by MEARS | Oct 7, 2016 | Pop Con
www.popconmilwaukee.com A word about Pop Con Milwaukee… Pop Con Milwaukee will combine quality dealers, affordable pricing, classic celebrity guests from the fields of sports, entertainment, comics, music, and TV/Movie. The stars will be present to personally meet...
by MEARS | Sep 29, 2016 | Comics
During the comic book era known as the “Golden Age (1938-1954), the first issue of Captain America #1 debuted in March of 1941, created by writer Joe Simon and artist Jack Kirby for Timely Comics (later Marvel). Hitler had invaded Poland in 1939 and war was sweeping...
by MEARS | Aug 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
While the MEARS Museum Collection is heavy on 20th century gamed used major league baseball uniforms, all the current displays feature non-game used items that add visual and historical context to the uniforms. This is line with one of the tenants of the mission...
by MEARS | Aug 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
When I first saw that the 1920 Babe Ruth New York Yankees road jersey that I had researched and offered an opinion on sold for $4.4M, I was more than a bit surprised. My initial reaction was that a sale of this magnitude with respect to price was a very good thing for...
by MEARS | Jul 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
On June 25th, 2016, the professional staff of the MEARS Pop Culture division met with 1970s Filmation Studios Star Jackson Bostwick. Playing the lead role of Captain Marvel on the Saturday morning TV show “Shazam”, our crew traveled to Louisville, KY for a private...
by MEARS | Jul 26, 2016 | Baseball
Throwback games with retro uniforms are extremely popular (unless you’re Chris Sales). This past weekend the St. Louis Cardinals trotted out their 1956 home uniforms while the Dodgers sported Brooklyn caps. The 1956 St. Louis uniforms were a one year style and it is...
by MEARS | Jul 26, 2016 | Baseball
I suspect that Fred Sington is hardly a household name today, but there was a time when tales of his athletic prowess graced the airwaves and the sports pages across the country. Sington was considered a bit of a rarity in his day, a young Jewish man staring on the...
by MEARS | Jul 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s hard to imagine anyone, let alone an entire city, falling head over heels in love with a 3rd place team. Mind you I’m not simply referring to the fans that saw them play, but fans for generations to come. If you find this hard to fathom, you’re either not from...
by MEARS | Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
During the 1947 major league season, some 5,587,256 fans took in games in New York (Yankees – 2,178,937; Dodgers – 1,807,526; Giants – 1,600,793). It was the summer of Jackie Robinson and Joe DiMaggio, with each team bringing home a championship ring. But what...
by MEARS | Jul 16, 2016 | Baseball
It seemed simple enough back in 1972 when I was told “the strike zone is between your arm pits and your knees.” I found this a bit more insightful than also being informed to “keep your eye on the ball.” Truth be told, I may have closed my eyes a time or two while...
