The credit cards aren’t being processed quite like they were a year ago when the Cubs made their first World Series appearance since 1945, but 2017 World Series memorabilia has been in demand by fans of a team that hasn’t been there since 1988 and those who follow a team that endured some 100-loss campaigns in recent years. When the Astros rebuilding project was … [Read more...]
“Pop Up” Museum Opens at Dodger Stadium
If you’re in southern California over the next few months you can get a little taste of Cooperstown. The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced a “pop-up museum” at Dodger Stadium located in the left-field reserve level team store. The exhibit opens Friday, December 2. The exhibit features pieces from the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Gary Cypres' world-renowned … [Read more...]
Kershaw Sizzles; Cards Too
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...]
3 Charged in Dodgers Equipment Thefts
Two longtime Dodgers security guards and a southern California eBay seller are facing charges in connection with the theft of game-used and game-issued memorabilia at Dodger Stadium last year. As we reported last week, a team attorney happened to be searching eBay late last year when he came across listings for Dodgers items that he knew shouldn’t have been available for … [Read more...]
Team Attorney Helps Stop Dodgers Clubhouse Thefts
An attorney for the Los Angeles Dodgers who just happened to be surfing eBay for sports memorabilia helped nab two security guards selling stolen jerseys and bats. According to a TMZ report, Chad Gunderson, Sr. Counsel for the Dodgers, was online late last year when he noticed an eBay seller had listed game-used Dodger memorabilia that shouldn’t have been available to the … [Read more...]
Topps Adds Kenta Maeda Autographs
Kenta Maeda autographs will be available in 2016 Topps baseball card products after the 27-year-old Japanese rookie signed a contract with the company. Maeda’s first autographs will appear in 2016 Topps Legacies of Baseball, which is scheduled to come out on March 30. He will also appear in the upcoming 2016 Bowman Baseball where he will have an autograph and in Gypsy … [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...]
10 Great Sandy Koufax Cards
He was a bonus baby, snared by the Brooklyn Dodgers out of high school as a pitching prospect of enormous proportion. His big league debut came 60 years ago next month at age 19 and was over by age 30. Any list of the best Sandy Koufax baseball cards has fewer standard issues to choose from than you’d find of virtually any other Hall of Famer, but that would sell his … [Read more...]
Notes: Auction Previews, Feller Museum Closes, Dodgers’ GM Loves Cards
A cap attributed to use by Babe Ruth during the historic 1934 Tour of Japan is among the items set to go on the block beginning today via Grey Flannel Auctions. The company says the cap was sourced from the Ruth family more than 30 years ago and “is the only example known to have been worn by the Bambino during his 1934 Tour of Japan, which took place only weeks after his … [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...]