Category: MTC25
Dick Allen’s Final HR
On this day in 1977…. Oakland Athletics First Baseman Dick Allen hits the 351st (and final) home run of…
Joe DiMaggio’s 1st HR
On this day in 1936… New York Yankees rookie Joe DiMaggio hit the first home run of his…
Lefty’s 3000th K
On this day in 1981… Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton becomes the first left-hander in MLB history to record…
Clemente’s 1st HR
On this day in 1955, Pirates rookie outfielder Roberto Clemente hit his first major league home run….
Career HR #1
On this day in 1964, Phillies rookie third baseman Dick Allen hit is first career home run….
Jackie Robinson Day 2025
Today is my favorite day on the baseball calendar. I love all the inspiring art that I…
Getting Caught up
I have been making a lot of new card art over the past few weeks and wanted…
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
ON JULY 6, 1944, Jackie Robinson, a twenty-five-year-old Army lieutenant, boarded an Army bus at Fort Hood, Texas….
Dick Allen Day 2025
Today would’ve been Dick Allen’s 83rd birthday. I have a tradition of honoring my friend & all…
Captain Sal
Today would have been Sal Bando’s 81st birthday. As a kid, he was always one of my…
Bad News Bears
I have always been a huge fan of the original 1976 movie “The Bad News Bears”. For…
The Kid in High School
Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. attended Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati (the same high school…
Bob Uecker 1934-2025
The Brewers announced this morning that former big league catcher, legendary broadcaster and franchise icon Bob Uecker…
The Mendoza Line
The Mendoza Line is baseball jargon for a .200 batting average, the supposed threshold for offensive futility…
