The Most Wonderful Day of the Year
April 1st, 2013 by slangon

Opening Day is finally here. I’m pumped, even though my favorite team is the Mets. So pumped in fact that I actually decided to post today. Huzzah. For those of you who care about things like this, ladies and gentlemen, your 2013 New York Metropolitans. Leading off and playing center field… Batting second and playing […]

What Were They Thinking: The Doppelgänger Edition
February 27th, 2012 by slangon

This series of posts is dedicated to examining the numerous design details from the Topps art department that leave me scratching my head. They’re the types of things that could just be one time instances that are the result of someone overlooking them, or they could have been a conscious decision on the part of […]

The First Live Baseball on TV Since the World Series
February 26th, 2011 by slangon

No time for thought out posts today. I have 7 minutes until the first live broadcast of spring training starts. That might not sound like a big deal, but I haven’t watched live baseball in 5 months. I’m excited. I’ve got a beer and a lounge chair and a TV with my name on it. […]

Card of the Moment #12
December 24th, 2009 by slangon

I’ve always been a fan of historical legends in general, but especially when those legends involve baseball. Easily one of the most popular and best loved of these legends (at least by me) is the legend that Babe Ruth called his shot during the 5th inning of Game 3 of the 1932 World Series against […]