1957 Topps hockey card of “The Chief”, long-time Boston Bruins left winger John Bucyk. Bucyk played on some of Boston’s bad teams in the 1960s, but was the team captain when they won the Stanley Cup in the early ’70s. Bucyk has been with the Bruins’ organization for over 50 years, serving in various capacities … Read More
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MLB – Cards Slip Past Reds – NL Central
Perhaps the most interesting divisional race in major league baseball just completed its’ latest chapter as the St. Louis Cardinals completed a three game sweep of the upstart Cincinnati Reds, re-establishing their place, for now, as the dominant team in the NL Central. The series was highlighted by a huge brawl in the second game … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the old Buffalo Braves NBA franchise, which began play as an expansion team in 1970 and played in Buffalo until 1978. Then team owner John Y. Brown swapped the Braves franchise for the Boston Celtics, who were owned by California native Irv Levin. Levin proceeded to move the team to San Diego, where they … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
Football card of NFL Hall of Fame legend Ollie Matson, whose career began in 1952 and lasted until 1966. He was a 7 time All Pro selection in his career as a halfback, which began with the Chicago Cardinals. Matson’s main claim to fame is being traded by the Cardinals to the Los Angeles Rams … Read More
MLB – Contenders and Pretenders – NL East
I wrote a blog back in July handicapping the pennant races in major league baseball and so far, looking back at that post, I haven’t been too far off the mark, with one exception. I made the mistake of buying into the hype instead of trusting my gut instincts, and picked the New York Mets … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Milwaukee Braves, who played in that city from 1953 until they moved to Atlanta in 1966. The Braves won the World Series in 1957 and the franchise has had some of the greatest players in the history of the game on its’ roster, including Henry Aaron, Warren Spahn, Eddie Mathews and Lew Burdette. In fact, … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
Basketball card of an NBA legend who played in the 1950s and ’60s, Bob Pettit. Pettit played his entire career with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks and was the inaugural recipient of the NBA’s most valuable player award. He also was NBA Rookie of the Year in 1954 and led the Hawks to an NBA title … Read More
Another “Cheapskate” Sabre Move
Once again, the Buffalo Sabres management sends a loud and clear signal to the players in their locker room – if you try hard and put yourself in a position to earn a raise, we will find a way, even if we have to be creative, to go the cheap route and not have to … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the original Ottawa Senators franchise which played in the National Hockey League from 1917 until 1934. The team was highly successful, winning 11 Stanley Cups, but ran into financial difficulties and eventually moved to St. Louis and became the Eagles, playing one more unsuccessful year there before permanently suspending operations.
Classic Sports Card of The Day
Here is a 1963 Topps baseball card of former New York Yankee outfielder Roger Maris, who broke Babe Ruth’s longstanding single season home run record by clubbing 61 “dingers” in 1961. His more popular Yankee teammate, Mickey Mantle, was the favorite of the fans to break the mark but came up short and wound up … Read More