Player/Type Collections

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

1980 TCMA Wisconsin Rapids Baseball #5, Manuel Lunar

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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...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

"Well, We're Pitching Here in Allentown"

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"And it's hard to keep my fastball down..." "Out in Lehigh Valley, Rob's Kellin' time..." ...
Friday, July 4, 2014

1976 TCMA Shreveport Captains Baseball #5, Luke Wrenn

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I have complicated emotions surrounding Luke Wrenn, former OF farmhand and longtime scout for the Boston Red Sox. On the upside, Wrenn ...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

World Champion of Baseball, Sir Hensley Meulens

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Born on June 23, one of the hottest names of the rookie card explosion and future World Champion, Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens. 1...
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Thursday, June 12, 2014

1925 Holland Creameries World's Champions Baseball #5, Sam Rice

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I've already written about the 1924 World Series, thanks to the 1951 Packard Sports Library series of car dealership sports magazines. ...
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Sunday, May 25, 2014

1900 Base Ball World's Championship: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Superbas

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I recently covered a 1910 " Most Tied Game Ever " between Pittsburgh and Brooklyn, itself a statistical oddity that wouldn't h...
Thursday, May 8, 2014

National Poster Stamp Society's 1944 Yankees and 1949 Eureka Sportstamps Baseball #5, Red Barrett

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Eureka, it's a stamp! This 200-count set of MLB players stands out for two reasons. Most prominent are the full-color, Kodachrome photos...
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Sunday, May 4, 2014

1974 Fleer Baseball Wildest Days and Plays #5, Most Tied Game Ever

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This post's a chance to return to one of my favorite baseball card eras, the growth of 1970s oddball publishing. In collecting terms, ...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Workmanlike Performances

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I recently accepted a position at the wireless HiFi company Sonos, so am pulling regular hours again. This means a little less time to blog,...
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