The superlatives continue for Clayton Kershaw. His latest gem happened Monday night, a 2-hit shutout that pushed his record to 7-1. Afterward, social media told the story of his ongoing dominance. Below a few statistical nuggets is a look at the most watched Kershaw cards on eBay. Kershaw first appeared on the 2005 Upper Deck USA Baseball set. His "official" rookie … [Read more...]
Kershaw Rookie, Autograph Cards Continue Steady Rise
In January 2014, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Clayton Kershaw to a contract extension valued at $215 million over seven seasons. It's beginning to look like a bargain and Kershaw's best baseball cards purchased early in his pro career are too. For Dodgers fans of past and present the inevitable comparison to Sandy Koufax has been made. On the final day of the 2015 … [Read more...]
2015 Topps Baseball Factory Sets Offer Five-Card Bonus
2015 Topps Baseball Factory sets could be a potentially big seller at the retail level this year, thanks to the inclusion of a five-card rookie variation set inserted into each 700-card set...but that's not the only version offering an exclusive bonus. The base Factory set consists of both the first and second series of the 2015 Topps flagship product for a total of 700 … [Read more...]
Ruth Contract, Mike Schmidt Collection Paces Auction
Babe Ruth memorabilia led the way in Goldin Auctions’ October Legends event, which closed early Saturday morning with nearly $3 million in sales from almost 11,000 bids. Ruth’s last contract with the New York Yankees, signed in 1934, sold for $278,300 while a 1929-30 game-used pro model bat graded PSA/DNA GU-10 brought $181,050. Items consigned by Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt … [Read more...]
Topps, Kershaw Partner for Strikeouts, Series 2 Cards
Topps announced Thursday that it will donate $100 for every Clayton Kershaw strikeout during the 2014 baseball season as an official sponsor of Kershaw’s Challenge. Founded by Clayton and his wife, Ellen, Kershaw’s Challenge is a non-profit organization dedicated to giving back to children in need in Los Angeles, Dallas and Zambia. Its mission also is to inspire individuals to … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Rich’s Own ‘Future Prospect’
by Rich Klein Like many other proud relatives, I have a niece who is not only impossibly beautiful but also impossibly talented. In case you want proof of both of these facts, please go to her web site (SarahWittMusic.com) to both see what I mean and listen to her sing. This past Sunday she performed five songs at the annual D-Bat Mustangs baseball club general meeting at … [Read more...]
USA Baseball Giveaway Includes Vintage Game Used, Autographed Stash
USA Baseball is giving away game-used and autographed memorabilia from past players--many of which went on to big league careers in its 9 Innings of Summer giveaway. The organization is giving away one prize each day for 90 business days (Monday-Friday). Each "inning" consists of 10 business days (two weeks). The promotion began on June 22 (the first day of the … [Read more...]
2010 Bowman Baseball Review
Each year Bowman Baseball is heavily anticipated because of the focus on young prospects. That’s nothing new for this product. It’s been the brand’s calling card since Topps began using the Bowman name in 1989. If you look carefully at the checklists of even the early sets, you see a preponderance of younger players. What a collector has to remember, of course, is that … [Read more...]