by MEARS | Feb 11, 2008 | archived news
MORE MLB TRIBUTES TO THE FALLEN The St. Louis Cardinals wore Kirkwood High School baseball caps to pay tribute to victims of a shooting in another part of the Missouri town back on February 7. The caps, after use, were signed and are now being auctioned on the...
by MEARS | Feb 11, 2008 | archived news
As part of my support to the Bushing and Kinunen MEARS For Sale site, I’m sometimes asked to review items offered to Dave & Troy. It is not so much that they can’t make an informed purchase decision on their own, but if they are going to decline on a purchase for...
by MEARS | Feb 9, 2008 | archived news
A while back I started a detailed look at Adirondack bats from the period of 1950-1969. I did this because there just has not been the same amount of information provided as compared to Hillerich and Bradsby products from the same time frame. This is also the period...
by MEARS | Feb 4, 2008 | archived news
I get dozens of e-mails each month from collectors. I thought I would share some of those in a monthly column. In sifting through them, I have tried to highlight those that might have some value and or interest to someone other than the person who sent it in. If you...
by MEARS | Feb 3, 2008 | archived news
HANK AARON KNITS The legendary home run slugger only wore knit jerseys for five seasons (1972-74 Braves, 1975-76 Brewers). Multiple manufacturers and styles contributed to those five years, and, yes, there are forgeries to deal with as well. Here’s a rundown as...
by MEARS | Feb 3, 2008 | archived news
Unlike the item from the upcoming Robert Edwards Auction that I featured last week (The 1927 Wilcy Moore Road uniform), there is no great mystery about this jersey…a 1953 Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals Road Jersey. It seems fitting that this jersey is a model of...
