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SABR Elysian Fields Chapter @sabrelysian.bsky.social · 20h

Are you a baseball fan who will be in the North Jersey area on 10/26? If yes, make a reservation for our event with baseball artist extraordinaire Dick Perez & filmmaker Marq Evans at
@yogiberramuseum.bsky.social!
(Space not guaranteed for walk-ins.)

tinyurl.com/TheDiamondKingOctober2025

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SABR Baseball Cards @sabrbbcards.bsky.social · 5h

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SABR Baseball Cards @sabrbbcards.bsky.social · 5h

Fact Check: FALSE!
But still a great story.

Back of card reads:

Thorpe Homered Into Three States In One Game!

When "the world's greatest athlete," Jim Thorpe, was stripped of his 1912 Olympic medals because of a few pro baseball games at the Carlisle Indian School, manager John McGraw hurried to sign him for the Giants, McGraw knew he'd be a great attraction. It turned out he was a greater attraction than a baseball player, he did have one fantastic day on a spring exhibition tour. In a game in Texas, at the convergence of the Oklahoma and Arkansas borders, Big Jim homered into three states in the one game. His first drive cleared the leftfield fence into Oklahoma, his second the rightfield fence into Arkan-sas, and his third was an inside-the-park round-tripper-in Texas!

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SABR Baseball Cards @sabrbbcards.bsky.social · 23h

There is an all important L you are omitting. 😃

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SABR Baseball Cards @sabrbbcards.bsky.social · 1d

Sizzling hot card at the time!

SABR Baseball Cards @sabrbbcards.bsky.social · 1d

Among pitchers to debut in 2025, who do you think has the brightest future?

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John Thorn @johnthorn.bsky.social · 1d

Did you miss tonight's talk (MLB & NYC: A Love Story) at the New York State Museum? www.youtube.com/live/hOws9GT...

MLB & NYC: A Love Story: An evening with Major League Baseball Historian, John Thorn

YouTube video by nysmuseum

www.youtube.com

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Heavy J Studios #CardSky @heavyjstudios.bsky.social · 1d

Here is how the 426-card T212 Obak set distributes its 271 different subjects across the three years 1909-1911. For example, 32 subjects appeared in all three series while 55 subjects were 1910-only. Longer article coming soon.

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SABR Elysian Fields Chapter @sabrelysian.bsky.social · 1d

The Fall issue of “Eleventh Street Eagle” has landed! Check out stories about Jen Pawol, the @somersetpatriots.bsky.social Black Yankees tribute, Bull Durham at @papermillplayhouse.bsky.social, the @dcone36.bsky.social Celebrity Golf Classic, and much more!

tinyurl.com/ESEFall25

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SABR Baseball Cards @sabrbbcards.bsky.social · 1d

ATTN: Members!

Baseball Card Artists Panel on Saturday featuring Michael Lewis @mightylark.bsky.social, Eric Kittelberger, and Tim Carroll, and moderated by @salazar8017.bsky.social.

Check your emails for registration info.

Join us NEXT SATURDAY for an incredible virtual panel discussion that brings together the leading baseball card artists around!

"DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS: In Celebration of Baseball Card Art" looks at the stylings of three terrific card artists whose great work has been seen all around your social media platforms. The panel features: Tim Carroll, Eric Kittelberger and Michael Lewis, and will be hosted by Anthony Salazar.

The session is set for Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12pm EDT / 9am PDT, and is sponsored by SABR's Baseball Card, and Baseball & the Arts Committees.

And a special shout out to baseball card artist Mike Noren and Gummy Art for designing the funktastic event card!

Members - Check your SABR email for registration information.

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19th Century Bucs @19thcenturybucs.bsky.social · 2d

New @sabrbbcards.bsky.social article on one of the new members of the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame.

SABR Baseball Cards @sabrbbcards.bsky.social · 2d

Scoop, there it is! Head to the SABR Baseball Cards blog for a look back at Al Oliver’s evolving cardboard countenances.

sabrbaseballcards.blog/2025/10/06/a...

Al Oliver Was All Business

“There’s no such thing as bragging. You’re either lying, or telling the truth.” – Al Oliver It occurred to me the other day that every baseball card I’d ever see…

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Mighty_Lark @mightylark.bsky.social · 2d

Pulled out the acrylics for my daughter and she had a bunch of paint left over so I made a Satch portrait. #acrylicpainting #portrait #SatchelPaige #liquitex

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SABR Baseball Cards @sabrbbcards.bsky.social · 2d

Scoop, there it is! Head to the SABR Baseball Cards blog for a look back at Al Oliver’s evolving cardboard countenances.

sabrbaseballcards.blog/2025/10/06/a...

Al Oliver Was All Business

“There’s no such thing as bragging. You’re either lying, or telling the truth.” – Al Oliver It occurred to me the other day that every baseball card I’d ever see…

sabrbaseballcards.blog

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SABR Baseball Cards @sabrbbcards.bsky.social · 4d

100 years ago today, these Hall of Fame greats square off…on the mound! In an 8-inning season finale called for darkness, the aces combine for three scoreless innings. The game also resulted in Cobb’s only career save (retroactively), however sketchy.

www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLA/SL...

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SABR Baseball Cards @sabrbbcards.bsky.social · 4d

Any takers? 🔍

BaseballObscura @justmckinney.bsky.social · 4d

Baseball card flipping in the movie Fresh (1994) #cardsky anyone wanna take a crack at IDs? I see 1981, 1988, 1985, 1989 Topps

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SABR Baseball Cards @sabrbbcards.bsky.social · 4d

Did we just hear that Gary Weiss is being put in charge of CBS News? Crazy!

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Michael Clair @michaelclair.bsky.social · 4d

If you're in Chicago, the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture has a new exhibit on baseball! Called Pleibol!, it's a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian. Free to visit!

nmprac.org/exhibitions/...

¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues – National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture

nmprac.org

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PostWarCards @postwarcards.bsky.social · 5d

Honestly, if I had to pick just one set to spend the rest of my hobby life on, writing about it, researching it, collecting it, just staring at it, it’d be 1952 Topps. Nothing else comes close.

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SABR Baseball Cards @sabrbbcards.bsky.social · 5d

#OTD in 1951 Bobby Thomson deprives Giants fans of the chance to see the great Willie Mays come to bat.

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SABR Baseball Cards @sabrbbcards.bsky.social · 5d

He Cam. He saw. He conquered.

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SABR Baseball Cards @sabrbbcards.bsky.social · 5d

If the Sox get an Early win and crush the Yanks, maybe it was in the cards? #CardSky

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SABR Baseball Cards @sabrbbcards.bsky.social · 5d

Speaking of George Sisler, Jr., he also appears on the most needless nickname card of all time. “Hi, I’m Barry. But please, just call me Barry.”

“Hi, I’m Barry Foote. But please, call me Barry.”

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SABR Baseball Cards @sabrbbcards.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 TRIGGER WARNING ‼️

#OTD in 1978 Bucky Dent broke a lot of hearts in Beantown. His attempt at reconciliation a decade later (sharing a baseball card with the son of Boston Braves legend George Sisler) largely fell flat on all but @seank138.bsky.social.

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SPOART @spoart.bsky.social · 6d

I’ve been blessed many times over. Thank you.

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Adam Darowski @adarowski.bsky.social · 6d

I’ve only written one article for the @sabrbbcards.bsky.social Blog, but it was about Ángel Scull’s 1954 Topps card and how I got back into collecting. sabrbaseballcards.blog/2024/11/11/a...

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