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Hobby’s Future Discussed in Houston

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A Bum Phillips era Houston Oilers reunion was just part of this past weekend's big sports card and memorabilia show in Houston.  Tri-Star Productions' event is one of the biggest in the western half of the country with football players past and present joining their baseball colleagues for a big autograph session. Dealers competing in a still challenging modern era card … [Read more...] about Hobby’s Future Discussed in Houston

In The Game’s 1980s Decade Set a Blast From the Past

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"Do you believe in miracles? Yes!" The words spoken by broadcaster Al Michaels as Team USA won a Gold Medal at the 1980 Winter Games will live forever in the memories of hockey fans. It came at a time when hockey was experiencing tremendous growth throughout the world and it marked the beginning of an unforgettable era of high-scoring superstars and dominant dynasties. … [Read more...] about In The Game’s 1980s Decade Set a Blast From the Past

Seamstresses Keep Packers Looking Sharp

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In an era when we're led to believe each pro sports team changes jerseys virtually every game, the Green Bay Packers are proving that's not always the case. When it comes to their home green and away white jerseys, things are definitely old school when it comes to Packer jerseys. The Packers literally employ a stable of seamstresses to take needle and thread, toothbrushes … [Read more...] about Seamstresses Keep Packers Looking Sharp

Booted to the Hall: Kramer’s Shoe Comes Home

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The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc. received a “legendary” donation from a life-long Packers fan Tuesday, adding to its collection of a bygone era. Joel Schultz, a resident of Green Lake, Wis., returned the square-toed right kicking shoe of Packers great, Jerry Kramer, to share his high school’s fairytale memory. The shoe was given to the school by former Packers … [Read more...] about Booted to the Hall: Kramer’s Shoe Comes Home

MLB Authenticators Busy in Post-Season

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It's the first trip to the World Series for the Texas Rangers.  The first in the post-Barry Bonds era for the San Francisco Giants.  History is made at every turn during baseball's post-season and Major League Baseball's Authenticators are there documenting it. While the authenticators are present at every big league game these days, there are more of them working the … [Read more...] about MLB Authenticators Busy in Post-Season

Tommie Smith Selling 1968 Gold Medal, Shoes

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He raised a gloved hand, clenched his fist and bowed his head as the national anthem played.  In that moment, Tommie Smith became one of the sports world's most famous athletes of the post-War era. It was often misunderstood.  Smith maintains his "black power salute" at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City was a protest against inequality.  Smith had just won the 200 … [Read more...] about Tommie Smith Selling 1968 Gold Medal, Shoes

Another Card Collection Lament from the 90s

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They're in their 30s now.  Those eight-to-thirteen-year-old kids of the late 1980s and early 90s who kept the booming baseball card shops in business during the overproduction era are settled now.  College grads. Wives.  Maybe a kid or two. Then it happens. The trip to the closet to dig out those old cards.  Or maybe just a wistful trip down memory lane.  They've heard … [Read more...] about Another Card Collection Lament from the 90s

The Card Files: Remember the $12 Ryan RC Controversy?

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Baseball cards were as hot as hot could get in 1990. It might have been the era of hype and card company printing presses run amok, but it sure produced some interesting stories. One of the best came out of the Chicago area, where one of the thousands of card shops in operation at the time was embroiled in controversy. It seems a 12-year-old boy came into the store, … [Read more...] about The Card Files: Remember the $12 Ryan RC Controversy?

Elderly Yankees Fan Sues over Missing Letter

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Loyalty only runs so deep. Common sense, apparently, too. A 78-year-old New York Yankees fan is suing the team after he sent them a piece of memorabilia he claims they lost. Michael Kovalovsky was in his 20s when he wrote Mickey Mantle with some advice during the 1959 season.  It was one of thousands of letters Mantle received during the era.  Kovalovsky got a reply--a … [Read more...] about Elderly Yankees Fan Sues over Missing Letter