Batboy Glidden

Profiling the vintage century of baseball cards (1880-1980), one set at a time, with high-quality scans, valuation, and tips to avoid reprints or counterfeits.

[Batboy Glidden @Number5TypeCard]

@jon_bois Thx for hat-tipping Mr. Gladden, he appreciates it and best wishes with your new contestant.

[Batboy Glidden @Number5TypeCard]

First pull success was 85T Gooden & I was stoked to buy Reggie RC about age 25. First dream card was 56T Jackie, which I bought closer to age 35.

[Paul Lesko @Paul_Lesko]

Fellow Gen-Xers (and only those old-heads from the X Gen)…help me with a project I gave myself: what was your dream card growing up?

[Batboy Glidden @Number5TypeCard]

One way the game's changed since their day: Cicotte pitched 269 innings in 1912 with an excellent 1.084 WHIP, but allowed zero homers. One century later, Kershaw won Cy Young & MVP, notched his unreal .857 WHIP in a pitcher's home park, and still allowed 9 homers.

[Batboy Glidden @Number5TypeCard]

1921-ish W516-2-1 #27 Christy Mathewson "Ex-Giant," miscut to show it sat right below W563 Lincoln. The red/blue print run on these first two cards feature more color than muddier red/black printings for the same sets, perhaps a year later.

[Batboy Glidden @Number5TypeCard]

Mathewson retired in 1916 and this set came out no earlier than 1920, so "Ex-Giant" is loose dating indeed. Mathewson's delayed inclusion implies Eddie might've appeared on these cards well after his post-1920 Black Sox ban.

[Batboy Glidden @Number5TypeCard]

well, guess it's football season now

[Batboy Glidden @Number5TypeCard]

@andyt813 <3 all of these for their own reasons

[Batboy Glidden @Number5TypeCard]

@andyt813 Jack White's liquid-filled 12" single

[Batboy Glidden @Number5TypeCard]

@prewarcards ...can I have half of each, tho

[Batboy Glidden @Number5TypeCard]

New set profile: 1972-73 Sport Grafico Venezuelan Winter League Baseball #5, Manny Trillo, plus some sweet Oakland duds from their 1972-74 dominance.
https://t.co/seXepQ5pX5

#collect

[Batboy Glidden @Number5TypeCard]

Coming soon, a profile of 1972-73 "Sport Grafico" winter league baseball. It's intense.

[jon greenberg @jon_greenberg]

“It could be worse,” a Colts employee said to me on my way out, “you could be could be covering the White Sox.”

“I do that too.”

“There’s a bar down the street.”

[Batboy Glidden @Number5TypeCard]

@TimJenkins1962 @immaculategrid @baseball_ref Any Zoilo grid is good grid

[Batboy Glidden @Number5TypeCard]

@immaculategrid @baseball_ref Fast older HOFer version.

[Batboy Glidden @Number5TypeCard]

Can't wait to see some 100% black & white grids today

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 538 9/9:
Rarity: 11
IMMACULATE!
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Play at:
https://t.co/jHPYpv7Wic
@immaculategrid x @baseball_ref

[Batboy Glidden @Number5TypeCard]

@delspacefranco Tried to submit all of them for SGC authentication & one came came back as “not enough card to authenticate.” 🤣

[Batboy Glidden @Number5TypeCard]

2017 show price: $550. What do you think today? Guessing $2K+.

[Batboy Glidden @Number5TypeCard]

@masapequaparkng 100% true. I’m short a Goudey Gehrig and watching its price zoom up in last few years has been 😮🤯, even if I could sell something to get one.

[Batboy Glidden @Number5TypeCard]

@delspacefranco While this one isn’t, you can believe my actual Ruth cards are of similar quality 😜