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Wednesday, April 9, 2008Leo Kiely joined the Red Sox during the middle of the 1951 season. The left-hander then joined the military during the Korean War and in 1953 pitched for the Mainichi Orions of the Pacific League to become the first Major Leaguer to play in Japanese baseball. |
Tuesday, April 8, 2008Tony Romo featured as an All-Pro, getting selected for his first Pro Bowl in 2006. He was invited again following the 2007 season, a season in which he broke Cowboys single season team records in touchdowns, total yards and completions. |
Monday, April 7, 2008Set: 2007 Upper Deck MLS (Rate) Although checkered with a controversial past, Cuauhtémoc Blanco is regarded as one of Mexico's best attacking strikers and one of the country's most prolific scorers. For the national team, he has played in 97 international contests and is the 2nd all-time leading goal scorer. He is accredited with inventing a unique soccer move whereby a player hops into the air with the ball gripped surreptitiously between his feet to avoid a defender. He joined the MLS last year, playing for the Chicago Fire and helped the club reach the playoffs. For his efforts, he was later voted as a finalist for both the MVP and Newcomer of the Year awards. |
Sunday, April 6, 2008Jim Lansford was drafted in the 9th round of the 1952 draft. The left tackle only played one season in the NFL. He recovered a fumble in a game. This type of rundown would lead you to believe that this card is worth the bare minimum, but you won't find it in any common bin (at least not on purpose). This card is the key to the 1952 Bowman Large Football set and goes for around $3000 to $5000. It is a rare high-number that was also single-printed and on top of that, the last card in the set, meeting with the same high-grade scarcity as the 1952 Topps Baseball #1 Andy Pafko and is considered "the ultimate post-war football rarity". |
Saturday, April 5, 2008At the University of Georgia, Charley Trippi was a two-time All-American and the MVP of the 1943 Rose Bowl. He was ranked 20th in ESPN’s 2007 list of the Top 25 Players in College Football History. In the NFL, he won a championship with the Cardinals in 1947, gaining 206 all-purpose yards and scoring two touchdowns in the title game. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968. |
Friday, April 4, 2008Set: 2007 Upper Deck MLS (Rate) Chad Barrett led his UCLA team in assists his second year. He was then drafted third overall in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by the Chicago Fire. Last year, he scored a key goal in the playoffs. |
Thursday, April 3, 2008Willie Mays, coming off of his 2nd MVP season in 1965. This would be his last 100-RBI season, ending his string at eight consecutive and also his last season finishing in the top 5 in MVP voting after nine consecutive. |
Wednesday, April 2, 2008Set: 1986-87 Fleer - Stickers (Rate) Larry Bird with a peel away back. These stickers were inserted into each pack of 1986-87 Fleer basketball cards, and are quite condition sensitive. They were seeded last, which meant they usually ended up with a layer of wax from the wrapper. There were also issues at the factory, with plenty of the stickers ending up off-center or mis-cut. |
Tuesday, April 1, 2008You know about his numbers and accomplishments, but what you may not know about Hammerin' Hank Aaron is that before he joined the Majors, he was a pretty popular singer in his hometown in Alabama – even scoring a bit of radio play. Good thing for baseball, he decided to forego a career as a recording artist. Although, he never quite lost the desire to be on stage and was known to moonlight at Country-Western saloons during road trips through Texas. Click here to read more about Hank Aaron's exploits as a singer. |
Monday, March 31, 20081957 was a good year for Eddie Mathews. The Braves defeated the Yankees to win the World Series. |
