Bringing in the Closer (to Pinch Hit) with the Bases Loaded
You will never see this again: With bases loaded in extra innings of a tied World Series game, the Minnesota Twins brought in a relief pitcher as a pinch hitter.
Set Collecting
Vagaries of “The Best”
Roger Clemens is the greatest pitcher of all time, no matter how I weight the inputs.
In the Argument of Griffey Vs. Thomas, I Always Selected Thomas
Griffey has clearly ascended to a higher plane of baseball popularity, but Frank Thomas has always been my favorite of the two most popular sluggers of the mid-1990s.
A Baseball Card?
Baseball collectors looking Deion Sanders’ refractor have to contend against hordes of football collectors to land a copy.
King of the Firemen
The hobby never quite knew what to make of reliever Lee Smith. Opposing batters didn’t either.
Darren Daulton Was…Interesting
So what’s so intriguing about a sub-.250 catcher that had a knee surgery every 129 games?
Ozzie Smith at the Bat (and That’s a Good Thing)
Exploring the offensive contributions of perhaps the weakest bat in Cooperstown.
Curt Schilling Is Very Sure of Himself and Very Willing to Tell You About It
An awesome baseball player with no sense for reading the room.
The Brooklyn Dodger in Charge of the Yankees
Cyde King is wearing a Brooklyn cap in ’52 Topps. He had a bigger impact on the Yankees.
1991 Elite Continued: The Best Jose Canseco Card I Ever Found in a Wax Pack
Lots of inserts came out of wax packs in the 1990s. A Canseco Elite card was not one of the ones that entered my collection, but these cards were.