RSS Feed
Twitter
October 3rd, 2008 
admin 
When you start your search for baseball collectibles, you may be wondering what constitutes a certain price for one keepsake versus another. There are many factors that come into play in determining the value of a piece of baseball memorabilia.
The first is the demand for the player or team representing your keepsake. If you specialize in baseball collectibles such as cards, then you want to make sure you’re paying a fair price for them.
When considering the price of any baseball collectible that has to do with a certain player, make sure you know his record and statistics. Is he in the Hall of Fame? Did he shatter other players’ records as he made his way to a top spot in the sport?
Rookie baseball collectibles may not give you the comfort you want in knowing for sure how valuable the keepsake will be. While it can be somewhat risky to invest in a piece of rookie memorabilia, it might also give you a chance to greatly profit from your initial investment.
Of course, you’re always going to find value in a baseball collectible from a player such as Mickey Mantle or Roberto Clemente. Any player that has become an idol for baseball fans is a good pick for your memorabilia treasure trove. For team collectibles, the Yankees have more people seeking their collectibles than any other team.
The condition of the baseball collectible is another important factor in its price and value. A card in mint condition that has been cared for will fetch more than a card that’s bent or has a smudge on it.
Another aspect of what makes a baseball collectible priced right is whether or not it’s a hard to find or limited edition. If something is mass-produced, then it will decrease in value.
Probably most important is the “you” factor. What is this particular baseball collectible worth to you? Is it something you just have to have – an item you’ve been searching for and finally found? Or is it something you could live without?
Baseball collectibles, like memorabilia in any other sport, have price tags based on demand, value to the current owner, and value to prospective buyers as well. Make sure you do your homework with a published price guide to compare how an item is priced for you versus what it’s selling for around the world. With today’s access to online auctions and dealers, you might be able to find the item you want at a price you can afford.
Watch the video related to Baseball
Help answer the question about Baseball
What are some baseball gift ideas for my son who will be 6 next wednesday?He is a HUGE fan of baseball. Any ideas on what to get him?
About Author
Find information about baseball terms and baseball facts at the Baseball Tips site.
Posted in 
véiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, que difuu
dude, you own! this looks identical to a photograph
Yes. There have been a few "switch pitchers"
Greg Harris did Sept 28, 1995. He was the last guy to do this in the MLB.
I also remember hearing a story of a minor league pitcher who did this in a game.. against a switch hitter, and the two switched back and forth many times until the umpire had to intervene.
read the bottom of this page for a brief mention of the story:
http://www.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news_story.jsp?article_id=mlb_20000303_holtzman_cols&team_id=mlb
I would say that 60 is a reasonable guess, but it might be a little lower than that. I used to play as a kid but i don't play much anymore and I was clocked in the low 60's last summer at a fan day thing. Of the 4 people I knew that were clocked i think the highest ws 67 with average being a little under 60.
don't let the easy one get away……. Barry Bonds
HOLY CRAP! Comparing this to the original picture, they’re identical!
i use photoshop
wich program he is for doing this ? beside a tablet ofc
I want to add to Kyle's response. The answer is B. If uniforms are sold to fans, then they are final goods and will be included in GDP. However, since professional baseball players use uniforms as an input in supplying a match to spectators, then the cost of these uniforms is already included in ticket prices and will not be included in GDP.
awesome, keep up the good work!
All broadcasters have endless information in front of them and constantly given to them during the game. So they know what pitches a pitcher throws, as well their tendencies they have to throw certain pitches in certain situations. They know between what speeds their fastball is thrown as well as the rest of a pitcher's pitches. So then by looking at the speed of the pitch, and its movement, they can deduce what pitch was just thrown. Its not quite as easy as looking at what sign the catcher is putting down, since that camera angle isn't usually the one being shown when the signs are flashed.
A-W-E-S-O-M-E your works is very awesome! cool!!!! very good
awesome stuff man,….ama practice hard to get to yo level!
Well, these days with all of exercise and weight training they do, many baseball players are strong and big ( taking away the notion that most baseball players aren't athletes ) since most baseball players are athletes anyway. They actually cut their hair to military style because having a full head of hair slows down a player some what. For a "cop attitude" baseball players are the only pro athletes who are allowed to police themselves whenever a fight happens and leave the dugout.
Awesome work Williamsshamir
Great video.
Much love Kat
It says that we (yes I am Black) did what we did what had always when done when Whites would not allow us to do something. We started our own version which was just as good (and in many cases better as N-e-g-r-o League All Star teams routinely beat MLB All Star teams in exhibitions) as what they had. Most people don't know this but the East-West Colored All Star Game played at the original Comiskey Park in 1933 actually outdrew the first ever MLB All Star Game which was played in the same stadium one week earlier. This shows that White America was beginning to realize the quality of baseball that was played in the N-e-g-r-o Leagues was just as high as (and arguably higher than) that played in MLB. This also made racist owners try even harder to keep us out of MLB.
Often, N-e-g-r-o League teams would get their names by placing the word "Black" in front of the name of the local MLB or MiLB team, i.e. New York Black Yankees, Chattanooga Black Lookouts, Atlanta Black Crackers ("Crackers" was the name of the first professional team in Atlanta, a reference to cracking home runs), Birmingham Black Barons (who at one time counted Satchel Paige and Willie Mays among their players and were owned by Abe Saperstein, the same man who founded and owned the Harlem Globetrotters), Washington Black Senators, Jacksonville Black Caps (Jacksonville's MiBL team was the Red Caps) Shreveport Black Captains, New Orleans Black Pelicans, Little Rock Black Travelers,etc. The Kansas City Royals name is a tribute to the most famous N-e-g-r-o League team of them all, the Kansas City Monarchs.
When the MLB and MiLB teams were on road trips, the N-e-g-r-o League teams would often play in their stadiums and give the MLB team owner a portion of the receipts. This was also true for some MiLB teams. For example, when the Birmingham Barons were on a road trip, the Birmingham Black Barons would play at Rickwood Field. The N-e-g-r-o League teams were, however, required to use the MLB or MiLB teams announcers who were often just as racist as the owners. When the Barons played at Rickwood Field there was one section of the right field bleachers that was designated as "The Colored Section" and whenever a player be it a member of the Barons or the opposing team would hit a home run into that section the announcer would say the player hit it into "The Coal Bin." The bleacher designations were the exact reverse for the Black Barons' games, with one difference: the one section of the bleachers had no denigrating designation.
In short, the N-e-g-r-o Leagues showed that we could do anything that Whites could do and could do it just as well, if not better in some cases. The N-e-g-r-o Leagues endured until 1962 when they finally closed down shop for good because they had served their purpose, which was to give us a place to play professional baseball. When Pumpsie Green debuted with the Red Sox in 1959, it meant that every team in MLB had integrated.
Before anyone says anything about the date in the question it is correct. Jackie Robinson signed to play with the Brooklyn Dodgers' minor league team, the Montreal Royals in early 1946. He played one year for them before being called up to the Dodgers with whom he debuted on April 15, 1947.
the same as we do