June - 2019

Not One. Not Two. But Four New Cubs Cards

Chris in Delray Beach, Florida sent me a second package of Cubs cards. I like the note he added. Before I opened the package, he told me...

A David Bote Baseball Card You've Probably Never Seen

A few months ago there was chatter on Twitter about David Bote baseball cards. Bote, a Chicago Cubs infielder, made his way through the...

Javy Rookies and a Curious Choice for a Famous Cubs Fan

This post has been delayed nearly a week due to catching up on previous trades and a big project. That project is the restoration of my...

Sunday Musings: The Beginning of a New Life

It’s Sunday morning and while I drink coffee and prepare to clear out the rest of my card room I thought back to an old blog I wrote in...

Leaf Buybacks, Autographs, and More Cubs Cards

After being away all weekend, I retrieved the mail from my PO Box on Monday afternoon. It contained five packages of Cubs baseball gold....

From Adams, Terry to Zambrano, Eddie

My Chicago Cubs baseball collection is mainly being sorted by player last name. It’s definitely a work in progress, and it was one of my...

Facebook Marketplace Yields More Than 1,200 Rick Reuschel Cards

Last week I mentioned I always check Craigslist before heading on a road trip. In last week’s case it helped me land more than 100,000...

Another Oddball Mailday from Gypsy Oak and a Sports Talk Host

More great mail arrived on Tuesday. A total of three packages, and technically five came in. One non-card package was a case for my...

Cubs Oddball Shower from Michigan Matt

Another shower of Cubs baseball cards fell upon my collection on Monday. It also marked the night of my documentary debut on Fox Sports...

A Weekend of High School Softball and Ethan Roberts Autographs

Updates are a little slow the first two weeks of June as I broadcast the Illinois high school softball state championships. It keeps me...

ONE MILLION CUBS PROJECT
CURRENT CUBS CARD COUNT: 410,328 & COUNTING