Determined to Put the Ball in Play
Walks and strikeouts seemingly didn’t exist for Brian Harper.
Set Collecting
Perhaps the Most Valuable non-MVP
How do you win 20 games for a team with a .262 winning percentage?
You’re Not Getting a Hit Against This Guy
Nolan Ryan is not generally considered the greatest pitcher of all time, but by one measure he just may have been.
The Guy Who Signed Your Ted Williams Baseball
Move over Operation Bullpen, Ted Williams’ ghost signer gets a ’52 Topps card.
Dawn of the Jet Age
“Jet Propelled Sam” gets into 1952 Topps just as the first commercial jetliners take to the skies. Both changed the world.
Let’s Help 1DogCollector Find All the 1Dog Refractors
Some refractors are more difficult to find than others as player collectors hoard the shiny cards. I did my part to assist one such collector in his goal of locating multiple copies of his favorite card.
An Experience With a Mislabeled Greg Maddux Refractor, PSA, and eBay Authentication
Uh oh. The true story of what happened when a problematic card slips past PSA and eBay’s guardrails.
Joe Adcock: Architecture, Protection, 336 Home Runs That Counted and One That Didn’t
Tracking down the skyscraper randomly adorning the background of this 1952 high number.
A Mets Uniform Keeps This Refractor Looking Odd
I can’t get over how odd Eddie Murray looks in a New York jersey.
White Sox Pitcher Luis Aloma Founded a Cultural Institution
Aloma founded one of the most famed nightclubs of the era, providing a home away from home for an entire generation.