Just picked up this nice 1953 Bowman Color Harry "Suitcase" Simpson. His career began in the Negro National League with the Philadelphia Stars before debuting with the Cleveland Indians in 1951. Harry spent parts of four seasons with Cleveland before being purchased by the Kansas City Athletics in 1955, where he had his most productive years. He also had short stints with the Yankees, White Sox, and Pirates before retiring after the 1959 season.

The nickname "Suitcase" actually came from Cleveland sportswriters based on a character in the Toonerville Folks comic strip rather than his many travels among teams during his career. Author Robert Parker also included a character named "Suitcase" Simpson in his Jesse Stone book series (I highly recommend anything by Robert B. Parker!). Definitely one of my favorite players!!

My first Exhibits card and a very nice one if I do say so myself. Shout out to my friend @Curt_Burner for turning me on to these great cards! 🤝

Does anyone know if they make graded card sleeves in this size (4”x7”)?

Just got this wall display so I can enjoy seeing a bit of my collection all the time. Claims to hold 20 slabs (vertically), which it probably would if they were all PSA. As you can see, it only holds 16 SGC slabs, which is fine with me. Getting five slabs on a shelf would be tight and I plan to rotate the contents periodically. Started with my graded Cardinals…I love walking into the room and seeing them all there!

Bought this 1931 W517 Frank Frisch on eBay a few weeks ago. Only my third pre-war card. I love the photo of Frisch’s grizzled face. So excited to get a playing days card of a key member of the Cardinals great Gas House Gang!!

I had the pleasure of chatting with Ray Burris at the Chicago Sports Spectacular last weekend. I actually “met” Mr. Burris 45-ish years ago when he and other Chicago Cubs personnel came to my town to play a basketball game against our local radio personalities. After the game, kids were able to get a ball autographed by the players. Turns out the Cubs did this for several years and traveled to other states as well. His signature on my ball is a little faded so I decided to get a fresh one on his 1976 Topps card.