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1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Baseball Card
Over the past couple of years, there's been a noticeable increase in the value of retro collectibles and memorabilia. From classic video games to movie props, we've seen these knick-knacks and vintage ephemera fetch record sales at auction. While the baseball card craze has faded away, a recent Heritage Auction…
Honus Wagner’s 1939 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Watch
There's something about sports memorabilia that is so alluring. A first edition rookie card, original jersey, or piece of equipment contains a small yet significant piece of history. It's talismanic for most sports fans. But these items are typically just small mementos that can really only be displayed to have…
Topps 70th Anniversary Project70 Limited Edition Commemorative Cards
The past year or so has us looking back to what was important in our childhoods, and nothing held a place nearer and dearer to our hearts than baseball cards. Topps is celebrating their 70th anniversary this year in banner style with their line of Project70 Cards that not only…
‘The Wax Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Baseball’s Afterlife’
There are quite a few different things we'd like to revisit from our childhood, but chief among them is our adolescent love of cracking open fresh wax packs of baseball cards. There's just something about a newly opened collection of fifteen cardboard ball players and a stick of bubblegum that…
A Rare Game-Worn Babe Ruth Jersey Is Expected to Fetch $4.5M at Auction
George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. is unquestionably one of the greatest players to have ever set foot on a baseball field. When it comes to sports memorabilia, the gear from the man with as many nicknames as seasons played always commands top dollar. According to The Sportster, Ruth memorabilia represents…
9 Minor League Ballparks You Should Catch a Game At
Whether you're recalling a memory with your dad or helping your kids create memories of their own, there's nothing like taking in a ballgame with your loved ones. The event is filled with the atmosphere of friendly competition and the smell of hot dogs, beer, and peanuts that makes a…
Pillbox Short Bats
We remember going to ballgames when we were kids and getting a souvenir bat for being one of the first fans in the stadium. Those little bats did little on the diamond but made for fun display pieces. Pillbox is bringing back a little of that style with their collection…
Inside Nokona, the Last American Baseball Glove Manufacturer
America's pastime may be dying a slow death. Perhaps in this age of instant gratification, a languid game that requires patience and bags of sunflower seeds just isn't fast enough. Nokona, a small company on the outskirts of Dallas, however, isn't giving up on baseball. The manufacturer makes baseball gloves,…
A Short Film About the Mets’ Insane Celebration After the 1986 World Series
We're all for any story that starts with, "I don't think this incident woulda happened if it wasn't for hard liquor." As told by Kevin Mitchell, Darryl Strawberry, Lenny Dykstra and Dwight Gooden of the 1986 Mets, The Best Last Best Plane Ride Ever tells the story of the celebration that…
‘The Sandlot’ Style PF Flyers are Finally Back
We don't have to run from over-sized monster dogs that much anymore, but we're advocates of preparation. The shoes that kept Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez alive are back on the market and they look as good as they always have. They're the classic high tops, with pigskin lining, 14oz heavy weight canvas, and…
The Best Beer to Drink at Every Major League Baseball Ballpark
Nothing pairs better with nine innings of ball than a cold beer. Until recently, however, that meant drinking one of a couple of mass-produced options at just about any Major League ballpark. Luckily, times have changed. While it isn't exactly craft heaven at every ballpark, a lot of stadiums now have local offerings and really…
Custom Louisville Slugger Bats
You might not be sending fastballs out of the park and flipping your bat like Jose Bautista, but that doesn't mean you can't have a Louisville Slugger you'd be amped to do it with. The iconic baseball bat manufacturer is now letting you craft a bat all your own. Just…
Topps Baseball Card Archive Prints
We haven't bought a pack of baseball cards in years. Whether they still come with gum made of concrete is a mystery to us. While we aren't buying cards anymore, these Topps Archive Prints take us back to the days when we had shoe boxes full of them. The prints…
Baseball Bat Flashlight
Have you ever been hit with one of those old school, D battery powered Maglites that officers of the law carry? If you haven't, don't. It's not pretty. They're big, and hefty, and durable and just as much weapon as they are flashlight. And while it's certainly possible to use…
Huntington Base Ball Co Bats
Every man should own at least one baseball bat. They're good for, well, actually playing baseball, but there's a host of other things they do quite well too: home security, art, pushing doors closed when you don't want to get out of your chair and we're sure there are others…
