Card Collector Universe

On July 30, 2008, the annual National Sports Collectors Convention will kick off in Chicago, IL. The convention, which will be hosted by Tristar Productions, will feature an autograph signing by Hall of Fame Cubee Ryne Sandberg.

There will be many more athletes signing. You can check out the whole list here. Understandably, there will be quite a few former Chicago athletes signing. Nice to see that Fergie Jenkins will be signing for free. The site says that you can get one auto per person, while supplies last. Does that mean that they’ll be giving out supplies, like pictures, to be autographed? Or are they talking about the supply of Fergie’s arm endurance? [Read more →]

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First off, let me say that this post is long overdue. A while back, I was sent a nice gift package from our friend Jeremiah over at Topps Traders. In the package were a host of Mets cards including the following:

Thanks Jeremiah! 

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This post isn’t card related, but assuming you are a baseball fan, you have to see this.  Have you ever seen a switch pitcher?  Well, you’re about to.  The Staten Island Yankees, the NY-Penn League A Affiliate of the New York Yankees, currently have a switch pitcher.  He has a glove which can be used on either hand, and he can throw well with either arm.  A pretty funny scenario came about recently when the switch pitcher met his match at the plate.  Take a look at the first few minutes of the attached clip. 

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