If you’ve read anything about the hobby over the last 30 years or, you might have gotten the impression that 1989 Fleer baseball cards are all about theBilly Ripkenobscenity fiasco. But, while that card —thosecards — will probably always land among the most valuable cards from the set, ...
His pursuit ofTy Cobb’s all-time hit record was the first big chase with national focus after baseball cards entered their boom era. By the time Rose passed the Georgia Peach on September 11, 1985, his cards were the hottest in the hobby, and they’ve stayed near the top of every se...
This article is a book review of "The Most Valuable Players in Baseball, 1931-2001" by Timm Boyle.Polanka, SueSports, Reference sources, Wright State University Libraries, University of Dayton, Information resources, Academic libraries--United States, Polanka, Sue M., 1968-, Reference librarians...
Related article:1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Baseball Cards These cards were manufactured with a film peel that when peeled augments the card’s presentation. Purists often leave the peel intact, while card flippers often prefer to remove the peel in an effort to achieve a higher final...
The MVP of the World Series (1955-2024) |Baseball Almanac The World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award was originally given by the editors ofSport Magazineand started in 1955. The award is now voted on during the final game of the World Series by a committee of reporters and official...
Most Valuable Player Award |Baseball AwardsMenu Al Simmons, who won the first Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award in 1929, had a very unusual batting stance and when he was traded to the A's he worried thatConnie Mackwould force him to change it; however,Macksimply told him, "You ...
Reports that the most valuable card in baseball, a Honus Wagner card, is going to be auctioned on the Internet auction site, eBay Inc. Legend that Wagner had his card removed from cigarette packs because he opposed smoking; Brokering of the card by sports-memorabilia consultant Robert Lifson ...
Korea Baseball Organization Most Valuable Player Award From BR Bullpen TheKorea Baseball Organization Most Valuable Player Awardis given to the player judged the league's most valuable player in theKorean Series.Samsung Lionsfirst basemanSeung-yeop Leewas the recipient of the award a record five time...
The sportswriters who select the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Cy Young award winners for Major League Baseball do not use any mandated criteria to make their selections and as a result, many observers feel they do not select the most appropriate players. In this paper, we introduce an obj...
Here, then, are our “Most Valuable 1987 Topps Baseball Cards: Honorable Mentions”: 1987 Topps Don Mattingly All-Star (no trademark on front) (#606) At long last, we come to the rest of the story as it pertains to the Mattlingly All-Star card (see original entry waaayyyyy above)...