Innholdsfortegnelse for November 22, 2019 i Sports Collectors Digest

Les Wolff wasn’t quite sure what he had purchased “sight unseen” from Mickey Mantle’s sister-in-law, who had sent him photos of what looked like a script and offered to sell it to him. “I thought it was a play at first,” Wolff told Sports Collectors Digest. With his son’s help, Wolff did hours of research online and in the library to find out more about this “first draft” of what was called “The Mickey Mantle Story” written by Tom Patchett and dated December 17, 1990. “We figured out that Patchett was a famous writer, an Emmy Award-winning writer,” Wolff said. In fact, Patchett was a producer, director and writer who worked on such TV shows as “The Carol Burnett Show,” “The Bob Newhart Show” and “Alf,” which he co-created. Wolff…

2019 LEAF PERFECT GAME NATIONAL SHOWCASE For the speculator, here is product from Leaf that focuses on the early stages of a prospect’s development—high school. The 2019 Leaf Perfect Game National Showcase, set for a Nov. 22 release, features nearly 300 of the top high school talent in the nation who are eligible for the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft. The set is along the same lines as Leaf’s All-American Bowl cards of potential NFL talent. These are the earliest autographs from those eligible for the draft and are “extremely limited.” Only 115 cases with 15 boxes per case (1,725 boxes) have been produced. As in the 2018 version, every box includes 25 autographs, and all cards are numbered to 50 or less. “LIVELY LEAGUE” LIMITED EDITION ABA ROOKIE CARD…

Here is a look at some recent auction process realized, rounded to the nearest dollar and including shipping, for 1960 and 1961 Nu Card World Series pasteboards. 1960 GRADED Ruth Hits 3 Homers (PSA 8) $75 Aaron Beats Yankees (PSA 8) $50 Mays’ “Catch” (PSA 8) $42 Larsen’s Perfect Game (SGC 96/PSA 9) $37 1960 RAW Ruth’s “Called Shot” (EX) $25 Dean Brothers Win Series from 1934 (EX+) $23 Ruth Hits 3 Homers (VG+) $14 1961 GRADED Mays’ “Catch” (PSA 10) $2,004 Snodgrass “Muffs Fly” (PSA 10) $354 Mazeroski Homer (PSA 9) $39 Mays’ “Catch” (SGC 96/PSA 9) $38 1961 RAW Larsen’s Perfect Game (EX+) $8 Lew Burdette Wins 3 from 1957 (NM) $7 Mathewson’s 3 Shutouts (NM) $6…

ALABAMA Nov 16 AL, Scottsboro. Scottsboro Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, Goose Pond Civic Center, 1165 Ed Hembree Dr., Scottsboro, AL. T: 75, F: $25-$30, A: Free. Contact: Stephen Moore – PH: 256-599-0989, Website: www.jacksonssportscards.com ARIZONA Nov 16 AZ, Phoenix. Northwest Valley Coin & Card Show, LaQuinta Inn, 2510 W Greenway Road, Phoenix, AZ 85023. SH: 9am-3pm, T: 35, F: $40-$50, A: Free. Dec 21 AZ, Phoenix. Northwest Valley Coin & Card Show, LaQuinta Inn, 2510 W Greenway Road, Phoenix, AZ 85023. SH: 9am-3pm, T: 35, F: $40-$50, A: Free. CONNECTICUT Nov 2 CT, Enfield. Card Show, American Legion Post #80, 566 Enfield St., Enfield, CT. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 50, F: $25, A: 99 cents. Contact: Cliff Gorneault – PH: 860-302-0493 or 860-729-8408, Email: clfgorneault@yahoo.com Nov 9 CT, Wolcott. NY…

