Gallows Humor in the Bullpen
I’ve never seen the movie Fargo, but I have seen a guy in a wood chipper. After that alarming note, I feel I have some explaining to do.
Every Team Needs a Catcher (or Four, or Five…)
1952 Topps is overflowing with catchers, even if they didn’t stay in one place very long.
Year in Pics: Cards Ending in “-Ipken”
The last twelve months featured the cardboard personifications of good and evil whispering from my shoulders. Only one would survive a year of chaos, music, and magic.
Wallet Card in Depth: 1995 Pinnacle Bubble Gum Griffey
If I say “Bubble Gum Griffey” you know exactly what card I am talking about. Read on, because something very interesting is happening with this card.
The 2026 Wallet Cards: Moneyball
What are the most efficient cards to express the idea of Moneyball? That is the question I had to contend with for the 2026 edition of my Wallet cards, an exercise that leads to the destruction of an autographed card.
Wallet Card in Depth: 1987 Topps Bo Jackson
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.
When Baseball Cards Disappeared
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.
1952 Topps: Johnny Schmitz
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.
I Can’t Think of a Golf Pun Title…But I Should
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.