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Samwise Gamgee from The Lord of the Rings.

Baseball-Reference information for Sam Wise

Did JRR Tolkien find the name Samwise in a baseball encyclopedia?

Sam Wise played 12 seasons in the major leagues from 1881 to 1893, mostly with the Boston National League team. Read Sam Wise's SABR Bio to learn more about him and notice that Tolkien is not mentioned once. sabr.org/bioproj/pers...

Billy Sunday getting up on his pulpit.

Another Prohibitionist legend.

John Roach played one major league game and he allowed 17 runs on 18 hits. Yet somehow he has six cards in the N172 card set.
Photo from the photographic baseball cards if Goodwin & Co, (1885-1890) book
#cardsky

YouTube video by Rhymesayers Entertainment Atmosphere - Say Shh (Lyric Video)

Atmosphere - Say Shh
Cause right now I miss my Midwest roots.

"If I had to dip I'd probably skip to Chicago"
⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️ I did that and loved it.

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YouTube video by O'Shea Jackson 17. Ice Cube -3 Strikes in You

Have you heard Ice Cube's Baseball themed rap song?

It references, Babe Ruth, Ken Griffey Jr., Satchel Paige, Jackie Robinson, Steve Howe, and Cy Young.

Parental Advisory for Explicit Content of course because it is Ice Cube and he does swear.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWtv...

You want to roll up on me? Good luck with that cause I am going to put your face in the dirt.

I will stick to the Rainbow Foods blue and gold sets for Mr. Winfield.

That is what I am talking about out!

which team is which?

Rod Carew with the Minnesota Twins.

Rod Carew with the California Angels

Rod Carew with the Cleveland Indians.

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

Who else fits this theme?

Fun facts: Jerry Hairston Sr. Is the only player to have a father, brother and son reach the major leagues.

All five members of the Hairston family to reach the major leagues played in Chicago for either the White Sox or the Cubs.

In Love of the Game’s up coming Spring auction will be the fifth highest ranked complete set of 1962 #Topps cards on the #PSA registry. Most of the cards will be sold individually so set builders can add to their collection. Nothing from the set is lower than an 8! loveofthegameauctions.com

I looked and I got nothing.

Twins payroll situation.

How is that Mets payroll looking this year, cause here is the Twins situation.

My co-workers who are Mets and Yankees fans complain about how bad their teams are, and here I am a Twins fan laughing because they don’t know what a bad season is.

Pablo Lopez down for the count. Hit me again Coach!

I wonder if in the early days of photography people looked at hand colored or tinted photos the same way that we currently look at AI manipulated photos.

The Politics of Glory by Bill James.

Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella.

Willie Mays by Arnold Hano.

Barry Halper Collection Auction Catalog.

Here are four interesting Baseball books that can be read on the Internet Archives website with a free account. Go find them at archive.org
1) The Politics of Glory by Bill James
2) Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella
3) Willie Mays by Arnold Hano
4) Barry Halper Collection Auction Catalog by Sotheby's

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1/2 I am looking for high-quality full digital copies of any of these magazines before I butcher my copies and send them to the scanner heavens.

I will send my original hard copy version to anyone who can find a full digital copy.

Yes, Sue Bird was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2025, and Rebecca Lobo was elected in 2017.

2026 Topps Hobby Box Hits

2026 Topps Hobby Box Hits.

My hits out of a 2026 Topps Hobby Box. Also, 218 unique base cards (218/350, 62.3%) and 7 duplicate base cards.

success, mid, or failure? What say you?
#Cardsky

I searched Libby, Hoopla, and CloudLibrary and came up empty. 😕

A breakdown of the 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers 40-man roster to show which team drafted the players and which team they debuted with.

15 players on the #Dodgers current 40-man roster were drafted by the Dodgers.
16 players on the roster made their Major League debut with the Dodgers, with two more waiting to debut. Foreign league appearances are considered debuts here.

Bold type = left the organization and have returned.

Richard Hamilton, Ray Allen, and Kemba Walker.

Breanna Stewart, Paige Bueckers, and Diana Taurasi.

There have been 48 NBA/ABA players from UConn, with the first appearing in 1958. Ray Allen is the lone HOFer.

There have been 50 WNBA players from UConn, with the first appearing in 1997. Including 4 HOFers, Rebecca Lobo, Swin Cash, Sue Bird, and Maya Moore.

Not a card from the 1990s, but for sure an odd ball card.

March 1987 advertisement for Rainbow Sports Cards in South Dakota.

February 1987 Advertisement at Classic Galleries in Omaha.

CPI Inflation calculator showing $13.50 in March of 1987 is worth about the same as $39.17 in January of 2026.

In March of 1987 you could get a wax box for $13.50 in South Dakota. If you were in Omaha you got an even better deal for $11.

With inflation that $13.50 would be roughly $39.17 today.

Box and Wrappers from 1987 Topps Baseball Cards.

Box of 2026 Topps Baseball Cards.

Box of 1987 Topps
36 packs X 17 cards per pack = 612 Cards

Box of 2026 Topps
20 packs X 12 cards per pack = 240 Cards

Thanks #Topps

The 2018 Topps Update Ohtani in the top ten, come on. Beside if you are going to take an Ohtani rookie it has to be his Bowman which was his first US released cards.

Major League Baseball park in Houston.

What is the higher number?

1) The number of former corporate sponsored names of the major league ballpark in Houston.

Or

2) The number of nicknames for Babe Ruth.

I brows it for the pretty pictures when I get the chance. 🙂