Last month, I unboxed the true identity of a majority of black & white action shot backgrounds featured on the 1969 Topps "The Sporting News" All-Star baseball cards. Keeping with that theme, it’s time now to concentrate on the 1969 Topps card photo fronts and cartoon caricature backs of the 25 baseball manager cards and reveal sources for those images. Yes, that’s right, … [Read more...] about Comic Sketch: Photo Matching the 1969 Topps American League Manager Cards & Cartoons
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Some Jim Leyland Cards to Consider as Baseball Lifer Prepares to Enter Hall of Fame
While retired players await news in January of who will be entering Cooperstown in 2024, baseball fans and collectors got a taste of the excitement in December when the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced that Jim Leyland was elected into its hallowed grounds. Receiving an incredible 15 of 16 votes from the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee Managers/Executive/Umpires … [Read more...] about Some Jim Leyland Cards to Consider as Baseball Lifer Prepares to Enter Hall of Fame
Upper Deck Company Lays Off Five
The loss of its major trading card licenses has forced Upper Deck through several rounds of layoffs over the last three years. A few more workers were let go last month including public relations manager Terry Melia. "On Friday, July 22, I was laid off from the Upper Deck Company," Melia wrote in an email. "After 14 years of dedicated service, my number finally came up. I … [Read more...] about Upper Deck Company Lays Off Five
Ex-Clubbie Indicted Over Massive Memorabilia Haul
Longtime New York Mets clubhouse manager Charlie Samuels has been indicted on charges that he stole almost $2.3 million worth of on- field and game-used Mets memorabilia and collectibles in 2007. Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, joined by New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly made the announcement Wednesday. In addition to the theft charges … [Read more...] about Ex-Clubbie Indicted Over Massive Memorabilia Haul
Earl Weaver Collection Too Hard to Divvy Up
There are jerseys. Championship rings. Autographs. Trophies. And one very special first pitch baseball. The Earl Weaver collection we featured in these pages a couple of weeks ago encompasses a lifetime in baseball and beyond but it's all being sold by Hunt Auctions this weekend. The Hall of Fame manager decided to part with a large chunk of the items he's gotten over … [Read more...] about Earl Weaver Collection Too Hard to Divvy Up
Patsy Donovan’s 1910 Red Sox Jersey Surfaces
A century-old Boston Red Sox jersey once worn by one of the top players in early professional baseball has surfaced and will be part of an upcoming auction. The exceptionally rare jersey was worn by the great Patsy Donovan, considered one of the best players in baseball during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After his playing career, Donovan became a Boston scout … [Read more...] about Patsy Donovan’s 1910 Red Sox Jersey Surfaces
Mattingly Will Kick Off Foundation With Auction
New York Yankees great and current Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly will officially launch a new non-profit fundraising organization later this month. Mattingly Charities will hold its first major event Thursday, January 27 at Mickey Mantle's Restaurant in New York City. The event, hosted by Len Berman, will include an intimate cocktail reception, dinner, a … [Read more...] about Mattingly Will Kick Off Foundation With Auction
Mets Fire Clubhouse Man Amid Gambling, Memorabilia Probe
The long-time clubhouse manager of the New York Mets was fired Friday amid numerous allegations, including those involving the theft of game-used memorabilia. The Mets issued a statement saying they had fired Samuels "for conduct in violation of club policies". Samuels' activities are being investigated by the New York Police Department and the Queens District Attorney's … [Read more...] about Mets Fire Clubhouse Man Amid Gambling, Memorabilia Probe
Nebraska Fan’s Collection Husked
University of Nebraska fan Ray Petersen says he was retrieving his collection of Huskers memorabilia from a storage unit he was renting in Omaha this week when he got a big surprise. It was gone. Years of collecting everything red and white from past to present went up in smoke at the hands of a burglar. The storage unit manager says it probably happened August 14 … [Read more...] about Nebraska Fan’s Collection Husked
Herzog Signing 2,010 Baseballs; Some $ to Charity
After his playing days ended in 1963, Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog, better known as “Whitey,” remembered some of the things he learned from legendary New York Yankees manager, Casey Stengel, and turned first to scouting, and then later to manager and even general manager. As he used to quip, “baseball has been very good to me since I quit trying to play it.” The rest of his … [Read more...] about Herzog Signing 2,010 Baseballs; Some $ to Charity