The Cleveland Indians were a pretty sorry baseball team in the 1960s, but they got a little respect from the Topps baseball card company with this 1967 “Tribe Thumpers” card, from www.CheckOutMyCards.com . It featured power hitters Leon “Daddy Wags” Wagner and Cleveland legend Rocky Colavito, who at this point was serving his second term … Read More
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NHL – Sabres’ Brad Boyes, A Good Investment
The Buffalo Sabres are hunting for critical points in the standings on a nightly basis these days, and their 4-3 overtime win over Boston last night was as huge a win as they’ve had all year. The winning goal was scored by Brad Boyes, the team’s only trade deadline acquisition. It was Boyes’ 3rd goal since … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Baltimore Blades, a nomadic franchise that played in the World Hockey Association for part of one season in 1974-75. The club, which played as the Los Angeles Sharks from 1972 until ’74, started out the ’74 season as the Michigan Stags but folded in January of ’75, moving to Baltimore, where they were operated … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1962 Topps hockey card of former NHL player Pat Hannigan. Hannigan played 5 seasons in the league with the Rangers, Maple Leafs and Flyers. He had a prior stint in the minors with the AHL Buffalo Bisons, and after retiring as a player served as an analyst on Buffalo Sabres broadcasts, teaming … Read More
NBA – Who’s The Best?
The playoff push in the National Basketball Association is heating up, and it’s getting hard to tell which team is the best. This is a rarity for the league, where the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics usually dominate, and might lead to an exciting postseason this year. The Lakers are two-time defending champs, but … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is the original logo of the National Football League Atlanta Falcons, used from their inaugural season as an expansion team in 1966 until 1989. The Falcons were originally owned by Rankin Smith Sr. and their first ever draft pick upon entering the league was Texas All America linebacker Tommy Nobis, who became the face … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1978 Topps football card, from www.CheckOutMyCards.com , of former NFL receiver Bob Chandler. Chandler played 12 seasons in the league, mostly for the Buffalo Bills, and gained a reputation as a sure-handed receiver with the Bills in an era when the team mostly featured the running of O.J. Simpson. He finished his career as a Los … Read More
NHL – Sabres’ Playoff Push
The Buffalo Sabres, as maddening as they can be at times, continue pushing toward grabbing one of the eight spots in the Eastern Conference that will qualify them for the Stanley Cup playoffs. They made a positive move in acquiring Brad Boyes from St. Louis at the trade deadline, and Boyes paid immediate dividends by … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a defunct team from the WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association), the Cleveland Rockers. They existed from 1997 until 2003, entering the league as one of its’ original franchises. They were owned by Gordon Gund, who also owned the NBA Cavaliers. The team nickname was derived from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
This is a 1975 Topps basketball card, from www.CheckOutMyCards.com , of former Indiana Pacer Darnell Hillman. Hillman was a legend in the old American Basketball Association, earning the nickname “Dr. Dunk”. He remained a Pacer when the club joined the NBA in 1976, and played a total of 9 seasons of pro basketball. Besides his … Read More