Blow Out the Candles August 14

1976 AL Rookie of the Year sensation Mark Fidrych was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on this date in 1954.

Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver is celebrating his 82nd birthday today.

Three time MVP and five time NBA Champ Magic Johnson is celebrating his 53rd birthday today.

All around entertainer Steve Martin is celebrating his 67th birthday today.

 One constant through the years has been Steve and his banjo.

Actress animal rescue advocate and artist Susan Olsen is celebrating her 51st birthday today.

Yep, it's the littlest sister Cindy on the Brady Bunch

Autographed Baseball Cards A-Z -- Twofer Tuesday -- Bullet Bob and The Bird

When I got back into collecting five or so years ago one of the things that excited me was the availability of autographed cards.  Perhaps I went a little overboard but I think I picked up some nice cards.  This will be an A-Z series of posts with varying numbers of cards.

Twofer Tuesday offers two autographs each from two AL pitchers, one with a long illustrious career and one with a short but notable one.

Two really nice on-card auto's from one of the All-Time great pitchers.  Bob passed away last year at age 92.

 2005 UD Decades #SD-BF

 2000 Fleer GOTG

One of the outstanding characters in the game, Mark's flame burned brightly but too short both in baseball and life.  The 1976 AL Rookie of the Year died in a freak accident in 2009 at age 54.

 2003 Topps Archives Fan Favorites #FFA-MF

This must be on my list of favorite cards.

1999 Fleer SI