It’s been more than three weeks since I showcased some of my new additions. Since that last post, a few new envelopes have shown up, the majority of which have come from eBay sellers. There is a constant theme running through these recent envelopes: The contents within are at least 10 years old, and in some cases the cardboard is older than I am.
Archive for Home Run Record
Card of the Day: 1987 Fleer Barry Bonds rookie
Posted in Card of the Day with tags BALCO, Barry Bonds, baseball, Baseball's Greatest Players, Card of the Day, Cardboard Icons, HGH, Home Run Record, Mark McGwire, performance enhancing drugs, rookie card, Steroids, Yahoo Sports on January 16, 2009 by Cardboard Icons
So yesterday as I awoke from an early evening nap, I happened upon a golden nugget from Yahoo Sports — a story about Barry Bonds and the legality of HGH, and the classifications of the Cream and the Clear as NOT being steroids at the time they apparently were used by Bonds.
I could not do the story justice if I were to recap its substance in just a few words here. And honestly, you’re better off reading the real reporter’s story — he’s the guy who put in the hard work; I’m just a guy with a blog.
But what I’m wondering is if this story could change the way people thing about the All-Time Home Run King, and what this could mean for Bonds in our hobby. Continue reading
Card of the Day: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Barry Bonds
Posted in Card of the Day with tags AIDS, Barry Bonds, baseball, baseball cards, Card of the Day, DLP, Donruss, drug prevention, HIV, Home Run Record, Leaf, Playoff, record setter on October 13, 2008 by Cardboard Icons
I got a little behind this weekend, so here’s a double-shot Monday to make up for the day off yesterday.
Kudos to DLP (Donruss/Leaf/Playoff) for making an effort to keep the infograph on the back of this 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Barry Bonds card relevant. While most companies could have had a boilerplate paragraph about Bonds’ bloodlines to the game, his numerous MVP awards or his drive for 500 career homers, DLP decided to document Bonds’ record pace during the 2001 season. And it took me eight years to appreciate this card. Continue reading
Card of the Day: 1974 Topps Hank Aaron All-Time Home Run King
Posted in Card of the Day with tags 1974 Topps, 1994 World Series, Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, baseball cards, Hank Aaron, Home Run Record, Johan Santana no-hitter, Topps on July 23, 2008 by Cardboard Icons
From the time most of us “young” (younger than 35) collectors were kids, Hank Aaron was the home run king. He was the baseball player depicted in school text books, named as the guy who took down the record set by the game’s biggest legend, Babe Ruth.
One look at this card to the left pretty much says it all: All-Time Home Run King. But what I find interesting about this particular card though is that when it was produced, Hank Aaron was not the king. If anything, he had just arrived in the royal castle and the king, Babe Ruth, was sharing his throne. Continue reading
