http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:57:19 -0700 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:04:38 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Jackie-Robinson-steals-home-for-17775?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner    Statistics don't tell the full story of how good a player  Jackie Robinson was. In 1382 career games, Jackie hit .311 with 137 home runs, 734 runs batted in, and 197 stolen bases. He had a superb lifetime on base percentage of .409.... Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:04:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Jackie-Robinson-steals-home-for-17775?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Heeeeeeeeres-Johnny-Carsons-signed-microphone?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner Forty seven years ago today, on October 1, 1962, Johnny Carson began hosting the Tonight Show on NBC-TV. He continued to host regularly for the next 29 years.Introduced by Ed McMahon's famous Heeeeeere's Johnny! to begin each show, Carson was conside... Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:09:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Heeeeeeeeres-Johnny-Carsons-signed-microphone?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Rags-to-Riches-to-Rags-Lenny-Dykstra-memorabilia-hits-the-Auction-Block?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner Lenny Dykstra was a career .285 hitter in 1278 games for the Mets and Phillies in the 1980's and 90's. He had 1298 career hits, and 285 steals. He was a very good player, tough and hard nosed. One of his nicknames was Nails.Rags to Riches to Rags. Th... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:27:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Rags-to-Riches-to-Rags-Lenny-Dykstra-memorabilia-hits-the-Auction-Block?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Youre-a-great-collectible-Charlie-Brown?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner Sports figures aren't the only group hounded for their autographs. Collectors are looking for autographs and memorabilia of politicians, movie stars, and astronauts. Just about any celebrity or historic figure has a group of collectors looking f... Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:51:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Youre-a-great-collectible-Charlie-Brown?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m9d18-Former-Chicago-Bears-quarterback-Sid-Luckmans-1948-Leaf-card-sells-at-auction-for-71835?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner I wrote an article a few months ago which compared Jay Cutler to a young Brett Favre. http://bit.ly/1axWW1Now that Cutler has shown his Favre-like tendency to throw the ball up for grabs, will we see more of his pro-bowl caliber play of 200... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:33:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m9d18-Former-Chicago-Bears-quarterback-Sid-Luckmans-1948-Leaf-card-sells-at-auction-for-71835?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Jets-quarterback-Mark-Sanchez-leads-the-2009-NFL-Rookie-Class-thru-week-1?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner The first week of the 2009 NFL season is complete. Many Chicago Bears fans have started the countdown to Spring Training after Jay Cutler's 4 interceptions and Brian Urlacher's season ending injury. But there are some promising rookies for 2009,... Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:19:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Jets-quarterback-Mark-Sanchez-leads-the-2009-NFL-Rookie-Class-thru-week-1?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Michael-Jordan-joins-the-NBA-Hall-of-Fame?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner When Michael Jordan was playing for the first time with the United States Olympic team, he made a move on the baseline and flew in for a spectacular dunk. The Chicago Bulls had picked Jordan with the 3rd overall pick in the draft that summer. My firs... Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:42:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Michael-Jordan-joins-the-NBA-Hall-of-Fame?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Winning-isnt-everything-its-the-Only-Thing-Vince-Lombardi?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner  While coaching the Green Bay Packers, Vince Lombardi told his players, "winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." He taught his players to do things right all the time, not just once in a while.Lombardi felt a team cou... Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:07:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Winning-isnt-everything-its-the-Only-Thing-Vince-Lombardi?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Rocky-Marciano-retired-as-the-only-Undefeated-Heavyweight-Boxing-Champ?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner Former heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano died in a plane crash in Iowa on August 31, 1969. Forty years ago today. Many still consider Marciano the greatest heavyweight boxer in history.Marciano was heavyweight champion from 1952-1956. A... Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:54:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Rocky-Marciano-retired-as-the-only-Undefeated-Heavyweight-Boxing-Champ?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d30-Is-the-American-League-really-better-than-the-National-League?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner Today's article is an update of my August 30, 2009 article. The evidence continues to mount that the American League is vastly superior to the National League this year.Jose Contreras, formerly of the White Sox, just pitched 6.2 innings, gave up 1 ru... Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:01:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d30-Is-the-American-League-really-better-than-the-National-League?