September - 2018

Saturday Mailday and Scratching the Retail Itch

Isn't strange when you take a long vacation you come home even more tired than usual. Upon arriving home after a two-week vacation I...

One Million Cubs Project Video Update - Special Sportlots Store Announcement

Back from vacation and a video update awaits. Tune in for a special announcement regarding my Sportlots store, and details on the next...

Two Weeks Worth of Mail Days Adds 3,668 Cubs Cards

After two weeks in Italy, I had a bounty of Cubs cards awaiting my arrival home. There was a total of 17 packages that held 3,668 Cubs...

The Eddie Vedder Cubs Collection

Any way I can mesh my love for Pearl Jam and the Chicago Cubs in blog, I'll find a way. Today, it's the Eddie Vedder baseball...

It's Been Twenty Years Since Ron Santo Yelled, "Ohhhh Noooo," On the Air

September 23, 1998. How can it be 20 years already? The "Brant Brown Game." The "Oh Noooooo" game. It was Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee...

Topps Heritage Minors Through the Years

This week Topps releases its Minor League version of the Heritage brand. The 2018 set marks the eighth release of the product, which...

Finding (Baseball Cards in) Florence, Italy

It's the middle of my wife and I's tour of Italy, and we spent our first day in Florence. Upon checking into our hotel we set out for a...

2018 Topps Heritage Minors Preview

The checklist is out. We are one week away from the release of Topps Heritage Minors. This has been my favorite product since 2015, and...

Have You Ever Lost Collecting Focus?

Have you ever been devoted to a collection, but then something captures your eye and you want to change focus? Over the years, I have...

Vintage Tuesday and a Two Week Italian Vacation

One package came in Tuesday, and it will be my last mailday until the end of the month as my wife and I fly to Italy tomorrow. I'll try...

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