Entries from April 2009

April 26, 2009

It’s Gitz, Not Getz

What you see above is the new starting second baseman for the southsiders.  If you did not know, my name happens to be Chris Gitz.  As you can imagine, these two names can sound an awful lot alike.  My biggest pet peeve has always been when someone mispronounces my name as Getz.  There is definitely [...]

April 2, 2009

1955 Topps Doubleheaders

Since returning to the hobby I’ve been able to buy several items that I have only seen in books and old Becketts.  This card would fall into that category.  It is a 1955 Topps Doubleheader of Steve Bilko and Bob Millken.  This set is made up of 66 cards featuring 2 players each.  The checklist [...]