For a release that features a slew of variations for its time, 1991 Topps served as an early preview of how baseball cards would evolve into the future—whether they intended it or not in some cases. While Chipper Jones may be the only Hall of Fame rookie card in the set, printing errors led to a number of variations that have become sought after. Some of the these are more … [Read more...]
Chipper, Big Unit, Rip, Pedro, Coach Lou and Yasiel Puig Among Those at NSCC Saturday
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Chipper Jones Rookie Cards Run The Gamut
The last game didn’t exactly provide a storybook ending, but it didn’t have to. So many of us grew up watching Chipper Jones and took for granted we were watching a Hall of Famer in the making. Even with the hype that surrounded him as a high school senior, you would have never dreamed that Larry Jones Jr. would go down in history as one of the greatest switch hitters and … [Read more...]
Editor’s Notes: Golden Tate’s Disappearing Jersey Auction, Chipper to Sign in Chicago; Schembechler Sale Squashed
On Thursday afternoon, the Seattle Seahawks apparently listed for auction the jersey Golden Tate was wearing Monday night when he "caught" the pass from Russell Wilson that led to a "victory" and more importantly, led to the end of the NFL vs. Officials standoff. It got a little media attention but later last night it had disappeared from the team's auction site. It had been … [Read more...]
Time for Teams to Stop Pretending Home Run Balls Have Little Value
Editor's Blog At the end of August, Chipper Jones hit his 450th home run. 450 isn't 500. Beyond Atlanta, there wasn't much of a countdown. Heck, even a lot of Braves fans didn't realize he was one home run away when he came to bat against the Houston Astros August 31. Ashantenay Cotton and members of her church group who were sitting in the bleachers that night apparently … [Read more...]