Baseball Cards on Steroids
January 9, 2008

With the steroid controversy clouding up the image of baseball, what can be said of baseball cards that have been enhanced so as to give a particular card an unfair advantage over others? Injecting cards with bat chips and uniform material certainly puts those cards on a different level. Are people buying the card or the bat chip? It’s hard to tell.
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The Worst Year for Baseball Cards – Topps 1958
February 7, 2008

Baseball cards were gaining in popularity in the early 1950s. Year after year they looked more and more amazing. They couldn’t compare to the cards of today, with glossy, clear photos, chrome highlights and super photography. The cards of 1952 and 1953 were pretty ordinary. The cards from 1954 and 1955 were almost replicas of each other except for the horizontal rather than vertical orientation, but better. Then in 1955 the magic occurred...
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Baseball Cards of Team Managers – Do Nice Guys Finish Last?
March 7, 2008

They don’t make as much money as players. They usually had very mediocre baseball careers. But, they often have played a substantial role in bringing out the best in their players and directing their teams to postseason play. But, not much is said for baseball cards of team managers. The manager is often the edge a good team needs to be great. Why then are there very few manager cards with significant value.
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1959 Fleer Ted Williams:  The Teddy Ballgame Baseball Card Set
April 1, 2008

It’s unusual to find a baseball card set honoring a player’s life while the player is still playing. Fleer did just that by signing Ted Williams away from #1 Topps in 1959 just two years after Williams electrified baseball again by hitting .388 at the age of 39. He would play another year before retiring, and would hit .316, with 29 home runs and a .645 slugging average — a career year for most players.
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Old Baseball Cards vs. Vintage Baseball Cards
May 1, 2008

Maybe it’s just semantics. But, I was wondering if my baseball cards from 40 to 50 years ago are vintage or just old. I’ve often referred to them as my old baseball cards in the shoeboxes. I’ve never said to myself, “I think I’ll look at my vintage baseball cards.” It just doesn’t sound right.
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Old Baseball Cards of Old-looking Players
June 1, 2008une 2008

In the Baseball Card Blog article from April 9, 2006, Ben Henry discussed the Topps Heritage sets. At one point he describes the 1957 card of Joe Adcock as that of someone who looks older than he really is. Adcock was 30 years old in the picture, but Ben felt that he looked much older, like from the barnstorming days. Anyone who remembers Adcock will agree that Ben is pretty close to being right about his comparisons, though I don’t really think Adcock looked old, he just looked weathered and tough.
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