Carlton Fisk stolen base threat at 37 years old
Did Tony LaRussa encourage Carlton Fisk to steal more bases in 1985?
Year: 2021
Of the 99 MLB All-Team candidates, Cubs have 1
I went to vote, and do my Cub fan duty of voting for all the Cubs players. But I was in for a surprise.
Former and Current Cubs in Topps Bunt 2021 Series 2 [Base]
How Báez, Bryant, and Rizzo look on their new trading cards
When Topps’ MLBPA contract expires in 2022, what happens in 2023?
It’s possible that the baseball card industry will have THREE years of cards from 2023-2025 being produced with no team logos. Generic crap cards for three solid years.
Cubs Hall of Fame analysis by decade
According to the Cubs HOF, the greatest Cub since 1998 is Greg Maddux (even though in his three years of 2004-2006, he was 38-37 with 4.27 ERA).
Baez and Bryant take 23 in honor of Cubs’ Sandberg? Why did Rizzo take 48?
Rizzo took the list of Cubs with the most career WAR; and looked to see which of their uniform numbers were available on the Yankees. Answer: Rick Reushel’s #48
Yermin Mercedes retiring?!
I got the news that White Sox player Yermin Mercedes is retiring halfway through his rookie season. (via a tweet from @AndyMarfia) Wasn’t Mercedes incredible? First player ever to have 8 consecutive hits to start the season. I was surprised to hear he’s back down in the minors. His controversial 3-1 homerun (May 17). At …
Trea Turner is in my Hall of Fame
Today I learned (from the Topps Now on Bunt) that Trea Turner hit his third career cycle. Only three other players have three career cycles: Adrián Beltré, Babe Herman and Bob Meusel. Trea Turner is in my Hall of Fame. (To get into my Hall, you need to be in the top ten at least …
Questions about the Wrigley Field work from home promotion
If you get to work at a desk over home plate, what bathrooms can you use? Do they provide an extension cord? I have a total of 16 questions.
Cubs logo on Millennium Falcon (t-shirt)
What do the Chicago Cubs and the Millennium Falcon have in common?
Flamethrowers from Topps Bunt
Aroldis Chapman looks extremely tough here. Almost TOO tough. Like, in a rage.
Nicknames series from Topps Bunt
Topps Bunt released another cool series. The nickname series is cool—starting off with KUNG FU PANDA. The lettering of the nickname in diagonal text is like a Kung Fu movie poster. The splattering background gives great life and energy. The photograph is full of personality. What is he doing pointing to one of his fingers. …
A flag for every team in baseball
You know what every MLB team should have? An official team flag. A flag that DOES NOT have their logo. Because a flag with a logo is a pennant. In fact, it would be a rule by MLB branding, that a team flag cannot have any letters at all. It would be interesting if MLB …
Long-term value of digital trading cards
I discovered that Topps has its own NFT baseball cards based on the “WAX” blockchain. Called “TOPPS MLB SERIES 1 NFT COLLECTION”, they were released April 16, 2021. Topps released 50,000 standard packs with six digital collectibles for $4.99 each, along with 25,000 premium packs with 45 collectibles each for $99.99 apiece. The super-high-end cards …