SPINNING STRAW INTO GOLD - New York Post

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The world must be coming to an end
Published 4/25/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... regarding Hughes and Ian Kennedy . Cone feels Kennedy just needs to throw more first pitch strikes and stop falling behind hitters. Darryl Strawberry 's 1998 championship ring was auctioned for $55,000 yesterday to an anonymous bidder, according to the Post . Sotheby's wouldn't say if Strawberry himself put the ring up for sale. Of more interest (and more value) is Joe DiMaggio 's #9 rookie home uniform, which went for $190,000 yesterday. DiMaggio switched to #5 later. We realize the money paid for the infamous David Ortiz jersey goes to charity, but $190K for a rookie ...

Straw’s ’98 ring fetches a pretty penny
Published 4/26/2008 by Ben K. at River Ave. Blues
... The going rate these days for historic World Series rings seems to be around $55,000. At least, that’s how much Southeby’s raked in for auctioning off Darryl Strawberry’s 1998 World Series ring. The ring was estimated to sell for between $20,000-$30,000, but the final tally, obviously, far exceeded those guesses. No one knew if Strawberry himself would take in the dough or if he had already sold it to another buyer who was now putting the ring up for auction. ...