MEARS in 2009 by MEARS

Another National has come and gone, and by most accounts it was slow show for many. Things went very well for Bushing and Kinunen For Sale with the weeks total of items sold at just under $70,000. A large number of items were actually purchased by auction houses so...

MEARS Sunday News Extra by Dave Miedema

HALFWAY TO ST. PATRICK’S DAY (AGAIN) By the time you read this, the Chicago White Sox will have again held their “Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day” promotion, with special activities at the Cell, and with the home team again wearing home uniforms...

No Bull….Evaluating A Glove by MEARS

In looking for images of this Mickey Mantle glove that is being attributed by the owner/authenticator as being the one used by Mantle in the 1956 World Series, I came across one in the book Glove Affairs: The Romance, History, and Tradition of the Baseball Glove...

An Afternoon with Sports Artist Bill Purdom by MEARS

I get any number of e-mails each month from collectors asking questions about items they have or have an interest in. Rarely have I ever received one that I have enjoyed as much as the one I got last winter from renowned sports artist Bill Purdom. Bill had been...

MEARS Sunday News Extra by Dave Miedema

CHICAGO MLB EQUIPMENT OFFERINGS Fans attending games on either side of town this September might…just might…have an opportunity at game-worn or team-issued jerseys. At U.S. Cellular Field, the White Sox-Blue Jays game on September 10 will feature the last...