The LPGA Can Teach Baseball a Lesson
January 24, 2011
Sports are going international. Baseball, football, basketball
and other major sports can learn from the LPGA because they
will face some of the same problems eventually. The LPGA
is already international and is working through these issues. How
will this affect sports trading cards?
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Topps 1962 Baseball Card Set - A Time to Dream
February 15, 2011
Topps baseball cards were going to wood grain while the world
was heading into the Space Race. It was a time to dream and
everyone, including kids were very good at it.
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Pitchers and Catchers Report
March 4, 2011
We often think and read about Hall of Fame pitchers from the
past, but how often do we think of the catchers that caught
these great pitchers. Batterymates, one of the most important
combinations on the team.
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Do Autographs Increase the Value of Baseball Cards?
April 7, 2011
In some cases autographs increase the value of baseball cards
and in some cases not, but almost always the emotional value of
the item autographed is increased substantially and is most
valuable to the person who obtained the autograph.
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Topps 1963 Baseball Card Set - Dreams Alive and Dreams Dashed
May 26, 2011
Topps continued its dominance of the baseball card market in
1963, though Fleer reappeared. The country was proud and
poised to regain its dominance. Civil rights were on the march.
Education was the key... but then...
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The Pace of the Game - 1960 to Present
June 27, 2011
It's really hard to compare how baseball was played 50 years ago
to now. It just became a little easier now that we have the
complete broadcast of the 1960 World Series available. Some of
the comparisons are very surprising.
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Made in America - Baseball Cards, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and
Chevrolet
July 6, 2011
In May of 2011 Topps revealed that they were extending the lease
of their lower Manhattan offices for ten more years. They
realized that in order to compete in today's business
environment they need to have the input of workers and need to
make decisions quickly.
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Topps 1964 Baseball Card Set - The Times They Are a-Changin'
August 9, 2011
Topps Baseball Card Set design for 1964 changed as usual;
however, much more in the world was changing. Bob Dylan's lyrics
had great meaning at the time and still have al lot of meaning
today as well.
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Which Came First - the Football Card or the Baseball Card?
September 23, 2011
Baseball and baseball cards have been around a lot longer than
football and football cards, but it is interesting to note that
designs of "classic" baseball card sets may have been predated
by football card sets.
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Topps 1965 Baseball Card Set - The Great Society in the New
Frontier
October 31, 2011
Baseball in 1965 was undergoing change, just like the rest of
the world. The Astrodome was symbolic of the direction of the
nation. Baseball cards for the year were no exception.
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What If Baseball Were Played Like Politics?
November 17, 2011
Change is occurring more and more rapidly and the rules for
everything seem to be up for grabs. Politics, in particular,
seems to have a new direction. What if baseball were played like
politics?
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Will Baseball Cards Continue to Exist?
December 12, 2011
Times changes. The everyday things we use change. Technology is
more rapidly changing the way we live and how we live. Will
baseball cards continue to exist in the near future?
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