Congrats to Janet Marie Smith, who was announced as the winner of SABR’s Dorothy Seymour Mills Award for 2026!
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Congrats to Janet Marie Smith, who was announced as the winner of SABR’s Dorothy Seymour Mills Award for 2026!
Doing a little sorting tonight (decided to include the autographed cards with the team sets, instead of separately). Struck by this fun cross-section of the last 40 or so years of Cubs baseball.
When work has you in Joliet on a beautiful morning—of course you stop by to check out the new and improved Jesse Barfield statue.
Rich Kee shared the passing of Fred Claire last night. I asked Fred in ‘21 if he’d help judge the Josh Gibson card art contest. Super easy to tell an internet rando no. Instead shared how grateful he’d be to honor a man his friend Campy spoke so highly of. Kindness thru and thru. A great soul. RIP.
The first Saturday without Cubs baseball for a while is a melancholy occasion. But I sure had some fun along the way with family and friends. Plus, I had the once-in-a-lifetime chance to operate the scoreboard during a game. Don’t be sad it’s over, be happy for the memories made.
To any Cubs fans looking for good news—today is Héctor Villanueva’s birthday.
That Bregman, in particular, is awesome.
Gummy Arts@gummyarts.bsky.social · 2w agoHappy first day of MLB postseason! Let’s go, Cubs!
Jon Garland was born on this date in 1979. Also, as a reminder, it is too early to decorate for Christmas.
This is the reason Mrs.Woz and I get the good seat for the last game of the year,,, Grounds Crew sings the stretch!! 👏👏👏👏👏
FINALLY found a 1979 TCMA All-Time Chicago Cubs Hack. (I have been looking for this card for years.) Certified banger.
On this date in 1997, Ryne Sandberg appeared in his final game as a Cub at Wrigley Field. (This is one of my favorite pictures that I have ever taken.)
Congratulations to New Order/Joy Division on their 2026 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Work had me near Litchfield, IL today so I stopped by the Ray Schalk baseball fields. As most baseball fans know, Schalk is probably best remembered as a coach for the Chicago Cubs.
Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted to get inside Wrigley Field's iconic manual scoreboard. Today that happened. Susan managed to pull off the best (early) birthday gift ever. And how she managed to keep this a secret for months, I'll never know. ⚾️
New on the blog! @heavyjstudios.bsky.social assembles the Topps Box Bottom leaderboard and spots a few surprises. sabrbaseballcards.blog/2026/09/01/t...
Topps Box Bottom Leaderboard
In 1986 Topps introduced something new to collectors. In truth, it wasn’t completely new since Donruss had already done similar the year before. Still, it was new for Topps. Overall, there we…
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Spending my Friday night listening to Dolly, trying to hit songs other than the famous/familiar ones. Anybody got any deep-cut favorite tracks they’d like to recommend?
Just thinking about the beautiful intersection of Cubs baseball and cinematic perfection. 100% pure adrenaline.
Added a sweet, new (autographed) Nancy Faust to the collection, but I can’t find any more info about this issue. It has a blank back - anyone able to help?
