<![CDATA[Deadspin: Baseball Cards]]> http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png <![CDATA[Deadspin: Baseball Cards]]> http://deadspin.com/tag/baseball cards http://deadspin.com/tag/baseball cards <![CDATA[Is There Anything Ken Griffey's Rookie Card Can't Do?]]> The discovery of a rare Griffey card helped Albany police bust some burglars. The man's a national treasure. [WNYT] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5730896&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Result Of A Skate To The Neck Is Quite Frankensteiny]]> Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5674480&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Really Old Guy Doesn't Like Drama Queen Cheaters, So He Doesn't Like Derek Jeter]]> When Derek Jeter stole first pretending he'd been hit by a pitch, 87-year-old baseball-card-store "volunteer" Al Merrill didn't just get mad. He cost himself about a hundred bucks. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5641622&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Life And Death In Baseball Cards]]> The following is taken from Josh Wilker's wonderful memoir Cardboard Gods: An All-American Tale Told Through Baseball Cards. You can find more of Josh's writing at cardboardgods.net More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5613574&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[This Is What A $500,000 Babe Ruth Rookie Card Looks Like]]> A Delaware man is allowing the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum in Baltimore to display the Babe's rookie card—he was still a pitcher—for free, even though the card's approximate value is half a million dollars. [Big League Stew] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5581637&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Stephen Strasburg Saves The Collectible Crap Industry]]> Stephen Strasburg already has an autographed Washington Nationals baseball card somehow, although I'm going to guess the $1 jillion eBay offer is not a "serious" bid. It's easily worth twice that! [eBay] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5572341&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Rise And Fall Of A Hobby, In 12 Baseball Cards]]> In Mint Condition, author Dave Jamieson tears the wax wrapper off the business of baseball cards, covering everything from old-timey cigarette-pack inserts to "FUCK FACE" and Upper Deck holograms. Here, Jamieson traces the industry's evolution for us, in 12 cards. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5505754&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[MLB Gives Topps Dominion Over All Baseball Cards]]> Bud Selig's army has signed an exclusive deal with Topps, making them the official baseball card of Major League Baseball. No, this does not make your 16 Ken Griffey Jr. rookie cards valuable again. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5331434&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Death Drives The Baseball Card Market]]> Nick Adenhart's autographed baseball card is now going for $56. It's good to know the man capitalizing on this is a pastor. (Read seller's payment instructions.) [eBay] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5205829&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Watch 'Sit Down: The Baseball Card Show' With A Loved One Tonight]]> OK, if you haven't seen Sit Down: The Baseball Card Show with Phil Fiumano, then you're missing out on some quality local TV programming. "The smoking kills, you know?" More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5153380&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[What Cable TV Personality Takes Issue With Woman's 'Oldest Baseball Card' Claim?]]> This isn't really a blind item, because if plied with free beers, I will totally reveal the person's identity. But you may treat it as one if you wish. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5152458&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Earliest Known Baseball Card Fetches 75 Grand]]> Bernice Gallego has sold her 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings card on eBay. Her fingernails are not for sale, however. [Fresno Bee] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5151692&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[This Woman's Baseball Card Collection Is Better Than Yours]]> Here is Fresno resident Bernice Gallego, who was rummaging through an old box one day and found a rather unique baseball card. How unique? Well ... More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5125449&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bill Ripken Speaks]]> Darren Rovell talks to Billy Ripken about the Legend of "Fuck Face." Good to know that all that time and effort you spent trying to track down this valuable baseball card 20 years ago could have netted you a whopping $5 today. [CNBC] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5105460&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Honus Wagner Baseball Card Auctioned for $1.62 million]]> Anyone who collected baseball cards is familiar with the Honus Wagner story. When the 1909 baseball card set was released Wagner demanded that his card be pulled and only 100 were made. Now only ten or so of those cards are still in existence and the card is the single most sought after by baseball card collectors. And, right now, if you're between the ages of 22-35 and you didn't collect baseball cards too, you're lying.We were all obsessed. Personally the 1989 Upper Deck set was my favorite. Primarily because up to that point the cards were all pretty crappy. Then Upper Deck came along with their tantalizing holograms, great photos, and remarkably bold decision to make Ken Griffey Jr. the first card ever issued by the company. Anyway, no matter what anyone tells you I did not spend Sunday going through my 1989 set and sigh wistfully at the Chris Sabo card. Nope, didn't happen. The winning bidder, John Rogers, has his own obsession with the Wagner card. Per Fox News:
Rogers has collected baseball cards since he was 6. When he was in the second grade, he said he cut out a copy of a Wagner card and carried it around in his pocket. "Since I was 8 years old, I've hoped and dreamed that one day I'd be able to get one," Rogers said.
