"I'll never be able to fill up this 100MB Zip disk!" - 1997 grad student me

To Baseball Bluesky - a reminder to consider the enormous benefits of personal branding.

Philly fans, here's your chance to meet The Toddfather and grab his new book!

Casey, Yogi, and … Otis? beautyofagame.substack.com/p/throwback-...

Today on Beauty of a Game - the first in a new weekly series that teaches us that love is unconditional. beautyofagame.substack.com/p/well-loved... Thanks to @justinstirewalt.bsky.social for this week's submission. #WellLovedWednesday

Coming tomorrow on Beauty of a Game - the first in a weekly series of posts that proves that love is unconditional.

🔥⚾️🎨 Two for Tuesday - 2 Classic Karl Hubenthal Dodger cover illustrations. #BaseballArt #SportsArt #SportsArtist #Twosday

Form and Function come together beautifully in this 1920s Sen-Sen Gum Umpire Counter.

While I wait for Game 1 of the NBA Finals, I may have to rewatch When the Garden Was Eden. A phenomenal story of the late ‘60s / early ‘70s New York Knicks - and the graphics are 🔥🔥🔥.

🔥⚾️🎨 1969 World Series Program, cover illustration by the legendary Willard Mullin. #BaseballArt #SportsArt #SportsArtist

Today on Beauty of a Game, get ready for the World Cup with the beautiful work of artist Dan Leydon. @danleydon.bsky.social Check it on the Beauty of a Game Substack and subscribe today to get future articles delivered right to your inbox. open.substack.com/pub/beautyof...

#OTD in 1959, little people dressed as Martians “landed" at Comiskey Park & “captured” Nellie Fox & Luis Aparicio. One of them was Eddie Gaedel, who said "don’t bother taking me to your leader (Bill Veeck), I’ve already met him." Gaedel, of course, came to bat for Veeck’s St. Louis Browns in '51.

You call him Dr. Jones, doll!

❤️ ⚾️ 🎨 Toni Stone, Connie Morgan, Mamie Johnson and the Indianapolis Clowns, by artist Anika Orrock. I can’t be the only one who thinks an Anika-animated series on baseball history would amazing. @anikadrawls.bsky.social

Always nice to see legendary sports artists like Karl Hubenthal get mentioned in contemporary articles. Recognizing the greats of the past shouldn’t be confined to the field or the court. www.si.com/onsi/jerseys...

1971 Kellogg's 3-D Baseball Cards advertising panel. If Kellogg's were to make cards today, who would you want to see in the set?

Today on the Beauty of a Game Substack, more of the intangibles that make sports photographs so awesome. beautyofagame.substack.com/p/another-lo...

🔥🏀🎨 Tim Duncan, by artist Matt Stevens. #BasketballArt #SportsArt #SportsArtist

$1600 for a mint 1933 Goudey set. $4300 for a mint 1952 Topps set. Man, The Sport Americana Baseball Card Price Guide #1 is a trip to read in 2026.

This is the library of Major League Baseball’s Official Historian John Thorn. Are outfield grass and envy the same shade of green? @johnthorn.bsky.social

🔥⚾️🎨 In 2023 the Atlanta Braves used one of their gameday programs to pay homage to the 1972 Yearbook cover that featured artwork by Braves art director Wayland Moore. #BaseballArt #SportsArt #SportsArtist

Happy 80th Birthday to Mr. October, HOFer Reggie Jackson In 1977 Topps airbrush artists completely disregarded Jackson’s 1976 season as a Baltimore Oriole. Artists used an Oakland A’s photo of Jackson as the basis for a New York Yankees pic to be included in the 1977 Hostess set.

🎂 Happy Heavenly Birthday to Orioles Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson. So much to love about this 1964 photo of Brooksie. Classic zippered jersey. Chirping Oriole logo on the cap. Sesquicentennial patch on the sleeve. 🔥🔥🔥

It’s been a while since I’ve seen The Sandlot all the way through. I didn’t recall that Benny had a room full of cool baseball memorabilia, including a Hank Aaron rookie card! I might have to do a deep dive like I did for Mr. Mertle’s man cave.

