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Honus Wagner baseball card auctions for $1.2 million - a bargain?
In 1908, baseball great Honus Wagner was planning to retire from the Pittsburg Pirates, but the Pirates owner was so anxious to keep his star that he doubled Wagner's salary -- to $10,000. Wouldn't Wagner be shocked to hear that a 1909 baseball card...
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Nuns discover rare Honus Wagner baseball card, will auction it off for charity
The Fabulous ForumThe baseball card is in horrible shape -- it has a big crease in the upper right-hand corner, three of its white borders have been cut off and it has been laminated. But collectors still are likely to go nuts...... -
Nuns sell baseball card for $262,000
The Fabulous ForumAn order of Roman Catholic nuns made $262,000 by auctioning a rare Honus Wagner baseball card that was bequeathed to them by the brother of a deceased nun. Wagner, who was one of the first five players inducted into the...... -
Collector's items a big sell at FanFest
The Fabulous ForumCasual fans will find autographed baseball cards, old cereal boxes and other items in stands all around the 2010 All-Star FanFest, which was in its second day Saturday at the Anaheim Convention Center. More dedicated collectors will find one-of-a-kind... -
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The surprising shortstop weakness in Dodger history
Dodger ThoughtsPlease welcome this guest post by Eric Enders, author of "The Fall Classic: The Definitive History of the World Series." * * * In filling out my all-time Dodger lineup card, something occurred to me that I???d never thought about...... -
The bible of baseball cards
Long ago, when children were allowed to wander from their parents' side for more than 15 minutes, I spent much of my free time accumulating baseball cards.
After school, my buddy Adam Rogers and I would stroll to the candy store and buy multiple packs....Tags: Boston Red Sox, Wayne Gretzky, Death, Los Angeles Kings, Willie Mays
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The Cypres Sports Museum could feature the greatest collection of sports memorabilia in history
Times Staff WriterOnly the lucky ones so far have made it inside the Cypres Sports Museum, now taking shape in a nondescript office building about a mile south of Staples Center. Admission to the memorabilia collection in downtown Los Angeles has been by invitation only,...Tags: Education, Clubs and Associations, Golf, Cleveland Indians, Baseball
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Maldición de los Marlins atormenta a Pujols
A finales del año pasado, tres meses antes del inicio de la temporada 2012 del béisbol de Grandes Ligas, pronostiqué miserias para Albert Pujols y sus Angelinos de Los Angeles.
Hasta ahora no me he equivocado, y me sorprende lo "sorprendido" que...Tags: Tampa Bay Rays, ABBA (music group), Aroldis Chapman, FBI, Sage Rosenfels
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New Jersey man buys rare baseball card worth millions
KIAHAmerica's pastime rings up millions on Friday, April 20. A New Jersey man, whose name hasn't been released yet, shelled out $1.2 million for a rare 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card, placing the highest of 14 bids in St. Louis on Friday, April 20. The...Tags: Baseball, Sports
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'Ball Boys' Robbie Davis Sr explains why a Honus Wagner is such a big deal
From Inside the Box"The average person can visualize [himself] and want to be a baseball player. To be a football player you need to be 300 pounds, and for basketball you need to be 7 feet, but in your mind's eye you can be a baseball player."...
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