It's not every day you can buy a card of a grandfather and grandson that are part of the same baseball card issue, but the Topps Living Set is sort of built for those sly bits of marketing. The ongoing weekly releases of fresh cards based on the classic 1953 Topps set continued during the holidays with Wednesday's release of two new players: Hall of Famer … [Read more...]
Notes: Sheen, Ovechkin Coming to Chantilly; Topps’ Double Yaz; Grandma’s Mahomes Collection; DeJong Buys “M”
CSA Shows has landed Charlie Sheen and Alex Ovechkin as autograph guests for its upcoming Chantilly Show. Both will appear on Sunday, October 13. Sheen autos are $125 with inscriptions priced at $75 and he’ll also take a professional photo with you for $125. Ovechkin autos start at $125 and he, too, will do photo ops. Sheen is a long-time collector of baseball … [Read more...]
Did You Know? 1975 Hostess Yaz Also Has Variation
It may be hard to believe that an error made in a popular food issue set has gone undiscovered for over 40 years, but collector Phil Garrou reports on a significant variation of the Carl Yastrzemski card in the 1975 Hostess set that collectors should know about. Most Price guides like the Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards list three errors/variations what was the debut set … [Read more...]
Notes: Bosox-Yanks Rivalry Exhibit; NPR with Kaplan, FanFest, Olbermann
The Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is celebrated in a new exhibition that features a wealth of memorabilia. The Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, CT is hosting it through November 15. Waterbury has long been a geographic dividing line between the two fan bases. The exhibition is curated by art dealer and sports fan Neil Scherer of GoingGoingGoneSports. com. The show includes nearly … [Read more...]
Recalling Yaz Cards 50 Years After Triple Crown Season
It started, oddly enough, with an 0-for-4. Rico Petrocelli--not Carl Yastrzemski-- was the star of the Boston Red Sox season opener on April 12, 1967. By the end of the year, though, Yaz would etch his name into baseball's record book. For those who remember, it might seem hard to believe this is the 50th anniversary season of his Triple Crown year. Yaz … [Read more...]
1967 Topps Red Sox Stickers Recall ‘Impossible Dream’ Season
It’s been 50 years since the “Impossible Dream” season of the Boston Red Sox. And what a pennant race the Red Sox won that year. Rising from a ninth-place finish in 1966, the Red Sox waged a tight battle for the American League pennant in 1967 with the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox, finally nailing down the flag on the final day of the season. A … [Read more...]
Carl Yastrzemski: 8 Great Cards of No. 8
It’s hard to believe, but 55 years ago this week, Carl Yastrzemski made his major-league debut. Batting fifth in Boston’s April 11, 1961, season-opener at Fenway Park against the Kansas City Athletics, the 21-year-old rookie went 1-for-5. In his first major-league at-bat, he singled with one out in the second inning off Ray Herbert. With two outs, he ended the inning when he … [Read more...]
Vintage Set of the Week: 1980 Topps Set Marked End of an Era
Who knew, back when a few photos of baseball stars were placed onto cardboard, that the baseball card phenomenon would become an enormously competitive, large industry, one that sparked a series of legal challenges that changed the collecting landscape forever? Topps baseball cards were virtually the only game in town from 1956 through 1980. Although other companies tried … [Read more...]
Ramblings: ’67 Topps Red Sox Recall Team’s Sudden Fortune Change
A couple of items which seemingly are not related caught my memory bank the other day and reminded me of a special team in baseball history. This is the 25th anniversary of the Major League movie (as honored in the recent Topps Archives set) which featured a fictional downtrodden team making their move from worst to first. Then, the Boston Red Sox recently started five rookies … [Read more...]
1967 Topps Yaz Captures a Memorable Year
For many people, 1939 was the last year of innocence before Germany invaded Poland and begun the six-year battle we now call World War II. Although America would not be brought into the conflict until 1941, we were all very aware of the world's events through such great newscasters as Edward R. Murrow reporting from London during the German Blitz. However, for a very young … [Read more...]