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.”
Collectors ❤️ Carlos
A 1996 photo shoot saw a second baseman try to show us why Baerga starts with BAE.
A Baseball Card-Inspired Experiment
The Bill Werle card in my 1952 Topps set building project has me crawling around in the dirt and conducting a science experiment.
Lou Brissie
Nearly blown up by Nazis, this pitcher practically dragged himself to the forefront of the Philadelphia Athletics’ pitching rotation. He even had a racehorse named after him.
Where Are All The Greg Swindell Collectors?
Will the Greg Swindell collectors in the room please raise their hand? Seriously, Swindell is not a player I would expect to have zero player collectors chasing his cards.
I Might Just Start Making Up Cards
Mike Devereaux turned in the best baseball season of his life in 1992 with more than 300 total bases and was rewarded with **this** unflattering picture on the front of his 1993 Finest baseball card. It could have been so much better.
1993 Finest: Pete Harnisch
This guy looks familiar. He found himself in a lot of lineups: Baseball and otherwise.