Stan Musial and his frozen appendix
Cardinals beat writer Derrick Goold (who also happens to be a former classmate) dug out an interesting story about Cardinal great Stan Musial. In 1947, he was diagnosed with appendicitis. Team doctor...
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I’m a Royals fan living in St. Louis, so my perspective on Albert Pujols has always been that he’s the one who got away. He went to high school and college in Kansas City, but somehow Royals scouts...
View ArticleMy Stan Musial stories
When I was a toddler, I played in Stan Musial’s swimming pool. Yes, I really did. Stan Musial’s son in law and my dad interned together, and at some point–presumably when the two of them graduated–the...
View Article1948 Bowman baseball
I recently decided to collect the 1948 Bowman baseball set. It has a number of things going for it. With 48 cards in the set, it’s attainable. Of those 48 cards, 18.75% of them are Hall of Famers. It’s...
View ArticleMost valuable rookie card
When it comes to baseball cards, rookie cards are usually more valuable than non-rookie cards. But when we think of the Pantheon of valuable baseball cards, they tend not to be rookies. Instead, they...
View ArticleStan Musial and his frozen appendix
Cardinals beat writer Derrick Goold (who also happens to be a former classmate) dug out an interesting story about Cardinal great Stan Musial. In 1947, he was diagnosed with appendicitis. Team doctor...
View ArticleAlbert Pujols, mercenary
I’m a Royals fan living in St. Louis, so my perspective on Albert Pujols has always been that he’s the one who got away. He went to high school and college in Kansas City, but somehow Royals scouts...
View ArticleMy Stan Musial stories
When I was a toddler, I played in Stan Musial’s swimming pool. Yes, I really did. Stan Musial’s son in law and my dad interned together, and at some point–presumably when the two of them graduated–the...
View Article1948 Bowman baseball
I recently decided to collect the 1948 Bowman baseball set. It has a number of things going for it. With 48 cards in the set, it’s attainable. Of those 48 cards, 18.75% of them are Hall of Famers. It’s...
View ArticleMost valuable rookie card
When it comes to baseball cards, rookie cards are usually more valuable than non-rookie cards. But when we think of the Pantheon of valuable baseball cards, they tend not to be rookies. Instead, they...
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