Sunday, April 29, 2012

This would be cool






Although it would be hard to do.


Brands I miss....Upper Deck Black Diamond Football


This particular card was produced in 1998. They made the brand for a few years then it fizzled. I enjoyed the design and found it fun to chase down the many levels. One diamond was the base. There was also double, triple and the one that is pictured is a quadruple diamond. Each level was also a different colored background making it easier to distinct which one you have.

Product Releases for 4/29-5/5

5/1

2012 Leaf U.S. Army All American Bowl Football:  No info

5/2

Panini Limited Baseball 2012: (3) Autograph or Memorabilia Cards, with at least (2) Autographs!

Panini Elite Hockey 2011/2012: 

Each box will have:
- 4 Aspirations Die-Cuts (was 3)
- 2 Elite Rookies
- 1 Elite Rookie Star
- 1 Elite Starsand
4 of the following at random (was 3):
- at least 1 Elite Rookies Auto Variation
- at least 1 New Breed Materials
- at least 1 Elite Materials

 Press Pass Ignite Racing: Find (2) Hits per box including (1) Autographed Relic Card

2012 Topps U.S. Olympic Team & Hopefuls: Find (1) U.S. Olympic Team Autograph, (1) Relic Card and (1) Commemorative Relic Card per box 

 5/3

2011/12 In The Game Between the Pipes Hockey: Find at least (2) Autograph Cards, (2) Memorabilia Cards, (2) 10th Anniversary Inserts, and (3) Masked Men Cards in every box!

2012 Sportkings Series E Hobby Box (Presell):

3 Sportkings Base Cards
1 Premium Back Base Card
1 Insert Card (either a hard-signed Autograph Card or Game-Used Memorabilia Card including cut-signatures)

Saturday, April 28, 2012

S-a întâmplat astăzi...

1934, BucureÅŸti: România – Iugoslavia 2-1, preliminarii CM, marcatori - Schwartz, Dobay, arbitri - John Langenus (Belgia) - Radu Istrati (România), Ernest Fabris (Iugoslavia)
1972, Budapesta: Ungaria – România 1-1, preliminarii CE, marcator - Sătmăreanu; arbitri - David Smith - R. Gill, A. Biddle (Anglia)
1981, Londra: Anglia – România 0-0, preliminarii CM; arbitri - Heinz Aldinger - Gunter Linn, H. Joos (RFG)
1987, BucureÅŸti: România – Spania 3-1, preliminarii CE, marcatori - PiÅ£urcă, MateuÅ£, Ungureanu; arbitri - Alexis Ponnet - Andre van Volcem, Christian Modave (Belgia)
1992, Torino: AC Torino – Ajax Amsterdam 2-2, finala Cupa UEFA, manÈ™a I; arbitru - Joe Worrall (Anglia)
1997: Israel – Cipru 4-3, preliminarii CE tineret, arbitri - Dan Crăciun - Silviu Ioan, Ion Dumitrică (foto) - Gheorghe Moise (România), observator - Peter Hurt (Anglia)
2007, Borehamwood: Arsenal Londra – Umea 0-0, finala Cupa UEFA feminin, retur, arbitru - Nicole Petignat (ElveÅ£ia)

Livorno (Italia) – “Stadio Armando Picchi”

“Stadio Armando Picchi”
Este stadionul din orașul Italian Livorno, care găzduiește partidele formației cu același nume. A fost construit în anul 1933, renovat în mai multe rânduri și are p capacitate de 19.238 locuri.
Livorno
Este un oraș de aproximativ 155.000 locuitori din regiunea Toscana, Italia. De asemenea, este port la Marea Tireniană, fiind al treilea ca mărime de pe coasta vestică a Italiei. Printre altele, Livorno este localitatea în care s-a născut un fost președinte al Italiei, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.

James scores 32, Heat roll by Knicks 100-67

James scored 32 points after shooting 10 for 14 from the field, and the Heat rode the strength of what became a 32-2 run to easily beat the Knicks 100-67 on Saturday, striking first in the series between clubs that waged classic annual battles from 1997 through 2000 and are meeting for the first time since.
Dwyane Wade added 19 points in his first game back after dislocating his left index finger.

Update: Orlando Magic beat Indiana Pacers 81 - 77


ORL: J. Nelson 17 Pts, 3 Reb, 9 Ast
IND: D. West 19 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast
Magic lead series 1-0

Bulls Takes Game 1 but lose DRose to injury

CHICAGO (AP) Derrick Rose crumbled to the floor, clutching his left knee. His season is over and the Bulls' title hopes just might be finished, too.

Rose will miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee late in Chicago's 103-91 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Saturday's playoff opener, casting big cloud over a team eyeing a championship run.

He scored 23 points and was playing more like the league's reigning MVP after missing 27 games because of injuries during the regular season, but his injury-plagued season came to an end as the Bulls were wrapping up an impressive victory.

Rose crumbled to the ground after he drove the lane with about 1:20 left and the Bulls leading by 12. He was going for a layup when he came to a jump-stop and seemed to change his mind as the 76ers' Spencer Hawes and Lavoy Allen rotated over, passing off to a teammate before an awkward landing.

Team medical personnel immediately rushed out and tended to Rose for several minutes as he was writhing in pain near the baseline before helping him to the locker room. Rose was taken to the hospital, and the results of the MRI were not good.