Innholdsfortegnelse for July 1, 2022 i Sports Collectors Digest

When Tommy White hit his third home run against Miami in the ACC Tournament at Truist Park in Charlotte, the NC State crowd erupted like the Wolfpack had just won the College World Series. I knew then that this college baseball postseason was going to be something special. White, aka “Tommy Tank,” hit four home runs in the ACC Tournament, giving him 27 for the season, an NCAA freshman record. His amazing performance was just an appetizer for what was to come for college baseball. A week later, the NCAA Regionals produced some of the most exciting and dramatic baseball you will see anywhere. All over the country, college teams played their hearts out to reach the NCAA Super Regionals and, ultimately, the 2022 CWS. From Hattiesburg, Miss. to Corvallis,…

Having visited many sports halls of fame, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. was long the biggest venue left on my list. Pro Football (Canton), Hockey (Toronto), Naismith Memorial Basketball (Springfield, Mass.), along with International Swimming (Fort Lauderdale) and Chicagoland Sports … I have been to all of these and others. But the Baseball Hall of Fame never happened. Hey, Cooperstown is not an easy trip. No matter how many times I was in New York, I never ventured there for a summertime induction ceremony, though there have been many I really wanted to go to. I certainly thought about it in 2014 when the honorees included Bobby Cox, Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, Tony LaRussa, Frank Thomas and Joe Torre. And who wouldn’t have wanted…

Top Ten Online Auctions 1. $51,999 on 53 bids: 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady Rookie Ticket, auto (BGS 8.5) 2. $47,300 on 64 bids: 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady Rookie Ticket, auto (BGS 8.5, auto 10) 3. $45,100 on 62 bids: 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan (BGS 9.5) 4. $37,590 on 65 bids: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (PSA 1) 5. $36,600 on 72 bids: 2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout Refractor, #138/500, auto (BGS 9.5, auto 10) 6. $33,245 on 55 bids: 1999-20 Upper Deck Michael Jordan “The Master Collection” unopened case 7. $31,600 on 24 bids: 2020 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Racing unopened case, hobby boxes 8. $30,100 on 54 bids: 2003-04 Topps Chrome LeBron James Black Refractor, #25/500 (BGS 9) 9. $28,601 on 70 bids: 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady…

WHERE: 25 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 CONTACT: 1-888-HALL-OF-FAME (607-547-7200); baseballhall.org; @baseballhall; Facebook.com/baseballhall HOURS: 7 days a week (except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s). 9am–5pm Labor Day through Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend; 9am–7pm from Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend through the day before Labor Day. 2022 INDUCTEES: Bud Fowler, Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, Minnie Miñoso, Tony Oliva, Buck O’Neil and David Ortiz. 2022 INDUCTION CEREMONY: Sunday, July 24, 1:30 p.m. ET, Clark Sports Center. TV: MLB Network.…

Somewhere in the great beyond, Sy Berger must be smiling. When he and graphic artist Woody Gelman gathered at the kitchen table of Berger’s Brooklyn apartment in the autumn of 1951 — just weeks after Bobby Thomson smacked his pennant-winning “Shot Heard ’Round the World” — they weren’t thinking about creating works of art. They merely were trying to design a set of cards that would encourage kids to chew more Topps bubble gum. “The ironic thing is that it wasn’t supposed to be about the cards,’’ Berger told me several years before his death in 2014. “Back then, Topps was in the business of selling gum and they thought if we put a bunch of cards in a package with a stick of gum, it would boost sales. Never…

NOTE: If you have a show listing, follow the style below and send to jowens@aimmedia.com. ALABAMA Aug 13 AL, Gardendale (North Birmingham). The Flip Sports Card & Collectibles Trade Show, Gardendale Civic Center, 857 Main Street Gardendale, Alabama 35071. SH: 10am-4pm. T: 165+ ($65-90). A: $5-10. Contact: Daniel TheFlipTradeShow@Gmail.com ARKANSAS July 8-9 AR, Springdale. GG2 Sports Cards Show, Northwest Arkansas Convention Center, 1420 S. 48th Street, Springdale, AR. SH: Fri: 10am-6pm; Sat: 9am-5pm. T: 175. A: $5. Contact: Matt Canaday gg2sports-cards@gmail.com ARIZONA July 2 AZ, Tempe (Phoenix). Collectibles on College — Tempe Monthly, University Presbertyrian Church, 139 E. Alameda Dr., Tempe, AZ 85281. SH: 10am-3pm. T: 50 ($45-50). A: Free Contact: Cole CollectiblesonCollege@gmail.com July 16 AZ, Phoenix. The Doubletree Hilton Phoenix, Northwest Valley Coin & Card Show, 10220 N. Metro…

The jersey Wayne Gretzky wore when he won his final Stanley Cup sold for a record $1.45 million, while a Kobe Bryant jersey photo-matched to his rookie season and the 1996-97 NBA playoffs sold for $2.735 million. The champagne-stained Gretzky jersey sold in Grey Flannel’s summer auction, becoming the most expensive NHL memorabilia ever sold. Gretzky wore the jersey during the 1988 Stanley Cup Finals, leading the Edmonton Oilers to their fourth title in his last game with the franchise. "Wayne Gretzky's final Edmonton Oilers jersey is the most iconic hockey jersey of all-time," Grey Flannel President Michael Russek said. "It was an honor to auction off this holy grail, which is now the most valuable hockey jersey of all-time." The Kobe sale was the second highest for any game-worn…