As 2012 comes to an end, we are in the midst of the holiday season. Hanukkah has ended and Christmas is tomorrow. The New Year is right around the corner. People are preparing their last minute shopping lists while some are doing some last-minute changes to their wish list. Here are some of those wish lists: Continue reading
The nominees for the 2013 National Baseball Hall of Fame Class are out. They consist of all-time greats, record setters, superstars, controversial figures, borderline superstars and others that will not get the required percentage to stay on the ballot for one more year. Either way, as I have done every year for the past few years, I will tell you those players that should be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2013. And they are: Continue reading
Peyton Manning was released from the Indianapolis Colts this week. He was the first pick overall in the 1998 draft and had been their starting quarterback ever since. The Colts were the only club that he ever knew. However when he signs with a new organization, he will leave another exclusive club; players that were drafted by one organization and played for that team their entire career (and a minimum of 14 years). Continue reading
The Minnesota Twins have announced that they will be retiring Number 10, the number of former manager Tom Kelly. Kelly won two World Series as the leader of the Twins (1987 and 1991) and is the team’s all-time leader in managerial wins, 1,140 in 15 seasons with the Twins. The number will be retired on September 8.
This got me wondering about the retired numbers and what number has been the most retired. Continue reading
The Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2013 is one of the most anticipated classes in recent history. In fact, it could be the most anticipated class of all time. Continue reading
New York Yankees fan have been embarrassingly blessed. It seems that every generation there is a home grown player that becomes adopted by New York as that generation’s “golden child”. On Saturday, by hitting a home run to left field on a 3-2 pitch from David Price, we saw the latest Yankees legend do something that had never been done before. In fact, this milestone had only been accomplished 27 times in the history of Major League Baseball. Continue reading
I’m back! Today, I’ll be reviewing 1990 Topps Baseball Coins and the four packs of it I opened yesterday. [NOTE: In fact, I opened these several months ago; I just haven't gotten around to posting this review on 85% Sports until now.]
Coins received: 12/60
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