Looking at the cards I won as a result of participating in last season’s Topps Diamond Giveaway is good fun. In my last post I wrote about five of them. They were Clay Dalrymple (1962), Mike Schmidt (1988), Ryne Sandberg (1987), Tom Seaver (2011 Diamond Deeds) and Reggie Jackson (1987).
Ozzie Smith – 1991 Fleer Ultra
Hundreds of Ozzie Smith cards have been issued since he broke in with the San Diego Padres in 1978. There are two reasons why I like all of them, and they explain why Ozzie Smith is and will always be my favorite position player. First, he was a striking example of what
A Topps Giveaway That Worked!
Topps Company has been tempting its customers with giveaways for a long time. The offers come to you in packs in the form of insert cards, each promising this, that or the other. I found the one you see on the left on the internet. It’s from1986, a mere twenty-six
Willie Mays – Again
The Associated Press issued a wire photo to its subscribers on May 24, 1951 that serves to introduce today’s featured player. It shows a very young Willie Mays at a pivotal moment in his career. The slugging outfielder, who had been playing for the Minneapolis Millers, a top minor-league team, had
Opening Days Over The Years…
I’m always excited about Opening Day. It’s like a holiday gift, the first tangible evidence that another long march to the World Series has begun. Who will win it all this season? What rookies will emerge? Who will have a breakout year? Which manager will be the first to be
Brian Wilson – 2012 Topps # 260
Brian Wilson was on the pitching mound at the exact moment the San Francisco Giants won the 2010 World Series Championship. It doesn’t get any more appropriate than that. There he was, the passionate competitor making his patented, game-winning gesture. It’s an unmistakable image, one that is indelibly stamped in
Giant Podcasting Fun!
Last night I ventured downtown to the Public House at AT&T Park for the taping of the next Torture Cast podcast. I didn’t know it at the time but Ben, Willie and Chad had arranged for the gentlemen of the Giants pod, Dan and Tom, to join them. This was
Play Ball! Mariners Win Season Opener In Japan
The Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics raised the curtain on the 2012 Major League Baseball season in Tokyo, Japan this morning, in a well-played, extra-inning game that saw the Mariners prevail by a score of 3 to 1. A Tokyo Dome crowd of 44,000+ came to see their favorite
Tom Seaver – 1977 Topps # 150
We see Tom Seaver’s 1977 Topps card just below. I like the photograph and the simplicity of the team’s uniform. It was the last card issued during his initial tenure with the team. How his banishment to the Cincinnati Reds unfolded has been told too many times to be repeated
The Topps 2012 Heritage Card Set Has Arrived!
I’m happy to report that this week I went to several baseball card shops and purchased three boxes of the newly issued Topps 2012 Heritage set, which features today’s ball players on cards that utilize the 1963 format. Those of you who read my recent post on the 1963 Topps
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