One of my favorite things about the history of baseball, is how awesome some of the nicknames players have sported throughout the years are. Some nicknames are pretty self explanatory, like when a southpaw is named “Lefty” or a guy from Texas is called “Tex”. I’ve always been intrigued by nicknames that are a little […]
Tags: 1933 Goudey, 1973 Topps, Goose Goslin, Goose Gossage, reprint
Filed Under: How They Got the Nickname by slangon
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Another trip to the 25¢ bin, and another $3.00 in the pocket of the local card shop guy. As usual, I’m pretty satisfied with that trade off. One thing I did do differently during this particular trip is that I started in the middle of the box. Normally, when I search through the box, I […]
Tags: 1975 Topps, 1975 Topps Mini, 1976 Topps, 1976 Topps Traded, Bert Camaneris, Dick Allen, Dick Pole, Fergie Jenkins, George Scott, Goose Gossage, Minnesota Twins, Pete LaCock, Rollie Fingers, Ron Santo, Rusty Staub, team card, Tony Oliva
Filed Under: Bargin Bin Baseball Cards by slangon
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