I joined a Gypsy Queen case break in hopes of hitting some Cutch parallels or maybe a big Clemente hit. Neither happened so I ended up using...

If only it could have been Teke or Omar Moreno that appeared on this card instead of Jason Bay Don't get me wrong, I love Jason B...

Today is a historically recognized day for not just baseball, but America as a whole. As we all know Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier...

A test proof and a base card join the Bat King relic in today's post. What's odd is that I don't have the 2015 Bat King relic...

The Pirates have several alumni that are widely recognized as being some of the All Time Greats (Honus Wagner, Roberto Clemente, and Willie ...

2015 is coming to an end and I have drastically cut down on my cardboard spending during December.  All said though, i managed to grab some ...

Andrew McCutchen Mike Trout Jacoby Ellsbury Adam Jones Who's the best all around centerfielder in the game today? In 2014 Topps ...

My brother is a Marlins fan. I'm a Pirates fan. Both teams were preseason favorites to be playing October baseball. Both players o...

My Quest to add 100 new Andrew McCutchen cards has yielded some amazing cards this year.  While I can't classify these as groundbreakin...

Earlier in the week I showed off a dual autograph of Future Hall of Famer Miguel Cabrera and Jason Bay .  Since I am primarily a team collec...

Canada Day is today and since I have a few new Jose Bautista cards coming in, I thought I should show off my latest Joey Bats. Hailing f...

I am always on the hunt for one definitive card of a player I collect.  I now have a grail for my Dave Parker collection. I've got sev...

One of my collecting goals for 2015 was to add 100 new Andrew McCutchen cards to my collection that I previously didn't have.  I thought...

Since my blog debuted 4 years ago, I have shown off some pretty impressive Stargell, Clemente, and Mazeroski cards in my collection.  To dat...

Jose Bautista is my favorite non current Pirate.  When I saw this awesome low numbered booklet (only 10 copies) with Joey Bats spelled out, ...

Bill "Mad Dog" Madlock was an incredible ballplayer in the 70s and  80s.  He was a member of the 1979 World Series Champion Pittsb...

This week has been a powerhouse week at the PTR. Dont believe me? Go back to Sunday to see how it started. Last week, I showed off a Rober...

For the past two years I have done reverse boxes of Topps Tribute and it has been an absolute blast trying to get only the cards I want for ...

I've been showing off a fair amount of 2014 Topps Triple Threads as I attempt to do a reverse box for nearly half the price of a box.  T...

I recently got my first baseball card of Ike Davis as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball club.  It's not licensed so it's ...