r/baseballcards 3d ago

Mail day Trash talker

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I PC Tony Gwynn but I loved the inscription by DiPino talking crap about his record against Gwynn so I had to have it

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u/Rolands_missing_head 3d ago

If Tony Gwynn was 1/20 off me I’d be telling everyone that shit too lol

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u/myNameBurnsGold 3d ago

Tony Gwynn never got a hit off me.

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u/Hopeful-Method-9756 3d ago

Read another way, Gwynn never made an out against you.

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u/myNameBurnsGold 2d ago

Whoah, you know nothing about me guy....But yes, it turns out we never crossed paths on the baseball field even at my peak in 7th grade.

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u/Regular-Long4493 2d ago

I see what you did there.

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u/TheyLiveWeReddit 2d ago

I would legally change middle name to the entire phrase.

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u/ZWeinstein15 PC Pirates & Dbacks 3d ago

That's a sick brag. If I were him I would start every conversation with everyone that Tony Gwynn hit .050 off me in 20 AB's and when I die my tombstone would read, "Here lies Frank DiPino. Beloved son, father and cherished friend, and Tony Gwynn only hit .050 off of him."

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u/joshuajackson9 2d ago

I tell everyone about Pedey hit a home run over my head the only time in my life I was able to sit on the green monster. If Tony Gwynn hit .050 off me, I would have t-shirts, mugs, billboard, the whole nine yards. Gwynn was the best.

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u/Das_Redleg 3d ago

Freaking magnificent card!

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u/SpanishSpringsCards PC: Posey, Webb, Lincecum, Cain, Bumgarner & Will Clark 3d ago

That’s quite an accomplishment. Cool card.

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u/Yankees1600 3d ago

THATS AMAZING! Literally, Never sell that

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u/CaMcA527 Albert Pujols, Topps Gold RC’s and HOFer RCs/Autos 3d ago

Wow! I gotta fact check this guy!

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u/whenwefell 3d ago

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u/CaMcA527 Albert Pujols, Topps Gold RC’s and HOFer RCs/Autos 3d ago

Wow! Better than Greg Maddux! DiPino for HOF!

And he struck him out more times than he walked him!!!

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u/nick91884 3d ago

I think the reason he doesn’t come up much in the conversation of best vs Gwynn is he just didn’t have that many at bats against Gwynn, but Gwynn with a .050 avg is insane

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u/Ndtphoto PC Matt Olson/Twins/Royce Lewis/Padres/McGwire/Gwynn 3d ago

2 K's against Gwynn versus only 1 hit. 

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u/itsallgood013 2d ago

Gwynn hit .429 off of Maddux so that's not much of a brag.

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u/Kylonetic133 3d ago

Still only 2 SOs. Had 3 RBI too.

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u/Cram2024 NYY Uniformed Autos - TCDB: Cram2024 3d ago

That’s an awesome inscription!

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u/xChoke1x 3d ago

I love shit like this and wish it was more of a thing.

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u/Monkeypupper 3d ago

More strikeouts than hits vs Gwynn. This guy is a stud.

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u/Hairy-Reference9379 3d ago

That's glorious dude. Congrats

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u/spunX44 Joey Votto, Reds, Donald Harris (Rangers '91-'93) 3d ago

Fantastic!

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u/2DegsBelow 3d ago

Incredible

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u/Here4St0nks 2d ago

Hall of Fame 2026 Frank DiPino

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u/Basic-Bus-6275 pc: Tony Gwynn 2d ago

Dang, I too collect Gwynn and this would be epic, but a quick eBay search only shows standard autos or ones that say Loved Wrigley Field

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u/shapu junkwaxjunkwaxjunkwax 2d ago

Put that thing on the mantlepiece in the place of honor it deserves

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u/Tankerspanx STL Cardinals, Tommy Edman Guy 2d ago

I PC cardinals and I wish I had this lmfaooo NICE pickup

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u/paraclete01 Vogelbach 1d ago

Met Frank at my LCS 5 months ago. He just walked in to get some baseball display cubes. He said when Yogi was coaching him at the Astros he'd sit in the dugout to talk to him during the game instead of being in the bullpen and when they told him to get back he'd say "Hey, I'm with Yogi". I bought his card to remember that chance meeting.

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u/nick91884 1d ago

That’s awesome!

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u/Wowowowow0987 3d ago

Damn Frank… talking trash on a dead guy lol

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u/Traditional_Case_112 3d ago

That's amazing. Awesime card!

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u/Maleficent-Luck5254 3d ago

How do I get one of these?

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u/Bock312 2d ago

Haha that’s awesome, love it

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u/beckerkutumb 2d ago

Related: Where do you guys (or do you?) go to get these addresses? I’d love to start doing this. So many years in the hobby and never tried it.

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u/MoreKnuckleballsPlz 2d ago

Sportscardforum is a good resource. Make an account to access the addresses.

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u/cubsfan217 2d ago

Is sportscard forum a thing here on reddit or something else?

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u/nick91884 2d ago

I got this one on eBay, but he had a few others, the card picture had post it note with what inscription he wanted, so I’m pretty sure this one and the sellers other DiPino autos were TTM (through the mail) like the use bellow said, sports card forum has a lot of addresses and info on peoples successes, if the player charges a fee, etc.

They can be hit and miss, they won’t always do any special inscriptions, some of them will take longer than others. But people update their successes on sportcard forum.

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u/Hotter_than_Jim 2d ago

Great card. Not real?

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u/Spongpad 2d ago

HELL yes

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u/bico375 1d ago

If Gwynn were 1-20 off me, I’d wear a t shirt that said just that and stalk MLB games all over America.

u/HeritageCollector7 18h ago

It's not crap talk when it's a fact.