If collectors and fans were looking for a player’s baseball card when he toiled for the Sod Poodles or another one from the Muck Dogs, the Fireflies, the Yard Goats, the Baby Cakes, the Blue Wahoos, the Flying Squirrels, or the Jumbo Shrimp one of the sources you could get them from is Stephen and Lily Green of STB Sports. For thirty years they’ve been selling cards … [Read more...] about Minor League Baseball Card Seller Left in the Cold with No Season
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What I Collect: Baseball in Iowa
This is the third in an ongoing series of articles written by readers who tell the stories of the sports memorabilia they collect and why. Collect something that you love and you'll never be disappointed. That's how I got started with my obsession. Originally I was just a fan of my local pro baseball team, the Burlington Bees of the Class A Midwest … [Read more...] about What I Collect: Baseball in Iowa
Bobblehead Nation is Still United
They were once thought of as a relic of the 1950s and 60s. A strange little collector's item that was meant for little kids who didn't have anything more cool to collect (well, beyond cards anyway). Bobblehead dolls enjoyed a renaissance when major and minor league teams rediscovered them in the 1990s, giving them away on special promotions to an audience that went crazy … [Read more...] about Bobblehead Nation is Still United