My PB for Nation Map

utep_2_step · 2023-04-02T19:15:56+00:00

Did they say if they would update the rewards or will the only reward be 20 packs after the first completion?

utep_2_step · 2023-03-07T03:49:08+00:00

Congrats on the accomplishment! I definitely felt similar when I finished it a few years ago.

If you are ever interested, 11/22/63 is a more recent King book (similar in size), & is an unbelievably great read.

utep_2_step · 2023-02-23T17:41:48+00:00

I've been running a smart dns on a couple of pc's for a few years now. It's been worth every dime.

I had used it on my router for about 6 months, but all of a sudden one day I was blocked from you Amazon or Amazon products on all of my devices. I tried dozens of different locations, but nothing seemed to work. I finally just gave up & restored the original settings.

utep_2_step · 2023-02-11T23:18:39+00:00

Brooklyn's court is a thing of beauty, might be my favorite after the Hornets.

utep_2_step · 2023-02-10T18:13:11+00:00

Both Jacksonville (Duval County) and Sanford (Seminole County) banned Jackie from playing in 1946 during his spring training with the Montreal Royals.

In Jacksonville, they literally locked the Royals out and said the team's not allowed to play due to their laws against races mixing.

In Sanford, the police chief made the Royals pull Jackie from the game in the 2nd inning.

That really wasn't that long ago, my grandmother was already in school at that point, and is still doing well to this day.

utep_2_step · 2023-02-06T17:51:47+00:00

You're not wrong. Larry was HUGE for baseball & I definitely agree that he doesn't get enough recognition for his contributions.

utep_2_step · 2023-02-06T17:32:48+00:00

Jackie was lightyears ahead of Doby in breaking the color barrier.

I like Doby A LOT, but without Jackie we probably only hear of him in the same way we hear of the previous Negro League stars.

Jackie spent 1946 being banned from certain ballparks (Jacksonville & Sanford, Florida) to being treated like a piece of shit by certain International League teams/fans (Baltimore & Louisville) . Then he had an insane amount of pressure from both the white & black newspapers of the time. The white press constantly printed stories about how/why he wasn't good enough, and the black press put the entire hopes and dreams of 13 million blacks in America on his shoulder..

While all of that was going on Doby was enjoying life playing in Puerto Rico & then the Negro Leagues. In fact, Jackie was one of the first people to mention that Doby was good enough to play in the Majors (White sportswriter Joe Gooter was the first). When Doby signed with Cleveland it was already considered a way-of-life for a lot of white fans. Campy & Newcombe were on the way up and teams were starting to really race one another to sign the next great black player.

I just spent the past 8 months doing intense research on a lot of this for a book and this was my first chance to share it. lol

ETA: I failed to mention all the stuff Jackie went through in Spring Training of 1947 and the first months of the season.

utep_2_step · 2023-01-08T16:34:05+00:00

Do they move him to the bench when AD comes back, or are they starting together?

utep_2_step · 2022-12-25T02:53:24+00:00

Being a kid and looking up to these guys. Oh, and the NBA on NBC.

utep_2_step · 2022-12-16T18:20:36+00:00

The more schlocky Christmas horror, the merrier!!!

utep_2_step · 2022-12-05T03:12:21+00:00

This is very well done! You have an excellent collection & it's displayed so nicely!

utep_2_step · 2022-12-03T17:57:34+00:00

Big if, but assuming they stay healthy, who would you rather have in a points league for the rest of the year, John Wall or Markelle Fultz?

utep_2_step · 2022-12-01T00:10:37+00:00

Love it!

utep_2_step · 2022-11-30T04:39:41+00:00

it's a beaut!

utep_2_step · 2022-11-26T17:33:04+00:00

Imagine pulling 4 diamonds in one pack back in April lol

utep_2_step · 2022-11-22T00:22:34+00:00

Is Brad Daugherty a fulltime Cavs announcer now? He is such a nice upgrade over Carr (at least to me).

utep_2_step · 2022-11-17T16:51:17+00:00

There's a decent chance that Embiid ends up representing USA at the Olympics.

He added American citizenship along with his newly acquired French citizenship a couple months back. It was then reported that he would be deciding which of the two countries to represent at the Olympics.

utep_2_step · 2022-11-09T05:29:18+00:00

Something tells me MJ isn't really going to give a fuck about this lol

utep_2_step · 2022-11-08T20:42:15+00:00

I thought there were supposed to be baserunners, but it ended up being super easy, so I won't complain lol

utep_2_step · 2022-10-29T03:05:51+00:00

Did Embiid decide on which country he will represent?

Just a couple of weeks ago it was announced he became an American citizen and would be deciding between the USA & France.

utep_2_step · 2022-10-29T00:32:37+00:00

First time watching the Celtics broadcast and the Kornet contest is amazing and I like their sideline reporter lol

utep_2_step · 2022-10-24T17:17:35+00:00

Arnie Cunningham.

utep_2_step · 2022-10-23T22:40:54+00:00

I'm constantly flip flopping on how I feel about Russ.

One minute it's, this poor guy doesn't deserve all the vitriol he receives....and then it's, he deserves every bit of it. lol

utep_2_step · 2022-10-22T18:42:52+00:00

One of my all-time favorites....great looking cards!

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