This Week on TTMCast Co-host Troy Rutter hopes not to get Wally Pipp'ed as Drew's wife Genne fills in as co-host for a week. Les Wolff opines on the value of listeners items, and discusses the recent CGC/JSA news. You can give it a listen here. TTM Returns It's time to write some more letters to players, as the mailbox has been slow, but we do have a couple of returns … [Read more...] about TTM This Week: Appraisals, Latest Returns, and the Search For Sidney
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Notes: Eric Nadel’s Rangers Championship Auction; Baseball History as a Hologram; Pens Take Memorabilia In-House; Upper Deck Release Dates
The longtime radio voice of the Texas Rangers is auctioning some items from his first World Series championship call, with all proceeds going to a good cause. Eric Nadel, who has called Rangers games for 45 years, is selling his scorecard, headset and microphone as well as the scrap of hotel notepaper on which he scribbled what would be his final out call from the Rangers’ … [Read more...] about Notes: Eric Nadel’s Rangers Championship Auction; Baseball History as a Hologram; Pens Take Memorabilia In-House; Upper Deck Release Dates
Les Binkley Expo Appearance Triggers Memories Of A Kid Opening His First Ever Wax Pack
Have you ever had a random player that you have collected at one time or another? I’m not talking about Hall of Famers or superstars or even All-Stars. Maybe there is just one player that for some reason is your favorite and you have decided to collect him. There were a few of those players I collected in various sports for various reasons. As I gleamed over the … [Read more...] about Les Binkley Expo Appearance Triggers Memories Of A Kid Opening His First Ever Wax Pack
Notes: Unworn Pens Jersey Benefit Bidding; 2 Big Shows Cancelled; NBA Shoes Auction; Fanatics Deal
The Pittsburgh Penguins had plans to wear green St. Patrick’s warmup jerseys last Sunday. That—and a lot of other plans—have been scuttled by COVID-19, but the club is hoping they’ll still turn into something good. The Pens have put the jerseys up for auction to benefit local charitable efforts, including food banks and other community groups working on behalf of those … [Read more...] about Notes: Unworn Pens Jersey Benefit Bidding; 2 Big Shows Cancelled; NBA Shoes Auction; Fanatics Deal
Demolition Durby – The Hockey Cards and Career of Wild Man Steve Durbano
Every sport has their wild and outrageous characters and hockey is no exception to that rule. With a lush history which dates back over a century to the Cleghorn brothers, Sprague and Odie, to today's controversial figures like the widely-despised Brad Marchand, there may be no other that draws the curiosity of old school fans like Steve Durbano. An untameable force on the … [Read more...] about Demolition Durby – The Hockey Cards and Career of Wild Man Steve Durbano
Pucks for Guentzel’s 4-Goal Game at Auction
Trailing 4-3 in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference playoff series with their cross-state rival on April 22, it looked like the Pittsburgh Penguins might be headed for a Game 7. Then Jake Guentzel took over. The 23-year-old from Nebraska went on a scoring spree that put his name in the history books and lifted Pittsburgh past the Philadelphia Flyers in their … [Read more...] about Pucks for Guentzel’s 4-Goal Game at Auction
Notes: COMC Fee Changes; Ex-Players Consign; Stanley Cup Carpet Auction
Late Tuesday afternoon, COMC announced a set of fee changes that will impact most users. Thirty cents will be the new price for basic processing with an expected wait time of two months. Currently, the basic service costs 25 cents with a 2-8 week processing time. The Select service level fee of 1-2 weeks processing time is going up from 50 cents to 60 cents per … [Read more...] about Notes: COMC Fee Changes; Ex-Players Consign; Stanley Cup Carpet Auction
Notes: Chris Sale Didn’t Cut Up Every Sox Throwback Jersey
One of the goofiest stories of the 2016 baseball season took place in Chicago where Sox pitcher Chris Sale grabbed a scissors and tore up the team’s collared 1976 throwback jerseys so he wouldn’t have to pitch in one. The tantrum earned Sale a five-game suspension but it turns out he didn’t get to every jersey. Outfielder Adam Eaton saw what was coming and managed to save … [Read more...] about Notes: Chris Sale Didn’t Cut Up Every Sox Throwback Jersey
Penguins Stanley Cup Champions Set Planned
Upper Deck is planning an 18-card Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup Champion set. Set for release later this month, the set will include Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel, Kris Letang, Nick Bonino and rookie goalie Matt Murray, among others. Upper Deck plans a print run of 5,000 sets. You’ll have to buy something else to get one, however. The sets will be given … [Read more...] about Penguins Stanley Cup Champions Set Planned
Pittsburgh Penguins “Super Collector” Works The Angles
Custodian by day. Super collector by night. Mt. Pleasant, PA hockey nut Jeff Miller has been through the bad times and the good with his Pittsburgh Penguins and his massive collection can tell both stories. The 41-year-old has built one of the most impressive team collections you’ll ever see, now taking up two rooms in his home—and part of a third. There are 660 … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh Penguins “Super Collector” Works The Angles