You Just Got Promoted
When you get right down to it, the shortstop position is just playing left field exceptionally shallow.
CardBoredom
Changing Sox on a Road Trip
I traveled 5,108 miles in the past 48 hours. That’s still less than one particular baseball player’s 5,398 mile commute to work.
Death and Stadium Club
The best baseball cards are the ones you look at when you’re supposed to be in church.
My First Baseball Game and One of My Most Recent Refractor Pickups
Guess who was on the mound at my first MLB baseball game? My baseball card collection includes one of his shiny cards while his collection features some very shiny bats.
More 1952 Topps: Frank Hiller
Mail order pharmaceuticals, a Cincinnati Reds cap, Joe DiMaggio cameos, and other imaginary things to discuss.
That’s MISTER Shortstop to You, Pal!
Not all the notable rookie cards in the 1952 Topps checklist are monsters that destroy your card collecting budget. How about the guy who was Ozzie Smith before Ozzie Smith?
Negative Home Runs
Alex Cole could very well be the only MLB player with a negative home run total in a decade defined by the long ball.