09/17/2026
Trivia with Mike, Thursday @ 6:00.
The 1960s Yankees partied hard. The antics of Mickey Mantle, Wh**ey Ford and Billy Martin were well-documented. But buried deep in the Yankees archives is the story of another man whose contributions rarely appeared in the box score.
Trivia Mike.
Officially, Mike was listed on the roster as CL (Clubhouse Legend), a position Major League Baseball quietly discontinued after realizing nobody could adequately explain what it was.
Mike rarely played. In fact, there is considerable disagreement over whether he ever actually appeared in a game. But according to completely unreliable clubhouse accounts, Mike was invaluable for morale. He could tell you the capital of Uruguay, name every U.S. president in order, and somehow knew which Manhattan bars would continue serving Yankees players several hours after they had technically closed.
Mantle reportedly once said of Mike:
“Who?”
Collectors were therefore stunned when Flopps Baseball Cards included Trivia Mike in its legendary 1962 set.
The card showed Mike in pinstripes, wearing his Yankees cap slightly crooked and displaying the confident expression of a man who had absolutely no idea what inning it was.
On the back were his career statistics:
Games Played: 0
Home Runs: 0
RBI: 0
Correct Trivia Answers: 8,412
Clubhouse Beers: Statistical records incomplete
Times Asked to Leave: 37
Position: CLUBHOUSE LEGEND
For decades, the Trivia Mike rookie card was considered one of the least desirable pieces of sports memorabilia ever manufactured.
In 1998, a panel of respected collectibles experts famously appraised a mint-condition copy at negative $1,000; meaning the owner would theoretically have to pay someone $1,000 just to accept it.
But recently, something remarkable happened.
The Trivia Mike market has exploded.
Thanks to renewed interest in obscure vintage baseball cards, the estimated value has skyrocketed from -$1,000 all the way to approximately -$250.
That represents an astonishing 75% improvement.
Today, collectors estimate that an owner would need to pay you only about $250 to take the card off their hands.
And yes, the deal really is that good.
You receive the Trivia Mike card AND $250.
There is, however, one condition:
You must sign a legally binding agreement promising that the previous owner will never, under any circumstances, be forced to look at the card again.
Experts are calling it one of the greatest comebacks in collecting history.