Contest Winnings from the Baseball Dad Himself

Saturday, 31 March 2012

Friend of the Quarry, Jack (better known as Baseball Dad) held a contest over at his blog All Tribe Baseball.  It was a guess the number of duplicates contest and surprisingly I was the closest.  I almost never win guessing games, but I got luc

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Photo de la semaine ...

Friday, 30 March 2012

Pour AmartiaL'Année des Méduses ?...Bonne fête des RAMEAUX

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In Reykjavik

Friday, 30 March 2012

We arrived in Reykjavik this afternoon, the last stop on our trip. We'll be here until Sunday. Is there anyone who follows this blog who would be interested in having a beer Saturday night? It would be great to meet up with some locals.

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The Best Topps Set Countdown #'s 55-51

Friday, 30 March 2012

I got several comments from you guys in part 1 of this countdown.  Most of the comments were regarding the "Why isn't set x in your bottom five?"  I will respond to that with, there are 61 total sets and there are some that people hate that can

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Une balade idéale ...

Thursday, 29 March 2012

Le ciel est bleu et le soleil brille !...Comment résister à l'envie de voir, de sentir la mer ... et au coup de fil de Marianne !...Alors en moins de temps qu'il ne faut pour l'écrire, nous voilà à Agay !(Ce n'est pas tout à fait vrai, il y a déjà beauco

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The 2nd Annual Quarry MLB Season Predictions

Wednesday, 28 March 2012

It's that time of year again.  The time when fans of every team (well except Houston, sorry Sam) feels their team has a chance to win the World Series.  It's also the time of the year when idiots in the media put on their prognostication caps and tell us what is going to happen before it

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Rockies Release Casey Blake...What the Dodgers Wouldn't Give Up Carlos Santana Again?

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

After a rough spring hitting just .150 for the Rockies, veteran third baseman Casey Blake was released today.  He was signed in the offseason as a potential stopgap to Nolan Arenado (who was sent down earlier this week to AA), but it just never clic

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Group Break Swag from Juuust A Bit Outside...

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

I got into my first (but not my last) group break over at Juuust a Bit Outside last month.  Kyle was busting 4 boxes: 2004 Fleer Platinum, 2007 SP Authentic, 2011 Bowman Platinum, and 2012 Topps Heritage.  As far as needed cards go, I struck ou

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Metz-Paris

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Opening of a large Sol Lewitt wall drawing show at the Centre Pompidou-MetzMetz, the morning of our departure to Paris The view from Montmartre. It is hard to resist taking those tourist shots.

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L'Eveil ...

Monday, 26 March 2012

Comme toujours lorsque l'on approche des RAMEAUX le laurier fleurit ...Quelques unes de ses branches seront coupées pour être bénies ......C'est le signal, l'éveil du Printemps au jardin !...Je surveille la glycine...et le cognassier ......Les noisetiers

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