10.20
There’s no doubt that one baseball player’s cards are hotter than anyone else’s right now — but no matter what Tampa Bay 3B Evan Longoria does, somebody somewhere will trot out a tale of the tape comparing him to ABC Desperate Housewife Eva Longoria.
Who am I to disappoint?
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vs. |
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| Burst onto the scene in MLB with the Tampa Bay Rays in April, finishing his first season with an appearance in the World Series in October 2008. |
One-line
career
summary |
Burst onto the scene as a member of ABC’s hit series Desperate Housewives in October 2004. |
| The No. 3 overall draft pick in 2006 is a former member of the Class AA Montgomery Biscuits |
Also on sports resume |
Married to San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker |
| “Longo” and the dude who already has hit a boatload of home runs this postseason |
Also known as … |
“Gabrielle” and Eva Longoria Parker |
| A few — but not the one that matters — his 2006 Bowman Chrome autograph (above) |
Cards
in my
collection? |
None. How can she not yet have a trading card? I mean, come on she only attends 82,000 Spurs games a year where 3.8 million photographs are taken every time she moves — or thinks about — moving |
1,227 items
currently for sale |
eBay stat |
325 items
currently for sale |
| A perfect BGS 10 professionally graded copy of his rookie card for $1,500 |
eBay highlight |
A shirt and tank top Longoria reportedly wore on MTV’s TRL for $300 (Blurry authentication photograph included.) |
| $200 and up right now on eBay |
Rookie
card is worth? |
What rookie card? |
| He played for the Class AAA Durham Bulls, which Costner made famous when he played Crash Davis in “Bull Durham.” |
Kevin Costner
ties?
|
According to The Oracle of Bacon, Kevin Bacon starred with Kevin Costner in JFK. Bacon starred with Jim Cody Williams in Rails & Ties (2007), who starred in Lower Learning (2008) with Longoria. (Don’t worry, I never heard of those films, either.) |
| $1,850 for an Orange Refractor autograph from 2006 Bowman in BGS 9.5 grade. |
Rookie
card last sold for |
Again … what rookie card? (Maybe Donruss can get on this for Americana III?) |
| He’s pretty much a babyface, so I’d say low. |
Intimidation factor |
She’s stands 5-2 — so you really don’t wanna mess with her. |
| He sent her a Rays T-shirt. |
Wikipedia (and the Hartford Courant) says … |
She sent him a bottle of champagne. |
| We’re willing to bet there’s a (cursed?) cover appearance in his future. |
Sports Illustrated ties? |
Just stop what you’re doing and read this. |
| He’ll be all over FOX in the coming weeks. |
TV ties
|
Um, other than the obvious ABC gig, it depends whether there’s a Spurs game on. |
| Uh… Eva Longoria? |
Not to be confused with … |
Uh… Evan Longoria? |
| Well, if we had to bet, the American League Rookie of the Year for starters … |
Awards |
Um … just a few. |
| A World Series title. (Maybe.) |
What it will take to end these comparisons?
|
All male sports writers and bloggers vanish from the face of the earth? (Nah, that wouldn’t do it, either.) |
Chris Olds has collected sports cards and memorabilia since 1987. Before coming to Beckett Media, he wrote about the hobby for the Orlando Sentinel on his blog, SportsStuff, and for the San Antonio Express-News and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News. Do you have a comment, question or idea? Send e-mail to him at colds@beckett.com.
10.17
Press Pass has released images of its 2009 NASCAR set. Here is a look at a few of the insert cards — but not the basic set — for the product which arrives in hobby shops in December.
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10.17
Here’s a sneak peek at some of the cards coming in the 2008 Donruss Threads set that hits hobby shops later this month.
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Chris Olds has collected sports cards and memorabilia since 1987. Before coming to Beckett Media, he wrote about the hobby for the Orlando Sentinel on his blog, SportsStuff, and for the San Antonio Express-News and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News. Do you have a comment, question or idea? Send e-mail to him at colds@beckett.com.
10.16
With the Philadelphia Phillies headed back to the World Series, it’s prime time to examine the best items from the last time they won it all — in 1980.
Here are my picks for 10 key items to own if you’re a Philly fan who’s still waiting for your team to equal its past success. They’re not the most valuable — just the most interesting or odd items that come to mind, ones that seem to capture the 1980 team the best.
1. Pete Rose‘s May 28, 1979, Sports Illustrated cover (above). Sure, it pre-dates the 1980 season, but there’s no doubting what Rose meant to the Phillies’ championship. It’s his first cover appearance in a Phillies uniform (he had three afterward) and is the best.
2. Bake McBride‘s 1974 Topps rookie card (click for a closer look) won’t cost you more than a couple bucks. Sure, it shows him in a Cardinals unform, but when’s the last time you heard of a guy named Bake? His full nickname? Shake and Bake. His real name? Arnold. Now you know why he’s cool. What made him really cool in the 1980 World Series was his 7-for-23 performance at the plate. He drove in 5 RBIs in the Series, second to only a guy you might have heard of — Michael Jack Schmidt.
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10.16
University of Texas and USA Softball star Cat Osterman will have her first widely distributed trading card in the upcoming Donruss Elite Extra Edition, which hits hobby shops on Nov. 19.
But she’s definitely not the only noteworthy addition to the set.
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10.16
Topps announced this week that it will produce a new Star Wars Galaxy set, which long-time collectors would remember as an all-artwork line that was introduced back in 1993.
Series 4 of the set will hit stores in February with more than 50 exclusive paintings, an archive set made of never-before-seen Galaxy art autographed cards of several artists, sketch cards as well as cards featuring art from Star Wars movie posters, comic books and elsewhere.
Here’s a look at a couple more images from the set.
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10.15
Razor Entertainment signed an exclusive autograph deal with top Baltimore Orioles prospect Matt Wieters on Wednesday that prevents other companies from producing cards and autographed cards until a year after he makes his debut on a major league (25-man) roster.
The move means that Baseball America’s 2008 Minor League Player of the Year will not have cards in future Bowman products as Topps signs players to individual contracts to appear on its cards.
And after Wieters makes his big-league debut, Topps and Upper Deck will be able to produce standard cards (if he is signed by Topps), but no autographed or memorabilia cards — unless they negotiate for his rights, which would be lucrative, through Razor.
“We took a shot and we are taking a shot that is unprecedented,” said Razor President Brian Gray. “This could basically change the whole game.”
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