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Do Andy Van Slyke Baseball Cards Have Any Value?

“Every season has its peaks and valleys. What you have to try to do is eliminate the Grand Canyon.” – Andy Van Slyke Andy Van Slyke was a very good baseball player. He didn’t hit over .300 in his career,…

Is Hisuian Arcanine a Good Pokemon?

Growlithe is among the first 150 Pokemon ever created, and its evolution into the powerful Arcanine continues to be among the most popular of all pocket monsters. In Pokemon Legends Arceus, Growlithe was one of the first to be officially…

Spawn of Thraxes – A Magic the Gathering Card Review

Spawn of Thraxes is a Dragon creature card in Magic the Gathering that can inflict significant damage in a Mono-Red deck. Of course, for Standard play, a seven mana casting cost was far too much for Red Deck Wins to…

Mortuary Mire – A Magic the Gathering Card Review

Battle for Zendikar is a Magic the Gathering set with lots of interesting common and uncommon cards. Many are often seen on local game store buy-lists for a nickel or dime, due to playability outside of competitive Magic, mostly in…

Slowpoke and Psyduck Tag Team GX – A Pokemon TCG Card Review

Pokemon TCG: Sun and Moon Unified Minds brought several memorable Tag Team GX Pokemon cards to the Pokemon Trading Card Game. Can you get any more of a classic pairing than Slowpoke and Psyduck Tag Team GX, both original first…

Rakdos, Lord of Riots  – A Magic the Gathering Card Review

Rakdos, Lord of Riots will always be a bit of a special MTG card to me.  It was a card that inspired a friend of mine to get into Magic the Gathering.  One  great  thing  about  new  players is that…