Number 5 Type Collection

Here's my third post on the best players from fifth rounds of MLB's "Rule 4" amateur draft. Previous iterations covered 19...

1960s-70s hurler Jim Perry won 215 career games, placing him in the top 100 all-time, but it's vogue in some baseball circles to re-exam...

Hunting for vintage minor league singles is tricky for modern collectors. No man is an island, and as with Manuel Lunar, it's the guys a...

I've been unemployed since my MA-based, high-tech employer off-shored their (my) local team last Sept. When I applied for a job today, t...

As baseball's dog days soon breeze into harvest season, so did I miss recognizing this blog's eponymous fifth anniversary earlier t...

Some details of this oddball set remain a mystery outside of its Exhibits-like print style. It's 3"x5", blank-backed, and prin...

Collectors of baseball cards that feature catching equipment, take note: many minor league team sets have this kind of shot, since photograp...

Here are the favorite Twins cards chosen by entrants to 2013's first Opening Day Giveaway . (Five in all, so appropriate!) Jose Velazq...

Been way too long since I sent cards out the door. Let's count down to opening day with a Minnesota giveaway! TWINS TRIVIA: Five Twin...

Fans, commentators, and statisticians all enjoy streaking from time-to-time. Hitters, runners, and fielders earn extra kudos for putting sev...