MEARS Sunday News Extra by Dave Miedema

ALWAYS ASK FOR IDENTIFICATION… …Or you could face the ordeal that Kalen Plew endured. Kalen is a 14-year-old kid from Gurnee, Illinois, who, with his father and another person, attended the Winter Classic game at Wrigley Field on New Year’s Day. With...

The Robert Edward’s Auction Audit by MEARS

Mears bidding on a MEARS lot? Yes it happened in the Spring 2008 Robert Edwards Auction. On Friday the 9th of January, I conducted my compliance audit/inspection as outlined in our policy for Rob Lifson and Robert Edwards Auction. The incident I am referring to...

Brooklyn Dodgers Jerseys in the Hobby by David Bushing

Last year, a team of three Uof W students finished the compilation of game worn items sold at just about every major auction house between 1985 -2007. They entered the data as to date sold, the auction house, page number, style (road or home), manufacture and size....

Chapter 10–The 1958 World Series by Dave Klug

So…right off the bat…Pardon my digression: The Milwaukee Braves clinched the 1958 National League pennant at approximately 4:16 P.M. on Sunday, September 21, 1958. At approximately 4:16 P.M. and one second, Milwaukee fans went bonkers in an expression of fan frenzy...

MEARS Sunday News Extra by Dave Miedema

WINTER CLASSIC WEARABLES AVAILABLE Hockey fans, your ship has arrived! Game-worn sweaters from the Winter Classic are up for bids on www.nhl.com . The jerseys auctioned on the league website are the ones worn during the second period of the game (different sets were...