Cubs’ first baseman Anthony Rizzo has teamed up with Fanatics Authentic for a fundraising auction to benefit families affected by the recent shooting at Rizzo’s high school alma mater. Dozens of sports items and experiences are in the auction, with more expected to be added in the coming days. All of the money generated by bidders will be donated to Marjory Stoneman Douglas … [Read more...] about Rizzo, Fanatics Launch Benefit Auction for Shooting Victims
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Even Players Can’t Decipher Teammates’ Signatures
The look of a Major League autograph has definitely changed over the years. You once could look at a signed baseball and be able to read each name as players usually took enough time to craft an identifiable signature. These days, not so much. Players raised in an electronic age quickly scribble some often illegible letters and most of us are left to guess the name. Some think … [Read more...] about Even Players Can’t Decipher Teammates’ Signatures
1966 and 1967 Pro’s Pizza Cards Are Rare, Unique
In the 1960s the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox teamed up with a pizza company to produce unique collectibles. Today, the 1966 and 1967 Pro's Pizza issues are hard to come by. As a result, these are a relatively pricey vintage issue. Pro's Pizza Cards Get Their Start in 1966 1966 was the beginning of the Pro's Pizza issues. The oversized 'cards' were printed on the boxes … [Read more...] about 1966 and 1967 Pro’s Pizza Cards Are Rare, Unique
Tossing it Around: The Value of World Series Final Out Baseball
Anthony Rizzo wasn’t taking any chances. Tempting as it may have been for the Chicago Cubs first baseman to hand over the last out ball from the 2016 World Series to an auction house and await the windfall, he gave it to owner Tom Ricketts at last week’s championship rally. Doing otherwise would have likely unleashed the wrath of a few million Cub fans. Better to … [Read more...] about Tossing it Around: The Value of World Series Final Out Baseball
Cubs World Series Champions Memorabilia: A Shopper’s Guide
Whether they’re avid collectors or just fans whose lifetime of pain has been eased, folks who have been waiting for the opportunity to buy 2016 Cubs World Series championship memorabilia finally get their chance. Within seconds of the moment when Kris Bryant fielded the ground ball that wound up in Anthony Rizzo’s back pocket, Cubs championship baseball cards, collectibles, … [Read more...] about Cubs World Series Champions Memorabilia: A Shopper’s Guide
2016 World Series Program Includes 3 Different Versions
If World Series tickets were little out of your price range, a program from this year’s historic encounter between two championship starved franchises is probably not. After the Cubs knocked off the Dodgers in the NLCS, the finishing touches were applied to the 2016 World Series program that was available for sale in both teams’ home parks and also across the … [Read more...] about 2016 World Series Program Includes 3 Different Versions
Photo of the Day: Jimmie Foxx as a Cub
When fans and collectors think about Jimmie Foxx, the image that comes to mind is usually one where he’s wearing the uniform of the Philadelphia Athletics or Boston Red Sox. Foxx, though, would appear in 85 games for the Chicago Cubs, where his sad decline would relegate him mostly to pinch hitting appearances. RMY Auctions has uncovered one of the very few original … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Jimmie Foxx as a Cub
Cubs Opt to Preserve Schwarber Home Run Ball Atop Scoreboard
It looked like Kyle Schwarber hit it to the moon—or at least onto Sheffield Avenue, behind the right field bleachers at Wrigley Field. That’s what would have happened before the Cubs installed a massive new video scoreboard. Instead, it’s going to become a permanent fixture, on display where it landed Tuesday night. The titanic homer during the National League Division … [Read more...] about Cubs Opt to Preserve Schwarber Home Run Ball Atop Scoreboard
Chicago Man’s Collection is Backdrop to Help Others
As a Chicago Cubs fan and collector, Stew McVicar knows a little something about hope. It’s something he maintains as a life-long fan of the team that hasn’t won a World Series since 1908. It’s also something he provides for those who deserve it most. McVicar has turned his basement into an impressive shrine, with game-worn and game-used memorabilia, autographs and … [Read more...] about Chicago Man’s Collection is Backdrop to Help Others
Tommy Brown’s Historic Home Run Still Stands
It’s a story my dad has told me many times. He was a Dodgers fan growing up in Brooklyn during the 1940s, and he used to say when a member of the home team homered at Ebbets Field, radio broadcaster Red Barber would call it “another Oldie Goldie.” That was in deference to Old Gold cigarettes, one of the Dodgers’ sponsors. After the player circled the bases, Barber would roll … [Read more...] about Tommy Brown’s Historic Home Run Still Stands