Sportsfest 2006 by Troy Kinunen

June 10, 2006 Overview of F&W Publishing Sports Fest Show held June 9th-11th, Chicago, IL On Friday both Dave Bushing and myself attended the annual Sports Fest Show held in Chicago. As is our new policy, MEARS did not exhibit at the show. The main reason for not...

Sportsfest 2006 by Troy Kinunen

June 10, 2006 Overview of F&W Publishing Sports Fest Show held June 9th-11th, Chicago, IL On Friday both Dave Bushing and myself attended the annual Sports Fest Show held in Chicago. As is our new policy, MEARS did not exhibit at the show. The main reason for not...

Batting Helmets Part II by Mary Grob

Larry Walker stepped into the batters box. Staring down at him from sixty feet away was the Seattle Mariners six million dollar man: Randy Johnson. Johnson was half way through a twenty game winning season, but on that warm July evening at Jacobs Field, that was far...

Batting Helmets Part II by Mary Grob

Larry Walker stepped into the batters box. Staring down at him from sixty feet away was the Seattle Mariners six million dollar man: Randy Johnson. Johnson was half way through a twenty game winning season, but on that warm July evening at Jacobs Field, that was far...

Store Model or Game Bat by Dave Bushing

The line between what markings make a pro model bat, those that differentiate such a bat from one made strictly for the retail or store trade, has become somewhat of a blur. Sure, there are some absolutely sure fire ways to determine most pro models from their store...

Store Model or Game Bat by Dave Bushing

The line between what markings make a pro model bat, those that differentiate such a bat from one made strictly for the retail or store trade, has become somewhat of a blur. Sure, there are some absolutely sure fire ways to determine most pro models from their store...

Building the MEARS Research Center by Troy R. Kinunen

May 7, 2006 With the formation of “MEARS-On-Line” on August 22nd, 2005, we launched our webmagazine with some product lines of which you should be familiar. 1. Player bat label index (72 examples ) 2. Jersey tag index (231 examples) 3. Photo reference (139 examples )...

Building the MEARS Research Center by Troy R. Kinunen

May 7, 2006 With the formation of “MEARS-On-Line” on August 22nd, 2005, we launched our webmagazine with some product lines of which you should be familiar. 1. Player bat label index (72 examples ) 2. Jersey tag index (231 examples) 3. Photo reference (139 examples )...

Milwaukee Braves: Chapter One by Dave Klug

Hello – my name is Dave Klug and I’m a Milwaukee Braves collector. In the weeks and months to come this column will be 99 and 44/100% devoted to the Milwaukee Braves: their memory, their history, their fans and the unmitigated joy of collecting their memorabilia. No...

Milwaukee Braves: Chapter One by Dave Klug

Hello – my name is Dave Klug and I’m a Milwaukee Braves collector. In the weeks and months to come this column will be 99 and 44/100% devoted to the Milwaukee Braves: their memory, their history, their fans and the unmitigated joy of collecting their memorabilia. No...