Bike Spokes and Shoe Boxes: An Introduction
Welcome to the inaugural installment of Bike Spokes and Shoe Boxes. (or what we used to do with our cards before we knew better) I have been collecting baseball cards for over 26 years and am now...
View ArticleOops! Errors in baseball cards – Alex Gordon
Alex Gordon’s rookie card was the hottest in all of baseball. It sold for as much as $2,550. Here’s my first question. Who is Alex Gordon? Is he the Second Coming of George Brett? Did I miss that on...
View ArticleBaseball’s Inaugural Week is Underway
We’re midway through the inaugural week of the 2012 Major League Baseball season. Thanks to MLB Extra Innings and a well-timed stomach virus, I have watched more baseball than I actually care to admit...
View ArticleMeanwhile, A Juror Fell Asleep….The Roger Clemens Trial Continues
The Roger Clemens perjury trial continued Wednesday with one fewer juror. According to MLB.com, Judge Reggie Walton announced during the morning session that Juror No. 11 had been dismissed for...
View ArticleThe Best Game In Baseball …In 140 Characters or Less
Yesterday, the best catch (and possibly the best game) in all of baseball did not happen in any of the thirty Major League Baseball parks. It happened in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Little League...
View ArticleMelky Cabrera Does Something Right…For Once.
Melky Cabrera, serving a 50-game suspension for testing positive for testosterone, a performance-enhancing substance, will not win this year’s National League batting title. You think? At Cabrera’s...
View ArticleBaseball Responds to Hurricane Sandy
The devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy has taken a toll on several Major League Baseball communities. I should know. I live in one of those communities. Now, we need help to recover and rebuild. It...
View ArticleA Modest Proposal
Once again the baseball world is rocked with news of Performance Enhancing Drug use. In case you live under a rock or something to that effect, The Miami New Times News printed an article Thursday that...
View ArticleHave The Mets Hit The Top Of The Pyramid…Scheme?
Just when you thought the New York Mets could not do anything dumber, they never cease to disappoint. The newest baffler out of flushing is that the franchise has just forged a partnership with Amway....
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