Baseball Card Collector Box With Over 500 Cards

The perfect starter set for the beginning collector. In this card collecting storage box you will find over 500 baseball cards from different manufacturers and years. As a bonus you will find one original card from the 1950's, two original cards from the 1960's and five original cards from the 1970's-over 50 years of trading card and baseball history in one box. The cards vary from box to box and may differ somewhat from what is pictured.
Customer Review: My child was fascinated for hours
My 8 year old son loved this gift. He poured over the cards for hours, sorting them, pulling out his favorites, and putting them back in "special spots". Be aware that the box is full - you won't be able to put in any of your other cards you may have. Also the "collector" box is just a plain cardboard box - nothing fancy. This didn't matter to us, and it is a heavy, durable cardboard. The only downside to the gift was that some of the cards were duplicated in the box.
Customer Review: Hidden Gems
There are several hidden gems in this collection. Some are hisoric cards. My set included Derek Jeter, A Rod, and Barry Bonds.

2006 St. Louis Cardinals Predictions

Good pitching always beats good hitting, however, and ultimately it was the Astros pitching staff who kept the Cardinal hitters at bay in the playoffs. The NL Central is stacked with great pitching and St. Louis probably has the 3rd best staff behind Chicago and Houston. However, St. Louis pitchers tend to over achieve thanks to great run support. Carpenter, Mulder, and Suppan all had 16+ wins, and I expect Marquis to join that club this season. The St. Louis Cardinals will be a good team to back this season as their big bats are rarely asleep and their pitchers dont make many costly mistakes. Last season the Cards surprisingly had the lower ERA at 3.49 in the National League. Four of the clubs 5 starters had 10+ wins. They have also added a great fifth starter with loads of potential in Sidney Ponson. He is coming over from the Baltimore Orioles and even though he has had some off-field problems recently, if he can get his act together he can be a solid starter who picks up 20 wins. The bullpen is tough in Saint Louis and closer Jason Isringhausen is reliable whenever he is not on the disabled list.

2006 St. Louis Cardinals Predictions

The Cardinals 2005 campaign was a disappointment due to the high expectations that were set by a World Series birth in 2004. The Cardinals had 5 less regular season wins, with 100, in 2005 than they did in 2004, largely because of winning just 9 of 19 down the stretch and just 16 of their remaining 30. Its never a good idea to be content and say that you can just turn it on come playoff time. This type of complacency is definitely something to look for down the stretch with both good and bad teams. Dont let yourself take too many hits before backing off in this situation. The better plays down the home stretch of the season are games with something riding on them. St. Louis putting the remainder of the regular season on cruise control ultimately cost them as they fell to the Astros, who finished the regular season 19-11, in last years playoffs.

Mizuno Prospect Series GPSP1075RG Youth Baseball Glove (10.75")

While many baseball players look forward for their time off after the long season is over in the fall, many of them do things that couldn't do during the season. Some of these things are to enjoy their time off, being with their families, taking vacations around the world or just relax. Who wouldn't like to do these things when possible? But some continue to play ball.

What many people don't know is that in these countries, baseball is not only a past-time; it's what everyone talks about - at the job, at school, with friends and family. Especially at the end of January, when things are heating up and each country's league is playing the final games to determine who will carry the flag and represent the country in the Caribbean Series. But you wonder why would major league stars risk their careers by playing at their home countries? Remember, most of the Latin American players in the major leagues came out of their home countries' winter league system. That is why the number of Latin baseball players is growing and are wanted more by the MLB teams. Now it's the time for the already-major-league-stars to inspire the upcoming talent and help them reach the highest level in baseball.

For the Love of the Game

And you wonder - why do major- league-stars want to go home and play during their off season? I think you can answer that for yourself.

For the Love of the Game