Collectibles

A belated Hanukka present?

A belated Hanukka present for the Koufax/art fan on your list.

News flash: Lots of Jews in South Florida!

I don’t know about you, but I’ve got a huge box at home of yarmulkes acquired over the years from weddings, bar and bat mitzvas, et al. Must be at least 100 in there, including one from the Petach Tikva Tigers of the defunct Israel Baseball League. But this piece from Deadspin seems to be [...]

Hanukka gift list

A few months ago on my other blog, I wrote about two 2010 titles I probably would not be getting. One was the (very) limited edition Official Major League Baseball Opus. The full-length version weighs in — literally — at pounds and is a “$3,000 tome that traces the game’s history through 110,000 words and [...]

Voici quelque chose que ne voyez pas tout les jours

Voici Ron Blomberg

Station identification?

Can you help identify this baseball uniform?

To “Infinity” and beyond

Moe Berg in infinity

Say it ain’t so, Golds!

The kosher condiment company might be discontinuing its popular Mets bobblehead promotion? At least wait until Ike Davis gets one.

The 2009 JML Card Set: An appraisal

Received the Jewish Major Leaguer 2000-2009 Deck of the Decade set this morning (thanks, again, Martin). The producers have done their usual fine job of giving collectors a nice, colorful, high-quality product. If nothing else, the set serves as a reminder of a handful of players who were just cup for that “cup of coffee.” [...]

Farewell to a new old favorite

Jewish baseball cards set hangs ‘em up

Sports Illustrated curse? What Sports Illustrated curse?

Jon Scheyer, cover boy