Jackie Robinson's contracts with Brooklyn Dodgers, Montreal Royals

[JTysver]

This belongs in the Hall of Fame.

[53Browns]

The article is a joke. It claims baseball WAS America's most popular sport. It's the NATIONAL PASTIME!!! Baseball has brought us through world wars and the great depression! Football is a fad. Done.

And getting back on topic, I agree, this belong in the HOF.

[Enfuego]

As mentioned before, the contracts should be in Cooperstown.

[sjim8660]

Originally Posted by 53Browns

The article is a joke. It claims baseball WAS America's most popular sport. It's the NATIONAL PASTIME!!! Baseball has brought us through world wars and the great depression! Football is a fad. Done.

And getting back on topic, I agree, this belong in the HOF.

While I don't think that Football is a "fad", I do agree Baseball is a more pure and unmolested sport. Baseball really has not changed nearly as much as Football has in the past 20 years. It's also safe to say that 20 years from now Baseball will still be steadily doing its thing and Football could be something resembling two hand touch. There is a reason Baseball cards outsell every other type of cards in this hobby, rich heritage. I also think due to the health concerns that come with playing Football we will see more athletes come back to Baseball, just look at the pro Football players who are retiring early. The experience of going to a MLB game compared to an NFL game is night and day. I have been to several of both and I do NOT take my kids to NFL games. I do take them to MLB games. Back to the topic, no way that contract is worth $36 Mill. It is still a Baseball contract and I don't think it is as significant as documents that helped to establish our country. Baseball is great and Jackie was a pioneer but to compare it to something Lincoln did? I don't know about all that.

-James Steele

[Leon]

Nice analysis. I agree that 36m is way high for that contract, exponentially I would think.

Originally Posted by sjim8660

While I don't think that Football is a "fad", I do agree Baseball is a more pure and unmolested sport. Baseball really has not changed nearly as much as Football has in the past 20 years. It's also safe to say that 20 years from now Baseball will still be steadily doing its thing and Football could be something resembling two hand touch. There is a reason Baseball cards outsell every other type of cards in this hobby, rich heritage. I also think due to the health concerns that come with playing Football we will see more athletes come back to Baseball, just look at the pro Football players who are retiring early. The experience of going to a MLB game compared to an NFL game is night and day. I have been to several of both and I do NOT take my kids to NFL games. I do take them to MLB games. Back to the topic, no way that contract is worth $36 Mill. It is still a Baseball contract and I don't think it is as significant as documents that helped to establish our country. Baseball is great and Jackie was a pioneer but to compare it to something Lincoln did? I don't know about all that.

-James Steele

[Peter_Spaeth]

Does it bother anyone that the owner won't identify the two previous people in the chain of custody?

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Does it bother anyone that the owner won't identify the two previous people in the chain of custody?

Yep.

And, the "value for sale" number is made up to cause conversation.

Doug

[botn]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Does it bother anyone that the owner won't identify the two previous people in the chain of custody?

Or that John Reznikoff, a listed shill bidder in Mastro, who also seems to have a very long history of being associated with authenticating documents which were not authentic, is the expert giving their opinion?