Henry Aaron is one of the greatest baseball players of all time, yet this is the second time we have posted an example on the “Classic Sports Card of The Day” of an Aaron card released with an error. An earlier post featured an Aaron card that had an “action” picture on it that was actually … Read More
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NFL – Bills’ Mid-Season Report Card
With an 0-8 won-loss record at the halfway point of this NFL season, the only grade that can be given to the Buffalo Bills, obviously, is a failing one. Here is an in-depth look at the current state of the team, and the progress, or lack of, in each area: Front Office April of 2010 … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is the logo of the National Hockey League’s New York Islanders, who entered the NHL as an expansion franchise in 1972. This logo is the one that the fans of the franchise favor, and that came to light when the team tried to introduce the infamous “Gorton’s Fisherman” logo in the 1990s. That logo … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1965 Topps hockey card of Hall of Fame goaltender Eddie Giacomin. His professional playing career spanned from 1959 until 1978, with his rookie season in the NHL being in ’65, when he was acquired by the New York Rangers in a trade. Giacomin became a Ranger fan favorite, and his jersey #1 has been retired … Read More
MLB – R.I.P. Sparky Anderson
It’s always sad when one of the genuine good guys involved in the sporting world leaves us, and that’s the case with the news last week of the passing of George “Sparky” Anderson, former major league baseball manager, from complications of dementia. It had been announced on November 3rd that Anderson was being placed in … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
The Buffalo Bills completed their annual Toronto “home” game on Sunday, so it seems like a good time to showcase the logo of the city’s real football team, the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts. This particular logo was used from 1956 until 1975. The Argos were founded in 1873 and are one of the oldest … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , this 1956 Topps football card of Philadelphia Eagle Hall of Famer Chuck Bednarik is a classic example of a “Huckabuck” style of card. The “Huckabuck” pose, which John Madden talked about all the time during his years as a football broadcaster, involved linemen running or diving menacingly into the camera, or in the … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
I don’t think there can be any doubt in any Buffalo Bills’ fan’s mind that this team is trying its’ hardest each week to win a game, but after dropping another 3-point heartbreaker, 22-19, to the Chicago Bears, and falling to 0-8, the prospect of an 0-16 season is a harsh reality. The problem now … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the New Orleans Buccaneers basketball team, which played in the old American Basketball Association from the league’s inception in1967 until 1969. They were moved to Memphis for the 1970 season. Among the players for the Bucs in their 3 year existence were Steve Jones, Red Robbins, Gerald Govan, and 2 men who would go … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1987 Fleer basketball card of former Atlanta Hawks’ superstar Dominique Wilkins. Originally drafted by the Utah Jazz, Wilkins was traded shortly after being picked, and became the face of the Atlanta franchise for over a decade. He was a 9-time NBA All Star, and one of the league’s most prolific scorers and dunkers. He won … Read More