Recently a copy of an original Tom Seaver 8mm movie recently became available. This film was produced by Action Films, Inc. of Mountain View, California which put out a 12-volume baseball set in 1970. In the movie, Seaver provides instruction…
1970 KELLOGG’S ED KRANEPOOL What makes this card special, is that aside from it being the only time Ed Kranepool was on a Kellogg’s card, it was also the very first card in Kellogg’s very first set. In 1970, the…
1971 TOPPS TIM FOLI This week’s card is the Rookie Card for Tim Foli card. It is card #83 of a 752 card set and it is valued at roughly $2.00. Catcher Randy Bobb is also featured on the card.…
1964 TOPPS STAND-UP RON HUNT Today’s card is a 1964 Topps Stand-up, Ron Hunt (#35). This standard-size card was part of an unusual 77-card die-cut issue. At the time, Topps had not issued a die-cut set since their 1951 All-Star…
1970 TRANSOGRAM CLEON JONES I picked up three 1970 New York Mets Transogram cards last week. Along with the pictured Cleon Jones card, the lot also included a Jerry Koosman and a Tom Seaver from the same issue. These Transogram…
2016 TOPPS FIRST PITCH KRISTAPS PORZINGIS It’s fair to say that most everyone sees Kristaps Porzingis as a future star the the NBA. If he played football, he could easily be a goal-line receiver that no DB in the game…
1970 TOPPS THE CLEON JONES STORY (BOOKLET No. 19) If you liked the little cartoon they’d have on the back of cards, you’ll love this insert. This 24-booklet set had some of the top stars and some guys they had…
Damn. This young Mets hopeful has so much chaw in his cheek that he can’t even keep his hat on straight. Identify this fan of the cut plug and you will be rewarded with a small haul from the Card…
I had a crude grip on the pencil when I filled in these squares– High up the neck and held too tightly, The hexagon imprinting Lines on my fingers That would remain there for hours. This was the sixth and…
[Editor’s Note: The Card of the Week fact-checking team is unavailable this week, suffering as they are from collective nervous exhaustion brought on by Card of the Week’s consistently tenuous grasp of the very facts that they are sworn to…
It’s reasonable to expect that the Mets will retire Mike Piazza‘s 31 this year. It’s equally reasonable to expect that they’ll handle the announcement in their patented tone-deaf manner, timed so that any reasonable cynic could mark it as compensation…
As I sit here writing this on January 1, my head still sore from all that stiff pink Topps gum I shoved in my mouth in the midst of last night’s revelry, I am overcome by the sincere desire to…
