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...]