The Christian Gentleman
Written by shelly656 on July 9, 2008 – 1:09 am -A short article about Christy Mathewson, a baseball player during the “Dead Ball Era” in the major leagues. Christy Mathewson the Christian GentlemanBy Eddie Delgado Born August 12, 1880 in Factoryville, Pennsylvania Christopher “Christy” Mathewson also known as the “Big Six”, “Matty” or “The Christian Gentleman”. Christy played during the Dead Ball Era in the Major Leagues and was a right handed pitcher. He attended Bucknell University and was a member of the fraternity Phi Gamma Delta and played for their football and baseball teams. Although Christy was very athletic in many sports, baseball would be his game of choice. In 1899, Christy signed to play professional baseball with... more
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How To Choose Rookie Baseball Cards
Written by shelly656 on July 8, 2008 – 12:28 am -A MLB players Rookie card tops the list for many MLB collectors out there, they are looking for the old time players to the current players. So which cards should you buy for yourself or your favorite MLB card collector? Read on for some advice on how to choose Rookie Baseball cards. Buying Rookie Cards - How to ChooseBy Scott P. Allen Long before most of us started to buy, sell and trade baseball cards, “The Rookie Card” was a players most desirable card to have. Before autographed cards, game used memorabilia cards and numbered insert cards were produced, The rookie card was the collectors most prized possession. When we talk to card collectors about collecting today, the rookie card still seems to top want lists for both vintage... more
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Play Ball - Collecting Baseball Cards
Written by shelly656 on June 9, 2008 – 1:17 pm -Play Ball - Collecting Baseball Cards by Jack Vallis There are a plethora of hobbies that people engage in. In fact, if you have an interest in something that interest is many times considered your hobby. Hobbies are a great past time and, in fact, many hobbies can turn into a source of income for the particular hobbyists. One of the grand daddies of all hobbies is collecting baseball cards and baseball card sets. The sets of baseball cards published will, of course vary from year to year. For the base ball card collector each card represents a potential treasure. You never know what young player will turn into the next Mickey Mantle or Honus Wagner. For this reason alone baseball card collecting has become a passion for many. The elusive... more
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