CLOSING TONIGHT - Love of the Game Auctions

[Al C.risafulli]

Hi Everyone:

Thought I'd take a moment on this beautiful day to remind you that tonight is the closing night of Love of the Game's Spring Premier Auction.

Extended bidding begins at 9PM Eastern time, and the entire auction remains open on the 15-minute rule. I do expect this one to be open late.

Bidding has been very brisk since the auction opened, but there are still a few excellent values that I thought I'd bring to your attention.

First is a fantastic Tris Speaker game-used bat. The bat has been graded GU 8 by John Taube at PSA/DNA, and comes with outstanding provenance that places it in Game 7 of the 1920 World Series. That was the Indians' first Series victory, with the team (led by Speaker) rallying after the tragic death of Ray Chapman. No question the bat is beautiful, and has historical significance.

Another item with fantastic provenance is a pair of multi-signed balls and accompanying snapshot album. Signatures include Babe Ruth, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Johnny Evers, Joe Tinker, and more, and were obtained at Yankees training camp in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1934 by a businessman named Dewitt Clinton Amerine. You can read the whole story here.

Other great items with some room for bids include:

Lot #8: 1910 T210 Old Mill Casey Stengel

Lot #15: Rich Gossage 1979 Yankees Away Jersey, w/Thurman Munson armband

Lot 138: Beautiful 1929 Philadelphia Athletics Panoramic Photo

Lot 223: 1887 N175 Gypsy Queen Pud Galvin

A fantastic group of 1895 N300 Mayo's that includes the tough George Haddock "No Team On Shirt" variation, the Jack Glasscock Pittsburgh variation and the Tom Kinslow "No Team On Shirt" variation.

For Tigers fans, there's also the Dennis Clotworthy collection, which includes some of the coolest Tiger Stadium memorabilia I've ever seen. The two outfield wall pads are absolutely fantastic, particularly the 1999 commemorative pad, with the outstanding Stadium graphics.

And of course there are a host of complete Topps sets from our Texas Find, some of which are just spectacular.

Please do take a look, if you're so inclined.

Good luck, and thanks for your time!

Regards,
-Al