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The Baseball Hall of Fame has inducted its most recent class, and the two men elected for 2009 (along with Veterans’ selection Joe Gordon) took very different paths. All-time basestealing king and feared leadoff hitter Rickey Henderson made it in on his first try, while Red Sox power hitter Jim Rice had to wait until [...]
The most common and affordable way to start a Mark Buehrle collection would be with his rookie cards, which come from products released in 2000.
If you haven’t heard of Jesus Montero yet, don’t forget the name. Montero is shooting up in value every single day. The Yankees catching prospect is just 19 years old. He hails from Venezuela and has a bat that forces scouts to look his way. With Double-A Trenton, Montero is hitting .295 with five homers [...]
Well, it finally happened. You got in on the ground floor of fandom—a young player, up and coming, had all the tools, plus work ethic and a good personality. You thought to yourself, “Hey, I’m going to root for this player just a little bit harder than the others. I want to see him succeed.” [...]
Buying hobby boxes is like walking into a casino. You’re trying your luck and hoping to come out a winner. I’m no stranger to baseball cards or casinos. Yet, I still find myself going back for more. I recently bought two boxes of 2009 Upper Deck Series 2 Baseball. I wanted a ‘hot box.’ A [...]
Alex Rodriguez endured an off-season of controversy when it came out that he used performance enhancing drugs during his tenure with the Texas Rangers. The majority of this scrutiny came from those who cited a prior interview he had on 60 minutes where he denied ever using drugs, saying he “never needed them.” Many wondered if A-Rod’s game would suffer this [...]
Pinstripes aren’t just slimming. They also make things more expensive. This isn’t about the price of the new stadium, but baseball cards. A player could be a solid with a decent amount of player collectors following him. However, once you throw a Yankee uniform on him, there are so many more trying to gobble up his [...]
