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Honus Wagner

October 27, 2010 by · Comments Off on Honus Wagner 

Honus Wagner, BALTIMORE – Sister Virginia Muller had never heard of shortstop Honus Wagner.

But she quickly learned the big ball is a revered figure among collectors and the most sought after baseball card history. And thanks to an unexpected gift, a card belonging to Muller centenarians and their order, the Sisters of Baltimore-based School of Notre Dame.

Roman Catholic nuns are the auction of the card, which despite its poor condition is expected to reach between 150,000 and 200,000 and $. The proceeds will go to their ministries in 35 countries around the world.

The card is part of the T206 series, produced between 1909 and 1911. About 60 Wagner cards are known to exist.

A near-mint condition Wagner T206 cards sold in 2007 and 2.8 million, the highest price for a baseball card. Muller is horrified that 1/4-inch-by-2 1/2-inch piece of cardboard could sell even a fraction of that.

“It only disturbs your mind,” Müller told the AP. “I can not remember a time when we have received anything like this.”

The brother of a nun who died in 1999 left all his possessions to the order when he died earlier this year. The man’s lawyer, said Muller had a Honus Wagner card in a safe.

When they opened the box, they found the card with a typed note: “Although damaged, the value of this baseball card must increase exponentially throughout the 21 st century!”

The card was unknown to the sports memorabilia market because benefactor of the nuns had possessed since 1936.

It features a large fold in the upper right corner, and three white edges have been cut. It has also been laminated. But even in poor conditions, a T206 Wagner card is highly prized by collectors, said Chris Ivy, director of sports sales at the Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas, which is auctioning the card.

“The T206 set is known as ‘The Monster’ by collectors. It’s really hard to complete the whole,” said Ivy. The Wagner card is “one of those who always wanted, always desirable, and there is a large population of them. Even to a lesser extent, they have a bit of demand and a hefty price.”

Wagner, nicknamed “The Flying Dutchman, played for 21 seasons, 18 of them with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He compiled a .328 batting average career and was one of five original recruits to the Hall of Fame baseball.

The card was printed in the prime of his career Wagner, but the American Tobacco Company ended production shortly after its inception. Some say that Wagner would not snuff products advertise to children. Others believe it was a dispute over money that the card was pulled.

In the card, Wagner seems robust and pale, with his hair parted down the middle and the city in his shirt spelled “Pittsburg”, the official spelling now.

The auction ends on 04 November and the highest bid was 60,000 and on Wednesday morning.

Muller is to frequently check the website of Heritage Auction Galleries – an unusual practice for someone who has taken a vow of poverty. However, potential bidders should be aware that the sale of the card will help people worldwide.

“The money we get from this card will be used for the many Sisters of Notre Dame all over the world who need support in their ministries to the poor,” said Muller.

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Grover Cleveland Alexander

October 27, 2010 by · Comments Off on Grover Cleveland Alexander 

Grover Cleveland Alexander, Alexander was a professional baseball pitcher. Today his name has come to number one on Google Trends. It is the most searched term on Google last hour.

Alexander was born in Nebraska in 1887. A total of 12 brothers and sisters. A player semi-professional baseball in his youth, went on to win his first professional contract at age 20.

As a star pitcher in 1920, was sold to the Philadelphia Phillies and 750.

n his rookie season, Alexander led the league with 28 wins (a record for a rookie today), 31 complete games, 367 innings pitched and seven shutouts while finishing second in strikeouts and fourth in ERA. From 1912 to 1920, Alexander led the league in ERA five times (1915, 1916, 1917, 1919 and 1920), won 5 times (1914-17, 1920), entry 6 times (1912, 1914-17, 1920), struck six times (1912, 1914-1917, 1920), games, 5 times (1914-1917, 1920), and five times in shutouts (1915, 1916 [single-season record 16], 1917, 1919). He won the pitching triple crown in 1915, 1916, 1917 and 1920. In 1915, played an important role in leading the Phillies win their first title, and broke a 4-1 record beating.

As the war came first, Alexander spent the first season of 1918 as an artillery officer in France. He suffered a concussion, hearing loss and seizures. After the war is rarely sober. Despite this, grabbed another three in 1920 to launch the Cubs. It was sold then the Cardinals in 1926.

Alexander was at his best when the Cardinals won the National League pennant and met with the New York Yankees in the World Series. He broke a complete victory in Game 2 and Game 6. Bob O’Farrell team in the glory of his time, after the match 6 wins, Alexander was able to drink all night and still feeling the effects when he was sent to the field. Alexander entered the game in the seventh inning of Game 7 after starting Jesse Hines has developed blisters with the Cardinals ahead 3-2, the bases loaded and one out 2. Facing the Yankees slugger Tony Lazzeri, Alexander hit him and then held the Yankees’ two scoreless innings to preserve the win and give St. Louis the championship. It is one of the last season of 20 wins, the Cardinals in 1927, but continued use, finally left in. He made the majors after a brief return to the Phillies in 1930 and pitched for the house of David until 1938.

Alexander attended three games in 1950 World Series at Yankee Stadium, and saw the Phillies play the Yankees. He died less than a month later, on November 4, 1950 in St. Paul, Nebraska, at age 63.

Barry Bonds

August 4, 2010 by · Comments Off on Barry Bonds 

Barry BondsBarry Bonds, View slugger Barry Bonds was never known for being friendly with reporters, but now is giving money ahead of his trial for perjury.

Bonds foundation of cattle and 20,000 to the National Association of Black Journalists to finance “Entrepreneurship” Award to be named the Bay Area has long Ray Taliaferro station. Donate money rich athletes usually applaud, but this gift is stirring controversy. NABJ member Kenneth Cooper told The Associated Press Bonds is a controversial figure and journalists and their organizations must keep their distance.

The donation comes in the form of bonds is preparing for his trial on federal charges that he lied to a grand jury about steroid use. Bonds is leading the majors’ home run of all time, but their numbers were compiled in a monstrous cloud of suspicion. He was in the center of an investigation into the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative, which was found to have supplied drugs to improve the performance of professional athletes. In 2003, Bonds’ trainer was indicted and later years that Bonds testified to a grand jury he used a substance he believed was only a balm made of linseed oil but that prosecutors say was a steroid.

A 2006 book. “Game of Shadows”, written by sports reporters Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada, Bonds allegedly used stanozolol and a host of other steroids.

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