This card of Orlando Pena came up on eBay. He signed it with the years he played 1958-1975. That’s the first time I have ever seen a player use his playing years as an inscription. My first gut reaction to seeing the years was that this was his lifespan. Like, the year he was born
Signing a card with your lifespan years of birth and death Read More »
The San Diego Chicken has been performing for 50 years, and it’s been THE SAME GUY wearing the chicken suit all those years.
The San Diego Chicken has a nice autograph Read More »
The 1919 World Champion Reds may have been overshadowed by the “Black Sox Scandal,” but their fun World Series program stands the test of time.
Nice autographs by the 1919 Cincinnati Reds players Read More »
The best thing about this prospect isn’t his incredible hitting, it’s that his autograph is legible.
Anthony Volpe’s legible autograph Read More »
» Listen to this blog post as a podcast. In the offseason, the Cubs let Kyle Schwarber go. A couple months later, the Cubs sign Joc Pederson. Their numbers are practically identical. If you squint, Pederson’s numbers look a bit better. When you look at Joc Pederson’s most similar players on baseball-reference, the very first player….
Comparing franchise impact of Joc Pederson and Kyle Schwarber (and their autographs) Read More »
The Cubs postseason rally was held in Chicago today. The Cub’s radio station, The Score 670, hosted the rally with a live broadcast through the day. (I live-blogged the event with a dozen photos). One part of the event in particular stood out—when Ryne Sandberg looked at my World Series scorecards an autographed one for
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Panini America announced on Tuesday that it has signed Stephen Strasburg to an exclusive autograph deal. Oh wow. I thought Topps had the corner on the market for this. I guess it’s just trading cards that Topps has the monopoly on. Well, good then. I’m happy for Panini. Time for Topps to move over to
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