8 Results for dodgers

Auction Block: Spring Training Edition

Eric Angevine

...Park, NJ. In the days before the Cold War chilled even the rites of spring, the Brooklyn Dodgers trained in Havana in 1947 and 1959. We hear it's a great place to find lefties...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 23, 2009

Auction Block: Going Public

Eric Angevine

When it comes to collecting, millionaires have a distinct advantage over the rest of us. Historical memorabilia that isn't directly donated to a non-p...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2008

AUCTION BLOCK: THE GOLD STANDARD

Eric Angevine

Economic times are tough. Collectors who might ordinarily use part of their annual budget to purchase meaningful relics from sports history are holdin...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2008

AUCTION BLOCK: MINING THE POST-SEASON

Eric Angevine

...collectible need not be unique, beautiful or even useful. It need only have been licensed by the Dodgers, Red Sox, Phillies, Angels, Rays, Brewers, White Sox or Cubs. Well, maybe not so much the last...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2008

AUCTION BLOCK: PENNANT FEVER

Eric Angevine

...the case in 1951, as the October 3rd game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers was the final of a best-of-three tiebreaker (not playoff) that counted as regular-season games...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2008

FIVE BUCKS GOES A LONG WAY

Eric Angevine

...finsky. Las Vegas 51s Glow-in-the-dark Keychain: Visit the AAA affiliate of the L.A. Dodgers to pick up this delightfully kitschy fob. The 51s are awash in alien visitation imagery, and Cosmo...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2008

AUCTION BLOCK: MINOR LEAGUES ... MAJOR LEAGUE MERCHANDISE

Eric Angevine

...many things to do at Coney Island. Brooklyn partisan Will Georgantas says hearts were broken when the Dodgers left for L.A., and nostalgic fans are turning to the Cyclones to fill the void. "The...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2008

AUCTION BLOCK: TO ERROR IS ... VALUABLE

Eric Angevine

...alter-ego Mr. Rodriquez? 2007 Bowman Rookie Card - Tim Lincecum is Fat: This one reads like a Dodger fan got his hands on the printing press. The Giants phenom looks trim as he goes into...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 22, 2008