Dime Boxes -- The Low-End Baseball Card Collector's Journey

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Short Term Stops

Rehashing the most unfamiliar stints in big league history, team by team.

"The All-Defunct Team"
"The All-Angels Team": Pt. 1, Pt. 2
"The All-A's Team" Pt. 1, Pt. 2
"The All-Astros Team": Pt. 1, Pt. 2
"The All-Braves Team": Pt. 1, Pt. 2
"The All-Blue Jays Team": Pt. 1, Pt. 2
"The All-Brewers Team": Pt. 1, Pt. 2
"The All-Cubs Team"
"The All-Cardinals Team"
"The All-Dodgers Team"
"The All-(Devil) Rays Team"
"The All-Diamondbacks Team"
"The All-Giants Team"
"The All-Indians Team"
"The All-Mets Team"
"The All-Mariners Team"
"The All-Marlins Team"
"The All-Orioles Team"
"The All-Padres Team"
"The All-Pirates Team"
"The All-Phillies Team"
"The All-Rangers Team"
"The All-Reds Team"
"The All-Red Sox Team"
"The All-Rockies Team"

"The All-Royals Team"
"The All-Tigers Team"
"The All-Twins Team"
"The All-White Sox Team"
"The All-Yankees Team"

The Short Term Stops All-Star Team
The All-Forgotten Team
The All-Zero Year Team





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Cards I Need: "The Dime Box Dozen"

  • 1981 Fleer #60 Jose Cruz
  • 1982 Donruss #419 Nolan Ryan
  • 1988 Fleer Update #U-8 Lee Smith
  • 1989 Upper Deck #525 Paul Molitor
  • 1994 SP #45 John Olerud
  • 1995 Upper Deck #369 Arthur Rhodes
  • 1998 Ultra #415 Glenallen Hill
  • 1998 Upper Deck #668 Shawon Dunston
  • 2002 Fleer Tradition #19 Julio Franco
  • 2005 Topps Total #461 Corky Miller
  • 2011 Topps Allen & Ginter #325 Mike (Giancarlo) Stanton
  • 2017 Stadium Club #231 Mike Trout

Keep Dreaming (More Ambitious Wants)

  • 1956 Topps #292 Luis Aparicio RC
  • 1957 Topps #55 Ernie Banks
  • 1958 Topps #343 Orlando Cepeda RC
  • 1960 Topps #490 Frank Robinson
  • 1961 Topps #425 Yogi Berra
  • 1962 Topps #544 Willie McCovey
  • 1964 Topps #460 Bob Gibson
  • 1967 Topps #580 Rocky Colavito
  • 1968 Topps #280 Mickey Mantle
  • 1976 SSPC #167 George Brett
  • 1978 Topps Burger King Rangers #8 Fergie Jenkins
  • 1979 Hostess #102 Ozzie Smith

For Buddy

For Buddy
2000-2015

For Latte

For Latte
2002-2020

For Marmalade

For Marmalade
2007-2022

For Panda Bear

For Panda Bear
2005-2023

The Frankenset King!

The Frankenset King!
1972 Topps #19 Billy Cowan

The (Second) Frankenset King!

The (Second) Frankenset King!
1973 Topps #273 Chris Speier

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