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Month: September 2026

Working man

  Well, I get up at seven, yeah And I go to work at nineI got no time for livin’Yes, I’m workin’ all the time       It seems to meI could live my lifeA lot better than I think I amI guess that’s why they call meThey call me the workin’ man   […]

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1976 SSPC Rich Folkers

  The card, in brief: We get a nice clear view of the Shea Stadium parking lot behind left field, in the days before the bleachers were built there. Playing career, in brief: Rich Folkers pitched parts of seven seasons for the Mets, Cardinals, Padres and Brewers. In 195 games, mostly in relief, he went […]

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Wood vs. Wood #350

Last time it was a 6-0 win for 1987. Will 1962 fare better here? Frank Robinson looks like he’s admiring a home run he just hit, something he did more than almost anyone else. Outfielder Frank Robinson was one of the best players in the major leagues in his ten seasons with the Reds from […]

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Cake or gum? 1977 Catfish Hunter

Last time it was another big win for gum, 7-1. Will cake do better here? I believe the Hostess photo is a Shea Stadium shot from 1975. Topps meanwhile has an extreme closeup of a sweaty but happy pitcher. Hall-of-Famer Jim “Catfish” Hunter was the ace of the staff of the great A’s teams of […]

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Beaten at my own game

   (Note: Blogger had a glitch yesterday that was not allowing anyone to comment on posts, If you tried to comment on this one and couldn’t, please try again. It’s how I know people are reading/interested).    I like to think that I do quite a bit of baseball card research on this blog that […]

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