Innholdsfortegnelse for December 1, 2022 i Sports Collectors Digest

LEADING OFF For a kid, there is nothing more exciting than waking up early on Christmas morning and rushing to the Christmas tree to see what Santa brought. Especially if you are a sports fan hoping for something special. And let’s face it, sports fans and sports collectors are all kids at heart. I will never forget those childhood years waking up to find a new football, baseball bat or glove or a jersey from my favorite team under the tree. And there were almost always packs of baseball cards in my stocking. But the weeks and months preparing for Christmas were almost as much fun. As a kid, I would spend hours flipping through catalogs, magazines and newspapers discovering cool gifts to add to my wish list, and then…

The holiday season is right around the corner and gift giving (and receiving) will be at a yearly high. The sports card market has you covered with great new releases in each and every major sport to choose from. Consider gently placing one of these fine boxes under your Christmas tree or, even better, putting it on your list for Santa. Here's a look at some of the better new releases over the course of the holiday season. PANINI ORIGINS FOOTBALL Origins Football continues its artistic, high-end looking cards once again for the 2022 NFL season. With a release date of Nov. 2, the seven-card-per-pack, one-pack box retails in the $350 range. The average box will yield one Jumbo Rookie Jersey autograph, one memorabilia card, two base rookies, two base-card…

THE HOBBY IS THE PEOPLE Many of us were introduced to the hobby through someone else, be it a parent, grandparent, another relative or even a friend. No matter when or how long ago you got your hobby start, we always remember how it all began and love reminiscing about that beginning. As I pointed out in my introductory column, it was thanks to my grandfather in 1979 that I'm in the hobby. I'm also blessed that I've gotten to enjoy the hobby further with my father after that. Recently on Ep.193 of my podcast “Sports Card Nation,” Wisconsin father and son Zach and Porter Byrne were my guests. Zach's journey started in 1984 when his father introduced him to 1984 Topps and his parents supported his collecting with trips…

Leo Durocher used to devour two books a week. Moe Berg was also a voracious reader. And millions of adult baseball fans collect books the way they collected baseball cards as a kid. A great offseason hobby, it’s also a great way to spread holiday cheer — and to cure the baseball blues that all purists suffer between the end of the World Series and the day pitchers and catchers report for Spring Training in February. As an author and fan for more than 50 years, I know the feeling. And I know the feeling of excitement when opening up a new book reminds me of opening a new pack of cards. There’s plenty to choose from, ranging from Red Barber, Rickey Henderson and Hank Aaron biographies to invaluable research…

The arrival of the Sears Christmas Wish Book was a major event in the Trutor household. It usually came around the time the Red Sox were eliminated from contention in the AL East. Everyone in my family thumbed through the 700-page digest, making note of the items that appealed to them on a yellow, legal-sized piece of paper tucked among the order forms. Some of those items would inevitably end up under the tree on Christmas morning. I treated the Wish Book a little differently than the rest of my family. I didn’t simply have a favorite item on every page. I had an opinion on every single type of product in the book. I had a favorite girdle, griddle, garage door opener and jabot. I had strong opinions on…

NOTE: If you have a show listing, follow the style below and send to jowens@aimmedia.com. ALABAMA Nov 26 AL, Sheffield. Muscle Shoals Sportscards and Memorabilia Show, Clarion Inn, 4900 Hatch Boulevard, Sheffield, AL 35660 SH: 8am-2pm. T: 30. A: Free. Contact: Leroy Willis 256-412-2184, popandhoney@yahoo.com Dec 10 AL, Birmingham. The Flip Sports Card & Collectibles Trade Show, BJCC Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex, 2100 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. North Birmingham, AL 35203. SH: 10am-4pm. T: 300+ ($55-90). A: $5. Contact: Daniel 205-310-5630 TheFlip-TradeShow@Gmail.com facebook.com/events/s/the-flip-sports-card-collectib/780528456391431/ ARKANSAS Dec 2-3 AR, Springdale. GG2 Sports Cards Show, Northwest Arkansas Convention Center, 1420 S. 48th Street, Springdale, AR. SH: Fri: 10am-7pm; Sat: 9am-4pm. T: 175. A: $5. Contact: Matt Canaday gg2sportscards@gmail.com ARIZONA Dec 17 AZ, Phoenix. The Doubletree Hilton Phoenix, Northwest Valley Coin & Card Show,…

If you drew up a list of baseball’s greatest World Series moments, one that would surely rank near the top would be Babe Ruth’s home run in Game 3 of the 1932 Fall Classic. Yes, that was the Bambino’s Called Shot. As historic accounts tell us, Ruth pointed to the centerfield fence as he stood in the batter’s box in the fifth inning. The Cubs’ Charlie Root fired the next pitch, and Ruth cocked his bat and clobbered a ball into the centerfield seats, just as he predicted. The Called Shot certainly is one of baseball’s most romantic and entertaining legends. There’s always been debate as to whether Ruth was actually predicting he’d hit a homer to center — or was pointing to pitcher Root. Some historians contend that Ruth…

Remarkable Ballparks (Pavilion Books, 224 pp., $40), by Dan Mansfield America’s Classic Ballparks: Celebrating Parks Past and Present (becker + mayer, 208 pp., $17.49), by James Buckley Ballparks: Baseball’s Stadiums: Home to America’s National Pastime (Publications International, 144 pp., $17.98), assorted authors The Lineup: Ten Books That Changed Baseball (McFarland, 229 pp., $29.95), by Paul Aron Before Brooklyn: the Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball’s Color Barrier (Lyons Press, 212 pp., $28.59), by Ted Reinstein Bases Loaded: Inside Stories About Eli, Cro, Cy, Terminator and the Expos (Scoop Press, 241 pp., $18), by Danny Gallagher Yadi (Triumph, 144 pp., $18.95), by St. Louis Post-Dispatch staff Sho-Time: the Inside Story of Shohei Ohtani and the Greatest Baseball Season Ever Played (Diversion, 256 pp.,…

Topps artist Andy Friedman first came onto the baseball stage with his article and drawings and paintings of baseball cards that were published in The New Yorker magazine in 2015. The article, entitled “The Loneliness of The Common Player,” delved into his passion for artwork of players who had appeared on what are referred to as “common” baseball cards. You know, the ones you find in boxes at shows for a nickel to a dime apiece. His baseball card art of players such as Buddy Biancalana and Champ Summers (one of the all-time great baseball names) were a big hit in one of the nation’s top magazines. “I have long been fascinated by the regular player, not the stars, and it is what I grew up drawing, as early on…

If you have a sports collector to shop for, you’re in luck and you’ve come to the right place. In a hobby that is still enjoying tremendous success — despite a modest downturn in the past year — there are literally thousands of options from hundreds of outlets that sell sports cards and memorabilia. And you don’t have to be wealthy or spend five or six figures to find a rare and special gift. Just flip through these pages of SCD and you will find ads from dozens of reputable dealers, collectors and companies who sell sports cards and collectibles. Visit any of these businesses and you are sure to find that special card, jersey, autograph or other sports item for the collector in your life. To help narrow down…