Archive for Reggie Jackson
Wallet Cards Meet The Snow
Posted in Misc. with tags baseball, baseball cards, Macklemore, Reggie Jackson, snow, Topps, Wallet Cards on December 28, 2015 by Cardboard IconsRediscovering the “Wallet Card” idea …
Posted in Misc. with tags baseball, baseball cards, Beckett, Chris Olds, Reggie Jackson, Ricky Jordan, The National, wallet card on January 7, 2015 by Cardboard Icons
Funny story. When I was 10 I was on my way to Little League game and on the ground near the field was a 1990 Score Ricky Jordan card. It was a third-year card for the Phillies first base prospect, but at the time I was playing for my Little League’s Phillies’ team, so I figured that I put it in my back pocket for good luck. Well, with Jordan in my back pocket I managed to hit two doubles and played catcher for the entire game. From that point forward I decided that it was my “lucky charm” and when I started carrying a wallet later that year — it was a black 49ers Velcro wallet with exactly ZERO dollars — but it held this Jordan and a “driver’s license” for a local go-kart track. I had the card in that wallet until high school when I upgraded to a black leather wallet. Through high school and college the card stayed in whatever wallet I owned. The Jordan was flat. It was folded at times. At one point it was soaking wet from me spilling water on it. But I kept in in the wallet until a few years ago when I switched to a smaller wallet-type of device that’s much easier to use at work. I’ve since placed the seemingly worthless Ricky Jordan card in a massive screw case, not unlike one from the era in which this card was produced.
Well, I recently learned that what I had been doing was what people in the hobby refer to as their “Wallet card.” So, naturally, I decided chose one for the upcoming year. I could have gone back to the Jordan card, but I opted for this 1987 Topps “Turn Back The Block” Reggie Jackson card. There’s no real story behind the Jackson card, but it does hail from the 1987 Topps set, which is one of the first products I ever opened. Additionally, I do find it amusing that a card of this Hall of Famer, who had an infamous interaction with Beckett Baseball editor Chris Olds at the 2012 National Sports Collectors Convention, will be traveling with be in the back seat of my pants where ever I go.. I was standing next to Chris when this incident occurred. It was awesome.
On a side note, the wallet shown here is a Rawlings Red Label Trifold with stitched seams. You should own one.
Baseball Cards On Television
Posted in Newspaperman with tags 1933 Goudey, baseball, baseball cards, Cardboard Icons, counterfeit baseball cards, Lou Gehrig, MacGyver, Pete Rose, Reggie Jackson, rookie card, The Wonder Years, Willie McCovey on February 15, 2009 by Cardboard Icons
Since I started collecting in the late 1980s, I’ve always been intrigued whenever baseball cards are discussed or shown on television. One of my fondest memories was watching Kevin and Paul on “The Wonder Years” try to hash out a trade for a Willie McCovey rookie card, something that eventually turns ugly and ultimately causes a temporary rift in their friendship — what’s new, right? This episode is great for many reasons — I wish I could find this on You Tube but the entire episode is not there — but the baseball cards makes it a classic for any collector. And for the record, neither character is actually seen handling a 1960 Topps McCovey rookie card, both are seen with common cards from 1989 Topps.
But that episode also reminded me of an episode of MacGyver I watched about a decade and a half ago. I remember distinctly there was tie-in with counterfeit baseball cards and Pete Rose. Well, after some simple searching this morning, I found the MacGyver episode on YouTube. Continue reading
Card of the Day: 2001 Topps Heritage Grandstand Glory Yogi Berra
Posted in Card of the Day with tags Babe Ruth, Ebbets Field, Home Run Derby, Josh Hamilton, Lou Gehrig, New York, New York Yankees, Reggie Jackson, Topps, Topps Heritage, vintage, Yankee Stadium, Yankee Stadium Seat, Yankees, Yogi Berra on July 15, 2008 by Cardboard Icons**Note: With the All-Star game taking place this week at Yankee Stadium, I will spend the next several days showcasing cards from my Yankee collection.
Josh Hamilton was simply inspiring yesterday at Yankee Stadium. His story is amazing — even though it
has been told hundreds of times over during the last year and a half — but this blog will not be about Hamilton. Instead it is about Yankee Stadium … or a piece of it anyway. In this card, 2001 Topps Heritage Grandstand Glory Yogi Berra, resides a piece of a seat used in Yankee Stadium. But this isn’t like any generic seat card. It’s not just some non-descript piece of grainy wood resting inside the card’s window like the vast majority of seat cards. What we truly have here is a card with character. Continue reading
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