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...this new technology, companies began including small cigarette cards in every box as premiums. These collectible trading cards depicted movie stars, famous athletes and even Native American chiefs. While they were eventually discontinued to save paper during World War II, some of the rarer cards, like former Pittsburgh Pirate Honus Wagner, still sell for more than $2 million today...
...told him I wanted to be a real major league baseball player, a genuine professional like Honus Wagner,” Eisenhower said. “My friend said he’d like to be President of the United States. Neither of us got our wish...
...course, it's a moot point since they've been on strike for three years. Anyway, here's what I wanted to talk to you about. Our ratings are still down, even with all the changes. But how's this for an idea: we're trying to grow Honus Wagner from some old blood cells they found on a pair of Ty Cobb's old spikes, and we were wondering what you'd think about a celebrity boxing match during half-time of the World Series. That is, if the union ever caves. It would be only three rounds. Whaddya...
...watch sports. Cloning capabilities, discoveries in the genetics of longevity and advances in cryonics will enable scientists not only to extend the lives of current players but also to revivify long-deceased athletes. This will finally eliminate the need for stupefying talk-radio debates about how Honus Wagner might fare against Pedro Martinez or whether Serena Williams could have beaten Helen Wills Moody...
...Mark McGwire's 70th home-run ball 2 $640,000 - 1909-10 trading card of Honus Wagner (1996 auction) 3 $363,000 - 1927 Lou Gehrig road jersey 4 $306,000 - Jersey worn by Lou Gehrig the day he gave the "luckiest man" speech in 1939 5 $222,500 - 1909-10 trading card of Honus Wagner (1998 auction) 6 $220,000 - 1938 Lou Gehrig jersey 7 $220,000 - 1942 Jimmie Foxx jersey 8 $176,000 - 1922 Ty Cobb uniform 9 $172,500 - Sammy Sosa's 66th home-run ball 10 $132,000 - 1929 Babe Ruth road uniform...