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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Is It Possible to Get Baseball Collectibles on Your Own?
Written by shelly656 on June 24, 2008 – 1:28 pm -Is It Possible to Get Baseball Collectibles on Your Own? by Jimmy Spier If you’re an avid sports fan and baseball enthusiast in particular, you may have fun trying to secure a large portion of your baseball collectibles yourself instead of buying them. If autographed baseballs appeal to you, then you have the chance to try to get your favorite team member to sign off on it if you get to the game early when the players are warming up. There’s no guarantee he’ll sign it, which can be a bit of a disappointment when you can just picture the keepsake sitting among the rest of your baseball collectibles. You might try to find sports card shows where many current and living ex-players go to sign autographs for the masses. Some... more
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