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In the ‘88 season, Billy Ripken randomly wrote “Fuck Face” on the bottom of his BP bat with a Sharpie… so he could quickly find it on the rack. Little did he know it would end up on a baseball card. The production team for ’89 Fleer overlooked it and, a PR disaster was created.Continue reading

My second Bubble Burst piece! When @topps stopped including gum in ‘92, ironically the baseball card bubble began to burst due to massive overproduction in the mid 80’s & early 90’s. Gross evidence exists with the Topps Micro set in 1992… as if there weren’t enough cards on the market already! They reprinted the entireContinue reading

Sprayed some fresh plexi today 😁 #MatthewLeeRosen #topps #baseballcards #baseballcardart #baseballcardartist #baseballart #sportsart #popart #vintagebaseballcards #oldbaseballcards #baseball #1992 #vintage90s #bazooka #bazookajoe #bubblegum https://www.instagram.com/p/B1pXGKfHd8n/?igshid=8r2hdz6whd5k

My latest piece 😁 In 1959, @Topps named their first All-Star Rookie team and printed a trophy on the ‘60 set. In ’73, they replaced the trophy with this Revere Cup, but stopped using it after ’78. The cup came roaring back in ’87 with Jose Canseco… the hottest player on the planet at theContinue reading

Home for a pit stop… and prepping these 3 boys to get shipped out to their collector 😁 Original artwork by #MatthewLeeRosen #baseballcards #baseballcardart #vintagebaseballcards #oldbaseballcards #toppsbaseballcards #topps #baseballdiamond #baseball #baseballart #sportsart #sandykoufax #nopepper#baseballcardartist #popart #bazookajoe #bubblegum https://www.instagram.com/p/B1B5KGAHYkW/?igshid=4qtxvrj9o75

I feel obligated to share a little more on National Baseball Card Day 😁 Original artwork by #MatthewLeeRosen #donruss #panini #paniniamerica #baseballcards #baseballcardart #vintagebaseballcards #oldbaseballcards #baseballdiamond #baseball #1989 #baseballart #sportsart #barrybonds #pittsburghpirates #asterisk #chicagocubs #topps #1982 #wrigleyfield #80s #80sstyle #80svintage #baseballcardartist #popart https://www.instagram.com/p/B1AJwkinxzp/?igshid=bhet5xfp0gl6

Happy #nationalbaseballcardday Original artwork by #MatthewLeeRosen @psacard #psagraded #donruss #panini #paniniamerica #baseballcards #baseballcardart #vintagebaseballcards #oldbaseballcards #baseballdiamond #baseball #1987 #ratedrookie #baseballart #sportsart #gregmaddux #chicagocubs #80s #80sstyle #80svintage #baseballcardartist #popart https://www.instagram.com/p/B0_ZMBdHuYH/?igshid=1w74epzw7wlgx

I had some leftover reprints of the 1915 Cracker Jacks… so I put them to use! It’s said that this set from the Deadball Era is among the most attractive cards ever produced. They are very difficult to locate, making them the equivalent of baseball card gold. A Christy Mathewson sold for $95,000 in 2012.Continue reading

The Mendoza Line (a .200 batting average) is the threshold for incompetent major league hitting. It began as a joke by George Brett teasing Mario Mendoza in an interview with ESPN’s Chris Berman… and has since become the low bar. It’s no wonder Mendoza was such a poor hitter (lifetime .215 average) with those squinty eyesContinue reading