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Sunday, 18 October 2009 |
 Those 1960 throwback uniforms worn by the Denver Broncos last week created quite a buzz. Now, they're about to hit the market.
Las Vegas-based JO Sports is offering the brown and mustard colored gamers to fans and collectors . The company has an exclusive marketing deal with the team to sell its used unis.
As part of the NFL's tribute to the 50th Anniversary of the AFL last Sunday, the Broncos extended their record to 5-0 by rivaling the powerhouse New England Patriots by the score of 20-17.
"We are thrilled to join the NFL in honoring its legacy by making these remarkable, unwashed game-worn uniforms available to Denver Broncos fans everywhere," says J.O. Sports Co. President and Founder Jarrod Oldridge.
Part of the proceeds benefit the Denver Broncos Youth Center at the Crossing. Other throwbacks are being sold through NFL Auctions.
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009 |
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Game-used baseballs are a hot collectible, but fans sometimes have to fight players for them.
Heck, sometimes players have to fight other players.
Colorado Rockies' closer Huston Street keeps every baseball he gets when he's credited with a save. He has at least 132 of them, each marked with the date and the opponent.
After earning a save in Game 2 of the National League division series, Street went through a line of teammates as he shook hands, then as he passed second baseman Cllint Barmes, Huston reached into Barmes' glove and took the ball. Barmes had caught the ball for the game's final out and, according to the Austin American Stateman, looked bewildered.
Street told the paper he doesn't have them displayed in a trophy case quite yet. "Some are at my parents, some are at my condo, some are at the new house my wife and I just bought," he explained. "There's no real method right now, but they're all accounted for. That's all that matters."
He had a chance to pick up a meaningful ball Monday night, but allowed a three-run Phillies rally as the Rockies were eliminated three games to one.
Collectors of 1950s and 60s baseball cards know the name "Larry Jansen". The long-time big league pitcher was a staple on Topps and Bowman cards.
Jansen, who finished second to Jackie Robinson in the 1947 Rookie of the Year balloting, died over the weekend.
He had a big family and a huge stable of friends, including comedian Bill Cosby. His obituary in a local newspaper in his home state of Oregon included a look at some of Jansen's cards and a touching tribute to his life.
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Tuesday, 06 October 2009 |
Give this guy an 'A' for creativity in marketing...even if it is a 'borrowed' concept:
The Marquess Gallery, featuring the photographic baseball art of Don Marquess, has instituted its own “cash for clunkers” program, under which people turning in old clunker art (at least 11”x14”), will be rewarded with a one-third discount on any art sold through the gallery’s St. Louis location or through its website, www.baseballfineart.com.
“As art is in the eye of the beholder, we are not creating any strict criteria to determine what qualifies as ‘art,’” notes Marquess. “We will be totally lenient in this program. So long as it is at least 11”x14”, it can be a poster, a print, a photograph or finished artwork. And for those troubled by big government’s hand in the original cash-for-clunkers program {benefiting the auto industry}, you can be sure that this is an independent program with no ‘”red tape,” administered by our own hard-working staff.”
Don Marquess specializes in baseball still life – his creative placements of baseball objects, notably the ball itself, have won him acclaim both in photographic and sports circles.
The offer, which runs through December 31, 2009, requires the customer to send in their artwork (USPS, FedEx or UPS), along with a major credit card number and expiration date and their choice of a “replacement” work of art. The new art will be sent free of charge via UPS. Art should be sent to Marquess Gallery, 206 Union Station, St. Louis, MO 63103.
Darren Daulton, the former Phillies and Marlins catcher, saw the results of the Lenny Dykstra World Series ring auction and has consigned his Florida Marlins ring--and dozens of other items--to an auction later this fall.
His choice of auction houses?
Coach's Corner.
We're not making this up. |
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Sunday, 04 October 2009 |
NFL game-used collectors are intrigued by the league's somewhat dramatic decision to allow pink cleats, wristbands and gloves for this month's games.
The league tried to commit to a similar event last year, but nothing was really that visible and they took some heat for it. Apparently, they wanted no such questions this year because the pink was everywhere.
Of course, it's a great cause, but it looked really strange to see it in a league for whom throwback jerseys represent daring and untucking one's shirt is cause for a fine.
One week the Seahawks go lime green; the next it's pink. I can't wait for robin egg blue day.
The auctions should be fun to watch later this month. Here's a slideshow of some images. You'll see some of this stuff at NFL Auctions. |
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Thursday, 24 September 2009 |
Marc Ecko, the hip-hop fashion mogul who bought Barry Bonds' 756th home run ball for over $750,000 two years ago, is apparently having some financial trouble.
The ball wound up having an asterisk placed on it after fan voting and landed in the Hall of Fame.
The New York Post reports that Ecko's business hasn't been doing so well, but he's working on selling his brand to another company.
Oakland A's rookie Matt Carson hit his first major league home run this week. He apparently couldn't have found a worse place for it to land.
An enterprising fan caught the ball and either knew it was his first or found out pretty quickly. The fan tried to hold the young player up for a ransom--$10,000 was the figure trotted out there by Carson, but he couldn't be sure he heard right.
Good luck with that.
"Kind of a bummer," Carson told the San Francisco Chronicle. "They authenticated the bat I used, though, so I'll do something with that.
"It would have been nice to have the ball, and I would have been happy to give him a bat and signed it — that's more than a baseball, anyway. But that's OK, I have a souvenir, I'm happy."
Legendary Auctions has joined forces with Gaynor & Dent auctions to help facilitate the sale of over 3 million it purchased recently. The photographs span decades and include significant figures from varying sports, poignant scenes from the turn-of-the-century, entertainment icons and other notable individuals and events in history including the Civil Rights movement.
The massive photograph archive will be sold in several upcoming Legendary Auctions Premier sales events, through an eBay presence - Legendary Photos and as components featured in future Gaynor & Dent auctions.
“This is one of the largest photo offerings ever made public and its’ overwhelming diversity required a variety of sales channels to do it justice,” said Legendary's Doug Allen.
The first installment in the series of auctions closes next week. |
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