by MEARS | Jun 25, 2008 | archived news
Have you ever seen either of the Nicholas Cage National Treasure movies? If you have, then I’m sure you loved how Cage looked for clues in solving complex riddles that resulted in finding things that people had been looking for for decades. This is what I want to talk...
by MEARS | Jun 23, 2008 | archived news
Although Troy Kinunen will serve as lead on this item, he did ask me to review the color 1:1 scale plates on it and offer any other thoughts I might based on what might be found in my personal reference library (images, documents, uniforms). I was clearly more than...
by MEARS | Jun 23, 2008 | archived news
Happy 4th of July. This is just a quick article that began as something else as I was looking for information on the 1919 Cincinnati Reds. The thing about the 1919 Reds is that you can’t seem to find anything on them that doesn’t link them to the Black Sox. What...
by MEARS | Jun 22, 2008 | archived news
American Association Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Cards: Part 1 (1909-1911) T-201 & T-206 by Paul F. Tenpenny (Tencentz@aol.com) Copyright 2008 Tencentzports Reprinted with permission of the Author Believe it or not, Vintage Milwaukee Brewers do show up from time...
by MEARS | Jun 18, 2008 | archived news
1990 PREVIEW An e-mail from troubleshooter Rudy over at Game Used Forum reminded me of the briefly worn 1990 Chicago White Sox gamers that were designed like the 1991 duds. The White Sox, having already announced the uniform change to the still-used silver and black...
by MEARS | Jun 18, 2008 | archived news
I spend a fair amount of time answering questions either over the phone or at shows I might be at. If you know me, I like to talk and talk about this stuff to no end at times. Collectors seem to enjoy asking me about a variety of items and are surprised that as a...
