Archive for the ‘baseball cards’ Category

1989 Upper Deck Baseball Cards Behind the Scenes With the Bio Writer

The Upper Deck Company has become firmly entrenched in baseball card history and the 1989 Upper Deck set remains one of the most influential and important sets of baseball cards ever issued.  As well documented as the hobby history has become, it remains a pleasure to speak with someone directly involved in a set and […]

Top 10 Obscene Baseball Cards

For more than 100 years, baseball card collectors have treasured the cardboard depiction of their diamond heroes. For almost as long, they have guffawed and chortled at the obscene baseball cards that have slipped through the cracks either intentionally or unintentionally. Below are ten of the most famous naughty baseball cards (with apologies to playground […]

Non-Cardboard Baseball Cards – B18 Blankets, S74 Silks, and L1 Leathers

The past few decades have seen a rise in interest and collectibility of baseball cards that for years were on the fringes of the hobby. Cards that were made on stock other than cardboard were often overlooked and dismissed as nothing more than a novelty. Today, these cards that were once treated as red-headed stepchildren […]