Dick Kryhoski Saw Some Things
More than half of the ballplayers appearing in the 1952 Topps checklist were military veterans. One card mentions a specific ship, a clue that gives the reader an incredible backstory.
More than half of the ballplayers appearing in the 1952 Topps checklist were military veterans. One card mentions a specific ship, a clue that gives the reader an incredible backstory.
Is there an inverse relationship between the quality of a player’s on field performance and the condition of the baseball cards entering my collection?
Happy Halloween! Go easy on the sweets and be sure to take care of your teeth kiddos.
An unexpected fashion show 20 stories above the streets of New York leads to the tale of how a baseball card photo became the center of a Mets clubouse controversy.
Fantastic second baseman / Terrible extortionist: Phil Rizzuto’s double play partner once threatened to blow up a cruise ship.
Common knowledge isn’t necessarily correct. Everybody knows that.
If you’re only going to attempt to steal one base in your career, make it a good one.
My Little League baseball glove was based off the model used by a guy who literally broke into the Astrodome to make his first pitching start.
“I don’t think there’s any question, but the names on the Cubs are a lot easier to pronounce and they seem to be more like baseball players’ names.” – Bill Murray, April 1987. Also included in this post: Some random 17th century piracy.
We all have a name, and we all have a hobby. Sometimes these things intersect with Mike Tyson.