BALLPARK FIGURES (New York Post)
Chien-Ming Wang, the New York Yankees ace pitcher, is money in the bank when he is on top of his game. Reflecting his rising-star status, one major sports memorabilia company is selling a Wang autographed baseball on its Web site for $300 - double......more...eBay's Largest Consignment Seller of Sports Memorabilia Offers 100% Commission-Free Auction for Barry Bonds Home Run ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Just Collect, Inc. announced today it will offer its auction services, 100 percent commission-free, to the fan catching Barry Bond's record-breaking home run ball ....more... Sports Shorts (Portsmouth Herald)
LOCAL ...more... Golf classic in boy's memory for cancer research (Exeter News-Letter)
EXETER ? On Monday, Seacoast duffers can golf at the Wentworth by the Sea Country Club while raising awareness and money for cancer care and research for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. ...more... Archive Search (East Bay Express)
1. Music | August 01, 2007 No Pain, No Gain - After leaving "def soul" behind, the members of A Band Called Pain prepare to break out as an old-fashioned, all-black grunge outfit....more... Memorabilia mania (The Daily Record)
Sales of Cal Ripken Jr. memorabilia were slow a few months ago. Then, as Ripken?s induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame approached, the phone started ringing more and more at Robbie?s First Base in Timonium....more... Inside Story (Edmunds.com)
Every August, enthusiasts from all over the world pack the tiny Monterey Peninsula for nearly a solid week of total car mania....more... Value could shift on No. 756 ball (Los Angeles Times)
Auctioneers and collectors weigh in on the possibilities if and when Bonds hits his record-breaking home run. Fame, so the saying goes, is fleeting, and the same could be said for the near-term financial value of the ball that would make Barry Bonds baseball's all-time home run king. ...more... The Most Expensive Sports Collectibles (Forbes)
And why Barry Bonds' 756th home run ball won't make the list....more... |