T206 Baseball Cards with Hindu Backs – Auction Results 6/16/08

These are some pretty impressive prices for baseball cards even for Hindu T206s. Check out the Red Hindu Hummel for almost $2,000 - wouldn't you love to find a few of those baseball cards in an old shoe box!

Jimmy Sheckard 1909-11 T206 (Hindu Back) SGC 30 6/7/08 $109.50
1909-11 T206 Hindu Al Bridwell Portrait, No Cap SGC 20 SGC 20 6/8/08 $118.37
1910 T206 Tobacco Ganley Brown HINDU Washington 6/8/08 $200.00
T206 CHARLIE FRITZ + BROWN HINDU RARE! SGC 70 6/12/08 $1,338.13
T206 JOHN HUMMEL RARE RED HINDU BACK SGC 50 6/12/08 $1,725.00
T206 T-206 Alperman Tough Hindu Back PSA 4.5 6/15/08 $566.00

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Braves Rookie Pitcher Charlie Morton has Plenty of Fantasy Baseball Upside

Charlie Morton (left in 2002 Upper Deck rookie baseball card) was once a solid pitching prospect but a shoulder injury and subsequent surgery ended his 2006 baseball season early. Last year he struggled as he returned to the hill and tried to build back lost arm strength.

Charlie Morton flat out dominated AAA amassing 72 Ks in 79 innings with a filthy 2.05 ERA and .99 WHIP. He did walk 27 batters which is a bit of a concern but with Smoltz done and Glavin on the DL the door looks wide open for Charlie Morton. He was solid in his big league debut last night lasting 6 innings while yielding 5 hits, surrendering 1 walk and striking out 4. Morton did give up 3 runs but on the whole it was a nice start.

I’m not sure I’d trust Charlie Morton long due term to the past injury history. I do like him a lot as a spot starter for the rest of the season and I think he could develop into an every day fantasy baseball player. Morton’s minor league numbers indicate that he has figured something out and his solid debut indicate that “it” translates at the big league level.

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T206 Baseball Cards with Cycle Backs – Auction Results 6/14/08

As part of a regular update I decide to start keeping track of eBay auction results for T206 baseball cards with rare backs. There are quite a few examples of T206 baseball cards with Cycle backs so this will be the first update.

1910 T206 Cycle Lee Quillen Minneapolis SGC 40 6/8/08 $72.11
1909 T 206 T206 JIMMY BURKE INDIANAPOLIS CYCLE BACK 6/8/08 $12.27
1910 T206 Tobacco Bresnahan CYCLE back HOF 6/8/08 $112.50
1910 T206 Tobacco Camnitz Pittsburg CYCLE 460 6/8/08 $113.86
T206 CYCLE CIGARETTES 1911 ADMIRAL SCHLEI SGC 40 6/8/08 $113.61
T206 1910 Cycle Cigarettes Bill Chappelle SGC 60 6/11/08 $158.05
T206 1910 Cycle Cigarettes Josh Clark SGC 60 6/11/08 $118.48
T206 White Borders-George McBride, Cycle Back PSA 5.5 6/12/08 $153.70

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New Wiki Dedicated to the Preservation and Display of Vintage Baseball Cards

As part of my baseball card display case project I was looking to rewrite and greatly expand the Display and Storage tips section of www.BaseballCardDisplayCase.com. In order to position the display cases optimally I think it’s important to establish a great deal of credibility and thought leadership around the best technique to store vintage baseball cards like T206s and how best to display them while protecting the cards at the same time.

Rather than try to learn everything there is to know about display and preservation I’ve decided that a wiki could be the best solution – hence Safe at Home, safeathome.wikidot.com is born. At this point I’ve done nothing other than register that clever pun of a name and develop a description of the site – “Preservation and display techniques for your vintage baseball cards and other valuable collectibles.”

My goal is to create a structure and starter content over the next month or two and then reach out directly to some experts to see if they’d like to contribute. I’d really like this to become the authoritative wiki and forum on the best ways to safely display and store valuable baseball cards. If you’re like me you’d rather show off your baseball cards than keep them in a shoe box.

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Bad News Bears – All Time Great Baseball Movie

This is a post I’ve been saving for a while. The Bad News Bears is one of the best baseball, if not sports, movies of all time. In fact in my list this baseball classic ranks only behind Rocky as the greatest sports movie of all time.

Not only is it a funny story but there’s ample drama as the characters try to cope with very real problems. At the heart of the movie Walter Matthau turns in a brilliant performance as Buttermaker, an alcoholic self described broken down ballplayer. He plays opposite Tatum O’Neal in the biggest earning children’s role of the time. As Buttermaker’s estranged girl friend’s daughter, O’Neal delivers a spirited performance in her own right as the two try to reconcile their relationship and win a championship.

If you’ve gone nearly 30 years without watching the Bad News Bears go buy a copy or rent one today – it’s even better than I remembered it. My oldest daughter and I love to watch it together. She’s too young to get some of the off color material but enjoys watching the kids running around playing baseball.

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Mets Baseball Cap for the Baby with Glow in the Dark Dragon Flies

Check out this super cool Mets baseball hat with glow in the dark dragon flies that I picked up at Shea Stadium last week for the baby. Two years ago I found a similar lady bug Mets baseball cap for my oldest daughter. I searched everywhere online for another one for a friend of mine but couldn’t find any. My guess is that this is a Shea Stadium exclusive Mets baseball hat. Very cool cap and should be a collectable worth saving – or at least saving what’s left of the baseball hat once the girls are through with it.

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Mets New Baseball Stadium, Citi Field Coming Along

Here’s a pic of the Mets new baseball stadium, Citi Field. I can’t wait for it to open with the 2009 baseball season but it will be sad to say goodbye to Shea Stadium. It’s pretty impressive how much progress they’ve made on Citi Field and this view from the third base side is really impressive. The Met’s new home is just what the fans need to look forward to given how this season has gone so far.

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