They were once pretty simple. A cherubic, generic face planted with a spring atop a standard body and base. The only thing different from one to the next was often the team colors. Since those early days, bobbleheads have gotten more lifelike, more sophisticated and, thanks to one company, as fresh as the day's headlines. With new pieces put into production on a … [Read more...]
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DiMaggio Photo Illustrates Crucial World Series Homer
Simon and Garfunkel once asked “where have you gone Joe DiMaggio?” Maybe the answer exists in a photo that’s currently up for auction. Joltin' Joe is heading home. Just 22 at the time, the Yankee Clipper is shown rounding the bases in the 1937 photo after belting his first ever World Series home run. The 8x10 image is one of the top items in the … [Read more...]
Scrapbook’s Other Find: Gehrig, Lazzeri at the Dish
The date was July 30, 1927. Lou Gehrig was in the midst of a Hall of Fame career on one of the most well-known teams in Major League Baseball history. Some say it was the best team in baseball history. Pictures now up for auction capture a fan's eye view of Gehrig and teammate Tony Lazzeri up to bat at Yankee Stadium during that historic season. The 6 1/4" x 10 … [Read more...]
Rising Star: Christian Yelich Cards Remain Affordable
Christian Yelich rookie cards might not always be the the first ones you see on the baseball hot list. That's why he might be worth the investment. Despite an MVP caliber 2018 season and a career arc that's trending decidedly upward, Yelich rookie and prospect cards are generally available at a reasonable cost. They've ticked upward as he blossomed into a big-time star … [Read more...]
Collecting Alex Ovechkin Rookie Cards: Top Options and eBay Hot List
Despite his team's well documented playoff failures, one of the NHL's most prolific scorers is building a career portfolio that will undoubtedly end with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. An explosive scorer for the Washington Capitals, the only NHL team he's ever known, Alex Ovechkin rookie cards remain among the most valuable and popular of any active … [Read more...]
Hottest Ben Simmons Rookie Cards as Sixers Star Makes His Mark
His NBA debut was delayed by a year, but now Ben Simmons rookie cards are among the hottest in the hobby. Born in 1996, Simmons was the top pick of the 2016 NBA draft and has been every bit as good as the 76ers had originally hoped. A rare 6'10 point guard, Simmons is already the type of player capable of putting up a triple-double every night. The Ben Simmons … [Read more...]
Even Players Can’t Decipher Teammates’ Signatures
The look of a Major League autograph has definitely changed over the years. You once could look at a signed baseball and be able to read each name as players usually took enough time to craft an identifiable signature. These days, not so much. Players raised in an electronic age quickly scribble some often illegible letters and most of us are left to guess the name. Some think … [Read more...]
Jimmy Garoppolo Rookie Cards No Longer On The Bench
For obvious reasons, Jimmy Garoppolo rookie cards weren't exactly soaring across hobby hot lists during the course of his first three NFL seasons. But then again, Garropolo isn't your average NFL story. After being drafted in 2014, he waited quietly on the bench behind one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, the seemingly ageless Tom Brady. With the exception of a … [Read more...]
Joel Platt Sports Immortals Collection Featured
There are guys with great sports memorabilia collections. Then there's Joel Platt. Housed inside its own museum in Florida, Platt's all-encompassing, lifelong effort is staggering. Mind-boggling. Historic. You could use every superlative imaginable and you still wouldn't have enough "oohs" and "aahs" to adequately and properly describe The Sports … [Read more...]
Recalling Yaz Cards 50 Years After Triple Crown Season
It started, oddly enough, with an 0-for-4. Rico Petrocelli--not Carl Yastrzemski-- was the star of the Boston Red Sox season opener on April 12, 1967. By the end of the year, though, Yaz would etch his name into baseball's record book. For those who remember, it might seem hard to believe this is the 50th anniversary season of his Triple Crown year. Yaz … [Read more...]