Apparently it's 1960 World Series month in the memorabilia business. You may have seen our link to the story about Bill Mazeroski's jersey. That's not the only momento from the '60 Series that's come out of hiding. The Treasure Hunters' Roadshow came to Vermont last week and a former scout for that team sold a 1960 World Series ring to the company. No word on what he got … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: News & Notes from Around the Hobby
Josh Wilker
Box of Ordinary Cards Leads to Book
Josh Wilker's book 'Cardboard Gods' is the second well-received book about baseball cards to come out this spring. The book was born out of a blog Wilker created by simply grabbing his box of old baseball cards off the shelf and writing. Of course, the book is more than which player is card #193 in the 1977 Topps set. He crafts stories that take readers in a number of … [Read more...] about Box of Ordinary Cards Leads to Book
1970s Baseball Cards Define a Decade
The '70s gave us plenty. Secretariat. Watergate. Bicentennial. And crazy-looking baseball players. Gold and Brown Padres uniforms. Rainbow Astros. Big Red Cleveland Indians. White Sox in Shorts. Call it awful, but the '70s are gaining new respect thanks in part to the writing of Josh Wilker, an author and prolific blogger about Topps cards from the 1970s. Give … [Read more...] about 1970s Baseball Cards Define a Decade