Wrapping up the season-long series on the 1980 Topps card set, Bruce Markusen looks back at a favorite old player.

The mound is another good place to find nicknames.

As the major league season winds down, some managers are facing the inevitable ax. One can be found in New York City.

Some war veterans in the baseball world have received short shrift. It’s high time to end that practice.

An old baseball card produces a mix of feelings, some good, some sad.

Right fielders have to have the best throwing arms—many of the better ones require a creative nickname.

He has three college degrees and a slew of major league accomplishments, but no baseball job.

One of baseball’s most underrated general managers passed away earlier in the week. He leaves us with a legacy of progressiveness—and winning.

It’s time for a lunar landing on the 1980 Topps set.

The nicknames keep coming. As we move through the outer pasture, let’s put the spotlight on the middle of the field.