With the Stanley Cup Finals about to begin, a good sports card to feature is this 1972 Opeechee hockey card of former NHL player Bob Baun, a hero in the Stanley Cup Finals for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1964, when he scored the winning goal in overtime against Detroit while playing on a broken leg. … Read More
NHL – Conference Finals Predictions
by Connor Pohlman Los Angeles Kings vs Phoenix Coyotes – this is the Western Conference Final. I think this is going to be a close series. Both teams have good goalies – Jonathan Quick of the Kings and the Coyotes’ Mike Smith. But I think that the L.A. Kings are going to win, since they have more offense. New … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Indianapolis Clowns, a baseball team that played in the Negro American League in the 1930s and ’40s. Most of the old Negro League teams disbanded after the integration of major league baseball, but the Clowns continued to operate as a barnstorming, comic-leaning operation, a baseball version of the Harlem Globetrotters, well into … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1961 Topps baseball card of a former member of numerous New York Yankee championship teams, first baseman Bill “Moose” Skowron, who passed away recently. He was an unsung member of some very talented Yankee teams of the era, but was a great player in his own right, as he was an eight-time All Star. He … Read More
NFL – Buffalo Bills’ Draft Picks 2012
In trying to think of a way to describe the 2012 Buffalo Bills’ draft class, the best phrase I could come up with is “under the radar”. After making a big splash in free agency by signing Mario Williams and Mark Anderson to beef up their pass rush, the Bills went through the 3 days of the … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football team that plays in the Southeast Conference, the University of Florida Gators. This logo was used primarily between 1992 and 1997, which is only a short period in the school’s long storied gridiron history. When the team won the national championship in 2006, it was a crowning achievement in a … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
From www.CheckOutMyCards.com ,a 1971 Topps football card of former Pittsburgh Steeler quarterback Terry Bradshaw. With the annual NFL draft having just concluded over the weekend, Bradshaw is a good player to feature, since he was the number one overall selection in the draft in 1970 by the Steelers. It turned out to be a terrific … Read More
NHL – Second Round Playoff Predictions
I remember mentioning in one of my posts during football season, where I pick the weekly NFL games, that I was doing well enough picking winners that I should go to Las Vegas and bet on some games, and maybe I could win some money. Of course, if I had tried that last week when … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a former minor league hockey team, the Manitoba Moose. The Moose, based in Winnipeg, came into existence in the International Hockey League in 1996 after the NHL Jets moved to Phoenix. The team played in the IHL until 2001, and when that league folded the Moose were absorbed into the American Hockey League, lasting … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 2001 Topps Gold Label hockey card of current NHL player Marian Gaborik. The Slovakian born winger played his first 9 seasons in the league for the Minnesota Wild, then signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers in 2009. He’s been a three-time NHL All Star and was MVP of … Read More