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MiLB Madness: The Real Nuke's missing autograph, Mr. Celery, a baseball lifer's check, a big-leaguer's debut, mascots & more

Minor league baseball cards from the past can include some weird stuff ... stuff you wouldn't imagine to be found on a baseball card. Here are some some new oddities in this latest edition of MiLB Madness.
THIS CARD GOT ... NUKED
The Card: Steve Dalkowski 2009 TRISTAR Obak Autographs (unsigned)
The Buzz On This: This one comes from a set that features a lot of minor-league names you know and others you don't -- and in this case, well, you probably know the type of player (check his real, yet unreal, stats) but not this particular card. The back notes the trivia that gets him here -- click here to learn more in The Buzz Archives -- but that's not why I had to have this. This is the card that was planned for Dalkowski as a certified autograph to go into packs but it was never released. Sheets of this released did get out with this and other cards on them, which were then cut down into singles and I had to have it. I had eyed the sheets for a long time but never bit -- storage is just not as easy with uncut sheets.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Movies, MiLB Madness and tagged Bull Durham, MLB, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tim Robbins, TRISTAR, 2009 TRISTAR Obak, Cosmo, Justin Verlander, Obak, Steve Dalkowski, Las Vegas 51s, TCMA, Lakeland Tigers, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Choice, Grandstand, Vancouver Canadians, 2018 Choice Las Vegas 51s, 2005 Grandstand Lakeland Tigers, Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates, Ellis "Cot" Deal, 1978 TCMA Columbus Clippers, Dallas Braden, 2004 Vancouver Canadians, Jerry Walker, Bill Tucker, 2005 Grandstand Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, Kyle Porter, Mr. Celery, 2014 Choice Wilmington Blue Rocks on January 3, 2025 by BlowoutBuzz.

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