We’ve taken a look at a sample of the Donruss, Fleer, and Score Ozzie Smith cards that I have in my collection. Today we’ll take a look at the Topps and Upper Deck selections. Unsurprisingly, Topps has the most (given their status as the king of the industry) so let’s go ahead and start with [...]
We’ll get back to the Ozzie Smith cards probably tomorrow, but when you actually have a little good news to talk about, you don’t want to waste it. Yesterday afternoon, the Tweets started coming from the baseball insiders. Commissioner Rob Manfred, perhaps smarting from the beatdown he was taking after flipping on his 100% pledge, [...]
From roughly seventh grade until I graduated high school, my walls were covered with baseball. There was wallpaper there but you couldn’t see it, because every square inch was covered with baseball cards, posters, clippings, box scores, magazine articles, etc. from a select few players: Mark McGwire, Orel Hershiser, Andres Galarraga, and I think Todd [...]
Do you remember the 2020 MLB First-Year Player Draft? It was so long ago, all the way back to Wednesday. Back then, this is what the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, Ron Manfred, had to say. Now, if you are like me and you don’t always watch videos, let me give you it in print. [...]
ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 15, 2020 – The St. Louis Cardinals have announced the following ticket refund policy for June games at Busch Stadium impacted by the COVID-19 shutdown: SEASON TICKET HOLDERS (Full, Half and 27-Game Plans) Season Ticket Holders will automatically receive the same account credit or refund they previously received for April & [...]
Many of you may have already listened, but Friday night Kyle Reis joined Allen and I on Meet Me at Musial to talk mainly about the draft from a few days ago. While much of the talk was centered around those that were drafted, obviously, but closer to the end the discussion turned to those [...]
The players have had enough. Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark today released the following statement: pic.twitter.com/d1p3Oj4K70 — MLBPA Communications (@MLBPA_News) June 13, 2020 So let’s think about what this means. There will be baseball. We’ve known this for a while, but there will be some sort of season. It may not [...]
You know when a band takes a famous song and reworks it to make it their own? Sometimes the cover is really good, sometimes it’s not as good as the original, but the words are pretty much the same and the tune often is similar. It’s definitely not a huge creative endeavor. It’s taking something [...]
THREE HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUTS & FOUR COLLEGIATE PLAYERS HIGHLIGHT SELECTIONS ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 11, 2020– The St. Louis Cardinals selected six players on the second day to conclude the 2020 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, bringing their total to seven picks over the two-day event. Three pitchers, one infielder, two outfielders and one [...]
In a regular world, a world not ravaged by the coronavirus, the Cardinals would be in London right now. They’d be doing some clinics, trying to spread interest and enjoyment in a land that’s not used to their sport. I bet we’d have seen Matt Carpenter take a shot at cricket and perhaps some pictures [...]
PREP THIRD BASEMAN NAMED 2020 GEORGIA GATORADE PLAYER OF THE YEAR ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 10, 2020– The St. Louis Cardinals selected third baseman Jordan Walker from Decatur (Ga.) High School with their first round selection (21st player overall) in the 2020 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The 6-5, 220-pound senior third baseman was named the [...]
The players actually wasted no time returning serve in the current negotiations, sending back a proposal Monday night that, while owners said was nothing new, really did make a step toward some sort of compromise. The players wanted to start the season on July 10 and run through October 11, then have expanded playoffs. While [...]
