by MEARS | Jul 24, 2008 | archived news
I got an e-mail from a long time friend and collector who asked me to take a look at a glove on the Vintage Baseball Glove Forum. The topic of the post was a Mickey Mantle glove that is said to have been used in the 1956 World Series. The issue at hand was could the...
by MEARS | Jul 23, 2008 | archived news
Although I covered some of this in a general article on dating ABC batting helmets, I felt that this helmet was in fact special enough to merit its own article. The person submitting the helmet had tried to find images showing the back of the helmet (in order to...
by MEARS | Jul 17, 2008 | archived news
American Association Milwaukee Brewers Research: “First Light”by Paul F. Tenpenny (Tencentz@aol.com) Copyright 2008 Tencentzports Reprinted with permission of the Author This past April, a fixture at local Milwaukee, Regional and National sports...
by MEARS | Jul 16, 2008 | archived news
Most of you are accustomed to hearing about policy issues from MEARS Auth, LLC, and you should be. Dave has been our Policy Director from the outset and at times has been our toughest critic. Dave has also been our best friend in helping us to see and do things we may...
by MEARS | Jul 11, 2008 | archived news
“As always collect what you enjoy and enjoy what you collect”… This quote is familiar to anyone who reads MEARS Auth, LLC’s articles on this site as he always ends each story with these familiar words. It is with this motto in mind that I answer the many...
by MEARS | Jul 6, 2008 | archived news
I am doing some initial work on a batting helmet that is being submitted to MEARS for evaluation. I thought it might be a good time to share some information that collectors can begin to use right away as I know there are some problematic helmets on the market that...
