It was the baseball card that created a national stir—not that any of the newspapers that wrote about it could actually write what was written on the bottom of Billy Ripken’s bat 29 years ago. The Fleer card that began emerging from those pinstriped gray wax packs in early 1989 included two words written in felt-tip marker. One word was “Face” and the one above it … [Read more...]
Heritage Minor League Baseball 2014 Box Break/Review
In some ways, Topps has some interesting dilemmas with their exclusive Minor League Baseball license. Among them are to work on creating innovative ideas to feature players which many fans may have barely heard of, if at all. While people who follow their favorite team’s organization or read Baseball America may keep up with prospects, many fans just do not have the time or … [Read more...]
Search For Obscure Card of Family Friend Finally Pays Off
Bill Harp was on a mission. The Texas man was looking for a baseball card of an old family friend, hoping to surprise him . It wasn’t an easy task. He knew George Owen III had played in the minor leagues during the early 1950s and he thought perhaps somewhere along the line, even in the low minors, that he’d been featured on a trading card. Harp wrote Sports … [Read more...]