Hake's Auction

As I had previously written about (here), Hake's is running an auction and it includes a couple of really great Dodger memorabilia items. Check them out below.

This is a 1963 World Series Stadium Club badge/pin produced by Western Badge & Trophy Co. This is seldom seen.

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I think this is my favorite Dodger item in Hake's auction. This is a large (3.5") circa 1960's pinback featuring slugger Frank Howard. This was originally sold in stadium kiosk. This is the first time I've encountered a pin like this for Howard, but am familiar with the style. A Maury Wills, Don Drysdale and Tommy Davis are known to exist. Strangely, a similar pin showed up in MHCC's auction a few weeks ago and sold for considerable less than Hake's starting price. I think I'll wait around for a better deal.

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Blog Kiosk: 10/26/2011

Pic above from Left Field Pavilion, titled 'Praying Won't Help.'

• Did you know McCourt tried to buy the Angels?From Bloomberg:
  

  (McCourt) wanted to bid for the Anaheim Angels in 2003, according to a person involved with the latter transaction, who asked not to be identified because of ongoing business relationships with MLB. This person says McCourt wanted to make a nothing-down offer for the Angels, eventually purchased by billboard magnate Arte Moreno for $180 million.

  (Hat Tip: Halos Heaven)
  
• Via SCD, the FBI has charged 6 dealers for fraud related to game-used uniforms and jerseys. This part of the memorabilia market is rife with problems.
  
• Dodgers BK trial has been delayed, via Steve Dilbeck of LA Times.
  
• Dodger Thoughts remembers Hong-Chih Kuo.
  
• Dodger Divorce analyzes the two BK plans.
  
• An extremely rare Ty Cobb tobacco tin is found hidden in a closet, via Sports Collectors Digest.
  
• Check out this story about David Kohler's Lakers collection from SCD.
• Here are some vintage Brooklyn Dodger newsreels. Unfortunately, no sound, but stillg reat.

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Collection: Maury Wills Signature Decades Auto

Here is another card from my Dodger autograph collection. It is a 2005 Upper Deck Ultimate Signature Edition "Signature Decades" card of Maury Wills. The card is neither numbered or rare, but it's of Maury so you can't go wrong.

Dodger Creditors Endorse Sale

Probably the most important stakeholder in the entire Dodger bankruptcy imbroglio has just declared to the judge, "sell the team!" The beginning of the end is at hand. Via Steve Dilbeck at LA Times.

The official creditors' committee asked U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross to deny the Dodgers their proposed television rights auction, arguing that the prospect of a lawsuit from Fox Sports and opposition from Major League Baseball could jeopardize the money available to repay creditors.

"The committee cannot gamble the 100% recoveries of its constituents on such a risky proposition," lawyers for the committee wrote in a court filing.

Instead, the committee said, "A prompt sale of the team is the most prudent course of action."

(Hat Tip: 6-4-2)

Blog Kiosk: 10/22/2011

Fernando Valenzuela with Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia. (Pic Link: yfrog Dodgers)

• Lasorda's Lair explains why the Dodgers are better off now after the McCourt divorce settlement.
  
• MLB FanCave Dream Job is back again for another season in 2012. Find out more here.
  
• Casey Blake mulling his Baseball future, vis Des Moines Register. (Hat Tip: VSIMH)
  
• Jeff Kent, Best of the Graybeards, 40 and up. Via True Blue LA.
  
• Check out William's incredible autographed Baseball from Carl Erskine at Foul Bunt.
  
• The Kings are getting Gamified! Check it all out here.
  
• Japanese pitching sensation, Yu Darvish, is still undecided about coming to America, via MLB Trade Rumors.
  
• Wayne Gretzky turned down job offers from the Oilers and Kings, via NBC.

  “Edmonton and Los Angeles have been really great to me and I have a nice relationship with both Kevin [Lowe] and the Oilers and obviously Dean Lombardi and the Kings, and I’m really honest with them. Right now, it’s not the time for me to jump back into the game.”

• There is a twitter account that narrates WWII in 1939 in real time- 72 years later. Check it out here.
  
• Oh Yhea! Kings Ice Girls. Check out the photo shoot for their calendar below.

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Daily Conlon: 361 through 369

Okay, maybe this isn't quite coming to you the daily, but hey, cut me some slack. These are todays Daily Conlon cards that are numbered 361 through 369, and it features 9 more no-hitters. This time the Dodgers are featured on two cards, but not for the reason you would hope for. A Dodger pitcher didn't throw a no-no. Instead, we were the victims of a couple of no-hitters.

Click on any of the pics to embiggen.