The logo of the old Chicago Cardinals NFL football team, from 1958. The Cards only played one more season in Chicago – after the ’59 season they were moved to St. Louis, partly because they were a dismal team completely overshadowed in the city by the powerhouse Bears, and partly to block out the fledgling American … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
This is a card of legendary goaltender Gump Worsley, from late in his career when he was with the expansion Minnesota North Stars. Yeah, he probably looks like your 70 year old grandfather in this card but this is what you end up looking like when you play your entire career, spanning 20+ seasons, without … Read More
MLB – Dodgers on a roll
This was supposed to be a disastrous season for the Los Angeles Dodgers, with their owners going through a nasty divorce which is impeding the team’s ability to fortify its’ roster. Luckily, they made a wise decision a couple years ago and brought in Joe Torre to manage the team after his tenure with the … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
The logo of the old New Orleans Jazz, who operated in the NBA from 1974 to 1979 before relocating to Utah. If ever there was a need for a team to change its’ name after a move, this was it. Utah? Jazz? Huh? Sort of the same situation as the Los Angeles Lakers.
Classic Sports Card of The Day
From CheckOutMyCards.com, the 1962 Topps card of Chicago Bears’ legend Mike Ditka. Ditka was the first tight end elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and coached the “Super Bowl Shuffle” Bears to an NFL title in 1986. He was born to be a Bear and even resembles the bear in the team’s logo … Read More
NBA – Lakers, Celtics open with convincing wins
The conference finals in the NBA opened over the last couple of nights, and the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, the league’s two most storied franchises, were impressive in registering victories in their respective series openers. The Lakers dominated the surprising Phoenix Suns behind Kobe Bryant’s 40 points and a workmanlike performance from the … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
The World Hockey Association was formed in the 1970s to compete with the National Hockey League, and one of their teams was the Indianapolis Racers. This was their logo. The team played from 1974 until 1978, when they folded 25 games into the season. They are best known for being the first professional team that … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
This a 1955 Bowman card of Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts, who recently passed away. He pitched most of his career for the Philadelphia Phillies and was part of the “Whiz Kids” Phillies’ team in the 1950s. The television frame on the 1955 Bowman cards make them very unique.
NFL – NFC East in 2010
Handicapping the NFC East division for the 2010 season is difficult because the division has undergone a lot of changes in the off-season. The division pretty much consists of 3 unknowns, and the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys are usually the choice to win the division and the fact that they got the playoff victory “monkey” … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
On the left is the logo of baseball’s Cleveland Indians when they last won the World Series – in 1948. It was the team’s primary logo from 1940 through 1950. On the right is an alternate logo initiated in 1953 and used until 1972 for merchandising purposes. The “merchandising” logo features Chief Wahoo gleefully peering up at … Read More