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About honus wagner and his name
So I was watching ESPN today and they discussed the hall of fame baseball players and some artifacts that people collect and I hear the name Honus
Wagner and him being from the early 1900's baseball league
more respect goes Honus' way. I had no idea.
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Honus Wagner is considered by many to be baseball's greatest all-around player. The Pittsburgh Pirates' shortstop was a sensational hitter, a
brilliant base-runner and a flawless fielder. He broke into the majors by hitting .344 in 1897 and put together 17 consecutive .300 seasons. He was
the NL batting champion for seven of those 17 seasons with a lifetime average of .329.
One of the first five players inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame, he led the league in stolen bases on six occasions, finishing his career with a
total of 722 steals. Wagner retired with more hits, runs, RBI, doubles, triples, games and steals than any other National League player.
After his career as a player, Honus became a manager for his longtime team, the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Honus Wagner baseball card, one of the most valuable in existence today, was recalled in 1909. At the time, the cards were distributed along with
tobacco; Wagner, a nonsmoker, objected to being included in the promotion because he did not want to set a bad example for children.
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The Honus Wagner baseball card, one of the most valuable in existence today, was recalled in 1909. At the time, the cards were distributed along with
tobacco; Wagner, a nonsmoker, objected to being included in the promotion because he did not want to set a bad example for children.
^^^^ I love that. That dude was awsome. 
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when Honus started posting here his avatar was the dude's baseball card.
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ya I remember. I putthose 2 together when I saw the ESPN special. they had the same pick ont he TV Honus used on the site.
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HONUS WAGNER CARD
BRINGS OVER A MILLION
Honus has hit the road again. The "Mona Lisa of Baseball Cards," the Honus Wagner T206 tobacco card was sold on eBay for $1.1 million, plus a buyer's
premium of $165,000. The buyer was Brian Seigel, a collector from southern California. Siegel started collecting baseball cards at age 10 or 11, quit,
and then began collecting again in the mid-1980s. He has been an avid collector of tobacco cards, and he was reported by eBay as having '...a good
number of the T206 series cards." The Honus Wagner card is now the jewel of his collection.
The former owner, Michael Gidwitz, said after the sale that the money was not the most important thing in this transaction...having a good time was.
The good time lasted about 10 days as the famous card was featured for sale on eBay from July 5th to the 15th. However, only pre-registered buyers who
deposited $100,000 in escrow and bid in $50,000 increments could join in the auction. On July 13th, two days before the sale was to end, the high bid
stood at $800,000.
Since the sale, Gidwitz has been interviewed by CBS, the BBC and numerous other media. He was interviewed extensively by the BBC as to why this card
was so rare and so valuable. He also outlined for the British the card's historical progression of ownership through the hands of Wayne Gretzky and LA
Kings hockey team owner Bruce McNall, Treat Entertainment (which engineered a give-away of the card with Wal-mart), Patricia Gibbs (a postal employee
who won the Wal-mart give-away), Michael Gidwitz, and now Brian Seigel.
The CBS film crew spent hours filming Gidwitz' private collection and were struck by the depth and breadth of it.
"My collection records the history of baseball on uncut sheets of cards," he said. "The crew planned to spend about two hours filming. They ended up
staying an additional 2 3/4 hours filming it." Obviously, they liked what they saw.
Gidwitz purchased the Wagner card at a Christie's auction in 1996 for the then record price of $640,000. Today, he is extremely happy for being the
first person to sell a baseball card for more than $1 million.
The only question left now is, how long before Honus hits the road again?
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Thats pretty amazing
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N as in Neat.
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damn.
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I could never spend that much on a baseball card.
Although, if I could afford to throw that much money away I'd use it to fund a Sheer Terror reuinion tour.
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yah I liked the name because its kind of random, its kind of obscure and its got a very subtle straight edge reference to it since Honus was against
smoking.
| Quote: | Originally posted by REV.PAULIE
HONUS-as much as i can't stand a great deal of what you really like (for my own reasons that i would never hold,nor impose,against you),YOU FUCKING
RULE!
YOU,HONUS,IS WHAT MAKES THE "EDGE" COOL.
YOUR FRIEND,
PAULIE |
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Discipline
Although, if I could afford to throw that much money away I'd use it to fund a daily Sheer Terror reuinion show at my house. |
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anyone else on here into baseball?
i am but this year havent been following too much
coached 2 of my kids little league teams (to the best of my never playing sports ability)
just love going to phillies games. the kid loves it too.
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They just ran a huge story on the Honus wagner baseball card on real sports last night. Wierd coincedence, but it was interesting. There are these two
black guys who claim to have one, and some people think it's fake, and these guys have spent alot of time trying to convince someone it's real enough
to spend big bucks on. There whole purpose in life is to sell this card. They brought it to auction and showed it, it was funny, when it went up the
room was silent as death.
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If I start a new band I will name it HONUS WAGNER. In honor of Honus himself and Honus?Aaaaaaah?????.........Himself?
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I claimed it soanyone try and take it I want royalties. I'm like Scott Ian I am copywriting the name HONUS WAGNER.
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It is a good name for a band!!
| Quote: | Originally posted by REV.PAULIE
HONUS-as much as i can't stand a great deal of what you really like (for my own reasons that i would never hold,nor impose,against you),YOU FUCKING
RULE!
YOU,HONUS,IS WHAT MAKES THE "EDGE" COOL.
YOUR FRIEND,
PAULIE |
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