His career was brief and he appeared on only one baseball card, but Masnori Murakami will always have a place in baseball history as the first Japanese born player to appear in the major leagues. Now, Murakami is returning to the U.S. for a nine city tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his first full season here and the publication of his biography, Mashi. Rob … [Read more...]
Vintage Set Break of the Month: 1965 Topps
Fifty years ago, collectors were anxiously anticipating its springtime arrival. The set offered a lot of familiar faces like Mantle, Mays, Aaron and Clemente along with a couple of raw rookies who showed promise (Morgan and Carlton among them). Now, those who missed out on 1965 Topps wax packs will have a chance to land one of those special cards in the Vintage Set Break of … [Read more...]
Topps Heritage Box Break Fun But Could Be Even Better
I mention frequently how much I love the Heritage concept. Having collected all the original sets (and at one point being complete back till 1953) I have good memories of what it took to complete all of those. Nowadays, it would cost a great deal more money but in many ways the process is easier as thanks to many on-line tools such as eBay, COMC and countless other methods the … [Read more...]
Midnight Opening Draws Collectors to Topps Heritage
2014 Topps Heritage Baseball arrives at stores across North America Friday morning but the mood was more Black Friday at one Chicago area card shop. Baseball Card King in Oak Lawn opened the doors--and their freshly minted cases of the popular product--at midnight, giving anxious collectors a leg up on their search for SPs, autographed inserts and base cards to complete … [Read more...]