Collectors
Yankees’ A-Rod, 12 Other Players Receive MLB Suspensions
Major League Baseball handed down 13 suspensions yesterday–the move came as a result of a league investigation into the Florida anti-aging clinic Biogenesis, which had reportedly been supplying players with human growth hormone and other performance-enhancing drugs. Twelve of the players, which included a number of All-Stars like Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz, Padres shortstop Everth […]
Et tu, A-Rod? Positive test for steroids tarnishes reputation
When it came to light that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003, baseball fans were shocked. The Baseball Player’s Association, the union for ballplayers, held on to the results of voluntary drug tests submitted by the players.
Long primary season has been a boon for collectors of election-year tchotchkes, A
Mark D. Evans is a veteran collector and the member services director of the organization, American Political Items Collectors. He estimates that the output of campaign-related pins, placards, mugs and other collectibles has increased this year by as much as 50 percent.