Does your child play high school sports in the Nashua area or Milford? Are you wondering what to get them for Christmas? How about a print of them on the court or in the field during a game?
Are you in to collecting vintage baseball cards? If you spot this one, it’s worth a bundle. The Associated Press reports a 1954 Ted Williams baseball card, issued by the Wilson Franks hot dog company, was stolen from a collector’s hotel room in upstate New York on October 3.
He walked around the batting cage proudly, holding it like a trophy, bragging how fast the pitch came in before the 32-inch chunk of maple exploded into pieces. For my son, Brandon it was another one for his collection, and for me it was 85 more bucks out of my wallet.
You probably have some collecting cobwebs in the basement. Or, maybe you use them now as book markers. Full of pinholes and scribbling from your youth days, just what are those old ticket stubs, programs and pennants worth on ebay?
As a child, I collected the stubs and souvenirs from the few big league games my parents were able to take [...]
Welcome to Raising Athletes, a blog for families involved in sports. I'm Bob Hammerstrom, a staff photographer and multimedia producer at The Telegraph in Nashua, N.H. I'm a parent of an athlete involved in AAU and high school sports. You can contact me at: bhammerstrom@
nashuatelegraph.com. Please share your thoughts and ideas in the comments as well.