Randy Bass, Warren Cromartie 2013 BBM PSA DNA COMBO SIGNED Gaijin バース AUTOGRAPH

Description: PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE CARD COMBO BBM SIGNED CARD SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED Randy Bass and Warren Cromartie. This auction is for the following RARE COMBO SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO of Randy Bass and Warren Cromartie autographed card that has been PSA DNA authenticated. This combo card has been authenticated by the most prestigious and respected authentication companies in the hobby PSA DNA #85226860. Autographed items that have been authenticated by PSA DNA adds and additional value to all signed items that bare the PSA DNA authentication process. In addition this card is also authenticated by JSA #JJ05446. BIO: Randy Bass (TOUGH AUTOGRAPH) played in the MLB for 1977-1982 with the following teams Minnesota Twins (1977), Kansas City Royals (1978), Montreal Expos (1979), San Diego Padres 1980–1982) and the Texas Rangers (1982). Randy Bass is more well-known for his remarkable playing career in Japan with the Hanshin Tigers (1983–1988). During his time playing in Japan he won the Triple Crown twice in consecutive years 1985 and 1986. He still holds the record for the single season highest batting average from 1985 when he batted a .389 average. In 1985 Randy Bass hit 54 homeruns and likely would have broking Sadaharu Oh’s single season record of 55 homeruns. However the Japanese would not allow an American to break Sadaharu Oh’s record and once Randy Bass obtained 54 homeruns the pitchers he faced would only throw balls to Mr. Bass insuring he would not break Oh’s homerun record. Randy Bass received the 1985 league MVP and the 1985 World Series MVP. Curse of the Colonel: Bass is also famous in Japan for the "Curse of the Colonel". Following the 1985 Series victory, revelers celebrated by calling off the names of team members one by one. At each name, a fan who looked like that player would jump into the filthy Dotonbori canal. For Bass, someone threw a life-sized model of Colonel Sanders, the mascot of Kentucky Fried Chicken and the only close-at-hand likeness of a bearded American, into the river. The statue disappeared and is said to have caused the team's subsequent decade-long dismal performance in the Central League. In an attempt to remove the curse, fans made repeated attempts to find the model, making offerings to the statues of the Colonel for forgiveness. In 2003, when the Tigers returned to the Japan Series after an 18-year absence, many KFC outlets in Kōbe and Ōsaka moved their Colonel Sanders statues inside until the series was over to protect them from rabid Tigers fans. The newly replaced Colonel Sanders statue in the Dotonbori KFC branch was bolted down to prevent a repeat of the incident. On March 10, 2009, the top half of the statue (minus hands) originally thrown into the Dotonbori River was recovered during construction of a walkway. A diver said that he thought he had found a large barrel, but was surprised when it turned out to be the upper body of the Colonel. The statue's legs and right hand were recovered the following day. The statue is still missing its glasses and left hand. The statue is currently in a KFC franchise across the street from Koshien Stadium BIO: Warren Cromartie (TOUGH AUTOGRAPH) 1989 Central League MVP, 1989 Japan Series Champion (World Series Champ), 3×NPB All-Star (1985, 1989, 1990), 3× Best Nine Award (1986, 1987, 1989), Yomiuri Giants (1984–1990), Montreal Expos (1974–1983) and Kansas City Royals (1991). Former professional baseball player best remembered for his early career with the Montreal Expos. He and fellow young outfielders Ellis Valentine and Andre Dawson were the talk of Major League Baseball (MLB) when they came up together with the Expos in the late seventies. Nicknamed "Cro", he was very popular with the fans in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He won the 1989 Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award during his career playing baseball in Japan for the Yomiuri Giants. Yomiuri Giants: Cromartie became a free agent at the end of the season. After receiving some interest from the San Francisco Giants, he instructed agent Cookie Lazarus to send out feelers in Japan. He ended up signing with the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball on December 28, 1983. At 30 years old, Cromartie became the first, and perhaps the most prominent, American player still in his prime to sign with a Japanese baseball team. Upon his arrival in Japan, his manager, legendary Japanese slugger Sadaharu Oh, noticed a hitch in Cromartie's swing. He had Cromartie take batting practice with a book under his elbow to correct it. He had ten game-winning RBIs in his first season, and belted over thirty home runs in each of his first three seasons. During Cromartie's second season in Japan, his second son, Cody Oh Cromartie, was born. His middle name is in honor of Sadaharu Oh. The low point of Cromartie's career in Japan came in June 1987. The Central League suspended Cromartie for seven days and fined him $2143 for inciting a brawl with Masami Miyashita, a Chunichi Dragons pitcher who hit him in the back. The next time the Giants played in Nagoya, over 200 security guards were employed to protect Cromartie from the angry fans. A broken thumb also limited him to just 49 games in 1988. He appeared to be on his way to being Wally Pipped when his replacement, Ming-Tsu Lu, clubbed four home runs in his first five games. Lu was Taiwanese, and NPB has a "gaijin waku," or a limit of two foreign born players per team. Cromartie's former teammate with the Expos, pitcher Bill Gullickson, was also a member of the Giants. Given the salaries of Cromartie and Gullickson, Lu ended up being the odd man out. In 1989, Cromartie batted .378 with 15 home runs and 78 RBIs to be named MVP of the Central League, and lead his team to the Japan Series championship. In the deciding game of the series with the Kintetsu Buffaloes, Cromartie doubled in the fourth inning to ignite a three-run rally and homered in the seventh. He originally intended to retire at the end of the season, but his success prompted him to spend one more season with the Giants. THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC HAND AUTOGRAPHED PSA DNA COA AUTHENTICATED COMBO SIGNED BBM CARD #78. I ONLY SELL AUTHENTIC HAND AUTOGRAPHED MEMORABILIA. I do not sell reprints or facsimile autographs. When you bid on my items you will receive the real deal authentic hand autographed items. You will receive the same signed COMBO SIGNED BBM CARD #78 that is pictured in the scan. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me. I combine S&H when multiple items are purchased. I ship items internationally the price for international S&H varies by country. 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Price: 199.99 USD

Location: MLB Collection

End Time: 2025-01-19T03:18:41.000Z

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