It’s been a long time coming, but our growing community of Bryan Stow supporters is ready to hold our first fundraiser. The Public House, located at the corner of Oracle Park, has graciously consented to hold our initial event. Although we cannot hold our event on a game day, we
Three Boos For The 2019 Topps Heritage High Numbers Rookie Cards!
I went down to the local card shop not too long ago and purchased some packs of the 2019 Topps Heritage High Number issue. This annual set features today’s players on the card format that was used fifty years ago. This year the set uses the 1970 format. Last year
Saying Goodbye to a Friend
It is with great sadness that I’m saying goodbye to the man who became my friend and most trusted baseball card trader. I never met Mike Augusto in person; there were three-thousand miles between us. I didn’t know what he did for a living, where he stood politically, if he
Boo!
Major League Baseball has for many years awarded Topps a monopoly to print baseball cards with a team’s logo and name. So where does that leave the other guys? In my opinion, in a bad place. If other companies want to issue baseball cards, they may not show the logo
A Remembrance of Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson has died at the age of 83. The inner circle Hall of Famer, player, manager, good-will ambassador and executive was a part of the baseball landscape for over sixty years. He was a part of my world, too.
Who’s Number One?
For the past three seasons the good folks at Topps have given the fans the responsibility of selecting the ballplayer who will be featured on card #1 of their annual flagship issue. Now they have done it again for 2019. For a player to have his likeness on card #1
Our Fundraiser for the Bryan Stow Foundation? We’re Getting Closer!
Over the years this blog has been a strong supporter of Bryan Stow, the life-long San Francisco Giants fan and paramedic who was beaten outside Dodger Stadium on Opening Night 2011. The support initially took the form of a March 2012 blog post that introduced a fundraising idea I called
An Awesome Card!
Every once in a while a baseball card manufacturer hits a grand slam, issuing a card whose image matches the moment. Such is the case with the Topps Now card that is the subject of this post. Although he is mired in a post-All Star Game slump, New York Yankees
Checking In With Sierra
It’s interesting to learn from fans why they chose the team they root for. That’s where the conversation with our teammate Sierra started. “I was in San Diego in the fall of 2006 going to school, and I noticed that all the baseball fans were either pulling for the local
My 2017 All Star Game Choices
Fans of Major League Baseball have been voting for the players they want to see in this year’s All Star Game for the past several months, and this past Sunday the starting lineups (and reserves) for the annual tilt, which this year will be held in Miami on Tuesday, July
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Grubby Glove said "Thank you, John. ..."
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John Giron said "Michael, the work you have done behind the scenes by spending many hou ..."
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