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Re: Kirk Gibson to Auction Off Famous Home Run Bat
I am curious to see what the Gibson HR bat in particular fetches in this auction....not sure what sort of figure to guess? -
Re: Kirk Gibson to Auction Off Famous Home Run Bat
Just got the catalog today and I can't wait to see what both jerseys go for. A 50k starting bid on the home run jersey should get things off to a good start.Comment
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Re: Kirk Gibson to Auction Off Famous Home Run Bat
:looking for a body part I can live without:
Nice pieces and it's nice to see him opening up a bit. I remembered watching a recent Dodger/D'Backs game and seeing him go out of his way to sign a Dodger hat for a fan (had to climb up to get the hat/pen and to give them back). This is a far cry from where he was even a year ago. His new position may have something to do with that but whatever the inspiration may be, it's a pleasant sight.Comment
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Re: Kirk Gibson to Auction Off Famous Home Run Bat
I got the catalog today as well.
The bat starts at 25k and usually they start at what the auction house thinks is a 25% or lower inherent value figure, so maybe we see 125k or so?
The helmet he wore, with a starting bid of 5k, is very sharp as well. It has a World Series sticker and nice notation on it from Gibson.
So maybe 250k with juice for the uniform, helmet and bat?Comment
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Re: Kirk Gibson to Auction Off Famous Home Run Bat
Didn't Joe win a game six?
Bill Mazeroski was a game seven.
Funny thing is I think when you consider most memorable home runs, Gibson's is more memorabilia to people than Joe's. The television and the drama of the whole situation made it special to many people.
No disrespect to Joe Carter, his home run is one of the tops but others are more memorable to most people.Comment
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Re: Kirk Gibson to Auction Off Famous Home Run Bat
which is why I used a question mark .... Maz, Carter, Fisk, and Gibson, among others, are generally at the top of everyones list
To me, Gibson hobbling to home plate using a lighter bat due to his condition and hitting a walkoff shot off the best reliever at the time is waaaaay up there.looking for Phillies GU batsComment
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Re: Kirk Gibson to Auction Off Famous Home Run Bat
i'm kind of partial to the DJ homerun off Kim in Game 4 WS 2001Comment
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Re: Kirk Gibson to Auction Off Famous Home Run Bat
One thing cool about gibsons hr is it is my first hr memory of the world series. In fact it was the first WS that i can remember watching. So gibsons hr is up there, and who hasnt seen the video of him hobbling around the bases.Baseball do what it do
-Ron WashingtonComment
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Re: Kirk Gibson to Auction Off Famous Home Run Bat
Those are all great WS homers, but this one is by far my favorite and one of the best:
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Re: Kirk Gibson to Auction Off Famous Home Run Bat
As a Dodger fan, it is one of the greatest home runs of all-time...even without my obvious bias. The drama (the injury), the scenario (under dogs) and the HOF pitcher he hit it off of.
You can argue till you're blue in the face whether or not it was THE greatest of all-time, world series...whatever. The fact that these artifacts exist outside of the hall of fame and are obtainable to those who have the means is exciting itself. How often does an undoubtedly authentic piece of baseball history come to auction from the man himself?Comment
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Re: Kirk Gibson to Auction Off Famous Home Run Bat
My thoughts exactly. Where's Barry Halper when you need him? I'd love to see a well-heeled collector buy these items, then turn around and give them to the HOF, where they belong. There's memorabilia, and then there's history, and these items are history.
Rick
rickjlucas@gmail.comComment
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