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Mickey Mantle is a mainstay in baseball, aging like fine wine in both the stat lines and in the card community. Mantle’s most famous baseball card, the 1952 Topps #311, is widely considered the “Holy Grail” of sports collecting. That ‘52 Topps #311 brought in a massive $12.6 million at a Heritage Auction event in 2022 – although that card was an SGC 9.5 grade. Nonetheless that specific card for Mantle can easily carry the buyer having to write a paycheck upwards of a million

Will Levis was born in Newton, Massachusetts, but attended and played for Xavier High School in Connecticut.

Did you know that Gronk played on the Buffalo Bills? Well, unless you are an ultra diehard Bills’ fan you probably didn’t – maybe it’s because he played eight (8) snaps.

This article is part of the book Pinstripes In West Haven, which chronicles the history of the West Haven Yankees.

Only the Ducks (5-6-1) and Kings (3-6-2) have a losing record amongst the upcoming five to face Buffalo.

Despite the historic ballpark being gone now for 66-years, it does still live on – that is in the Marvel cinematic universe I’m talking about.

Would you believe it though if someone told you that Aaron Judge was once compared to a player who only would have 339 hits in his MLB career? Yeah, I wouldn’t believe you either.

Like a grey ghost from hockey’s past, Total Mortgage Arena, the home of the Bridgeport Islanders, still showcases all remnants outside from its AHL past.

Shesterkin will come back for the 2027-28 season at age 32, in what will be his ninth season in the league.

If you take out Ben Rice’s stats then the entire line gets a whole lot darker:

Overall, that July 31st game would be the last time Jeter played in West Haven, but he would face off against the Ravens one more time.

The Knicks are trying to remain under the second apron, while taking into account the upcoming extension for Finals MVP Jalen Brunson – who is eligible next year.

Shesterkin’s goal is just the 21st by a goalie in NHL history. Overall the most recent goalie goal was made by a fellow New York iceman in Ilya Sorokin on March 1st, 2025.

As the Yankees v. Red Sox wild card series shifts to game 2, I figured to highlight a player who was a member of the Bronx team and the Boston Tea Party team during their career. Overall, there have been 258 players to play for both teams throughout MLB history, but as you know through the title of this article is that Marwin Gonzalez is a ‘forgotten’ player. Gonzalez won a World Series with the 2017 cheatin’ Astros before landing with the Red Sox in February of 2021 on a one

Pinstripes In West Haven is the first-ever book showcasing the West Haven Yankees in any way, as Konareski’s work seeks to preserve that history lasts through his extensive research and storytelling.

Overall, Sykora made his NHL debut at the end of last season. The Slovak produced 3 goals, and had an assist for 4 points total across 11 games.

Despite the announcement of a Rhode Island franchise, there still remains hope and speculation for a New York market team in the near-future.

Instead the Jets imploded in the most New York Jets way possible: by making some absurd pro football history.

Anthony Volpe has already made his new mark in 7 games back in the Majors. Coming up after Jazz Chisholm hit the 10-day injured list with a right thumb sprain, Volpe had the opportunity to prove that he belongs in the Pinstripes lineup. In 7 games back, Volpe is slashing .348/.400.565 with a .965 OPS and has only struck out once across the 25 plate appearance stretch. Volpe is 8-for-23 with 2 doubles and a home run, while he has also swiped 4 bases too, which is the highest i

One of my most unique cards in my personal collection is a 2020 Panini Chronicles Luminance Football rookie card of James Robinson.