Hensley Meulens International League Hall of Fame Induction
     Hensley Meulens spent parts of six seasons in the International League as a player, most notably 1988-1993 with the Columbus Clippers, and 1997 with the Ottawa Lynx.  Once his playing days were over, he returned as a hitting coach for the Indianapolis ...

More Team Issue Photo Card Goodness
     As I haven't really posted about these in while, I thought it was time to catch up with what the various MLB teams have been providing at the autograph lines at their annual fan fest events and in fan packs.  The lists here will be works in progress as...

Checklist Translations: 2008 TSC Sinon Bulls [In Progress]
      In 2008, for the second year TSC (Taiwan Sports Cards) issued a pack-based set for the Sinon Bulls.  The set featured 108 base cards, facsimile autographed parallels, and the usual smattering of autographs, photo cards and memorabilia cards.  A subset...

1987 Smokey Bear 38th Annual Fresno Hot Stove League Dinner
     Returning to the "I've never heard of that set" department, I present this set from 1987, apparently sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service and presumably handed out at the 38th Annual Fresno Hot Stove League Dinner.  The Fresno Hot Stove League Dinner, ...

[Hobby Archaeology] 1978 Sports Photo Assoc(iation) 3-inch Pins
     Another area that is perhaps a bit neglected in the sports memorabilia hobby would be the various round, pin-backed badges produced by a variety of parties and issued though a multitude of avenues.  While some sets are very well documented, others just...

Preach!

1984 Greensboro Hornets Team Photo
   Once again, a chance eBay search strikes gold for one of my player collections.  I had no idea this existed, but I am now the proud owner of a 1984 Greensboro Hornets team photo, likely a stadium giveaway, sponsored by Goodys, makers of what are purporte...

Checklist Translations: 2008 TSC Sinon Bulls [In Progress]
      In 2008, for the second year TSC (Taiwan Sports Cards) issued a pack-based set for the Sinon Bulls.  The set featured 108 base cards, facsimile autographed parallels, and the usual smattering of autographs, photo cards and memorabilia cards.  A subset...

Bam-Bam & Tuffy Mailday: This Card Is Cool Edition
     I'd been out of town all week for work and was anticipating some exciting email when I got home.  In what has become one of my favorite online trading experiences, with RyanG of This Card Is Cool , I send him semi-random junk for his type-card collecti...