This weekend, a 16-member Modern Baseball Era Committee will gather to consider nine players and one former executive for induction to Cooperstown. Obviously, Hall of Fame election tends to mean a boost for a player’s rookie cards. As of now, all but the highest graded examples of most of the players’ cards are inexpensive. With results due to be announced Sunday at … [Read more...] about Modern Baseball Era Committee Candidates and Their Rookie Cards
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Topps Reprises 1970 Lowell Palmer Sunglasses Shot on Neshek’s Heritage Card
If you've ever thumbed through a stack of 1970 Topps, you've probably seen it. Looking not just a little like noted hijacker D.B. Cooper, Phillies pitcher Lowell Palmer sports a cool pair of dark sunglasses. While players of the era were sometimes captured donning tinted shades, this kind of look was, well, pretty unusual. It's just one of those quirky images … [Read more...] about Topps Reprises 1970 Lowell Palmer Sunglasses Shot on Neshek’s Heritage Card
Vintage Set Break of the Week: 1970 Topps Baseball
1970 wasn’t just the dawn of a new decade, it was the beginning of a new era in baseball. Mickey Mantle had retired. Mays, Aaron, and Clemente were winding down their careers. Fresh faces like Johnny Bench, Tom Seaver and Reggie Jackson were poised to be the future of Major League Baseball. Rookie catcher Thurman Munson captivated New Yorkers with a magical first season. Munson … [Read more...] about Vintage Set Break of the Week: 1970 Topps Baseball
On the Road or at Home, Neshek a Dedicated Collector
He was once a kid collector, just like us. He chased down autographs as a young adult, just like so many others. Unlike most of us, though, Pat Neshek had a serious talent for pitching. He was good enough to get drafted and eventually good enough to make the major leagues, where his sinker ball has proven--at times--to be pretty deadly on hitters. Unlike some players, … [Read more...] about On the Road or at Home, Neshek a Dedicated Collector