For Mr. Baseball
For those of us who grew up listening to him, it wasn’t just the Brewers we were tuning in for—it was Bob. He was a friend through the radio waves, a companion for every pitch and every home run. It’s...
16 Jan 20253min
The Grand Old Man
Connie Mack started playing baseball before electric light was invented, and by the time he retired from the game, baseball had been played at night, under lights for nearly 2 decades. His career star...
4 Nov 202411min
He Was Baseball
No one embodied baseball quite like John J. McGraw. He was the incarnation of America’s great pastime, his life and the game inseparably woven together as they grew, side by side. John J. McGraw wasn’...
25 Okt 202412min
The Masterful Mr. Mathewson
Known as “Big Six,” Christy Mathewson was baseball’s first true superstar. At a time when the sport was played by rough characters, Mathewson’s presence changed everything. He arrived at the perfect t...
21 Okt 20248min
Among Giants
Before he was Giant in New York, Mike Dorgan, was a young utility player Ten years earlier in St. Louis. In 1877, Dorgan would help make a piece of equipment a standard part of the game. Music Fro...
18 Okt 20246min
Pioneering the Hobby
You can’t touch a vintage baseball card without feeling Jefferson Burdick’s impact. His meticulous work laid the foundation for how we catalog, understand, and preserve these pieces of history. He was...
14 Okt 20245min
The Frenzy
The launch of the T206 set changed everything in the summer of 1909. Well maybe not everything, but it changed a lot. Boys all across the country were chasing the most sought-after prize they could ge...
11 Okt 20246min
