After a 34-year absence, the Bowman Baseball brand made its way back to the hobby late in the summer of 1989. Even though the return offering produced a rookie card of Ken Griffey Jr, among others, it fell flat in many ways. The oversized cards may have been an attempt to conjure up images of the original Bowman cards of the 1950s, but wound up being considered more of an … [Read more...] about 1992 Bowman Baseball Truly Became The Home of The Rookie Card
Mariano Rivera
Autographed Vladdy Gamer Highlights “2nd Inning” of Bid 2 End Cancer Auction
The "second inning" in a series of auctions raising money for cancer research is underway. Major League Baseball and its franchises are contributing items to the events, spread out over multiple weeks, including game-used jerseys and other MLB authenticated items. The current group of items, set to close Tuesday night at Heritage Auctions, includes a Vladimir … [Read more...] about Autographed Vladdy Gamer Highlights “2nd Inning” of Bid 2 End Cancer Auction
eBay Launches ‘Baseball Card Hall of Fame’; Announces Rivera Foundation Auction
The Hall of Fame opened a new baseball card exhibit last month. Now, another large entity is paying homage to the hobby. The eBay Baseball Card Hall of Fame opened online Thursday, featuring ten players that are popular with collectors. The selections were made based on a decade's worth of proprietary sales and search data. The inaugural … [Read more...] about eBay Launches ‘Baseball Card Hall of Fame’; Announces Rivera Foundation Auction
Mariano Rivera to Sign at 2019 NSCC; Also Sets Cooperstown Shop Appearance
It’ll be a busy summer of signing for Mariano Rivera. MLB’s all-time saves leader was announced Wednesday as one of the autograph guests for the 2019 National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago. He’ll sign on Saturday, August 3 at the TRISTAR autograph pavilion inside the Stephens Convention Center in Chicago. There’s no word yet on pricing as tickets won’t … [Read more...] about Mariano Rivera to Sign at 2019 NSCC; Also Sets Cooperstown Shop Appearance
Mariano Rivera’s Last Uniform Coming to Auction
The last uniform ever worn by Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera is going on the auction block later this month. The lot also represents the last jersey to be worn by a Major League player whose regular number was 42. The gray New York Yankees road jersey and pants were donned by the all-time MLB saves leader in Houston on September 29, 2013, the final day of the regular … [Read more...] about Mariano Rivera’s Last Uniform Coming to Auction
Topps NOW Offers Hall of Fame Cards for 2019 Class
Topps NOW is commemorating this year's Hall of Fame class with a new set of five cards--plus some others carrying autographs of Mariano Rivera, Edgar Martinez and Harold Baines. On Wednesday, the company posted a bundle of five unsigned cards on its website: one of each new inductee and a second card of Rivera, honoring him as the first player ever to be elected by a … [Read more...] about Topps NOW Offers Hall of Fame Cards for 2019 Class
Rookie Cards of New Hall of Famers Are Plentiful, Cheap
You've got a young man in street clothes. A 25-year-old prospect sitting on a dugout bench. A posed shot of a pitcher in a minor league uniform. Some of the rookie cards of the 2019 Hall of Fame class are not exactly artistic gems but they won't cost you much either. All of them date from the "junk wax" era of the late 1980s and early 90s, when there seemed … [Read more...] about Rookie Cards of New Hall of Famers Are Plentiful, Cheap
Gary Sanchez Autographs, Memorabilia Top Sales List
The New York professional athlete with the shortest time on his team’s roster has emerged as the leader in holiday gift-giving among sales at SteinerSports.com. Gary Sanchez, the Yankees rookie sensation whose torrid hitting led to a pair of Player of the Week honors and Player of the Month for August in the American League, has sold more memorabilia than … [Read more...] about Gary Sanchez Autographs, Memorabilia Top Sales List
Steiner Clearing Out Some Yankees Game-Used Memorabilia
Want to put a clubhouse chair that held CC Sabathia's once sizable frame in your man cave? Now you can. Steiner Sports has begun clearing out some game used items from the 2013 and 2014 seasons and lowered prices on game-worn spring training jerseys, signed game-used bases, game-worn caps, locker nameplates and other memorabilia. Several hundred items are being offered and … [Read more...] about Steiner Clearing Out Some Yankees Game-Used Memorabilia
2014 Topps Spring Fever Gallery and Checklist
Earlier we wrote briefly about the strange way Topps went about their 2014 Spring Fever campaign. With the exception of how the cards were confusingly made available at the first, it was a fairly straightforward proposition. During the Opening Week of the baseball season collectors could go into designated hobby shops and obtain a five-card pack of the special cards for every … [Read more...] about 2014 Topps Spring Fever Gallery and Checklist