Book Review: Mint Condition by Dave Jamieson
By Randy Gaa
A full review of the recently published book Mint Condition: How Baseball Cards Became an American Obsession by Dave Jamieson.
Collecting Base Cards, the Foundation of the Hobby
By Randy Gaa
Before there were cards with pieces of game-used memorabilia embedded in them, before there were variations that sparkled in your eye, even before there were Super Chrome Die-Cut X-Fractor cards, there was the base card–the much maligned, often over-looked, mostly disregarded, common base card. You know, the base card that has proven to be the […]
Frank Corridon – Spitball Pitcher and History Teacher
By Randy Gaa
If you were to ask me, I would probably tell you that I’m a vintage card collector. I consider vintage collecting to be much more “cool” than set building. Think about it–anyone can walk into a big-box store, buy a bunch of blaster boxes, and call themselves a set builder (which is what I do). […]
Statistical History of Topps Baseball Card Backs
By Randy Gaa
I think Toby Harrah said it best when he was quoted as saying, “Statistics are like a girl in a fine bikini. It shows a lot, but it doesn’t show everything.” It’s true that statistics don’t show you everything about a player, but they do tell you just about everything you would ever need to […]
