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Don Mattingly…Dressed as a Woman

Don Mattingly…Dressed as a Woman

The Evansville Ballet did a production of the holiday favorite “The Nutcracker”. Amidst the fighting mice and Sugar Plum Fairy emerged a very special guest as Mother Ginger. Yup, that’s the 1985 AL MVP himself, Don Mattingly. Source: Mug Shots by Crystal

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Pull of the Month: November 2011

Pull of the Month: November 2011

It’s turkey month, and this month’s pull has William from Ramsey giving thanks. If you’ve been by the store lately, you noticed we’ve cracked some old wax boxes to sell packs, one of them being a wax box of 1982 Topps. Well, someone had to pull it, and William did, a genuine Bob Bonner rookie […]

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Pettitte Fashion

Pettitte Fashion

Walking through Manhattan today, this was staring back at me from behind a mailbox: Apparently Andy is the new pitchman for Weatherproof. Unfortunately we more needed him staring down the Detroit Tigers this Fall, instead of pedestrians. He still looks the part of the pitcher who won a season’s worth (19) of postseason games.

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SNL’s Alternative Theory for Oakland A’s Success

SNL’s Alternative Theory for Oakland A’s Success

All joking aside, writers have postulated that steriods (think the Giambi brothers and Miguel Tejada) certainly did have an affect on the Oakland Athletic’s success in reaching the playoffs in the early 2000’s.

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Steel Drivin’ Man

Steel Drivin’ Man

I’m trying to wrap my head around how Topps issues a relic card of someone who does not exist. Of course in legend old steel driver John raced a steam drill at Big Bend Tunnel. Before the steam drill could beat him down, he hammered his fool self to death. Thus man makes a last […]

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This has to be a balk

This has to be a balk

Still, that pitch sailed over the plate. I’m impressed. This was a first pitch thrown by a performer in the Cirque du Solei show during Monday’s game between the Padres and Royals. If this guy doesn’t have a Topps card next year, I’ll be disappointed.

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