Monday, September 16, 2024
"NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION": 1978 GARY GRAY
Sunday, September 15, 2024
"CLASSIC BASEBALL" CUSTOM WTHBALLS SET: WHITEY FORD
Saturday, September 14, 2024
REVISITING A 10-YEAR OLD POST: 1975 NICKNAME BILL LEE CARD
Friday, September 13, 2024
"MISSING IN ACTION"- 1971 MILK DUDS MICKEY MANTLE: SPECIAL RELEASE
Thursday, September 12, 2024
THE "WHOLE NINE": MISSING IN ACTION 1957 STAN MUSIAL
Fun card to spotlight today on the blog, my"missing in action" 1957 card for "Stan the Man", Stan Musial, from my "Whole Nine" Series 2 set released a few months ago, with full stat-backs:
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
1960s "IN-ACTION": 1963 VADA PINSON
Four-times he’d collect over 200 hits, seven times over 20-home runs, nine times over 20-stolen bases, and the man only made two All-Star teams!
Just an awesome career that saw him finish with over 2700 hits, 250 homers and 300 stolen bases, while also collecting over 480 doubles and 120 triples.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
REVISIT: 1975 "TRADED" DICK ALLEN FROM 2014
Monday, September 9, 2024
CAREER-CAPPER: 1969 BILL VIRDON
On the blog today, we step away from the 1970s and give Major League "lifer" Bill Virdon a career-capping 1969 card to celebrate his very nice Big League tenure:
Sunday, September 8, 2024
WTHBALLS CUSTOM SET SPOTLIGHT: 1890 "BASEBALL CHAMPIONS" GEORGE DAVIS
Up on the blog today, we spotlight my early custom card for Hall of Famer George Davis, from my "19th Century Base Ball Stars" set released back in 2018, in a fun faux 1890's cigarette pack with all sorts of goodies:
Saturday, September 7, 2024
SPECIAL INSERT: 1951 BLUE-BACK JOE DiMAGGIO
Up on the blog today, my special insert for my "Whole Nine: Series 2" set released a few months ago, this being a fun 1951 Topps Blue-Back Joe DiMaggio card:
Friday, September 6, 2024
JAPAN SPECIAL: 1969 MINORU MURAYAMA
On the blog today, a 1969 "Japan Special" celebrating Japanese Hall of Fame pitcher Minoru Murayama of the Hanshin Tigers:
Thursday, September 5, 2024
GIMMIE A DO-OVER: 1971 REGGIE JACKSON
Today on the blog, we look at one of my favorite customs I've created over the years, my 1971 "do-over" for "Mr. October", Reggie Jackson, every kid's idol growing up a Yankee fan in the late-70's/early-80's:
Recruited by pro teams and colleges alike, he went on to Arizona State where he was actually on a football scholarship.
Of course we all know the story of the 1966 amateur draft, where the New York Mets held the #1 pick, and opted for high school catcher Steve Chilcott instead of who many considered the true #1 overall amateur, Jackson.
With the second pick, the Kansas City Athletics (later Oakland) picked the slugger and the rest is history, as he would eventually lead the organization to three straight championships between 1972-1974 before being traded in a blockbuster to the Baltimore Orioles where he’d play for one season in 1976.
As a highly coveted free agent before the 1977 season, Jackson signed with the New York Yankees, and with Reggie in NYC, the legend exploded as he helped the Yankees to two championships in 1977-78.
With his larger than life persona, New York ate it up and before you knew it, he was known around the world, even getting his own candy-bar by the end of the decade.
For a kid like me growing up in Brooklyn in the ‘70’s, Reggie was like a God, larger than life, and before he finished up his career in 1987, putting in 21 seasons, he would put together a Hall of Fame career with 563 homers, 1702 runs batted in, an MVP Award in 1973, and five championships.
Add to that 14 all-star nods, four home run titles, a legendary homer in the 1971 All-Star Game against Dock Ellis, his 1977 World Series performance, and you can see why he goes down as one of the most well-known baseball personalities the game has ever seen!
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
1975 "IN-ACTION"- HAL McRAE
On the blog today, adding to a series I haven't touched in a long while, a 1975 "In-Action" card for DH extraordinaire Hal McRae:
All McRae would end up doing once in a Royals uniform is put in a 15-year run where he became one of the best hitters in the league, with three All-Star nods, six .300+ batting average seasons, and MVP consideration four times.
By the time he was done, he retired with a career .290 batting average, with 2091 hits, 484 doubles and 1097 runs batted in over 2084 games and 7218 at-bats, making three All-Star teams and finishing top-5 in MVP voting twice (1976 and 1982).
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
REVISITING A TEN-YEAR-OLD POST: 1975 CY YOUNG SUB-SET: 1965 WINNERS
Monday, September 2, 2024
OPC IMAGE VARIATIONS: 1977 WOODIE FRYMAN
On the blog today, we take a closer look at another OPC to Topps image variation, this one the 1977 differences for Woodie Fryman's cards:
Sunday, September 1, 2024
THE WHOLE NINE: SERIES 2- 1964 REDO FOR GIL HODGES
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