WIREPHOTO [HOCKEY]: Wayne Gretzky - [06/12/85] 'Big Winners' (Oilers)

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WIREPHOTO [HOCKEY]: Wayne Gretzky - [06/12/85] 'Big Winners' (Oilers) cards value
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ABOUT Yogi Berra
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra was a legendary baseball catcher, manager, & coach. His 19-year playing career included (18) seasons (1946-1963) with the New York Yankees, (10) of them ending as World Series Champs. He briefly appeared in 4 games with the Mets in 1965.

Yogi is well known for his unique "Yogi-isms".

  • "I don't know if we're the oldest battery, but we're certainly the ugliest"
  • "It ain't over 'til it's over"
  • "When you come to a fork in the road, take it"
  • "You can observe a lot by just watching"
  • "Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical"
  • "It's like déjà vu all over again"
  • "The future ain't what it used to be"
  • "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore"
  • "I can't think and hit at the same time"
  • "So I'm ugly. I never saw anyone hit with his face"
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1985 Topps Baseball Cards
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The 1985 Topps set featured the USA OLYMPIC TEAM and Mark McGwire, who would for several years become the most in demand rookie. McGwire was pictured in his Team USA jersey. It was 1987 when Topps issued McGwire's first card as a major leaguer.

There were rookie cards for other future superstars including Kirby Puckett, Roger Clemens, Eric Davis, Orel Hershiser...

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Tobacco Cards

Starting approximately in 1886, sportscards, mostly baseball cards, were often included with tobacco products, for promotional purposes and also because the card reinforced the packaging and protected cigarettes from damage. These sports cards are referred to as tobacco cards in the baseball card hobby. Over the next few years many different companies produced baseball cards. Tobacco cards soon started to disappear as the American Tobacco Company tried to develop a monopoly by buying out other companies.

They were reintroduced in the 1900s, as American Tobacco came under pressure from antitrust action and Turkish competition. The most famous and most expensive, baseball card is the rare T206 Honus Wagner. The card exists in very limited quantities compared to others of its type because Wagner forced the card to be removed from printing. It is widely (and incorrectly) believed that Wagner did so because he refused to promote tobacco, but the true explanation lies in a dispute over compensation.

Soon other companies also began producing baseball and football cards. Sports magazines such as The Sporting News were early entries to the market. Candy manufacturers soon joined the fray and reflected a shift toward a younger target audience for cards. Caramel companies were particularly active and baseball cards were one of the first prizes to be included in Cracker Jacks. World War I soon suppressed baseball card production.

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