Joe Muir Felt the Clock Ticking
Sometimes players just known when it’s time to do something else.
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Japanese Baseball Success and a Case of the Pafko Effect
Condition rarity keeps collectors interested in the card of a player who once dominated Japanese baseball.
What Are the Most Hall of Fame Sets of All Time?
I looked at every major baseball card set from the Depression to the introduction of the Toyota Prius to determine which provides the highest percentage of HOFers.
Tony Phillips Won Some Games
Wins above replacement show I significantly undervalued Phillips when I watched him playing in the 1990s.
Every Night is Singles Night with Pete Runnels
He came to the ballpark to chew gum and hit singles, and he’s all out of bubble gum.
Finest Farewell to Glenn Davis
Finest represents the last card in the careers of several players. Glenn Davis was unexpectedly among this number.
A .252 Hitter Can Be Surprisingly Hard to Strike Out
In the 2021 MLB season there were 14 batters who struck out at least 96 times by the onset of the All Star Break. What is the significance of this obscure fact? 96 strikeouts represents the total number of punchouts endured by journeyman infielder Sam Dente over the course of his career of 8 years.
Estimating the Print Run of 2001 Finest Origins Refractors
Refractors are generally pretty scarce. Only a few hundred of each card were produced in 1993. How many did Topps release when it revisited the set in 2001?