1972 Topps Bob Gibson Needs Time to Warm Up
In the spring of 1972, Bob Gibson was 36 years old and coming off a run of ten seasons of 30 or...
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Category: 2019 Spring Training
Come See Ken Holtzman Close the Loop on His 1975 Topps World Series Card
No matter where they start in a team’s pecking order, just about every player shares one...
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Elvis Didn’t Die — He Became the 1977 Topps Chuck Hartenstein Baseball Card
So, officially, Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977. You know the story by now … 74...
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1973 Topps Mike Kilkenny Takes Us ‘Back’ Home
We humans thrive on our shared experiences. They’re one of the prime drivers for the...
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1983 Topps Super Veteran Dave LaRoche Spurred a Storm-y Trade
We all get funny ideas sometimes, and we find heavy influence in things we ought not to let affect...
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This 1984 Topps Keith Hernandez Was ‘Super’ Hard to Resist
So here I am in Day 42 of my 2019 Spring Training Baseball Card Challenge, and I’ve run into...
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Always and Forever with the 1977 Topps Minnie Minoso Record Breaker Card
Spring Training is all about new things … new players with new teams, new uniforms, new...
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The Eternal Youth of 1983 TCMA Albuquerque Dukes Orel Hershiser
Quick! What do you picture when you think about Spring Training? If you’re anything like me,...
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1960 Topps Cookie Lavagetto Made a ‘Sweet’ First Old Card
What was the first “old” baseball card you ever owned? The answer to that question...
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1976 Linnett Superstars Luis Tiant Is Pure Art
One of my goals when I set out to tackle this 2019 Spring Training Baseball Card Challenge,...
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You’ve heard it a million times, that old rub about life and lemons … “When life sucks, pull a chair up on the porch, put the ballgame on the radio, and kick back with a cold glass of lemonade.” Pretty...
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Happy and Sunny Days with 1984 Topps Ralston Purina Pedro Guerrero
If you’re anything like me, some of your sweetest baseball memories — and probably...
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