I’ve never been to Redsfest before, but it looks like a jolly good time to me. Since we bought a family package for the Reds Hall of Fame earlier this year (a purchase we will probably repeat when it expires), we got a couple of free tickets to the event on December 12.
Looking at [...]
Redsfest XI is right around the corner…
My Saturday night activity…
Some of you are new to The Writer’s Journey blog, so let me take just a second to plug one of my other hobbies besides writing and baseball cards. I’m also a “disc jockey” on a Cincinnati radio station, and host my own hard rock show every Saturday night called Hard Rock Nights. You can [...]
George Foster…no Sox cards!
Back in August, I wrote this post about the connection between the Reds and White Sox after “The Kid” got traded. I mentioned that I had never seen a photo of George Foster in a ChiSox uniform. And I still haven’t. Paul Lukas offered no assistance, and Google searches come up empty every time.
I have [...]
I love mail.
Last week, I received a box from Steve at White Sox Cards full of Reds cards to complete a “blind trade” for White Sox cards. Nearly 600 cards, most of which I did not already have, including a ton of 2008 issues like Chrome, A&G, and other stuff that I hadn’t bothered to buy yet. [...]
The Baseball Card Show
My 9-year son Joshua and I went to Moeller High School today, where they are holding a baseball card show (no, make that extravaganza) this weekend. Here’s a small sampling of what we grabbed…
I have several of these team checklists from the 1974 set, but I didn’t yet have the Reds (and never really expected [...]
Each set contains an Orsino Hill card!
If that sentence left you scratching your head, you’re not alone. Browsing eBay tonight, I came upon an auction for 4 sets of 1987 Nashville Sounds, which was at the time the Reds’ AAA minor league team. I’ve already got one of these sets (picked it up for a quarter plus shipping several months ago), [...]
Are Hodges and Tiant Hall of Famers?
The ballot for the Veteran’s Committee has been released, and the results will be announced on December 8. On the post-1943 ballot, the following players are named: Dick Allen, Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, Tony Oliva, Al Oliver, Vada Pinson, Ron Santo, Luis Tiant, Joe Torre, and Maury Wills.
Each member of the VC (living Hall [...]
Don’t forget your FREE Dr. Pepper today!
That’s right, folks…Chinese Democracy is in stores, and Dr. Pepper is making good on their promise to give everyone in America a free soft drink as a result. (That is, unless you are Slash or Buckethead, who are excluded from this offer). Just go to Dr. Pepper’s website and register to receive your coupon, which [...]
Chuck Klosterman reviews Chinese Democracy
Several weeks ago, I checked out a book called Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey In Rural North Dakota by Chuck Klosterman. I laughed throughout the entire book because of its self-deprecating look at hard rock (specifically hair metal) and its fans. Klosterman is himself a hard rock junkie like me, so I knew [...]
Mike Mussina Retires
Mike Mussina has decided to retire. I’m only half-listening to Morning Express with Robin Meade, but I believe the sports guy said Moose is the first 20-game winner to retire since Sandy Koufax. I’ve always had a lot of respect for Mussina, even though I’ve never particularly been a fan of his. He seems like [...]
