by MEARS | Dec 26, 2008 | archived news
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...
by MEARS | Dec 20, 2008 | archived news
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...
by MEARS | Dec 20, 2008 | archived news
Major League Players used Hanna bats…This we know and I thought I’d get that out the way lest I get e-mails about having a keen grasp of the obvious as it seems some are prone to send. This article is about looking at what we know, how we know it and what else these...
by MEARS | Dec 20, 2008 | archived news
DOBBINS’ RULES OF RESTORATION The late Dick Dobbins of Alamo, California was one of the classiest, most knowledgeable and integrity-filled people to ever grace any segment of the sports collecting hobby. Dobbins actively bought, sold, and collected jerseys for...
by MEARS | Dec 17, 2008 | archived news
In 2007 I took a good bit of time to write about Ty Cobb and how I believed that imagery analysis showed the Georgia Peach used bats longer than the 34 ½ inches recorded in his Hillerich & Bradsby records. Don’t get me wrong, I am big fan of archived production...
by MEARS | Dec 13, 2008 | archived news
I answer questions all the time and I thought I would share this one and the answer for a couple of reasons. Here is the question: Hi Dave. Got a tuff one for ya. Picked up a Pete Rose 1977-79 H&B R195 35 inch 34/35 ounce bat from Left Field Collectibes. Comes...
