 14

(Note: Thames is an action photo variation.)

(Entire page has been claimed!)

Page 15

(Note: Fernandez is a Heritage foil parallel.)

(Entire page has been claimed!)

Page 16

(Claimed: #s 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Page 17

(Claimed: #s 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9)

Page 18

(Claimed: #s 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Page 19

(Claimed: #s 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)

Page 20

(Note: Griffey has a bit of chipping along the top edge.)

(Claimed: #s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)

There you have it - get claiming, and thanks for eleven great years!