A bit OT : What does Strassberg speculation say about the vintage Mkt

[tbob]

So what's the latest on the million dollar Starsburg card? I saw where the seller ended the auction but didn't know if he sold it privately or it is re-listed somewhere

[rnisly]

It has been consigned to Huggins and Scott

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1991481

[barrysloate]

The seller is taking a huge risk if Strasburg suddenly starts pitching like a rookie. If the auction starts and he's 3-6 and the team feels it's best to shut him down for awhile, the card will sell for virtually nothing. With this type of card timing is everything.

That said I wish everyone luck with it. It's still a good story.

[hunterdutchess]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

The seller is taking a huge risk if Strasburg suddenly starts pitching like a rookie. If the auction starts and he's 3-6 and the team feels it's best to shut him down for awhile, the card will sell for virtually nothing. With this type of card timing is everything.

That said I wish everyone luck with it. It's still a good story.

Your right, I would throw that thing back on ebay with pre-approved bidding asap! In a month this kid could be under .500

[tbob]

The Nats rallied late today and saved him for going under .500 although he didn't get the win. When the fans get to vote for one player on each team to be added I bet you anything Strasburg will be elected if he is one of the 5 players to be voted on. A starting pitcher with 2 wins and in the All-Star game, what a travesty that would be.

[Browncow75]

All I know so far is there's about $20k+ of available prewar cards the Strassberg(Strassburg?) buyer left still for sale for us to add to our collections!

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by tbob

The Nats rallied late today and saved him for going under .500 although he didn't get the win. When the fans get to vote for one player on each team to be added I bet you anything Strasburg will be elected if he is one of the 5 players to be voted on. A starting pitcher with 2 wins and in the All-Star game, what a travesty that would be.

The All-Star game decides WS home field advantage and I think that regardless of his win totals with the Nats, he would give the NL team a great chance to win. At least 3 to 6 critical outs.

Maybe the Nats will not let him play even if he's elected. He's their investment and what do they care who gets home field.

[tbob]

Strasburg wasn't included in the list of 5 NLers for fans to vote for to pick one more player to go so we'll see how he does in his next 20-25 starts. That's the way it should be