While roaming the halls of the Krause Publications building earlier today, I came across a check-in copy of our latest sports book due out in November – Lombardi: An Illustrated Life. Now a simple 64-page book with a few hundred … Read More

In a follow-up to yesterday’s blog about Mariano Rivera breaking the all-time saves record, today Steiner Sports has sent out a release on available collectibles related to the 602 saves record and Mariano’s career. For those looking to purchase something … Read More

The idea of “closers” is still pretty foreign for players and fans who like to refer to the 1950s as their prime. Heck, when it comes to pitching today in general, those same people are often shaking their head compared … Read More

This was a week for some great picks from the Beat the Blogger crew. We had four people get 9 of the 10 games correct, with a few more getting 8 of the 10 games correct. Alas, in the end, … Read More

It sure is nice to have a few sports playing at the same time for the Beat the Blogger contests. This week we’ll feature seven NFL games and three baseball games with playoff implications. As a reminder, contestants please post … Read More

I’m back from a short vacation with the family, and I have a lot of things swirling around in my head after walking nature trails and gazing out at Lake Superior. First off, if you’re a collector in certain parts … Read More

With the first week of NFL games almost under out belt, we had some “upsets” and some surprisingly bad performances from teams that were supposed to be good. But when all was said and done for the Sunday match-ups this … Read More

Welcome to Beat the Blogger. Thanks for playing. Sorry for the delay – taking some vacation this week. Will have past winners 8x10s out early next week. In last week’s match-ups (Sept. 4), the tie-breaker was null and void because … Read More

There is a good reason to head to the post office next year. In 2012, there will be a set of ‘Forever’ stamps featuring baseball legends. Leading the pack is Ted Williams, followed by Larry Doby, Willie Stargell and Joe … Read More

Welcome to Beat the Blogger. Regarding last week’s match-ups, Hurricane Irene messed up a couple of MLB games, resulting in Boston not playing Sunday and the Yankees and Orioles playing a doubleheader. So both those games were tossed out. That … Read More