Which is ironic because, like everyone else, when I was 8 years old I wanted the Honus Wagner card, the 1952 Mickey Mantle rookie card, and the 1986 Michael Jordan Fleer rookie card in mint condition. Then I grew up and bought a house instead. I blame my mom. When I was eight, I told her I wanted to make a living owning a baseball card store. She shot that idea down in a hurry. "There's nothing more redneck you could ever do, Clay." Which, of course, wasn't true. Especially not in Nashville. But it impacted me. So now John Rogers is rich and got to buy the Honus Wager card because he followed his baseball card dreams and I'm writing a blog post about him. Thanks Mom, kicks dirt, thanks a lot. Arkansas man buys baseball card for $1.62 million [Fox News] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5032684&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sklar Bros. Give Deadspin Exclusive Look At New Topps Web Series]]> Leif and Leyland Topps are just twin brothers trying to get ahead in the rickety, unpredictable world of the sports card business, with a boss who doesn't like them, a Steinbrenneresque CEO and enough half-baked ideas to get them into consistent trouble. Sound familiar? Anyway, it's the basis for the new Web-only series Back on Topps, created and performed by twin brothers Randy and Jason Sklar (Cheap Seats, The Bracket, Layers). More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5028469&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[You Can Own Babe Ruth's Hair]]> We don't know about you, but we've grown tired of your traditional baseball cards, with their stats and biographical details and pithy anecdotes. We would like our baseball cards to include actual human hair, so that we might clone our favorite players and raise them as pets. Is there any way that could be possible? Yes! More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5011329&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Please Do Not Mock Jim Leyland's Beekeeper Hat]]> The year is 1986. Out of Africa wins the Academy Award for best picture; the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates soon after launch over the coast of central Florida; and the Pittsburgh Pirates are wearing very tall hats. I came upon this glorious snapshot in time courtesy of The Ugly Baseball Card Blog; the site that allows us to fall in love with baseball cards once again. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=385538&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ An excellent interview about baseball cards,...]]> An excellent interview about baseball cards, and Rick Ankiel. [Viva El Birdos] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=329759&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[For Multiple Reasons, Your Jose Canseco Rated Rookie Card Is Worth Nothing]]> I imagine there are a lot of Deadspinners out there who collected baseball cards in the late 80s and early 90s, the height of the baseball card collecting boom ... the time of Upper Deck, Score, the extra-long Bowmans that didn't fit into the plastic sleeves, etc. And, of course, the infamous "fuck face" card pictured to your right, the most notable thing about Billy Ripken's career. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=263862&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The 1980s Were A Fine Time For Baseball Card Collecting]]> The Baseball Card Blog has begun the business of ranking the baseball card sets of the '80s, from the last-place #53 (1989 Bowman), all the way up to number one. They've just started, only listing the bottom 4 so far. 1988 Donruss was next-to-last. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=167509&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Wait, Aren't The YANKEES The Sign Of The Beast?]]> Excellent find from David Pinto at Baseball Musings (which we wholeheartedly endorse as THE site to read for great live updates and commentary during night playoff games; his post today comparing the Doug Eddings incident and computer pattern recognition is fantastic): Apparently an employee of Topps baseball card company is a Yankees fan and is also in charge of deciding which player card receives which number. More »
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