“How did a Topps Baseball Card employee from Pawtucket, Rhode Island end up on a farm on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, that’s was your next question is. Am I right?” asked the Farmer looking straight at me, no tears … Continue reading A Wednesday Afternoon Daycation Trip To Chincoteague Island – Part 3, You Did What?
Tonight, we are back with another A to Z Challenge and back to a familiar theme – baseball. Let’s be honest, baseball cards are so awesome, aren’t they. Each one is a tiny cardboard story of a player, with his … Continue reading A To Z Challenge 5 – My Baseball Card Collection Of Future Stars
A few weeks ago, I reached out to the organizers of the 757 Card Shows here in Hampton Roads. Phil and Russell were awesome to get back in touch with me and I mentioned that I was going to their … Continue reading Baseball Cards, Comics, Collectibles On Full Display at 757 Card Show
This past week, I connected with 757 Card Shows Co-Promoter Russell Savage about his upcoming sports card and collectibles expo. The expo is scheduled to place all weekend, Saturday and Sunday (January 25th and 26th) at the Virginia Beach Fieldhouse. … Continue reading Join Me At The 757 Card Show This Weekend At The Virginia Beach Fieldhouse
Here is a quick follow up to a story I posted a few weeks back about Hampton’s Peninsula Pilots. The Peninsula Pilots are a summer collegiate baseball league team who plays in the historic Coastal Plain League. I had a … Continue reading Peninsula Pilots Announce Baseball Card Promotion for 2025 Summer Collegiate Baseball Season
Well, if you ask me, priceless. Carl Yastrzemski is/was/will always be my favorite player. Boston Red Sox rookie, took over in LF for Ted Williams, played his entire career in Boston, that classic Yaz snarl at every public event post … Continue reading How Much Is My 1980 Carl Yaz Baseball Card Worth?
Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, I recall receiving information about life in what would now be considered as primitive means. We went to the library to research term papers and history essays. The news came on at 6pm … Continue reading A Baseball Card Collector Opens His First Pack in Nearly 30 Years
The Baseball Storyteller 