Across half a century, the more things changed, the more they stayed the same. Two ambitious new volumes examine a couple of the more dramatic angles of baseball history.

You know, The Massive Scarlet Mechanical Apparatus would be great name for a 1960s psychedelic rock band. And if they were anything like this ball club, they’d be much more than a one-hit wonder.

The look back at the 1980 Topps set continues with an examination of the original “Boomer.”

Featured in this week’s Waiver Wire are a few more potential save vultures, a rehabbing strikeout artist, and some useful bats in deeper leagues.

Week 8 in the AL Waiver Wire series assesses the value of Carlos Santana, Jake Fox, Max Scherzer, Julio Borbon, Luke Scott, amongst others … plus Jose Bautisa watch!