You've got to be a ballplayer's ballplayer to actually have the word "baseball" attached to your nickname. When it comes to the phrase "born to play the game," it's hard to beat "Donnie Baseball." Despite never having competed in a World Series or being in the Hall of Fame, he's extraordinarily popular. A brilliant bright spot during a time in which the New … [Read more...]
35 Years After Last MLB At-Bat, Bill Lyons Finally Gets a Cardinals Baseball Card
Bill Lyons, a Cardinals prospect in the 1980s, had 133 at-bats with St. Louis, split between the 1983 and ’84 seasons. His career, spent mostly in the minors, provided plenty of memories, but never a baseball card. Not one you could pull out of a pack of MLB licensed cards, anyway. That short stint with the Cardinals was his last in the big leagues but he'd play four more … [Read more...]
Wayman Tisdale’s 1984 Olympic Gold Medal, Other Items Heading to Auction
The late Wayman Tisdale’s 1984 Olympic Men’s Basketball gold medal and jersey will be up for sale in the Goldin Auctions 2018 Winter Auction. The medal represents the last men’s Olympic basketball gold medal won by an amateur team as the U.S. men won bronze in 1988, which lead to the formation of the Dream Team in 1992 and professional players representing the U.S. … [Read more...]
Photo of the Day: Dawn of the Jordan Era
He’d been an excellent college player but in October of 1984, no one could have predicted the heights to which Michael Jordan would eventually rise. A glimpse into the earliest days of his NBA career is on the auction block this month. Our RMY Auctions Photo of the Day is a fresh-to-the-hobby image of the Chicago Bulls’ rookie guard, taking a breather during his fourth … [Read more...]
Autographed Jordan Rookie Year Shoes Could Fetch $50,000
A pair of Michael Jordan rookie year shoes is heading for auction. SCP Auctions says the white and red Nikes pre-date the Air Jordan line and were handed to a Lakers ball boy after a Chicago Bulls victory in Los Angeles. With both signed by Jordan, who added his number 23, the Nike Air model shoes are expected to fetch $50,000 or more. “These are very rare shoes indeed,” … [Read more...]
Historic 1984 NBA Finals Provide Bounty of Memorabilia
In 1983-84 there was nothing bigger in the NBA than Magic Johnson…except league MVP Larry Bird. It was a rivalry renewed as the Celtics and Lakers met to decide the championship 30 years ago this month. It marked the first time the two stars had met with everything on the line since their famed duel in the 1979 NCAA Championship game. Game 7 of the 1984 Finals became the … [Read more...]
Pack Break of the Week: 1984 Fleer Baseball
There was quite a buzz around the hobby in the spring of 1984. Donruss and Fleer had gained traction in the marketplace and there were some new rookies ready to make a splash at the big league level. While Topps cards could be found just about anywhere you looked, Fleer and Donruss were a little harder to locate. After utilizing a beige colored border in '83, Fleer went … [Read more...]