Editor's Note: with the original publication that this article was posted on set for imminent extinction, we brought this post over to The Sports Bank before it gets deleted. It originally ran in the summer of 2010, and we have updated it in some places. Sports press releases are well-crafted statements that convey a highly controlled message to the masses. These days, many … [Read more...] about How and Why Sports Press Releases Morphed into Spam
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2024 MLB Mock Draft: Final Update 7-14-24
The 2024 Major League Baseball Draft will be held July 14-16. In other words, it's just two days away! So with that in mind, welcome to the penultimate edition of our 2024 MLB Mock Draft! It comes with some changes. We'll do our final edition of the 2024 MLB Mock Draft Sunday morning. The Sports Bank is the only independently-owned, mom and pop shop website to do a mock … [Read more...] about 2024 MLB Mock Draft: Final Update 7-14-24
History of Baseball Card Collecting: Recovery From Bubble Burst to Present Day
Our History of Baseball Card Collecting series continues with a look at the recovery from the bubble bursting, where we are now and where we are going Go here for part one, covering the hobby's origins. Part two, focusing on the Topps monopoly, can be found here. Part three, focusing on the golden age, overexpansion and bubble bursting, can be found here. … [Read more...] about History of Baseball Card Collecting: Recovery From Bubble Burst to Present Day
History of Baseball Card Collecting: The Topps Monopoly Era
Note: this article on the Topps monopoly era is part of a series on the overall history of baseball card collecting. It will run in portions here and on the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America newsletter. Remember opening your first ever wax pack of Topps baseball cards? Oftentimes, the back bookend of the card came with a stain on it, from having been wedged … [Read more...] about History of Baseball Card Collecting: The Topps Monopoly Era
Man City Set to Face AC Milan at Yankee Stadium This Summer
Captain America, Christian Pulisic, is coming to Yankee Stadium this summer. You certainly won't get a more American sports sentence than that! Pulisic and AC Milan will face Manchester City in a preseason friendly on Saturday, July 27 (time TBD), Yankee Stadium and the New York Yankees announced today. The reigning UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA World Club Cup, … [Read more...] about Man City Set to Face AC Milan at Yankee Stadium This Summer
Thousands of ’52 Topps Mickey Mantle Cards Slept with the Fishes
The stars truly aligned here- the most essential modern era set, a first-ballot Hall of Famer subject, and a backstory that reads like a top-notch Hollywood script. While there are numerous Mickey Mantle cards out there capturing the hearts and minds of collectors, the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 is extra special, and the scarcity is a big reason why. Even if it was not … [Read more...] about Thousands of ’52 Topps Mickey Mantle Cards Slept with the Fishes
Yankee Stadium Hosts Huge Hip-Hop 50th Birthday Concert Event
In the words of Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz: "But if it wasn't for the Bronx. This rap sh** probably never would be going on So tell me where you from? Uptown, baby, uptown, baby." You'll recall Yankee Stadium was the backdrop for that music video, "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)." The song sampled Steely Dan's yacht rock classic, "Black Cow." It's true, hip-hop was born in the Bronx, … [Read more...] about Yankee Stadium Hosts Huge Hip-Hop 50th Birthday Concert Event
52 Mickey Mantle Card Defaced, Loses Tens of Thousands in Value
The 43rd annual National Sports Card Convention, colloquially known as The National is currently ongoing and in town (suburban Rosemont, actually to be specific). You won't have to look hard to find a 52 Mickey Mantle card, as this convention inspires people to bring only their best and brightest cards to trade and sell. And the 1952 Mickey Mantle baseball card (Topps; #311) … [Read more...] about 52 Mickey Mantle Card Defaced, Loses Tens of Thousands in Value
Aaron Judge Was Nearly Traded to Angels in Spring Training
Move over Mike Trout and sorry Shohei Ohtani, because Aaron Judge is now the face of Major League Baseball. And according to MLB Network host Harold Reynolds, just minutes ago, all three were very close to becoming teammates this spring. As Judge closes in on the single season home record for non-steroid freaks of nature who enlarged their heads during middle adulthood, the … [Read more...] about Aaron Judge Was Nearly Traded to Angels in Spring Training
Erling Haaland, Aaron Judge Simultaneously Chasing History in Respective Sports
In big time professional sports, few things are more epic than individual record chase. And when it involves scoring, even more so because, as the saying goes: offense sells tickets. And we're blessed to see not just one, but two of these individual milestones being pursued at the same time. We have super slugger Aaron Judge, of the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball on … [Read more...] about Erling Haaland, Aaron Judge Simultaneously Chasing History in Respective Sports