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Youk To Yanks

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Youk To Yanks

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Kevin Youkilis is official a NY Yankee. Although he confesses that his heart will always be in Boston. How is that for drama on the baseball diamond. I kind of understand it. Here is the thing though as a former New Yorker, I don’t think that is something that needed to be said. Especially with the incredible downside to his failing in NY. I must admit him coming out and stating that he will never fill the shoes of Alex Rodriguez, might not have been necessary given the fact that NY fans just don’t forgive. You either produce or else!

Kevin Youkilis Rookie Cards

The Kevin Youkilis rookie card should see some positive action, especially since any player that dons the NY pinstripes usually see some hobby love. The last Red Sox player to depart for NY that actually made an impact was Johnny Damon. Before him I can remember Luis Tiant in the hey day of the free agency explosion, and back when Stienbrenner had all the money in baseball.

Alex Rodriguez going to the Yanks after signing the first of two gazillion dollar contracts, was and has been a point of concern for the new, NY Yankees. They seem to be somewhat more careful with their dollars, so is the Kevin Youkilis rental for third base at a cool $12 million, a smart move? Time will tell.

I can say this about Kevin Youkilis, he does play with fire. Of course there is also that long standing feud with Joba Chamberlain, which they both claim is over, but as of yesterday neither had talked to each other or made an attempt to get this water under the proverbial bridge face to face. This will more than likely blow completely over especially after Kevin Youkilis wins a few games for the Yankees with a 4 or 5 hit game which he has done plenty of times.

Kevin Youkilis Baseball Cards

If you want a good list of Kevin Youkilis baseball cards, I recommend you visit Beckett and start with his rookie cards, there are plenty of autograph cards as well. Most are in a Red Sox uniform, and there are a handful of his cards in a White Sox uniform as well. Can’t wait to add one in a Yankees pin-strip uniform. I hope he produces. Here’s to banking on Youk.

1995 Florida Sports Plus The Delay Of The MLB Season

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1995 Florida Sports Plus The Delay Of The MLB Season

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It was April 1995 when I was already slated to go to the NY Mets vs. The Florida Marlins opening home season. See the picture to get a glimpse of the opening day ticket that never was. The MLB empire had endured one of the biggest black eye it has ever gotten. But thanks to the enhanced performance scandals that keep on surfacing, with the latest from Miami in which the names of Ryan Braun, Alex Rodriguez and many more are listed in some form or fashion.

No World Series in 1994

MLB was just fresh off of the first World Series cancellation in over 100 years. The world, sports fans, and baseball players aficionados world-wide were stunned. I don’t think that anything prior to that time was painful to watch in sports. But we have become a nation that endures, and although any tragedy in a sport will never compare to a tragedy in life, being a society that pretty much revolves around sports, it was a shock nonetheless. It’s after shock was felt for a very long time.

As a baseball fan, I was looking towards the start of the 1995 season, but I must admit I can remember an empty feeling, but it was not necessarily pointed towards the players, not like the substance abuse is.

1994 MLB All- Star Game

All we had that year from baseball was a partial season, and an All-Star game, one of which I have little memory from. In fact if it wasn’t for the All-Star numbered bat from that year with the autograph of Alex Rodriguez, which I acquired at an event just before the game, and my 1994 World Series MLB ball, which were sold because they were never used, that whole 1994-1995 sports year would be a blur to me.

Dan Marino – Miami Dolphins

That was also the year that I met Dan Marino, see the picture with the autograph. Thank goodness that for every set back we endure, there is always a seasonal sport to lift us up. Football was the sport that year that made us forget the 1994 MLB debacle and endure the reception, cold reception, that we gave baseball in 95.

Buying and Selling Baseball Cards

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Buying and Selling Baseball Cards

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Almost every card collector has collected Alex Rodriguez items at some point. He has been one of the most popular baseball players in the MLB in recent years. Collecting baseball cards is a form of art that requires the collector to know what cards are really valuable and which card are not. Most of the time when people collect baseball cards they are not sure which cards they should buy because they lack when it comes to knowledge. It doesn’t meant that you have to be an expert and you have to know the value of each and every single card but you do have to know how to tell the difference between cards that have some worth and card that don’t.

Also there are many tools you can use like baseball card prices guides which can give the most accurate estimates of what Alex Rodriguez cards are worth. Sports card collectors often collect cards that are graded because they have more value.

If you have your own baseball collection that is another thing you can do to increase the value of your cards. If you are still not sure what some of your cards are worth then you can check out some sites that have information about sports cards value.

This will help you get an idea of what a specific card is worth and how much you will be able to get for it. Once you have that figured out you can start selling the baseball cards you have. Buying and selling sports cards takes some work on your part but if you do everything that you need to do then you will benefit in the end and you will more than likely make some money with it. This is also a learning experience that will be very satisfying to anyone that loves baseball.

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