LEADING OFF… DEREK JETER — Make no mistake: There are plenty of deals to be had in online auctions. But in this space, we tend to focus on eye-opening online auction results. And one just-completed auction has left our eyes open doubly wide. A total of 88 bids sent the price of a rare Derek Jeter card to a final price of—hold on to your hat—$202,102. The card? A rare Mirror Gold variation of Jeter’s 1996 Pinnacle Select rookie. The card, which features high gloss and a foil underlay, was boosted mightily by its PSA 10 grade. Only one other Mirror Gold Jeter has received the coveted assessment of 10/Gem Mint within PSA’s Population Report. Also contributing to the card’s knockout price is extreme rarity. Its print run was limited…

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Following my 1962 baseball season in my hometown of Cushing, Okla., my dad arranged for me and the family to go see my hero Mickey Mantle and the Yankees in Kansas City. Dad purchased tickets for seats a few feet away from the locker room door where the Yankees would come out to go down a ramp to the field. He wanted me to see “The Mick” up close and personal. On game day, I took the seat nearest the locker-room door, eagerly awaiting the Yankees. The first Yankee I saw, to my amazement, was my hero Mickey Mantle. He’d stuck his head out of the locker-room door. I hollered, “Hey Mick, I’m an Okie.” Mickey laughed, as he came over to me, his right hand out. “Well, I’m an…

One of the key components that draws all of us as fans to sports is the emotional connection to our favorite player or our favorite team. We are ecstatic when there is a win or a championship and devastated when there is a loss. It is this emotional connection that hits us hard when one of those favorite players or a player from our favorite team is taken too soon. Just like in life, it is something we are not prepared for or able to comprehend. It has occurred far too often in the major sports to those that were still in their playing prime for a multitude of reasons, some accidental, even some intentional. Let’s look at the more prominent examples and reflect on those we wish we could…

1. $202,102: 1996 Pinnacle Select Certified Derek Jeter Mirror Gold, 1 of 30 (PSA 10) 2. $58,500: 2003-04 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection LeBron James, 1 of 250, auto (PSA 10) 3. $44,545: 1966-67 Topps Bobby Orr (PSA 8) 4. $38,125: 2015-16 Upper Deck The Cup Connor McDavid, #70/99, auto patch (BGS 9.5) 5. $34,999: 2001 Upper Deck SP Authentic Tiger Woods, #40/100, auto (PSA 10) 6. $33,800: 2013-14 Panini Prizm Giannis Antetokounmpo Gold Prizms, 1 of 10 (BGS 9.5) 7. $30,501: 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan (PSA 10) 8. $30,400: 2018-19 Panini National Treasures Luka Doncic, 1 of 99, auto patch (PSA 10, PSA/DNA) 9. $28,118: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (PSA 3) 10. $24,600: 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady, auto (PSA 8)…

The Heisman Trophy that Ricky Williams won in 1998 as a star running back for the University of Texas was auctioned by Heritage Auctions on Friday Oct. 25 for a record $504,000, surpassing the previous mark of $435,763 a bidder paid for Tim Brown’s trophy last December. This is the last Heisman Trophy awarded before winners were required to sign an agreement forfeiting the right to sell it, the Associated Press reported. Williams set a then-NCAA career record with 6,592 yards rushing before playing 12 seasons in the NFL and finishing with 10,009 yards rushing and 66 touchdowns. Brian Hobbs, an avid memorabilia collector from Tallahassee, Fla., sold the trophy after buying it from Williams in 2014 for an undisclosed amount. Hobbs told Associated Press that Williams called him to…

A couple years into his professional baseball career, Jarrod Washburn had an idea. He wanted to start collecting pieces of memorabilia that were special to him. “I really enjoyed collecting either bats from opposing hitters that I respected and played against and pitchers that I’d go up against,” said Washburn, who has at least one of his jerseys from every team he played for during his 12 years in the majors. “I have a pretty extensive collection of autograph balls and bats from either opposing players or coaches, or you’d run across Hall of Famers that would just be around at the ballpark.” Washburn figures he has around 100 signed baseballs, bats and other items – about 15 to 20 from Hall of Famers – in a special room downstairs…