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.
1991 Elites and the Best Rickey Henderson Insert I Ever Pulled
No luck finding a ’91 Elite Rickey Henderson. Upper Deck came through for my collection.
1991 Elite: A Study Through My Wax Pack Failures
I never found a Donruss Elite insert in a pack of cards. With nothing to show from these packs, here’s what I found instead.
Power Behind the Throne
This is the guy that won the manager of the year award for Ted Williams.