by MEARS | Apr 29, 2007 | archived news
In recent months I have written about early 20th Century bats. What both the Spalding article and the one on player endorsements had in common was my take that the early pre-1920s may not have been dominated by Hillerich and Bradsby as some might want to believe. In...
by MEARS | Apr 24, 2007 | archived news
Contracts are interesting things. Over the years people have spent countless hours and money writing them, reading them, and interpreting them. Contracts also have served other functions, since by their own definition, they represent a matter of record for reference...
by MEARS | Apr 23, 2007 | archived news
A while back I began a feature that I hope to run throughout 2007 that presents a Q&A session with various hobby/industry personnel. I sent these questions out to a number of folks that included both those that have and do not have a business relationship with...
by MEARS | Apr 22, 2007 | archived news
I have been asked about the comments of the use of a UV or “Black Light” in looking at fabrics. The questions stem from a letter I wrote on a 1946-1947 Ted Williams jersey in the current Grey Flannel Auction. Troy has posted the text of my letter on our Forum Board....
by MEARS | Apr 16, 2007 | archived news
THEY CAN’T MAKE UP THEIR MINDS! One-year, unique uniform styles are not very frequent in baseball to begin with. Even less common are instances in which MLB teams wore different one-year styles two seasons in a row! The Shirt will jump in the Wayback Machine and...
