by MEARS | Dec 3, 2008 | archived news
EIGHT QUESTIONS FOR WHICH I SEEK ANSWERS 1) With the National League passing a rule beginning in the 1979 season that required all team road jerseys (or third jerseys worn on the road) to feature NOBs, how were the 2005-06 Los Angeles Dodgers able to skirt this rule?...
by MEARS | Dec 3, 2008 | archived news
I don’t have many “Favorite Sellers” on E-bay, but one of them is Jon Richmond out of San Antonio, Texas. Jon’s E-Bay Seller ID is Jonstats. His selection often features items that support both my research and collecting themes. Jon recently had a nice offering of a...
by MEARS | Nov 26, 2008 | archived news
With the continued discussion regarding the Jim Brown jersey, I was asked several questions about our evaluation of the jersey. Since I chose to include photos with my response, I decided to create a short news item. The issue boils down to personal preferences vs....
by MEARS | Nov 22, 2008 | archived news
While he was often referred to as “Silent Cal” (and no not Ripken,) when he did speak, he often spoke volumes with simple sentences. President Calvin Coolidge is probably best known for the quote “After all, the chief business of the American people is...
by MEARS | Nov 20, 2008 | archived news
Some collectors love nothing more than to have a player provide an autograph with an inscription on their item. For me, I have never been a fan of this. Regardless of what I personally like or dislike, it does happen and it is a topic worth discussing since it has...
by MEARS | Nov 20, 2008 | archived news
One of my all time heroes is Winston Churchill. If you don’t know much more about him than he was the British Primer Minster during the Second World War, then I highly recommend reading the book “Churchill: Wanted Dead or Alive” by Celia Sandys. What does this have to...
