They started coming when parts of the country still had snow on the ground and didn’t stop until the frost returned in late fall. There were six series—a whopping 787 baseball cards to collect—and a lot of bubble gum to chew. The set included Carlton Fisk’s rookie card, a run of semi-high and high numbers (5th and 6th series cards) and the usual array of Hall of Famers … [Read more...]
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Billy Martin Cards Chronicle Fast, Furious Life
On Christmas Night 1989, a Yankee legend was killed in a car crash. Billy Martin died on December 25, 1989 when the pickup truck he was in crashed on an icy road in upstate New York. He was 61 years old. It was a sudden ending for a man full of life and controversy, whose baseball career had begun 40 years earlier. From fresh-faced rookie to embattled manager, Billy … [Read more...]
eBay Card of The Day: 1972 Topps Traded Jim Fregosi
One of the concepts we miss about multiple series of cards being issued during the course of a season like we had from the 1950’s through the early 70’s is seeing so many individual player cards get updated during the actual season. Yes, Topps does it now with their Update series, but it doesn’t arrive until very late in the calendar year. Things were different in the days … [Read more...]
Topps 2013 Baseball Preview, Checklist and Information
MLB's exclusive trading card partner will shift its focus away from diamond and gold themes in 2013. That doesn't mean there won't be a theme, though. Topps 2013 baseball got its first push on Friday with the announcement that the company's flagship brand would be celebrating "The Chase", as in chasing records, pennant chases and the chase for special insert cards that has … [Read more...]
