The Tim Tebow of ’52 Topps
Take a knee. Let’s look at a couple of college football players who attempted to play professional baseball.
Photo Double
Ted Williams wasn’t in the 1952 Topps checklist, but if you squint really hard and stay far enough back you can see his stunt double filling his spot in the checklist.
Ecce Charta: Behold the Card
I don’t know who decided to “fix” Floyd Baker’s Bowman baseball card. I’m pretty certain it wasn’t Caravaggio.
Interns, Math, and David Justice
I’m looking at a particularly tough baseball card while preparing to welcome the office’s next class of interns.
Brace Yourself for a White Sox Card
This post is about Ozzie Guillen, but if Immaculate Grid results are to be believed many of you already knew that.
Charles Nagy on Hitting and Not Hitting
Manny being Manny leads to an American League pitcher batting seventh in the lineup.
Better Lucky Than Good? Throwing and Drinking Hard
Needing just three more names to complete the second series of the 1952 Topps checklist, I clicked the “add to cart” button on the first one I came across on COMC. That’s how a creased Mickey McDermott card entered my collection.
155 lbs. of Ballast
Sometimes general managers want to skip the whole “player to be named later” formality.
Abbreviated Pitching
Professional longevity in the 1950s could be hard to come by when your resume has you moving from a team called the “Commies” to one called the “Reds.”