Aubrey Huff was a pretty good baseball player for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and others, last appearing in the major leagues in 2012 with the San Francisco Giants.
He’s also an artist and seemingly a fan of Marvel superheroes. If you looked at Huff’s Twitter feed today, you’d have seen paintings of Iron Man and Captain America that he’s hoping to get signed by Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans for a charity auction.
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A collection of memorabilia from the estate of Hall of Famer Don Drysdale is heading to auction in April.
SCP Auctions is handling the memorabilia, which includes a game-worn Dodgers home jersey from Drysdale’s rookie season, his 1963 and 1965 World Series rings, his 1962 Cy Young Award and a baseball from the final inning of Drysdale’s then-record 58 2/3 scoreless inning streak.
Head over to SCP Auctions for more information.
Last weekend, we were all giddy watching the New York Mets celebrate clinching the National League East title.
Now, you can buy your very own piece of that celebration from Mets Amazin’ Memorabilia and MLB.com Auctions.
(Empty) champagne bottles are available for $100 (plus $20 shipping in the continental U.S.). More budget-minded fans can buy a celebration-used cork for $15 (plus $15 shipping.)
The matchups haven’t all been set yet, but we’re about to begin another season of playoff baseball. And for the first time in 9 years, I have a real rooting interest.
But while we’re waiting, let’s take a look at a piece of memorabilia from the Mets’ first World Series appearance.
If you’ve got $9,999.99 burning a hole in your pocket, you could own the cap Tom Seaver wore in 1969. Press Pass Collectibles is selling the cap, which had previously been owned by a family member of a former Shea Stadium security officer.
(If you’d like something to remind you of the Mets’ last World Series appearance, you could pick up a 2000 National League Championship ring that belonged to minor league coach Roger La Francois or one that belonged to a team trainer for a bit less.)
A rarely seen Duke Snider baseball card issued by the Nassau County (Long Island) Boy Scouts in 1963 sold for $866.40 in an auction earlier this month by Clean Sweep.
I never expected to read about a rare regionally-issued baseball card in Forbes, but that’s exactly where I learned about this one in an article by David Seideman.
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