My vintage card of the week: The 1968 Topps Rod Carew All-Star Rookie card. I was only 10 years old when Carew played his last season, but I was into baseball and knew that he was the gold standard for hitting prowess. Tony Gwynn was ultimately my generation's Carew, but I’ve always looked at Rod’s cards with fondness. And this one is my favorite; I prefer it to the rookie card because it’s his first solo card, and I love both the ’68 design and the all-star rookie trophy.

My vintage card of the week: The 1966 Topps NL Batting Leaders card. This is probably my favorite multi-player/league leaders card in my collection. Clemente, Aaron, and Mays. What a triumvirate of vintage baseball greatness. Three absolute icons of the game on one card..

My vintage card of the week: The 1950 Bowman Bob Feller. One primary focus of my collection is dominant pitchers. When I was looking for a Bob Feller card to add to my collection a few years ago, this one just immediately jumped out at me. I absolutely love the image of Feller warming up in front of the dugout with fans looking on from the stands. This was also my first vintage Bowman card. I love this set all around.

My vintage card of the week: The 1965 Topps Joe Morgan rookie card. I love this card for several reasons. First, I’d argue that Joe Morgan was the greatest second baseman of all time. Second, I love this card because of the Colt .45s hats. The Astrodome opened in ’65 and they became the Astros, so this card represents a nice piece of baseball history. But the biggest reason I love this card is my fond memories of Joe Morgan. I don’t remember seeing him play ball, but he played an important part in my falling in love with baseball because of the years he spent covering Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN. Tuning in every week was an important part of my youth. Hat tip to Joe.

To former MLB pitcher and longtime SF Giants broadcaster with Duane Kuiper, none other than Mike Krukow.