Mark Walter, former Cedar Rapidian.

Former Cubs manager Lee Elia will long be remembered for one of the greatest sports rants of all time. SCD contributor and Cubs fan Don Muret (Don Muret) remembers the classic moment. sportscollectorsdigest.com/former-cubs-ma…

UPDATE: Fanatics, eBay react to sports memorabilia fraud and forgery scandal. sportscollectorsdigest.com/massive-forger…

Looking back, it’s amazing that Ryne Sandberg was a throw-in as part of the Larry Bowa-Ivan DeJesus trade in 1982. #Cubs #RIPRyno

Smart move in his old backyard.

New era. Working The National in Rosemont for ⁦Sports Collectors Digest⁩.Seven ‘85 Bears signing autographs tomorrow, along with half-dozen current Cubs, including PCA. It will get crazy. #thehobby

Maybe it’s a good thing Keith Van Horne hasn’t shown up for his autograph session. ⁦The National Sports Collectors Convention Inc.⁩ ⁦Chicago Bears⁩ #thehobby

PCA is the center of attention ⁦signing autographs ⁦The National Sports Collectors Convention Inc.⁩ . ⁦Chicago Cubs⁩

Death is a powerful marketing tool, especially for sports cards. #Cubs sportscollectorsdigest.com/cubs-fans-reme…

Go A's!

I need an Albany helmet. That’s a mean-looking dog.

Hey, Pat Harty, time to put the Auburn guy in the game. 😃

Well now … the old no show job comes to the NBA?

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Class act.

After the 9/10 NBA owners meeting, Adam Silver said: “I’d frankly never heard of the company Aspiration before. And I’d never heard a whiff of anything around an endorsement deal with Kawhi, or anything around engagement with the Los Angeles Clippers. So it was all new to me.” 🧵

Hugh Gallagher, 74, a major figure in the evolution of upscale food service at arenas and stadiums, passed away unexpectedly Sept. 23 in Los Angeles. Read more at blog.iavm.org. #IAVM #FrontRowNews

Don’t forget they’re on the hook for the $700M Beaver Stadium renovation. Not ideal timing.

Wrote a story on the Baseball HOF during my bucket list trip to Cooperstown and whether there’s enough space to fit every piece of Ohtani memorabilia. 😉 Thanks ⁦Josh Rawitch⁩ sportscollectorsdigest.com/shohei-ohtani-…

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has been sued by 11 former Aspiration investors for using the company to pay Kawhi Leonard. The lawsuit, obtained by FOS, was filed in July and initially did not name Ballmer, but he was added Monday night in light of Pablo Torre's reporting.