Baseball card collecting is in the news again as an old Honus Wagner in poor condition recently sold for over $1 million. The PSA scale runs from 1 to 10, and the fact that this PSA 2 1909-11 T206 Honus Wagner sold for $1.2 million at auction last night is particularly impressive. The card has skyrocketed in value since it was first sold in 1975, and other T206 Honus Wagner’s have sold for as much as $3.1 million dollars.
This PSA 2, with plenty of creases, was sold by @SCPAuctions for $1.2 Million. Amazing to see the fascination with this card over the years. Could have been yours in 1975 for $3,000 or in 2005 for $236,000 or in 2016 for $776,000! pic.twitter.com/Klr9cHwRbe
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) May 29, 2019
Roy Halladay pitched the 20th perfect game in MLB history exactly nine years ago today. Halladay was arguably the greatest starting pitcher of the 21st Century, and his 2010 season was a masterpiece. He threw a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds in the playoffs later in the year, and he earned his second Cy Young Award at the end of the season. Halladay was a first ballot Hall of Fame selection earlier this year.
Nine years ago today, with the @phillies, Roy Halladay was perfect. Gif: @mlb pic.twitter.com/5TOFCPCjJX
— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) May 29, 2019
An unidentified Chicago White Sox employee may have thrown the worst first pitch ever last night. The woman below had been named Employee of the Month and had been given the honor to throw out the first pitch against the Kansas City Royals last night. As you can see, things did not go according to plan as a cameraman that thought he was safe ended up in the direct line of fire. Both the photographer and the camera were unharmed, and everyone involved took the mishap in stride.
We've a new challenger to the throne of Worst Ceremonial First Pitch Of All Time: https://t.co/oT7K2dVItO pic.twitter.com/Bkg9yWK73G
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) May 29, 2019
Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Will Smith paid homage to the more famous Los Angeles resident with that name in his MLB debut last night. The 24-year-old catcher out of Louisville did not look out of his element in his first game, and he went 2-4 on the night. Smith was a first round pick of the Dodgers in the 2016 MLB Draft, and through one game he has made a case to stay up.
Will Smith has… apt walkup music as he makes his MLB debut. pic.twitter.com/wt4U1Hoeik
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) May 29, 2019
