Richard Tyner slid the pack of 1987 Topps Major League Baseball "the Real one" cards over his counter for $1. The pack contained "17 Bubble Gum Cards" and "1 Stick Bubble Gum." It was the rookie year ...

Topps hasn't included a stick of gum inside its pack of baseball cards for years. But I still miss it. Not because I miss chewing the gum. Lord, no! My friend Scooter gave me a couple-decades-old pack ...

And what it has to do with cigarettes. Nearly three decades later, the bubblegum in a pack of 1989 Topps baseball cards is, unsurprisingly, inedible. Now an off-pink color, it was probably a mistake ...

Originally, it was an innocent enough marketing plan by the Topps Company. Buy the pink bubble gum covered by a thin layer of powder and it would come with five baseball cards. Such a deal. Fifty ...

Aesthetic Appeal: The high-quality artwork is part of what makes these cards so coveted. The cards don’t have a name on the front, making them more classic looking. The 1950 Jackie Robinson is ...

A bubble is a thin layer of elastic, impermeable material that expands as air is forced into it. The growth of a bubble ...

Topps hasn't included a stick of gum inside its pack of baseball cards for years. But I still miss it. Not because I miss chewing the gum. Lord, no! My friend Scooter gave me a couple-decades-old pack ...

Author of "The Devil Wears Pinstripes" and winner of a Sports Emmy. Reported from 17 World Series, 9 Olympics, 6 continents. Topps hasn't included a stick of gum inside its pack of baseball cards for ...