After being forced to another location by last year’s flooding, the tri-annual Philly Show will return to the newly renovated 54,000 square-foot Valley Forge Casino Convention Center March 1-3. The Philly Show remains one of the oldest shows in the country with roots dating back to the mid-1970s when it was run by the Eastern Pennsylvania Sports Collectors … [Read more...]
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Mortgage Fraudster’s Collection Goes to Auction
The Burlington County (NJ) Prosecutor’s Office is holding an auction of sports memorabilia confiscated from a local mortgage broker who defrauded customers. Mark Begley, 52, was sentenced last year to four years in state prison for defrauding ten people and two banks of $183,000. He used some of the proceeds to build a collection that’s now being sold. The … [Read more...]
Hobby, Fans, Players Mourn Halladay’s Death
Former pitching great Roy Halladay was killed Tuesday when his private plane plunged into the Gulf of Mexico off the west coast of Florida. He was 40 years old. Halladay spent 16 years in the major leagues, pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies. In 2010, he pitched a perfect game and followed that with a post-season no-hitter. Halladay was one … [Read more...]
Collectors Clamor for Rhys Hoskins Baseball Cards
When playing baseball trivia if you were asked whom the player who reached ten career home runs the fastest was you might answer Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, or Barry Bonds. None of those answers would be correct, nor would the player of note be enshrined among them in the hallowed halls of Cooperstown. The answer would be Rhys Hoskins, who before August 10 of this year would be … [Read more...]
Tommy Brown’s Historic Home Run Still Stands
It’s a story my dad has told me many times. He was a Dodgers fan growing up in Brooklyn during the 1940s, and he used to say when a member of the home team homered at Ebbets Field, radio broadcaster Red Barber would call it “another Oldie Goldie.” That was in deference to Old Gold cigarettes, one of the Dodgers’ sponsors. After the player circled the bases, Barber would roll … [Read more...]
Louisville Slugger Auction Items Show and Tell
Some Cooperstown-worthy artifacts are going on the block this Saturday as the annual Louisville Slugger Auction opens at the home of the famous bat maker. Hunt Auctions is heading from Philadelphia to Kentucky, touting hundreds of rare pieces of baseball memorabilia including a World Series Program from the inaugural series in 1903 expected to sell for upwards of $100,000. … [Read more...]
Yankees Loss Cost Steiner
Fans tired of seeing big market, big money teams advance in the playoffs aren't complaining about it, but losses by the Red Sox and Yankees cost Steiner Sports at least $1 million in revenue according to the company's CEO. Brandon Steiner's New Rochelle, New York-based company has deals with both teams to sell memorabilia and the Yankees and Bosox are far and away the … [Read more...]
Yankees World Series Ring Stolen
A New York Yankees World Series ring was stolen last week from inside the desk of a minor league clubhouse manager. Trenton Thunder employee Tom "Tonto" Kackley, had gotten the ring less than a week earlier. The rings were given to all full-time employees of the Yankees organization after the team beat the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2009 World Series. Trenton is a … [Read more...]
Phillies Seek Market in Winning Sod
After seeing the rise in stadiums utilizing artificial turf during the early 1970s, first baseman Richie Allen expressed some resistance. "If a horse doesn't eat it, I ain't playin' on it," said the always interesting Philadelphia Phillies' first baseman and equine enthusiast. Now, you can add another chapter to the team's history with its turf. The Phils have been … [Read more...]
