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Forget 2009 Topps 206, let's see the real thing!
I’ve been on a binge lately with 2009 Topps 206. The reason I love these cards so much is because they remind me of the real deal for 100 years ago. Fortunately, I own two copies of the original… more →
Best Possible Game 3
verdun2 wrote 1 week ago: Almost exactly 100 years ago the American League produced its first great dynasty, the 1910-14 Phila … more →
Did You Know...
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30-Year Old Cardboard wrote 1 week ago: Pitcher Lefty Grove won the ERA title nine times – more than any other player. Some others wh … more →
Forget 2009 Topps 206, let's see the real thing!
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Newspaperman wrote 1 week ago: I’ve been on a binge lately with 2009 Topps 206. The reason I love these cards so much is beca … more →
Covering all the bases...
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JT wrote 4 weeks ago: Steve over at White Sox Cards recently posted about picking up the 1991 Score Traded set. The proble … more →
The First Classic: the 1912 World Series
Chris wrote 1 month ago: For the first ten years (one year was not played) it was played, the World Series was not the affair … more →
DMB World Series Replay Biography- Piano Legs Hickman
Kevin Graham wrote 1 month ago: Charles Taylor “Piano Legs” Hickman Born: 3/4/1876 Taylortown, Pa Died: 4/19/1934 Morgantown, West V … more →
MLB, Day 3: The Orel Hershiser Medal for Pitching Excellence
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carebe01 wrote 2 months ago: You have to be tough to survive High School with the name Orel. I know, my first name is Fellatio. T … more →
This week's sporting pages I've enjoyed reading...
Steve wrote 3 months ago: I’m not sure if this will be a regular feature or not (and if so, any suggestions for a catchi … more →
Sensational Redemption
mwalkernet wrote 5 months ago: Jonathan Sanchez erupts with excitement after tossing a no-hitter.It was just a couple of weeks ago … more →
Almost perfect: no-hitters where the only baserunners came on errors
sandlapperspike wrote 5 months ago: On Friday night Jonathan Sanchez of the San Francisco Giants pitched a no-hitter against the San Die … more →
New Additions Part VIII: Old School Meets New School
Newspaperman wrote 5 months ago: It’s been a while since I purchased anything on eBay. In fact, it’s been so long that it … more →
Pitch-tipping: the new old piracy
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alamosweet wrote 7 months ago: King Kelly, now- beloved base-skipper Doug Glanville posted a New York Times column about the A-Rod … more →
Discovering another of Gettysburg's heroes
aphr wrote 8 months ago: Now that baseball is back, I am reminded of a discovery I made out in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania a cou … more →
2009 Topps Baseball Hobby Box Break results:
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Newspaperman wrote 10 months ago: Earlier I posted some initial thoughts on the 2009 Topps product. Here are the results of my single … more →
Baseball and "AuntieStress"
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Ron Meyer wrote 11 months ago: I would like to thank ‘AuntieStress,’ a Twitter follower for providing me with a wonderful baseball … more →
In defense of Rabbit Maranville's Hall of Fame plaque
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sandlapperspike wrote 11 months ago: A few weeks ago I was reading a column by Chicago-based sportswriter Rick Telander, who as a longtim … more →
Mike Mussina and Bob Caruthers
sandlapperspike wrote 1 year ago: Mike Mussina retired last week. Mussina finished his career with a 270-153 record and a 3.68 ERA, p … more →
CHRISTY MATHEWSON HAIKU
22rants wrote 1 year ago: This haiku is in memory of the baseball pitcher, who, in the first decades of the 20th century, chan … more →
Card of the Day: 1909-1911 T206 Piedmont Christy Mathewson
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Newspaperman wrote 1 year ago: You thought the Nap Lajoie I own was in bad condition, check out this badboy. If this card were out … more →
