“Being a sculptor, there really is a moment where the pieces feel just right.” - Jon Moro "There comes a time in every man's life, and I've had plenty of them." - Casey Stengel Casey Stengel sculpture by artist Jon Moro beautyofagame.substack.com/p/jon-moro-c...

🔥⚾️🏈🏀⛳️🎨 Artist Jon Moro is carving out a name for himself with his sculptures of GOATs and legends. Check out my latest Substack article. open.substack.com/pub/beautyof... #SportsArt #SportsArtist

🎂🥳Happy 80th Birthday to Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew! Anyone can be on the cover of Sports Illustrated - do you know how good a hitter you have to be to make the cover of TIME?!?

Dr. Eric White is a top scholar on the Gutenberg Bible, but in his free time, he's been studying one of baseball’s biggest mysteries – Who are the unnamed artists behind the classic Topps baseball cartoons? thefanfiles.com/articles/topps-baseball-cards-cartoons-comics-cartoonists

Me, spending 47 minutes in the closet looking for that box of 1987 Donruss I know is in there...

🔥⚾️🎨 If you haven't been following Eric White's series on Topps Baseball Card cartoons over on Sports Collectors Daily you've been missing some of the most fun sports art research in recent memory. www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/author/eric-... #BaseballArt #SportsArt #SportsArtist

The Kid / a kid - At Baseball Central LA they put the fun in fundamentals and support baseball artists to create a destination for fans and athletes alike. beautyofagame.substack.com/p/a-los-ange...

Such a beautiful shot! ❤️ the colors.

Wilford Brimley would've turned 91 today, which means it's time for my annual reminder that he was 49 years old when he filmed #TheNatural.

Who is Beauty of a Game For? 🎨 Sports Artists 📸 Sports Photographers 🖥️ Sports Designers 🖌️ Sports Illustrators ⚒️ Sports Makers / DIYers 📝 Sports Writers 🧢 Sports Fans 📜 Sports Historians 🏆 Sports Collectors 😍 Lovers of any or all of the above!

Wishing a happy 100th birthday to Bobby Shantz!

List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep. 1. Sports Art 2. The Grateful Dead 3. Baseball

#ThrowbackThursdays to when I reworked an old grad school idea for an ad campaign for Louisville Slugger Museum. #LouisvilleSlugger #LouisvilleSluggerMuseum #Slugger #VintageBaseball #Baseball #CarltonFisk #StanMusial #JoeDiMaggio #OzzieSmith

What are some of your favorite books (not price guides) about the sports collecting hobby? I’ll go first - Smithsonian Baseball and Game Worn, both a visual feast for collectors of all types.

🔥🏈🎨 64 years ago today, a quarter could get you this awesome Bears - Rams program cover featuring a beautiful Karl Hubenthal illustration. To learn more about Hubenthal's work: beautyofagame.substack.com/p/the-athlet... #FootballArt #SportsArt #SportsArtist #KarlHubenthal

Dodger great Clayton Kershaw has announced he’ll retire at the end of the 2025 season. Looks like I’d better get cracking on updating these ‘72 Kelloggs cards and ad I created some years back.

🔥⚾️🎨 1960 Washington Senators Yearbook. Harmon Killebrew cover illustration by Zang Auerbach, brother of legendary Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach. #BaseballArt #SportsArt #SportsArtist

"Pick me out a winner, Bobby." RIP Robert Redford.

Sad to hear about the passing of acting legend Robert Redford. Before he was a member of the New York Knights, photographer Steve Schapiro captured Redford playing baseball in Central Park with his son and daughter.

RIP Robert Redford Pictured is a ticket from The Natural, from the book Movies With Balls. beautyofagame.substack.com/p/movies-wit...

Robert Redford revived the baseball movie with THE NATURAL. The film was a modest hit, but Redford was a tastemaker in Hollywood, and his involvement brought renewed interest to the fading genre. Without it, we wouldn't have had BULL DURHAM, EIGHT MEN OUT, FIELD OF DREAMS, or any of the rest.

RIP, Robert Redford

I'll never forget when he played the electric violin and helped Booger and the rest of the Tri-Lambs win the Adams College Greek Games.

