Freehan on Friday

 

Hoping you all had a very Merry Christmas! 

16 Days of Boydmas- First Look 👀

 2025 Topps Heritage Update, #531, Matthew Boyd

These are what Topps cards looked like when we opened up wax packs in 1976. 

Only two more days to Christmas 🎄,  hoping that all of you have a safe Holiday Season. 

Play BALL!  ⚾️

16 Days of Boydsmas- 12/21/25

 Boyd Dowler, Lombardi Packers.

I'm not able to watch my Lions play today (we can't get CBS in our motel room), or, on Christmas Day (no Netflix).

After the Packers loss to the Bears yesterday, the only scenario that allows the Lions to make the playoffs is to win their remaining three games and for Green Bay ( beat Lions twice), to lose 1 more game. 

Enjoy the football today, and, as always, thanks for taking time out of your day to stop by and read my blog. 

p.s.. 50 days until pitchers and catchers report! 

Play BALL! 🏉⚾️

Freehan On Friday, 12/19/2025

 

1️⃣1️⃣ This was a cool find on eBay.

➡️ I had no idea it was a graded card.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend, and, as always, I appreciate you taking time out of your day to stop by and read my blog. 

Play BALL! 🐅⚾️

16 Days of Boydsmas-Day 7

It's Tuesday night, December 16th.

                    16 Days of Boydmas

This was easily my favorite uniform/ballcap combo that the Chicago Cubs wore in 2025. 

Have a terrific Tuesday night, and, as always, Play BALL! 🐻⚾️

16 Days of Boydsmas- Day 6

Such a tragic weekend. 

We need much more kindness in the world.

Matthew Boyd and his wife, Ashley, run Kingdom Home.

Apologies for being late on this, Monday just got busy. 

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog. 

Play BALL! ⚾️

16 Days of Boydsmas- Day 5

16 Days of Boydsmas- Day 5. 

In 2025, Matthew Boyd was a finalist for a Gold Glove Award in the National League.

Matthew's lifetime fielding percentage is .924, and, 5 times he's had a perfect 1.000% percentage.

To me, 2020 Topps Turkey Red is pretty much perfect. 

🐅⚾️ #'d 48/ 50...Matthew's number with the Tigers. 

Have a Super Sunday! 

p.s... Go Lions!🦁🏈

16 Days of Boydsmas- Day 4

Late post again today.

According to my friend Dennis, Matthew Boyd has 146 different cards listed on TCDB in 2025.

⚾️ (2025 Topps Archives not added yet) 

No, I won't be able to acquire all 146 cards, 

Bonus- Navy 17 Arny 16. GO NAVY! ⚓️

Freehan On Friday- 12/12/2025

Posting about Bill Freehan every Friday until, well, whenever. 

Bill collected 12 doubles in his first full season, in 1963, and, he smacked 12 home runs in 1965.

Have a great weekend...Play BALL! 🐅⚾️

16 Days of Boydsmas-Day 3

It's just about 10 pm on Friday night, just me and Trammell as Tracy has gone up north on a work trip. 

It's so cool when your favorite pitcher acknowledges a post of yours.

Yes, it made my day. 

Have a good rest. 

Oh, and, Play BALL! 

16 Days of Boydsmas-Day2

Christmas is exactly two weeks away.

Allen & Ginter has been out for a week now, and I'm enjoying reading the blogs and posts on TweetX from collectors that have opened up packs, hangers, and both retail and hobby boxes. 

A&G is a terrific product, and, I look forward to getting some after the New Year.

I'm posting my favorite Matthew Boyd A&G card for today's 16 Days of Boydsmas. 

It's a 1/1 card. 

The framed mini A&G cards are so cool

Thanks for taking time out of your day to stop by and read my blog. 

Play BALL! ⚾️ 

16 Days of Boydsmas -Day 1

We're just a couple weeks from Christmas, gonna celebrate by posting 16 different Matthew Boyd cards (his number with the Cubs).

Today is my favorite day of the week, the day that Topps releases two new Living Set cards.

Matthew has one Living Set card (so far).

I'm obviously hoping that Matthew gets another Living Set Cards as a Cubs player. 

Have a great day, and, as always, Play BALL! 

Freehan on Friday

Bill Freehan would've been 84 last Saturday. 

