It has often been said that in life it’s not so much as to what you know but who you know. It’s especially true in the case of Hank Bentley. Now a successful song writer and producer of mostly Christian music living in Nashville, Bentley grew up in Texas during the late 1980s and early 90s as a big baseball fan. When he wasn’t playing with friends during … [Read more...]
Topps Keeps Online Products Flowing in Unique 2020 Baseball Season
In the eight months that have passed since Topps named Patrick O’Sullivan brand manager of Topps’ e-commerce, he’s had to endure a lifetime of changes in baseball. You know things are different when there are cards featuring an infectious disease specialist and others of players wearing masks on the field. These days when his wife asks him why he’s watching so much … [Read more...]
Minor League Baseball Card Seller Left in the Cold with No Season
If collectors and fans were looking for a player’s baseball card when he toiled for the Sod Poodles or another one from the Muck Dogs, the Fireflies, the Yard Goats, the Baby Cakes, the Blue Wahoos, the Flying Squirrels, or the Jumbo Shrimp one of the sources you could get them from is Stephen and Lily Green of STB Sports. For thirty years they’ve been selling cards … [Read more...]
First Large Sports Card Show Since Pandemic Scheduled for This Weekend
As more and more of the restrictions are relaxed in the fight to stop the spread of COVID-19, promoters are feeling enabled to resume their sports card shows. Among the first to test the waters is Kyle Robertson. The proprietor of the Dallas Card Show is back in business with an event scheduled for this weekend in nearby Allen, Texas. Robertson is believed to be the … [Read more...]
Memories, Memorabilia Bring Baseball’s Longest Game to Life
The 1981 Rochester Red Wings’ Media Guide has my name listed third, right behind team radio broadcasters Don Fisher and John Harmon. To this day I consider working for a community minor league baseball club affiliated then with the Orioles for a total of four seasons to be a career highlight. For each home game at Rochester’s Silver Stadium I would provide color … [Read more...]
Recapturing Memories: The Hunt for 1957 Topps
Long-time broadcaster John Clemens takes the Editor's Blog for a spin, recalling memories of a special set and the hunt to rebuild it. The year was 1957 and death was not coming easy for Grandpa Baynes who had come to live with us so he could be closer to his doctors. As a boy about to turn 13 I had to be very respectful and not make a lot of noise when my friends came … [Read more...]