MY PRICELESS, WORTHLESS BASEBALL CARDS [ARTICLE}
From the time I was seven until my early 20’s I collected baseball cards. I still have an interest when I see a story or a book concerning baseball cards. […]
Category Archives: Sports
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REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST: DARRYL DAWKINS SHATTERS THE BACKBOARD
Remembrance Of Things Past- November 13, 1979- Darryl Dawkins aka “Chocolate Thunder”- breaks the backboard with a monster dunk. This was the days before ESPN and Sportscenter- but it didn’t […]
REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST: ” HEY KID, CATCH”-MEAN JOE GREENE’S COCA-COLA COMMERCIAL DEBUTS OCTOBER 1, 1979
Remembrance Of Things Past: “Hey Kid, Catch”- Mean Joe Greene’s Coca-Cola Commercial Debuts October 1, 1979. One of the iconic commercials ever was the Mean Joe Greene “Hey Kid, Catch” […]
REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST: TEN CENT BEER NIGHT IN CLEVELAND- TUESDAY JUNE 4, 1974
Remembrance Of Things Past- Ten Cent Beer Night In Cleveland- Tuesday June 4, 1974. I was thirteen years old in the summer of 1974- and a stone cold baseball fanatic. […]
REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST: AUGUST 9, 1976- THE CANDYMAN CAN- JOHN CANDELARIA PITCHES A NO-HITTER VS LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Remembrance Of Things Past- Monday night August 9, 1976. I was an irregular church goer growing up but once a year the church chartered a bus and took a group […]
SHOELESS JOE JACKSON 1910 BASEBALL CARD SELLS FOR $492,000
Shoeless Joe Jackson was one of the greatest hitters who ever lived. His career ended at the end of the 1920 season when he was thrown out of baseball at […]
HANS REMEMBERS- TUESDAY APRIL 7, 2020- 50 YEARS AGO
Hans Remembers- Tuesday April 7, 2020- 50 years ago. The 42nd Academy Awards were held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. They didn’t have a host this year. […]
