It was a long wait to be elected and another long wait to be inducted, but the day has finally come for one of the newest members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ted Simmons was elected by the Modern Baseball Era Committee back in December of 2019 but it wasn't until now that he could enjoy an actual day in the sun at Cooperstown. His 21-year career, spent mostly with … [Read more...] about 8 Career Chronicling Ted Simmons Baseball Cards
Marvin Miller
Editor’s Blog: How Marvin Miller Changed the Baseball Card Game
When Topps muscled its way past Bowman with its huge new designs in the early 1950s and put Bowman out of business, the company enjoyed a virtual monopoly for the next 25 years. The first 10 years of that deal with Major League Baseball allowed the company to profit handsomely with little regard for expenses beyond photography, printing, packaging and … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: How Marvin Miller Changed the Baseball Card Game
2010 Jewish Major Leaguers Set is ‘Grand Finale’
The 2010 edition of Jewish Major Leaguer baseball cards salutes what was probably the greatest decade in the game’s history for Jewish players, with players like Shawn Green, Kevin Youkilis, Jason Marquis, Ian Kinsler, Ryan Braun and Scott Feldman rising to all-star status, and more filling rosters than in any previous decade in baseball annals. Twenty-nine Jewish players … [Read more...] about 2010 Jewish Major Leaguers Set is ‘Grand Finale’