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As I mentioned earlier today, I was really proud to be on a show that won’t back away from loving this game that hurts so regularly. I was really happy too, though, so I bought some new shoes to celebrate. I suspect our host would approve!

Vanns in the color of the KC/Oakland Athletics

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 6h

I was so pleased to appear on the Fancestor podcast that I bought new shoes for the occasion. It’s really a great show, so full of the joy (and suffering) of baseball fandom. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Age yourself with a childhood crush.

Julie Newmar as Catwoman in the 1966 Batman television series

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Here’s a nice vintage Reggie In Action for anyone in the US or Canada!

Topps 1972 #436 in VG condition, “Reggie Jackson in Action”

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Some circumstantial evidence that the Collins family once stopped in Savannah, GA during their voyage to the West Indies in the late eighteenth century. #darkshadows

Collins Quarter bar in Savannah, Georgie

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

To celebrate the most recent Retrosheet ( @retrosheet.bsky.social ) release, I’ve reduced prices on all versions of How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History! Visit www.retrosheet-book.com to learn more! (Sale in effect through August 31!)

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Ladies and Gentlemen and children of all ages, behold six cards, from which you may choose two as long as they aren’t the same! Four of these are Magic (the Gathering) and the other two are made of rare 1972 magic!

Giant-Man, two 1972 Pat Corrales Topps #705, Moon Knight, Captain America, Thor (all Marvel cards are Magic the Gathering)

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Picked up this BEAUTY for my 1972 Topps set build! I love the DIY update!

1972 Topps Bob Veale (high number) with “Red Sox” written in ballpoint

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Analog gaming Sunday (with Roster Card Baseball)—details in ALT text

In a game from 1980, Astros edge the Phillies 4-3 on July 28. Danny Heep singles home the winning run in the 9th and Dave Smith records the save.

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice In Chains.

1992’s Automatic for the People by R.E.M.

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

So much sports today (TV) so let’s pivot to two non-sports offerings. . . Jean Grey (Marvel Girl) and Victoria Winters (Dark Shadows). Claim one or both!

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

A young woman, frustrated by her boyfriend’s financial trouble, borrows $40,000 but has a troublesome shower at a motel on the way to deliver the money.

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

My wife loved this pic of Carmelo by @mollyknight.bsky.social that she got me a print of it for my birthday to hang in my office! Www.retrosheet-book.com @retrosheet.bsky.social

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

For my milestone birthday party this weekend, my wife is hosting a viewing of my all time favorite film, Psycho (1960), with a bingo game and fun prizes related to the film. Yesterday she surprised me by inviting my “Mother”!

Homemade “Mother” mummy in the style of Norman Bates and Psycho (1960)

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Anyone have an extra Gene Mauch 1972 Topps (276) they don’t need? I have misplaced mine sadly. Up for grabs is this Dale Murphy with a special guest star. . .

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Thanks, Nathan! I’m loving this Wood!

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Sixty years ago today, Victoria Winters’ journey was just beginning. #darkshadows

Title screen from Dark Shadows (1966 black and white television)

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

A new family member arrived on Friday—Maeve, a rescue kitten. @gritz.bsky.social

Six-week-old solid black kitten in cat bed with ball toy

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Thanks to @pappyscards.bsky.social for sending me a postcard from Rickwood Field!

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

A bit of a framing problem?

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Flight to Atlanta but spent talking the 1972 World Series with the woman next to me who was still bummed that “her Reds” lost. My backpack patch started the conversation :)

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Choose one of these 2026 NPB cards that I absolutely, positively don’t understand and can’t read, so just pick “left” or “center” or “right” if you please!

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Hey #cardsky, anyone know what kind of cards these are?

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Watching some early Dark Shadows while a thunderstorm rages outside, a perfect pairing.

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Pick a Bond from photos you already have in your phone

Slenderman Halloween costume worn by adult man

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day! Here’s mother Marla Collins on a card and some guy. Free for claiming!

Marla Collins, ball girl, on her stool working a Cubs game with Pete Rose in the foreground but no one’s likely watching Rose

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Remembering my first MLB in-person MLB experience and the scoreboard that cemented my fandom. . .

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

His work on Firestorm was some of my favorite reading in junior high. RIP

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Post a cover to a comic Gerry Conway wrote that you love

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The local Bargain Hunters vintage store has an item a little too on-the-nose, but hey, we’re quite the capitalist culture, teaching children early to shop!

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

As seen this week on Our Game (ourgame.mlblogs.com/from-kiosk-d...) I have three Dave Smith cards available for the asking. Makes a great bookmark for www.retrosheet-book.com

Dave Smith baseball card for bookmarking How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who has helped How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History succeed! (And many of you helped Retrosheet itself succeed!) (And if you’re curious about the book OR want some sweet extra content not in the book, visit www.retrosheet-book.com) #booksky

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Two wonderful pieces of mail today! The local library has accepted my book! And a baseball writer of renown has sent me pure kindness! Thank you, @robneyer.bsky.social for your thoughtfulness. Check out the book at www.retrosheet-book.com and see what all this fuss is about :)

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

RIP to local Knoxville baseball guy Phil Garner. Here’s the monument to him at the high school field where he played as a student. (Alt text contains the text from the monument.)

Philip Mason Garner
"Scrap Iron"
Was born April 30, 1949 in Jefferson City, Tennessee and graduated from Bearden High School 1967. As a senior Phil led the Baseball Bulldogs to their first Regional Championship. Phil attended the University of Tennessee on a baseball scholarship. In 1970 he led the Southeastern Conference in home runs and was named to the ALL-SEC first team.
In 1995, Phil was elected to The University of Tennessee Baseball Hall of Fame.
Phil was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the first round of the 1971 amateur draft. His Major League debut was September 10, 1973.
In his sixteen year major league career he played for the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants. Phil was voted to the All-Star team three times 1976, 1980 and 1981.
The Pittsburgh Pirates won the 1979 World Series. Phil played all seven games and batted .500, 12 for 24, which was a World Series record.
He was part of 24 double plays = a World Series team record.
Phil managed in the Major Leagues for sixteen years:
1992-1999 Milwaukee Brewers, 2000-2002 Detroit Tigers,
2004-2007 Houston Astros: In 2005 he became the first Houston Astros manager to skipper the club to a National League pennant and reach the World Series.
In 2006 Phil managed the National League All-Star team.

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I’m cleaning out my desk drawer so if you see something you’d like (just one item), claim it! See ALT text for item details!

Tickets are from 1980 Astros, Ryan is 1982 Topps sticker, Bullwinkle is from an early 1960s card game, Campy is SSPC 1975 #492, and Dave Smith is a custom bookmark for How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History (www.retrosheet-book.com).

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

A big THANK YOU to the fans of @retrosheet.bsky.social who in just one week have made my book How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History a success! Learn more at www.retrosheet-book.com and if you have the book already, check out the EXTRAS now available at the same website!

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I love this card because it looks like six-year-old me left it in his pocket when he fell in a mud puddle.

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Jay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Meet Addie, looking like she’s hungover

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