Last Refractor Standing
Ah yes, the existential dread of discovering your favorite “modern” baseball cards are increasingly being seen as vintage. Someone should remind the last guy left in the checklist to hit the lights on his way out.
Yeah, But Is He Wearing Shoes?
Move over Shoeless Joe Jackson. The Tigers have their own bare-footed phenom.
The “A” in Ace
Two things are true if you remember opening packs of 1952 Topps. One: You’re getting old as dirt. Two: You were looking for pitchers who won 20 games.
1993 Finest Maddux: From An Early Complete Set To The Most Recent
How one of my most frustrating refractor additions became one of the more fun acquisitions. Also, bring on automated umpires.
The Reds’ Greene
The Willie Greene refractor: A rare card seems to be really rare until it’s not.
Junk Wax on Steroids
Everyone knows that Junk Wax cards were printed to the moon. Everyone also has a name that comes to mind when the Junk Wax Era gave way to the Steroid Era. What if we’re wrong on both counts?
How Do You Do, Fellow Big Leaguers?
A mop-up specialist, a record high score for the St. Louis Browns, and a weird looking baseball card.
You Just Got Promoted
When you get right down to it, the shortstop position is just playing left field exceptionally shallow.