Ebbets Field souvenir vendor outside the stadium, early 1950s.

A headline I never thought I’d read: “Yaz beats Red Sox”

🎨 : “MadBum” by artist Noah Stokes. I love how Noah uses the shape and size of the canvas to exaggerate Bumgarner’s pitching motion.

🎂 🎉 Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer George Brett, subject of one of my favorite* video games. *totally made up

Today on the Beauty of a Game Substack - I talk custom card sets with Gio Balistreri of When Topps Had Balls. beautyofagame.substack.com/p/gio-balist...

In honor of the Atlanta Braves becoming the first MLB team to hit 30 wins on the season, here’s a #ThrowbackThursday to when I got a smorgasbord of awesome Braves pieces from artist Gypsy Oak.

I think I might know where that Spider-man pointing meme came from…

There are so many great images of Yogi Berra, who was born 101 years ago today, but this is one of my favorites. What's yours?

Never let anyone tell you catalog spreads can’t be beautiful. These pages from the 1932 D&M Sporting Goods Spring & Summer Catalog are simply gorgeous.

RIP Bobby. Tough week for old school Braves fans.

Today on Beauty of a Game - the recent passing of Ted Turner had me thinking back to heydays of my youth, the 1980s. beautyofagame.substack.com/p/i-dont-wan...

Roy Campanella Night also gave us this beautiful image - Dodger shortstop Pee Wee Reese and Campy taking in the sight of 93,103 candle holding fans paying tribute.

🔥⚾️🎨 67 Years Ago today - Roy Campanella Night at the Los Angeles Coliseum, honoring the Dodger catcher who’d been paralyzed in a car accident the year prior. The souvenir scorecard features a drawing of Campy by artist Nicholas Volpe. #BaseballArt #SportsArt #SportsArtist

RIP former Braves owner, and manager, Ted Turner. Thanks for all the memories Ted.

Everyone remembers Willie Mays with the New York / San Francisco Giants. Some people remember him with the New York Mets. Very few remember his time with the Belvedere Bulldogs.

When Willie’s Birthday falls on Well-Loved Wednesday, you gotta share a classic vintage card of The Say Hey Kid! #WellLovedWednesday Happy Heavenly Birthday Willie!

🔥🏀🎨 In honor of the Knicks Game 1 win last night, here’s Knicks legend Willis Reed, as drawn by artist Adam Ballinger. #BasketballArt #SportsArt #SportsArtist

Seen in a FB local history group from Madison, Wisconsin ... this Willard Mullin boilerplate football program cover from October 1965. @beautyofagame.bsky.social

49 Years ago today - Bird was the word. Mark “The Bird” Fidrych, on the cover of Rolling Stone.

During the 1979-1980 season, as the Magic Johnson / Larry Bird rivalry was heating up the NBA, Spalding updated their “Street Ball” comic book ad to include the names of the game’s hottest young stars.

In honor of Free Comic Book Day today, here’s a look at the Comic Book Ad GOAT. beautyofagame.substack.com/p/9-things-y...

Magic Johnson, Halloween and Krusty the Klown, all in one post. Coming up tomorrow on Beauty of a Game. 🤔

Reminder: Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day at comic book shops across America. These issues won’t be among the free goodies given out, but they’re still pretty awesome to look at.

🔥⚾️🎨 Today on Beauty of a Game, we take a look at artist Bob Krieger's editorial work and his series of historic Firsts. @kriegercartoons.bsky.social beautyofagame.substack.com/p/bob-kriege... #BaseballArt #SportsArt #SportsArtist

😍 The Well Loved Hall of Fame right here... 😍

This ensemble of 1950s tobacco also has more corners than originally planned 😄