Cubs fans do it because...well...it's just something Cubs fans do. While ballhawks outside Wrigley Field chase down any home run ball that leaves the park, fans who catch one in the bleachers throw it back if it was hit by an opposing player. The general idea is that a home run ball hit by the other team isn't worth keeping. It may have been funny once, but now it's just … [Read more...] about Pujols Historic Home Run Ball Tossed Back on Field
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Iowa Football Fan’s Collection Hits the Block
Iowa is more than just the Field of Dreams. It's Iowa Hawkeyes football, and one rabid fan's decades-long collection of items is going on the auction block this weekend. The University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame will host an auction of memorabilia collected by a 74-year-old Davenport man today, including a rare pair of gold-gilded bookends thought to be of Nile Kinnick … [Read more...] about Iowa Football Fan’s Collection Hits the Block
Editor’s Blog: Topps Prime Update, Packers on Wheaties, We’re Getting Faster
Topps will polish off its set of 2011 Prime 9 redemption cards with the addition of Ichiro and Sandy Koufax. They will be card #'s 8 and 9 in the Series Two set. If you haven't been paying attention, the company has a designated “Prime 9 Player of the Week”. Collectors holding the corresponding Prime 9 Redemption card for that week can bring the card to their participating … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: Topps Prime Update, Packers on Wheaties, We’re Getting Faster
Cards to Kids is Teen’s Charitable Passion
He stood outside the gates to Wrigley Field on Saturday, doing a little collecting. 15-year-old Jon Makowiec wasn't after autographs, though. He was there to collect unwanted baseball, football, basketball and hockey cards for kids who could use a little pick me up. Makowiec is the young man behind Cards for Kids, a philanthropic initiative he's put together in the Chicago … [Read more...] about Cards to Kids is Teen’s Charitable Passion
Huge Brooklyn Dodgers Collection Goes on Block
A 30-year accumulation of Brooklyn Dodgers memorabilia comes to market for the first time as Memory Lane launches its 2011 Summer Classics Auction July 30. The Steve Ross Dodgers Collection includes baseball cards, autographed balls and bats, pennants, programs, yearbooks, autographed books, autographed photos, hats, the collection even includes Ebbets Field seats. The … [Read more...] about Huge Brooklyn Dodgers Collection Goes on Block
Phils’ Sizzling on Field, In Shops
The Sixers are in the playoffs. The Eagles are always interesting. But nothing drives sales for sports card and sports memorabilia shops near Philadelphia like the Phillies. With a winning history that dates back decades and a current team that's put its mitts around the National League East and won't let go, they're by far the hottest selling franchise for miles … [Read more...] about Phils’ Sizzling on Field, In Shops
Signed Ichiro Game Jersey in Charity Auction
An autographed Northwest green jersey worn by Ichiro on Opening Night at Safeco Field on April 8, and a game-used base signed by the entire Seattle Mariners team are among the items that will be up for bid to benefit Japan relief efforts. A total of six items are being offered in an online auction at www.mariners.com that began Wednesday afternoon. Bidding will close on … [Read more...] about Signed Ichiro Game Jersey in Charity Auction
1927 Ruth-Gehrig Film Found in Iowa
Field of Dreams was filmed in Iowa, so maybe it's appropriate that a little piece of baseball heaven be uncovered there. It's a three-minute home movie from the fall of 1927 that has gotten a lot of attention lately. The black and white clip shows Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig hanging out with some folks during their famous barnstorming trip. The never-before-seen footage wound … [Read more...] about 1927 Ruth-Gehrig Film Found in Iowa
Snider Cashed in on Autograph Craze; Paid Price
One of the most iconic and beloved players of the 1960s passed away Sunday. Duke Snider, elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980 following an 18-year major league career in which he hit 407 home runs, died following an undisclosed illness at the Valle Vista Convalescent Hospital in Escondido, Calif. He was 84. 'The Duke of Flatbush' was a favorite of Brooklyn … [Read more...] about Snider Cashed in on Autograph Craze; Paid Price
Sosa’s Corked Bat Generating Attention
The Sammy Sosa corked bat rescued from the Wrigley Field clubhouse in 2003 is getting some national attention now that it's officially hit the auction block. MLB.com, Fox Sports Chicago and other outlets picked up the story days after it first appeared here on Sports Collectors Daily. The bat came from a 2003 game in which Sosa was ejected after it shattered, revealing a … [Read more...] about Sosa’s Corked Bat Generating Attention