Number 5 Type Collection

Big blow to the collecting world this month, as we lost expert blogger Chris Stufflestreet last week at the far-too-soon age of 39. His regu...

Who's ready for more Topps test issues? Finally found a proof scan for this obscure and pricy Stand-Ups set on eBay last week and its #5...

Lots of great submissions in last Friday's freshman name contest . Let's catch them in a rundown. Didi Gregorius , Reds SS (Greg ...

Now that we're safely into September, it's time to discuss one of my favorite baseball things, player names . Each new roster e...

This week in 1983, Carl Yastrzemski hit his final career homer , a 2-run shot off Cleveland's Rick Sutcliffe. The Red Sox chased Sutclif...

It's easy to imagine creators of your childhood as working in ivory towers and possessing supernatural abilities. Aren't they what m...

Back from a European vacation and "The Continent" is exactly like you've heard. Saturated with American stuff. Here's...

Today's profile features more than just a card, easily sorted and stored. You'll need a modern baseball cube to hold this 3" x ...

Heavy-hearted farewell to Johnny "The Needle" Pesky, who passed away today at age 92. Pesky continued to make public appearan...

Born on August 9, Troy Percival, who holds the record for birthday saves with four. Troy closed this quartet of August 9 games. 1997 ...