1987 Topps is where you take your 5 year old for their messy birthday party. Collectors throw a lot of shade at ’87 Topps, and not without reason. Still, many of these cards manage to outrun the shadows of overproduction. Nothing shows this better than the Bo Jackson card.
While baseball continued to be played on the field during World War II, the trading cards defining the era were extinguished by a sudden, total collapse of the supply chain.
Johnny Schmitz threw an entire decade with the Cubs and is portrayed as a Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher in the 1952 Topps baseball card checklist, yet he will always be a Washington Senator in my mind.
Lou Kretlow probably should shout “Fore!” whenever he gets a ball in his hand. After all, this wild pitcher was much better at golf than baseball.
This is the second installment of my annual look at the current market environment for the famed 1993 Finest Refractor baseball card set. Transaction and grading trends, card availability, and other insights are explored and tracked over time.
A short nickname for a short career. This is the second in a series of profiles of the nicknames appearing in the 1949 Leaf baseball card checklist.
It’s that time of year again! Get ready for the annual look back at the ways my baseball card collection has changed. There’s a smaller number of cards and even a white whale that smells faintly of hot dogs.
A Houston Astros power pitcher, a similar story from a guy who dished out shutouts at the same rate as Nolan Ryan, and the image from the 1951 World Series used on a 1952 Topps baseball card.
The first in a series of 98 explorations into how seemingly every player depicted in the ’49 Leaf Baseball set earned their nicknames. Before the advent of Rapper’s Delight, Hippity Hop carried a decidedly baseball flavored meaning.
