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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…
Looking Back: 1991 Fleer Baseball
For my previous “Looking Back” segments, I selected a few baseball card sets that were appealing to me, for different reasons. This column details my thoughts on what I consider…
A Few Simple Tips to Make eBaying Work Better
I talk a lot about eBay because I get the majority of my single cards from the popular auction website. I wasn’t quite what one would consider a charter member…
Upper Deck Gives Five More Employees the Axe
Just got this email from a newly unemployed Upper Decker, a PR employee who worked for the company for 14 years. The layoffs came just about a month after the…
Looking Back: 1981 Fleer Baseball
Collecting the first of something can often be productive, if not financially rewarding down the line as an investment. The 1981 Fleer and Donruss baseball card sets were glaring exceptions…
Royals Fans: Enjoy Eric Hosmer While You Can
Kansas City Royals fans should catch Eric Hosmer while they can. Meanwhile, the New York Yankees are just biding their time, waiting for Hosmer to become eligible for arbitration and/or…
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