Spike Glidden

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Baseball and trading card hobby writer, creator and researcher of Number5TypeCollection.com. Vice Chair of SABR baseball cards events committee. #GOMS. As for my house, we will serve Humpy the Salmon.

Glowing, brightly lit boats on the water at night
Sepia team photo postcard and baseball score tracker for the Shippensburg Athletics of Pennsylvania's Cumberland Valley league. Most of the card is handwritten, adding vintage charm to this concise team history.
fingers holding a purple plum with tree limbs visible in the background
Trading card of baseball pitcher Justin Verlander from his first year in 2005. He's wearing a Tigers uniform and smiling.
1913 baseball team photo of the Cleveland Naps, printed as a sepia photograph to advertise Fatima cigarettes
1979 Topps baseball card for Twins hitter Rich Chiles, shown posed with a bat and standing in foul ground inside a stadium
Black and white trading card of 1940s baseball hitter Lloyd Christopher, who is choosing his bat from a rack placed along the chain link fence at a minor league stadium. Several young fans watch him from the stands.
Cover of a 1967 Rolling Stones album with blue and white borders that surround a 3D-like and somewhat chaotic and eldritch image of the band on an invented alien planet.
Baseball card of Expos catcher Bob Bailey. He's shown as a youngster on a rural setting with a dog that might be an Irish Setter.
Baseball card of draft pick Greg Anthony, who's wearing an ornate paisley shirt and leaning against a tree outdoors
A large assortment of baseball cards and ephemera, spread out on the floor. A black cat looks up helpfully.
Trading cards of Joe Jackson, League Park, and one of Cleveland's Guardians of Traffic
Pale man with glasses and a coffee standing next to an oversized guitar statue that designed with Ramones musical touches.
Amelia Earhart display in a museum kiosk that includes flight coveralls, several photos, and a fragment of a plane she flew in.
Neon 1984 sign and plaque at the rock and roll hall of fame, describing the significance of that year in music
Rock and roll hall of fame display that shows the custom jacket that the musician Bjork wore on her album Post; it’s made of postal material and trim
A smiling woman posing in front of baseball art displays featuring Elston Howard and and Larry Doby
Poster display about the T206 cigarette set and its various print groups of cards
Two pale men with glasses looking left at something. One has a shoe on his head and the other is wearing a ballcap inside-out.
Four baseball cards from the 1990 Fleer set, two with Harold Baines, two with Howard Johnson, and a guest appearance by Ryne Sandberg
Package of raw slivered almonds on a serving tray
Back of a trading card with a large black stain on it
1991 trading card of Seattle shortstop Omar Vizquel
Spike Owen trading card during his days in Montreal
Superman sculpture in a Cleveland downtown plaza
Murad cigarettes advertisement from the early twentieth century that shows an ornately dressed woman holding up a cigarette pack on a platter
Completed grid for the online trivia game Immaculate Grid, with Rip Repulski in the middle
The Rockband video game screen that displays their first expansion pack of downloadable Freezepop songs
Graded T206 Wagner baseball card inside a display case outside the CGC booth at a convention center. A red light illuminates the card, a security guard watches from one side, and a CGC employee adjusts a large glass frame in the background.
Black and white photo of baseball player Harry Simpson, resting on one knee and holding his bat in a Cuban winter league stadium
Back of a trading card that advertises an auction for aT206 Wagner baseball card
Pale man with glasses holding a trading card of Keith Olbermann, who is holding a trading card of Honus Wagner
Closeup photo of a baseball catcher looking at the viewer through their mask. The photo is close enough to see a large amount of detail in the mask structure.
Black and white photo of a Tacoma baseball stadium with four uniformed players posing for a photo close to the camera and an outfield wall and bleachers in the background
Black and white postcard of a baseball team casually grouped together for their photo. The team is labeled as being from Glidden, Wisconsin.
Smiling man holding about a dozen baseball cards
Three pale men with facial hair and glasses holding trading cards in front of a card dealer banner.
sleeveless baseball jersey with "5th rock n' jock" on the front, as shown in a 2021 exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
A panel of six "dynamite baseball cards" that show satirical poses of humans and pets in baseball forms with pun names like "Ben Dover" and team names like "Montana Dolphins." They are funny cards.
Pale man with mustache posing in front of a photo of Lou Gehrig
1889 newspaper summary of a fine levied against an Indiana ball club for playing on Sunday. The tone of the article makes it clear that the writer would prefer to shame the complaining citizen, so it names them in the piece.
Large vending machine for trading cards of various kinds. The machine is called "Shop All Fans" and mentions Pokemon, Panini, and Topps as the brands inside. There are packs on about half of its interior vending shelves.
A vintage billboard for safety shoes that a man in agony after dropping something on it
Completed baseball version of the online trivia game Immaculate Grid
Screen capture of Mariners outfielder Randy Arozarena running the bases and the closed captioning calls him "Randy Rosarita" which looks more like a drink name from a tiki bar
Meme of an ornately decorated toilet
Statue of baseball player Toni Stone, the first woman to play pro Negro League ball as part of the team’s regular roster
Several display stands outside the WWII-era submarine USS Pampanito that show a series of scenes related to naval service.
Mechanical 1930s baseball game with significant patina. This view shows the coin slot and play board.
Completed grid for the IMMACULATE GRID trivia game
Pale man wearing sunglasses and standing next to driftwood that reads “paradise found” as an allusion to Paradise Lost
A completed immaculate grid trivia game. It includes Biff Pocoroba, one of the most enjoyable baseball names to say out loud.
Charlie Brown in a cartoon panel, saying You Have Spoken a Truism
Sports bar with TV screens showing the World Cup and also there are beers visible
Completed version of the Immaculate Grid 1199 grid
Cincinnati Reds team photo from 1904, with the squad seated in three rows.
A completed immaculate grid for July 12, 2026
Trading card showing a well dressed crowd queued outside League Park in Cleveland, waiting to enter for a baseball game