My favorite historical player.

now associated with your least-favorite TV commentator!

If Keith can do it, so can I.

An interesting film, to be sure. The book "The Card" is a reasonably interesting read for anyone with a passing interest in baseball cards. It actually has a different theory than the one presented in the film, at least if I remember correctly.

Some quick googling suggests that Mastro is about to plead guilty. Actually, it shows that he cut a deal with prosecutors that the judge rejected.

The book "The Card" is a reasonably interesting read for anyone with a passing interest in baseball cards.

Good to know! I picked up a copy of it last night while browsing at Half Price Books.

The book "The Card" is a reasonably interesting read for anyone with a passing interest in baseball cards.

Good to know! I picked up a copy of it last night while browsing at Half Price Books.

There are others that are more interesting, I think. There's a book about Upper Deck that's really good. Out of print, but pretty cheap online. Another really good book is Operation Bullpen, about an FBI sting into autograph forgers. Makes you question any autograph you didn't see signed yourself.

Another really good book is Operation Bullpen, about an FBI sting into autograph forgers. Makes you question any autograph you didn't see signed yourself.

The idea of buying an autograph never made much sense to me, especially when considering that of a sports figure. I was lucky growing up in South Florida with easy access to spring training sites for numerous teams (and best of all, the defunct "Pizza Hut All-Star Softball Game") and compiled a pretty significant stack of autographed cards, but those came with the fun of seeing the players up-close and getting a handshake in the bargain. Even the idea of paying a player at a signing seems weird to me, although I did pony up for a few if I thought the player was especially worthwhile (Pete Rose, Hank Aaron, Don Baylor, and Dave Winfield are the only ones I recall) but paying for the item without the interaction from the player just seems screwy from a philosophical standpoint. The risk of getting defrauded would scare the beejeebers out of me.

I liked the 30 on 30 short though. Has Olbermann always had that thing on his nose? It's hypnotic.