🔥⚾️🎨 Born #OTD in 1902, Willard Mullin - iconic sports artist and creator of the Brooklyn Bum character. #BaseballArt #SportsArt #SportsArtist #WillardMullin

#OTD 49 years ago a 20-year old catching prospect made his MLB debut for the Atlanta Braves. Eventually he made his way to the outfield and became the hero of Braves Country in the 1980s. Happy Debut Anniversary Dale Murphy!

#OTD 49 years ago a 20-year old catching prospect made his MLB debut for the Atlanta Braves. Eventually he made his way to the outfield and became the hero of Braves Country in the 1980s. Happy Debut Anniversary Dale Murphy!

As an MLB Manager Davey Johnson, who passed away last week at age 82, was one of the earliest pioneers of using computers to assist in tracking statistics and game strategy. Johnson’s tactics were covered in a 1984 issue of kids computer magazine K-Power.

🔥🏈🎨 Earl Campbell by artist Bernie Fuchs. Man, I really miss those uniforms and that logo. #FootballArt #SportsArt #SportsArtist

I’ve spent the better part of my adult life chasing this feeling.

Is it just me or does anyone else believe that breakfast cereals tasted better during childhood?

🔥🏀🎨 Sports artist Willard Mullin may be best remembered for his baseball work, but he did a ton of other sports as well. Here’s a 1963 Harlem Globetrotters Yearbook with a Mullin cover illustration. #BasketballArt #SportsArt #SportsArtist

Still can't get over that cover design. 🔥🔥🔥

The countdown continues: Five months from today, "Moses and the Doctor" will be published. No time like the present to preorder. bookshop.org/p/books/mose...

⚾ She's penned best-selling biographies of baseball legends like Mantle, Kofax & Ruth; now the inimitable Jane Leavy turns her sights on the game itself in "Make Me Commissioner" ➡️ NOW wherever you pod, YouTube or https://tinyurl.com/z3ej4er7 #GoodSeats

🔥⚾️🎨 “California Here We Come!” - The Sporting News, April 16, 1958, cover illustration by the legendary Karl Hubenthal. #BaseballArt #SportsArt #SportsArtist

Had a great time today at the Anchor Bat Co. grand opening! An awesome company, an awesome space AND I got to chat with DaleMurphy for a few!

This event is literally 5 miles from my house, so attending is a no-brainer. The only question I have is do I wear the Murphy jersey or the Braves-Padres brawl t-shirt?

Every day, @polyesterunis.bsky.social shares his love of vintage colorful polyester baseball uniforms with the online public. Here's how he got started, his (current) favorite uniform, and what he's learned along the way. thefanfiles.com/articles/spencer-hodes-vintage-jerseys-and-hats

Born #OTD in 1918 - baseball Hall of Famer, and American hero, Ted Williams. Williams was well known at Hillerich & Bradsby where he would often show up to personally select the wood billets he wanted his Louisville Sluggers made from. #TedWilliams #TheKid #TeddyBallgame #TheSplendidSplinter

Just in time for the kick off of college football - I take a look at the game over 50 years ago in the 1974 book The College Game: open.substack.com/pub/beautyof...

This 1950 Nokona glove ad reminded me of the time Ty Cobb played for the St. Louis Cardinals… beautyofagame.substack.com/p/when-ty-co...

Article is up! ✅ 5 classics ✅ 4 rookie cards* ✅ 3 Hall of Famers ✅ 2 Ripkens ✅ *1 XRC www.si.com/collectibles... #CardSky

1984 kids computer magazine K Power spotlights how young collector Brent Hoffman used his Apple II computer to keep track of his collection of 2,000(!) baseball cards. @sabrbbcards.bsky.social @nightowlcards.bsky.social @spoart.bsky.social @cardswithastory.bsky.social @heavyjstudios.bsky.social

And yet my Mom thought $1.97 at Kmart was too much… @markhamillofficial.bsky.social

🔥⚾️🎨 On June 27, 2022 Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. went 1 for 4. But Royals photographer Jason Hanna went 4 for 4 with these amazing shots. 😍😍😍😍 #BaseballArt #BaseballPhoto #SportsPhoto

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Not every day at a flea market or yard sale ends like this. But it’s days like this one that keep me going back…

It has arrived! @gummyarts.bsky.social @beautyofagame.bsky.social

I just ordered mine, and it was on sale even! 8/12/84 @gummyarts.bsky.social

For anyone wanting that awesome shirt, please check here: gummyarts.threadless.com/designs/8-12... to order from @gummyarts.bsky.social and support the artist!