by MEARS | Jun 29, 2007 | archived news
Much has been said about magical numbers with respect to enshrinement into the Baseball Hall of Fame. 500 home runs has often been seen as one of these. There are however six criteria HOF voters are asked to consider as a candidate’s worthiness for enshrinement:...
by MEARS | Jun 23, 2007 | archived news
People have always collected relics from our National Pastime. Game used bats have always had a special place in the hobby for any number of reasons. They facilitate a primal link to a favorite player, team, or time in a fans life. They display well and are something...
by MEARS | Jun 21, 2007 | archived news
MORE THINGS TO LOOK FOR: LTC MEARS Auth, LLC’s excellent article on finding flaws on Hall of Fame flannels has inspired me to shelve what I had planned to write about for one installment and to instead follow his lead and detail some other warning signs on HOF...
by MEARS | Jun 15, 2007 | archived news
One of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite movies deals with baseball. No surprise there. The surprising thing is that it involves George C. Scott in the movie Patton. Patton is referencing America’s desire to win and be first at everything and that we do and...
by MEARS | Jun 14, 2007 | archived news
One constant that the internet onslaught has failed to replace is the age old industry trade/card/autograph show. The interaction of dealers, buyers, and sports figures coming together at a quality show simply cannot be replicated by virtual reality. And that is how...
by MEARS | Jun 11, 2007 | archived news
IF IT ISN’T ONE THING, IT’S ANOTHER Hitting the books and the Internet can always be a hoot when researching a jersey, but sometimes the enhancement of such research can come at the most unlikely time and in the most unlikely place. Back in the mid-1990s,...
