Darren Rovell
@darrenrovell
Founder of @cllctmedia & Kickstand Cocktails. Partner, Tastemaker Capital. Investor in @athleticbrewing, @popupbagels, @gosportcoffee, @bienasnacks & more.
BREAKING: @PSAcard has entered the fastest growing business in the hobby with the launch of a new repack certification program. The first repacks arrive in a collaboration with Geoff Wilson and @CardsHQShop. New for @cllctmedia: cllct.com/sports-collect…
I fell in love with journalism because I loved the idea of meeting the people behind the greatest stories. Today delivered. A meeting three years in the making. Bill Mitchell, who sat across from DB Cooper on Northwest Flight 305 on 11/24/71!
Happy Gilmore putters are, not surprisingly, red hot. cllct.com/sports-collect…
We're seeing previews of the @Topps Gold Logoman cards. @BenMBurrows gives an in-depth look into the program that celebrates some of the league's brightest stars. cllct.com/sports-collect…
There was no one like Ozzy Osborne. As in, no one would ever mistake him for anyone else. In August 2003, he sang “Take Me Out To The Ballgame,” got fewer than 10% of the song right, and it was perfect.
This Day, 39 Years Ago: Cubs ballgirl Marla Collins shows up at Wrigley and is fired. Although she said she thought her posing for Playboy for a future (Sept. 1986) spread was “tastefully done,” the team disagreed.
Marco Rocco, a star player on Haddonfield (NJ) Little League Team — the reigning state champs — was suspended for his bat flip ahead of Thursday’s state championship game. His father is seeking an emergency temporary restraining order that will allow him to play. Above is…
The BYJew, Jake Retzlaff, is at the helm of a new program. Tulane already has the second most Jews of any private university. The Jewish population makes up about 2.4% of America. Tulane is 44% Jewish!
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You know what would crush? Figurines that are in the poses of the player’s iconic baseball cards.
Perfect.
Sales of PRIME are down 42% as compared to the trailing 12 months of sales at this time a year ago. (Source: @circanafood)
While arcades in the early 80s were filled with 80% men, the majority of Pac-Man players were said to be women. Coming out with Ms. Pac-Man was a further nod to female gamers.
On July 21, 1981, Midway officially released the arcade game, ‘Ms. Pac-Man’
Tickets to tonight’s NYC premiere of “Happy Gilmore 2” have hit eBay. Seller asking $350.
Some of my moon collection: 1. Buzz Aldrin’s gold pass to get him and a +1 into any NL game of his choice from 1969 on. 2. Buzz Aldrin’s gold pass to get him into any AL game of his choice from 1969 on. 3. Only known existing pass to get into the moon materials receiving lab.
Last week, TJ Watt signed a three-year, $123 million contract extension. In 1993, Franchise World Magazine, said the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise was worth a total of $120 million.
Last week a new record was set for an Anthony Bourdain card. This Allen & Ginter Bourdain auto fetched $5,356 on eBay.