The late Tigers catcher, the greatest to ever don the Olde English D tools of ignorance, is, still, my All-Time favorite baseball player. 

This will never change. 

Last week I started posting leading up to his Birthday, as I do every year, however, my health just didn't allow me to continue. 

I'm gonna try to post Freehan on Friday as often as I can, so that I can make up for the lack of posts last week. 

Hope you all had a magnificent Thanksgiving, and that all of us can keep progressing forward to a very Happy Christmas in a few weeks.

Have a great weekend, and, as always, Play BALL! 🐅⚾️

Bill Freehan Week- Custom Card Back

For today's Bill Freehan Week post, let's look at the back of a Custom Art Card from my collection. 

🎨 It's quite colorful, with an interesting signature. 

🎨 I've seen only one other of these cards...unfortunately, the front isn't of Bill Freehan. 

🎨 Guess Edward wasn't the actual card photo editor. 

1️⃣1️⃣

Bill Freehan Week- The Card Backs

It's Bill Freehan's Birthday Week. 

Bill has one Topps Base card from 1963-77.

🐅 Plus a few All-Star Backs & a Mini Back. 

I've posted the front of the cards many times. 

Lets look at the backs. 

1963 Topps #466 (RC)

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

🐅 1968 Topps All-Star (Puzzle Piece)

1969

🐅 1969 Topps All Star (Puzzle Piece)

1970

🐅 1970 All-Star (My Favorite)

1971

1972

1973

🐅 1972 ALCS

1974

1975

🐅 1975 Mini

1976

1977

🐅 Lowest Card Back- #22 ('75)

🐅 Highest Card Back- #575 ('71)

Play Ball! 1️⃣1️⃣

Football Card Friday- 2025 Panin Score Aidan Hutchinson

The Detroit Lions host the New York Football Giants at Fird Field on Sunday. 

This 2025 Panini Score #41- Aidan Hutchinson is my latest Football card pickup (via eBay).

Tomorrow I'll post the actual card that I received (lights are off for the night).

Have a wonderful weekend, and, Go Lions! 

Back 2 Back Skubal

Tarik Skubal is once again a Cy Young Award Winner.

The Detroit Tigers lefty hurler, the 2024 winner in the America League, joins RHP Denny McLain (1968-69) as the only multiple Cy Young Award winners in franchise history. 

🐅⚾️ Skubal received all but 4 votes. 

Have a great weekend, and, as always, Play BALL! ⚾️

Dillion Dingler is a Gold Glove Winner!

Detroit Tigers Catcher Dillon Dingler is your 2025 American League Gold Glove Award Winner! 

Dillon is just the 4th Tigers catcher to win a Gold Glove, joining Bill Freehan, Lance Parrish, and Pudge Rodriguez. 

🐅 ⚾️ Detroit Tigers Gold Glove Award Winners

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Bill Freehan (1976-69)

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lance Parrish (1983-85)

⭐️⭐️ ⭐️Pudge Rodriguez (2004/06-07)

⭐️ Dillon Dingler (2025)

Congratulations, Dillon, we look forward to you adding more GG in your future! 

Play BALL! 🐅⚾️ 

18 Innings.

Did you stay up and watch all 18 innings of Game 3 of the World Series last night? 

Freddie Freeman continues to shine in baseball's biggest stage. 

How will this affect the Blue Jays tonight? 

How will it affect the Dodgers?

Looking forward to the game as well as participating in the Game 4 "Watch Party" on the Topps BUNT App. 

Enjoy the game! 🇨🇦🇺🇸⚾️

Happy Baseball Birthday! Jared Kelly

Just wanted to post a Happy Baseball Birthday! salute to Jared Kelley, a magnificent artist who draws cards for the Topps Living Set each week. 

Jared's card this week is Texas Rangers rookie pitcher Kumal Rocker.

My favorite card of Jared's isn't a Tigers player, as you probably think. 

Topps Living Set Card #770, Fred Lynn. 

Jared sent me a signed card of Fred, my All-Time favorite BoSox player.

Jared, I hope you had a great Birthday, my friend, and, well, I'm still hoping you'll be the one to draw the card of Matthew Boyd as a Chicago Cub. 

Play BALL!  ⚾️