My first romance started the instant the 1962 New York Mets took the field, when it appeared as if the team had gotten everything right. At the behest of Mets Team President George Weiss, the franchise settled on the colors of the teams it replaced, Brooklyn Dodgers blue and New
I Meet The 1961 New York Yankees
It was during the 1961 season that I arrived at my present state of baseball consciousness. That was the year the American League expanded from eight teams to ten, and many of the league’s hitters feasted on the diluted pitching caused by the presence of around twenty pitchers who weren’t
The Lenny Green Card Is Almost Home
I’ve made some progress and now believe the 50th Anniversary, 1963 Topps Lenny Green card will be in his hands soon. When I last wrote about this project, I had just sent an email to the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) to see if a staff member there could
Julio’s Pork Sandwich Athletics Game
Not too long ago I sat down with my neighbor and fellow baseball crony, Julio. He’s an Oakland Athletics fan born and raised, and to this day remains the real deal. I asked him to look back at his experiences at the Oakland Coliseum and share one of them. He
A Baseball Fan’s Superbowl Sunday II
It’s an annual dilemma. What do I do while the rest of the country watches football? The first decisions are easy, and in short order I’m up, out of bed, showered, shaved and ready to get dressed. Because I live in San Francisco and my t-shirt color of the day
Update On The Lenny Green Baseball Card
My efforts to return the 1963 Topps 50th Anniversary baseball card of Lenny Green, who appears on the left in a photo from his playing days, continue. The other day I spoke with a member of the Minnesota Twins Community Relations Department who wanted to assist but didn’t have his
2013 Topps Series 1 Baseball Cards
If you’re a fan of a today’s players shown in action on baseball cards featuring superb photography and brilliant colors, you’re in luck. Series 1 of the 2013 Topps set, containing 330 cards, will be hitting the stores within a few days. After my miserable experience with the 2012 Topps
Off-Season Projects Are Keeping Me Busy
I got a call over the weekend from a great teammate and friend asking me for a new blog post. I got to thinking and realized it’s somehow been six weeks since my last one. Whoa! That’s a long time between hellos! So what have I been up to? I’ve
Bryan Stow Holiday Season Reminder
As I sit down to update this blog post we are entering the 2012 Holiday season. In this time of giving and opening our hearts, I find myself thinking about injured baseball fan Bryan Stow, still traveling the long road of recovery after his March 31, 2011 Opening Night beating
2012 Topps Heritage High-Number Set
This is the first year I can recall that Topps brought out a high-number (or update) set for its annual Heritage issue. The good news here is that Topps has listened to its customers and issued this long sought after prize. I was especially excited when I learned of its
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