Yesterday marked the 121st anniversary of Ty Cobb’s debut as an 18-year-old. He doubled in his first major-league at-bat and would spend the years that followed building a resume worthy of a man many still consider the greatest player in baseball history.   In 1911, Turkey Red produced what many consider the most beautiful baseball card ever made. Its rich colors, ornate border, and atmospheric ballpark backdrop give Cobb the mythic presence he deserves. This wasn’t a card made decades later to celebrate a legend - it was produced at the height of his fame.   There’s no foil, no

Let's take a break from the multi-million dollar bounties placed on social media for cards that were produced two minutes ago, shall we?  One hundred and twenty-seven years ago today, (August 19th, 1899) on a hot Thursday in the summer of 1899, a young third baseman named John Wagner stared out from the pages of The Sporting News. Not Honus. Not Hans. John. "JOHN WAGNER, Third Baseman. LOUISVILLE, 1899."  He would end up becoming arguably the best shortstop in baseball history. The supplement - cataloged today as the M101-1, was tucked inside the August 19th edition of The Sporting News