by Rich Klein Since the last column some of you might have heard about the needless dust-up between the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Planned Parenthood. The saddest part of the whole situation is that both groups share a common purpose which is to reduce the deaths from breast cancer each week. Having lost a couple of relatives including my maternal grandmother to that … [Read more...] about Rich’s Ramblings: Putting Things into Perspective
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1916 Sporting News Babe Ruth Rookie Brings $200,000
A PSA 7-graded blank back 1916 Sporting News Babe Ruth smashed all records for the issue early Thursday morning when it sold at auction for $200,168. Goodwin & Company sold the card in its first auction of 2012. One of three at the PSA 7 level, the card represents one of the six highest graded Ruth cards from the issue that pictures him as a pitcher for the Boston Red … [Read more...] about 1916 Sporting News Babe Ruth Rookie Brings $200,000
Mass Man Admits He Broke In, Stole Cards
The Sun-Chronicle of Attleboro, Mass. reports that a 49-year-old man was sentenced Monday to 18 months in jail after pleading guilty to breaking into a shop in the area and stealing some valuable vintage baseball cards. John A. Mann, 49, admitted that he broke a window pane to get into J & J Sports Cards during a snowstorm on Jan. 13. He left with unknown, but … [Read more...] about Mass Man Admits He Broke In, Stole Cards
Showing Off Slugger Auction Items
Hunt Auctions has been busy in Louisville. The company's annual appraisal fair inside the Slugger Museum continues until Saturday's live auction event. Online bidding is already underway for the 700+ lots set to be sold to the highest bidder. Among the items on the block: a 1903 Cy Young autographed baseball bat attributed to the first World Series. Other notable … [Read more...] about Showing Off Slugger Auction Items
NHL Rookie Showcase is Where Rookie Cards Are Born
Continuing on the legacy of an event that began last year, the NHLPA is playing host to 23 of the NHL’s top rookie prospects for the 2010 NHLPA Rookie Showcase, held in Toronto. Beginning on Wednesday morning at the MasterCard Centre in Etobicoke, ON, Upper Deck and Panini, the official trading card partners of the NHLPA, gathered gathering footage of some of this … [Read more...] about NHL Rookie Showcase is Where Rookie Cards Are Born
Ravens Just Say No to Training Camp Autographs
The Baltimore Ravens have announced a new autograph policy that may make it nearly impossible for anyone beyond middle school age to get an autograph. The team announced its controversial new plan just a couple of weeks before the start of the team's training camp. Players will sign autographs for children only after all morning practices. Autographs will not be … [Read more...] about Ravens Just Say No to Training Camp Autographs
The Million Dollar Hockey Jersey
The jersey worn by game-winning goal scorer Paul Henderson in Canada's 1972 Summit Series win over the Soviet Union in 1972 will now be the measuring stick by which all other pieces of hockey memorabilia are measured. Montreal-based Classic Auctions brought the auction hammer down on the historic jersey at auction early Wednesday morning. The final winning bid was … [Read more...] about The Million Dollar Hockey Jersey