Number 5 Type Collection

Hank Aaron, Jim "Toy Cannon" Wynn, Ron Santo, and Willie McCovey? This who's-who of late-60s power hitters holds a special pl...

A while back, I broke down the 1950-70s Venezuelan sets that started as Topps partnerships and evolved into local knockoffs of American issu...

While alive and aware of baseball when this set came out, my post-hippie parents never bought me Hostess snacks in those salad days. Natural...

How many trips to the mound must a man walk before you call him an All-Star? Some do it a hundred thousand times without ever getting in. Ot...

The first time I bought today's #5, it seemed like one of those minor league type cards that turns out to be unnumbered and gets filed i...

Part of the magic of big card shows like this year's National Sports Collectors Convention is knowing that unexpected treasures abound. ...

After three decades poring over card backs and statistical records, it's exciting to discover novel wrinkles or nuances that, in turn, p...

I have a soft spot in my heart for Carlos Peña, who turns 35 today. Houston's slugging first baseman doesn't club them into the seat...

Hey, another oddball minor league photo in a long line of them. Convincing 6'2" guys to bend double is the textbook look for "...

Happy 2013 to all and welcome back to my off-season look at less-than-awesome years on the diamond. A personal caution that this Top 5 Seaso...