The Golden Age of Baseball Cards
...its influence on society and the game
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 "Diminished
Capacity" is set for release to a limited number of theaters on
July 4th. Will it live up to its hype as a baseball card flick.
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The granddaddy of Baseball Card Blogs, "The Baseball Card Blog" is calling it quits after this year. Who will take his place as the leader on this arcane subject? Will new writers step in? Will he reconsider? ...read his comments |
 Does the Golden Age of Baseball coincide with the Golden Age of
Baseball Cards? George F. Will’s Washington Post article of
Sunday, October 15, 2006 concludes that the Golden Age of
Baseball is now.
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The Vintage Baseball Card BlogCheck out the Vintage Baseball Card Blog to read about the cards of the past and the impact that the cards of today have on the industry. The July Blog discusses the meaning of the Golden Age of Baseball. The June Blog discusses cards of old-looking players.
The Baseball Card Hall of FameVisit the Baseball Card Hall of Fame to see those cards from the Golden Age that represent some of the greatest cards of all time. See a list of those cards that have a chance to be represented in the Baseball Card Hall of Fame in the future. The Greatest Baseball Card EverHow can anyone classify a baseball card as the greatest ever? I don’t know, but I’d like to try. Who is the greatest player? Babe Ruth? Mickey Mantle? Ted Williams? Hank Aaron? Barry Bonds? Many others come to mind. However, in trying to determine the “Greatest Baseball Card Ever”, we will examine more than the particular player’s ability, the scarcity of the card or its worth today. Certain criteria will constrain the choices to a reasonable number of cards. The cards eligible for this honor will be limited to those that were most popular with boys growing up, when cards were purchased throughout the summer as each series became available, before factory sets could be obtained, and when collecting cards was something that kids did for fun, not for investment purposes. Other considerations are listed in the “Greatest Baseball Card Ever” section of this website. National Baseball Card DayMajor League Baseball Properties and the Major League Baseball Players Association, in conjunction with licensees Topps and Upper Deck, have dedicated March 29 as National Baseball Card Day. Headlines --- May 1952
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What's NewThe entire website has been redesigned for easier reading and better layout. We hope you agree. A new Baseball Card News section has been added to the Home Page for items of current interest. The Hall of Fame has been updated for 2008 and another 10 cards have been inducted into the Baseball Card Hall of Fame. Ernie Banks 1963 and Nolan Ryan 1972 become eligible for consideration. The 2007 Blog articles have been archived and can be viewed in the 2007 Archive. The Value of Baseball CardsRecently Forbes.com listed The Top Ten Baseball Cards of all time. These cards were naturally led by the Honus Wagner card of 1909 valued at $250,000 to $400,000. The other nine cards were listed in order of decreasing monetary value. The look of the cards in the top ten was nothing to rave about. The only card in the group under consideration on this website was the Mickey Mantle card of 1952, and this card did not make the top 100 in our list. That's not to say the these cards are not worth what is stated, but only that popularity, scarcity and condition are not the primary values under consideration on this website.
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