This is the latest in an ongoing series of articles written by readers who tell the stories of the sports memorabilia they collect and why. As a young boy growing up an hour and a half north of Detroit, I remember going to my first baseball game at Tiger Stadium. I was naive, innocent and from a small town. Just driving to a “big” city was exciting—seeing … [Read more...]
8 Great 1980 Topps Baseball Cards Beyond Rickey Henderson
Rickey Henderson’s 1980 rookie card is a thing of beauty, no doubt. Displaying Henderson trademark crouched batting stance, it’d be a nice card even if it wasn’t extremely valuable. High-grade versions of the future Hall of Famer and Oakland Athletic great’s 1980 Topps card cost way more than you’ll pay for a typical complete set. Rickey’s rookie is the first card you … [Read more...]
Hottest Rickey Henderson Cards on eBay
They called it a "Rickey Rally". The Oakland A's of the late 1980s and 90s counted on Rickey Henderson to jump-start the offense. They just never knew in what form it would come. A walk, a steal and a hit behind him. A triple to the corner. Beating out an infield hit. Stealing second. Stealing third. Scoring on a fly ball. Sometimes he just hit a home run and … [Read more...]