Erv Palica’s Surprising Appearance in 1952 Topps
Almost by sheer force of will, Topps crammed as many hometown Brooklyn Dodgers as possible into the bubble gum maker’s 1952 set.
Backstop Trash Talk
Can it get any better than a trash talking catcher? How about a pitching/catching battery that roast batters?
Three Busy Months
Lots of card collecting stuff happened in the first quarter of 2024. I’m confident that I will not be able to top the latest additions for at least a year.
Forget Mail Day, This Was a Mail WEEK
Three packages arrived from three states in a period of four days. One came from a former AL MVP.
I’ve Never Been So Excited to Get a 1990 Donruss Card
I just landed a card I never thought I would get to see. The rarest card in my collection now hails from one of the most overproduced products of all time.
Not Boring
Eric Young was so good at stealing bases that Topps put him on two individual flagship cards in 1993.
The Imaginary White Sox Outfielder in ’52 Topps
An optimistic Sy Berger once saw a member of the Philadelphia Phillies’ minor league affiliate lead the league in home runs. He promptly assigned him a role with the White Sox in the 1952 checklist.
Benito Santiago’s Card Collection
The 1987 Rookie of the Year assembled a passive aggressive group of baseball cards.
John Dealt, Went
This anagram of “John Wetteland” pretty much describes the 1990s for the decade’s top reliever.