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d26-A-glove-used-by-Mickey-Mantle-with-the-Yankees-is-now-up-for-Auction?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner Shortly before Mickey Mantle died, he had a press conference where he told us how he had messed up. Mantle had been blessed with all the talent in the world, and had wasted it by drinking too much and not taking care of himself correctly. It was... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:02:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d26-A-glove-used-by-Mickey-Mantle-with-the-Yankees-is-now-up-for-Auction?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d23-The-Catcher-was-a-Spy?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner This week on Twitter, the Chicago Reader had a link to a great Sports Illustrated Vault story about Moe Berg. I am very familiar with Berg's story. We talked about him a few times on our radio show. To me, his story is one of the most inter... Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:10:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d23-The-Catcher-was-a-Spy?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d21-Is-Brett-Favre-a-waffling-fool-or-does-he-just-know-how-to-get-what-he-wants?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner Now playing quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, #4, Brett Favre. Hard to believe. Sick of hearing about it aren't you. "Favre is an idiot who can't retire", you're probably thinking. I've thought the same thing myself. More tha... Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:14:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d21-Is-Brett-Favre-a-waffling-fool-or-does-he-just-know-how-to-get-what-he-wants?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Stephen-Strasburg-signs-with-Nats-and-should-thank-Curt-Flood-when-he-cashes-his-checks?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner When I was writing my articles about the recent Bob Gibson memorabilia auctions, I came across a small lot in the current Legendary Auctions item list. Lot #68 is a collection of 18 different Curt Flood signed cards. The photo with this article ... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:55:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Stephen-Strasburg-signs-with-Nats-and-should-thank-Curt-Flood-when-he-cashes-his-checks?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d14-More-Bob-Gibson-memorabilia-on-the-Legendary-Auction-block?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner Last month, 12 items from the personal collection of Bob Gibson were sold by Legendary Auctions for a total of over $450,000. Included were Gibson's 1968 MVP award which sold for $120,000, his 1968 Cy Young award which sold for $84,000, and... Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:16:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d14-More-Bob-Gibson-memorabilia-on-the-Legendary-Auction-block?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d9-1626-for-a-5-cent-Topps-baseball-card-pack?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner Old cards aren't the only items which get graded and collected in the sports collecting world. The unopened card packs are also very collectible. Condition is as important for unopened material as it is for the cards inside the packs.The unopene... Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:19:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d9-1626-for-a-5-cent-Topps-baseball-card-pack?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Two-Giants-battle-for-the-NL-Cy-Young-award-but-how-good-was-Cy-Young?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner San Franciso Giants pitchers Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum are in a great battle for the National League Cy Young award. Cain has 12 wins and 3 losses with a 2.25 ERA, and his teammate Lincecum is 12 and 3 with a 2.18 ERA. Lincecum leads Cain in strikeo... Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:35:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Two-Giants-battle-for-the-NL-Cy-Young-award-but-how-good-was-Cy-Young?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Jesse-Owens-and-the-1936-Olympics?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner 73 years ago today, on August 3, 1936, Jesse Owens won his first gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. Owens went on to become the first American to win 4 gold medals in track and field. He won the 100 meter sprint on August 3, the... Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:56:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Jesse-Owens-and-the-1936-Olympics?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d2-Bob-Gibson-memorabilia-brings-high-prices-and-hopefully-no-regrets?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner It's been a busy weekend in sports and sports collecting. Friday was the trade deadline for Major League Baseball, and the National Sports Collector's Convention is going on in Cleveland. I wrote on July 17 about the upcoming auction of som... Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:32:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m8d2-Bob-Gibson-memorabilia-brings-high-prices-and-hopefully-no-regrets?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m7d31-Pete-Rose-deserves-to-be-in-the-Baseball-Hall-of-Fame?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner There was quite a buzz on twitter earlier this week when the rumor went around that Pete Rose may soon be allowed into the Hall of Fame. It looks like that was nothing but a rumor. I think that is a big mistake by Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig.Rose... Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:01:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5758-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner~y2009m7d31-Pete-Rose-deserves-to-be-in-the-Baseball-Hall-of-Fame?cid=exrss-Chicago-Sports-Memorabilia-Examiner