Oakland, California born Mike Sherrard was a standout multiple sport athlete at Chico High School in Chico, California. He excelled in football, baseball, basketball and track and field.The speedster was a walk on at UCLA and after a few early injury related setbacks, he became a starter by his sophomore season. He left school as the Bruins all-time leading receiver in both … [Read more...] about Mike Sherrard Q&A: Writing Letters to Biletnikoff, Bo Jackson Gifted Bat, New Venture
dave winfield
1981 Topps Traded Introduced Mainstream Update Sets
Nowadays, traded and update sets are a popular staple of card collecting for most brands. That, however, wasn't always the case. Until the 1981 Topps Traded set was produced, collectors were forced to wait later to acquire cards of newly-traded players and individual cards of rookies. 1981 Topps Traded Introduction Topps actually introduced the idea of traded cards in the … [Read more...] about 1981 Topps Traded Introduced Mainstream Update Sets
Vintage Set of the Week: 1974 Topps Baseball
In February of 1974, baseball fans climbed out of their winter cocoons to find history waiting on their icy doorsteps, courtesy of Hank Aaron and his impending assault on Babe Ruth's all-time home run record. Whether they realized it or not, collectors were on the verge of a different sort of history because, by the time Al Downing delivered his fateful high fastball to … [Read more...] about Vintage Set of the Week: 1974 Topps Baseball
Editor’s Blog: In World of Cards, Performance and Life Events Trump All
If you’re a card collector, you’re completely forgiven if every mention of Alex Gordon’s name calls up this image… Or this one… Or this one… When Topps’ 2006 Series One was beginning to roll off the presses, Gordon wasn’t officially on the Kansas City Royals’ roster and that was a big problem. Topps wasn’t supposed to print cards of those guys. Word … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: In World of Cards, Performance and Life Events Trump All