I usually don't buy baseball rookies, but when I do I buy a 1994 Score ARod Callup RC

ndleo

The main focus of my collection is now football rookies, however I do have a sprinkling of baseball, basketball, and hockey RCs from my youth when I followed all 4 major sports.

I literally tripped over this card when I was looking at the inventory of an large online dealer. I fat fingered a search and pulled up 1990's baseball rookie instead of 1990's football rookies. I saw this card, the price seemed off. A couple of ebay searched later I pulled the trigger. I'm not a big fan of ARod, but I am a fan of this card. I believe it was a redemption. I know the SP is tougher to get in Gem Mint, but I think this card is rarer.

nrm1977

I remember how hot that card was in the late 90's. It's a nice card and they're aren't many of them. I have a few SP 9's myself but, with his steroid usage, we he ever make the HOF? Unfortunately I'd say not for a long time ...if ever! ....Needless to say its a very nice card of A-rod. I honestly would think this would be more difficult to pull a Gem Mint vs the SP due to it being a redemption.

sportscardtheory

Nice card. I remember when it was a couple thousand raw.

But no one cares about steroid use in baseball. lol

Sure.

ndleo

Besides the fact this card design brought me back to the early 1990's style with the random colors and shapes, I think the steroid guys will eventually get in the HOF.

Bonds and Clemens are at 45% and have six more years left. Not a lock, but a reasonable shot, especially since some of the most influential baseball writers put both guys on their ballot.

I got it for a pretty good price, so I figured it was worth a shot.

sportscardtheory

Originally posted by: ndleo
Besides the fact this card design brought me back to the early 1990's style with the random colors and shapes, I think the steroid guys will eventually get in the HOF.

Bonds and Clemens are at 45% and have six more years left. Not a lock, but a reasonable shot, especially since some of the most influential baseball writers put both guys on their ballot.

I got it for a pretty good price, so I figured it was worth a shot.

I wouldn't hold my breath. That's a HUGE hurdle. Even if a 3rd of the voters decide to change their minds, they still wouldn't get in. I don't even see a quarter changing their minds in 6 years. Their numbers will increase every season, but never enough to make the jump.

saucywombat

Him coming back last year and having a good season really stabilized his card prices, which otherwise had entered free fall.

Some of his key RCs have seen a rebound from their all time lows a couple of years ago.

ndleo

Originally posted by: sportscardtheory

Originally posted by: ndleo
Besides the fact this card design brought me back to the early 1990's style with the random colors and shapes, I think the steroid guys will eventually get in the HOF.

Bonds and Clemens are at 45% and have six more years left. Not a lock, but a reasonable shot, especially since some of the most influential baseball writers put both guys on their ballot.

I got it for a pretty good price, so I figured it was worth a shot.

I wouldn't hold my breath. That's a HUGE hurdle. Even if a 3rd of the voters decide to change their minds, they still wouldn't get in. I don't even see a quarter changing their minds in 6 years. Their numbers will increase every season, but never enough to make the jump.

The advantage for ARod is that his HOF voting time is at least 7 years away, maybe more. He is 76 away from breaking Bonds record. That will keep interest in his cards for the next few years unless he craters this year or get caught again.

ndleo

Originally posted by: saucywombat
Him coming back last year and having a good season really stabilized his card prices, which otherwise had entered free fall.

Some of his key RCs have seen a rebound from their all time lows a couple of years ago.

Your right. 1994 SP Baseball Boxes were around $150 early last year and now sell for around $200.