Retired Topps executive Sy Berger is among those on the Baseball Reliquary’s list of 50 eligible candidates for the 2013 election of the Shrine of the Eternals, the membership organization’s equivalent to the Baseball Hall of Fame. This year marks the 15th annual election of the Shrine, a major national component of the Baseball Reliquary, a Southern California-based … [Read more...]
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How Topps Bested Bowman in Bubble Gum Battle
Topps owns the name today but there once was a time when Bowman was its own brand--a post-War pioneer in the business of bubble gum and trading cards. In the early 1950s, just three years after their debut, Bowman was being pressured by a new kid on the block. Topps dipped a toe in the water in 1951--and their red and blue-backed game cards weren't exactly … [Read more...]
