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Card of the Day: 1989 Upper Deck Mark McGwire
In 1989, Upper Deck released the first pack-issued ultra premium baseball cards. These cards were different than their cardboard counterparts. The surface was smoother, the stock was brighter and...
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Card of the Day: 2008 UD Masterpieces Curt Schilling
Right before I decided to sit down and write my “Card of the Day,” I posted my 2008 UD Masterpieces Box Break, which I thought went better than average. I mean I pulled the Evan Longoria RC from the...
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Card of the Day: 2000 Bowman Chrome Oversize Rafael Furcal
Why? Why, Why, Why? Why am I hearing rumors/reports this week that the Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants are both interested in signing Rafael Furcal? This makes about as much sense as these...
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Thrift Treasures Part XIII: Sons of My Native Land
I was born in San Francisco, but grew up primarily in the city of Santa Clara, California, the home of Major League Baseball’s Troy Tulowitzki. He’s a pretty big deal ’round these parts, even if he...
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I Survived the ’89 Earthquake
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, an event that much of the world remembers as being the reason for the delay of Game 3 of the 1989 World Series between the Oakland...
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Thrift Treasures 63: Topps Sticker Packs!!!
One of the first sections I hit in most thrift stores is the toy section. Why? Because many times I find little baggies containing baseball cards … or in this case stickers. Unopened packs of stickers...
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I recently paid $8 for a Barry Zito rookie card and it wasn’t autographed …
I must be crazy, right? Who pays $8 for a Barry Zito rookie card, especially one that doesn’t bear his signature? Well, when the serial number on the card matches his jersey number, sometimes...
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In Memoriam: Dave Henderson (July 21, 1958- Dec. 27, 2015)
I loved watching this guy play. I also went to school with his twin nieces. This saddens me tremendously. This is his 1982 Topps rookie card.
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My first Topps Now card of 2019… and it’s a Walk Off Winner from my birthday
When I was a kid, my parents always asked me what I wanted to do for my birthday. I was never a party kind of person. All I needed was family and baseball, so in my teens I started asking my mother...
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