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1888 Yum Yum Tobacco – The 19th Century Evangelist & The Pirate

You've probably heard of Old Judge, Gypsy Queen, Allen & Ginter, and Goodwin.  But have you heard of Yum Yum Tobacco?  If you are not a 19th century baseball card aficionado, the odds are you haven't.  They are among the rarest of the rare, and perhaps possess one of the greatest names for a baseball card ever.  Yum Yum Tobacco?  C'mon!  Did the likes of these Wild West types go into a saloon and ask for some "Yum Yum"?  I get a kick out of thinking that it may have actually happened.  "Git me sum Yum Yum & make it

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Remember when Canseco shot himself in the finger? I created some customs using the bullets!

“You know, it's funny,” Canseco said. “I didn't realize I had shot my own finger off. ... Canseco then attempted to minimize the blood loss by lifting the hand over his head and squeezing on his wrist. He went to find his fiancée and told her, “Listen, I'm sorry, but I just shot my finger off.” In 2014, news broke that Jose Canseco accidentally shot himself in the finger.  This all happened in the middle of my negotiations with his manager to do a private signing with him.  Jose played on a team in an independent league, and as a promotional item,

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