Freehan on Friday, 3/06/2026

My Aunt Arlene's Birthday 🎂 is today.

When she was a young woman, William Ashley Freehan was her ballplayer crush

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     🐅Denny McLain's win #27 in 1968. ⚾️

Bill Freehan with another complete game behind the dish. 

Card Show Saturday- Mike Squires

 We had a card show in Kalamazoo today.

Former big leaguer Mike Squires was the guest signer. 

Had a chance to sit and talk for a bit while he was in between signing things for fans. 

Mike played at Kalamazoo Central High School, then went on to play for Western Michigan University.

Mike was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 18th round of the MLB player draft by the Chicago White Sox.

Mike won the Gold Glove Award for American League Baseman in 1981. 

Hope everyone had an awesome Saturday, and, as always, thanks for taking time out of your day to stop by and read my blog. 

Play BALL!  ⚾️ 

Tigers Card Tuesday- 1980 Jack Morris

Tigers Card Tuesday! 

           1980 Topps #371, Jack Morris

Card on rhe Table (2/2/2026)

This week's Card on the Table celebrates my favorite big league pitcher, Matthew Boyd, who turned 35 yesterday. 

This is one of my absolute favorite cards of Matthew, card #1 of just 3 copies! 

             2022 Topps Triple Theads, #1/3 

 That awesome piece of the famous Olde English D really makes this card special.        

             

Here's hoping that Matthew, and all of today's Happy Baseball Birthday! friends had a magnificent day.

Play BALL! ⚾️ 

Freehan on Friday

No idea what year/game this photo is from, however, as I continue to battle left arm/shoulder pain from a fractured elbow, it seems appropriate for today's Freehan on Friday! 

Have a fabulous Friday! 

Card On The Table

Each Monday morning I change my Card On The Table. 

This week's card is my 2019 Topps Living Set Matthew Boyd, the only card of the set that's graded. 

Hope everyone has a wonderful week, and, fir those of you, who, like myself, are living in the frigid Midwest, try and stay warm, and, please, , please, be safe. 

Freehan on Friday- A look into the Future

                 Happy Freehan on Friday! 

                      Spring Training, 1968.

Courtesy of my friend Paul Mayne on TwitterX. 

Happy Hoops Birthday! Caitlin Clark.

The first ever Happy Hoops Birthday! post is here, because, I saw that it was the 24th Birthday of my favorite WNBA hoopster, the amazing Caitlin Clark. 

Don't have many of Caitlin's cards, but, I get them when I can. 

This is the coolest thing I have of the former Iowa Hawkeye. 

Happy Birthday, Caitlin! 🏀

Living Set Wednesday- Card 900!

On Wednesday Topps released Living Set Card #900, of Philadelphia Phillies legend Mike Schmidt. 

This is such a great milestone for my favorite baseball cards. 

Love the old school Phillies zip up sweaters, and that awesome ball cap. 

My recent Living Set addition- 

                  TOPPS Living Set Card #893

                                  Mel Ott

Hope everyone has a great weekend, thanks for taking the time to stop by and read my blog. 

Play BALL! ⚾️ 

Tigers Card Tuesday- Matthew Boyd #264

Thanks to my friend Dennis, I was able to add another 1/1 Matthew Boyd card to my collection. 

2022 Topps #128, 1/1 Yellow Printing Plate

Enjoy your Tuesday, and, as always, thanks for stopping by and reading my blog. 

Play BALL! 🐅 ⚾️