This is the one and only Babe Ruth card I have in my collection. Really looking for a pack-pulled cut auto or an on-card vintage auto. One day. For now, this will work. Great centering and eye appeal, strong grade for this one!

This was by far my most popular article this year -- I looked back on the greatest base card subset of my childhood. Why was it created, who is on it -- and how I'm hoping the 2026 Topps flagship set follows suit!

https://open.substack.com/pub/gonos/p/1976-topps-all-time-all-stars-subset?r=i2g5u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

I came across a dual-signed Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig baseball on Robert Edward Auctions today. Ruth and Gehrig were one of the most feared home-run duos in baseball history. This piece is in great condition, graded NM-MT 8 by PSA/DNA.

The ball dates back to 1926-1927, a period when the Yankees dominated baseball. The 1927 team, considered the greatest ever assembled, featured Ruth as the home run champion (60) and Gehrig as the American League RBI leader (175). Their lineup was so dominant it earned the nickname "Murderers' Row."

Interested to see where this lands.

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=202216

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dABr7RNcRpc

A couple fun stories from us at The Athletic:

David Betancourt talked to Batman '89 writer Sam Hamm about his love of University of Virginia basketball (cc: @alexisohanian) and how it's seeped into his current comic run:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5908955/2024/11/12/batman-virginia-basketball-comics/

And then Michael Salfino wrote about Babe Ruth's rookie card and how it was originally used to get a free jump rope or "dandy" bat and ball set:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5911783/2024/11/10/babe-ruth-rookie-card-red-sox/