Ron Allen is the brother of Hank Allen and their other more well known brother, Dick Allen. Ron never actually played for the Phillies in the majors, although he was in their system from 1965-1972. Ron was a basketball star at Youngstown State, he is enshrined in their Hall of Fame. He is also enshrined in the Reading Phillies Hall of Fame.
Stained & Sensational
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Quick post with some stained, yet sensational sports cards.
Card #1: Marked Martin
*1971 O-Pee-Chee #208*
Picked up a lot of ten 70's O-Pee-Chee basebal...
Time savers
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I've mentioned many times lately how difficult it's been to post regularly
to my blog.
It may not look like it because I'm still posting around five da...
150 - ORLANDO MERCED, PIRATES, 1B
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*The basics:* This is Orlando Merced's only appearance in the 1993 Upper
Deck set.
*Card thoughts:* It's a cool appearance! It is similar to the Hal M...
A Holiday Gift
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*Baseball and football cards -- just the way you like them!*
Christmas in sports cards form came late, but that's because I was out of
town. I usually e...
Vintage pickups
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I won another card from Greg Morris auctions the other day, and then set
bids for a bunch more ending shortly and wound up winning a few to join in
on th...
Tom Silardi? A show recap.
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The recent card show produced some pretty fun stuff. Here's a sampling:1
Beltre refractor, #d /660. This kind of card I would take all day long.2
Teddy ...
#101 U2
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U2 makes their first appearance in the 1991 MusiCards set huddled together
outdoors on card #101. Checklist shenanigans are afoot here, as U2 gets
anoth...
I am a Navy brat who went to 10 schools in 12 years in 4 different states. I have lived in 7 different states. I read two or 3 books a week. I manage a used bookstore for the county library system.
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