Looking Back: 1991 Topps Stadium Club Baseball
Topps’ answer to the new, slick-look 1989 Upper Deck baseball card product came two years later as 1991 Stadium Club. The first “premiere” set from Topps, 1991 Stadium Club also was the first true set to be broken up into series. I say “true” because in years past, Topps not only produced “Traded” sets that included rookies and traded players, but also “high-number”...
Looking Back: 1989 Upper Deck Baseball
Perhaps never has one individual card anchored a set more than Upper Deck’s inaugural foray into the sports card business in 1989. Everybody knows the card. Everybody has seen one. Most collectors now are in possession of one. Card No. 1 in the 1989 Upper Deck set is the famous Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card. I earned my Griffey rookie card by working in a card shop, sorting and...
My Matsui Conversion
One of the most wonderful things about being a sports fan is the undying loyalty that exists. Everybody has their favorites and everyone wants to believe that their favorite teams and players are the best – even if they’re nowhere near the top. And just like those we cheer are those we love to hate. For every favorite player I have in every sport, I have just as many athletes...
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Looking Back: 1991 Topps Stadium Club Baseball
Topps’ answer to the new, slick-look 1989 Upper Deck baseball card product came two years later as 1991 Stadium Club. The first “premiere” set from Topps, 1991 Stadium Club also…
Looking Back: 1989 Upper Deck Baseball
Perhaps never has one individual card anchored a set more than Upper Deck’s inaugural foray into the sports card business in 1989. Everybody knows the card. Everybody has seen one….
My Matsui Conversion
One of the most wonderful things about being a sports fan is the undying loyalty that exists. Everybody has their favorites and everyone wants to believe that their favorite teams…
Sam McDowell’s ‘Incomplete’ Game
There’s little question that 1970 was Sam McDowell’s finest year in the majors. That year, the Cleveland southpaw reached the 20-win plateau for the first and only time in his…
My Favorite Cards
The obvious next question begs, I suppose, what are my favorite cards that I have in my collection? Some answers are obvious: I have rookie cards of my all-time favorite…
Rating My Collection of Wrestling Biographies
Along with collecting sports cards and memorabilia, I also have an extensive collection of pro wrestling biographies. I’m not much of a wrestling fan any longer, actually, ever since the…
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