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MiLB Madness: Park pigs, mascots, throwback stars & more

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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.
"WINNER OF A PIG PICKIN' CONTEST"
The Card: Parker 2011 Grandstand Richmond Flying Squirrels
The Buzz On This One: The back of this card pretty much says it all (click for a closer look) and I think that makes this Parker's "Rookie Card." Is it the only baseball card for a team pig? Believe it or not ... no. Parker had a pretty good run with this team and a few baseball cards after this one and there are others. Why a ballpark pig? Read the card ... and welcome to Minor League Baseball. This isn't a "deep" post per se ... just some prime oddity cardboard, which is what this series is all about.
Keep reading for more examples of some weird or fun baseball cards you can (almost) only find in MiLB.
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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (May 3)
The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.
What's Buzzing Today: "Is Jasson Dominguez baseball's Zion?" and plenty more to be found in today's edition.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Board Buzz, Football, Pro Wrestling and tagged MLB, New York Yankees, NFL, Topps, WWE, Kevin Maas, 2017 Topps WWE Heritage, Zion Williamson, 2019 Panini National Treasures, 2020 Topps Definitive Collection, Jasson Dominguez, 2020 Bowman 1st Edition on May 3, 2020 by BlowoutBuzz.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on the Blowout Forums (Aug. 22)
The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.
What's Buzzing Today: The Aaron Judge debate, big sketches and breaks from around the sports world.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Basketball, Board Buzz, Football, Non-sports and tagged Aaron Judge, MLB, NBA, New York Yankees, NFL, Panini America, sketch cards, Upper Deck, 2016-17 Panini Noir, Kevin Maas, Reggie Jackson, 2016-17 Panini Grand Reserve, 2017 Marvel Premier, 2017 Panini Majestic on August 22, 2017 by BlowoutBuzz.
Buzz 12 in 12: Busting a 1990 Leaf Series 2 MLB wax pack (Hour 12)
Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of past wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour on the hour all day long today ... and this is the final post of this first run.

The pack: 1990 Leaf Series 2 wax pack
The cost now: $2.50
The cost then: 89 cents (That's the suggested retail price ... but who paid that back then?)

What's inside this pack? Keep reading ...
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Buzz 8 in 8 and tagged 1990 Leaf, Frank Thomas, Larry Walker, MLB, Nolan Ryan, Yogi Berra, 1990 Leaf Series 2, Alan Mills, Billy Ripken, Carlos Baerga, Daryl Boston, Dave Justice, Donruss, Jeff Montgomery, Joe Klink, Jose DeLeon, Kevin Maas, Matt Young on February 21, 2017 by BlowoutBuzz.

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