by MEARS | Mar 26, 2008 | archived news
MORE LOGO LORE More on the use of manufacturer logos in the majors and minors of baseball starts off the column. BP jerseys first sported sleeve logos with those made by Rawlings in 1987. A lot of teams ordered from both Rawlings and Majestic, who scored a BP jersey...
by MEARS | Mar 26, 2008 | archived news
YOU’RE A GOOD MAN JEFFREY JONES No, we’re not referring to the actor who played Principal Rooney in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. This salute to a good deed is extended to a 48-year old Columbus Dispatch season ticket-holder of that name, whose story...
by MEARS | Mar 26, 2008 | archived news
ABOUT THE NL CENTENNIAL PATCH The round patch worn by 11 of the 12 NL teams in 1976 (Montreal abstained and chose to wear an Olympic patch as the 1976 Summers Games host) has been discussed in various places with all sorts of replicas being sold. To assist collectors,...
by MEARS | Mar 26, 2008 | archived news
If you collect sports memorabilia, I’ll take a guess and figure you have been to a sporting event at some point in time. The thing you have shared with possibly thousands of others is the seat you sat in. Something as simple and essential to the viewing of a contest...
by MEARS | Mar 24, 2008 | archived news
A few weeks back I wrote a piece on Adirondack C & D Model bats. In it, I took issue with some long held and frequently espoused opinions about these bats being store model bats or those being manufactured for minor league or college use, namely: 1. “These...
by MEARS | Mar 20, 2008 | archived news
MEARS has just purchased a 15,000 square foot facility in Milwaukee located just 5 minutes from Mitchell Field Airport. The building is actually an old school gymnasium built in 1910 that still has wonderful wooden floors. For those who wondered back in the summer of...
