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Billy Ripken comes clean on his 1989 Fleer card
December 9, 2008, 9:19 am
Filed under: BSCM, Beckett Baseball, MLB, Memorabilia | Tags: , , ,

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CNBC’s Darren Rovell finally gets the real story behind Billy Ripken’s 1989 Fleer card. (Slightly blurred above.)

Read it here.

And just give the man his Pulitzer now, please.

Chris Olds has collected sports cards and memorabilia since 1987. Before coming to Beckett Media, he wrote about the hobby for the Orlando Sentinel on his blog, SportsStuff, and for the San Antonio Express-News and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News. Do you have a comment, question or idea? Send e-mail to him at colds@beckett.com.

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That ranks up there with the best groomsmen gifts I have ever heard of. Most guys get flasks….

Comment by thehamiltonian December 9, 2008 @ 9:29 am

wow people recognize him? Hey there’s the ripken brother who sucked!

Comment by President Obama December 9, 2008 @ 12:06 pm

Great info. Thanks.

Comment by Pepper Hastings December 10, 2008 @ 2:30 pm


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