Thursday evening, the bidding for one of the most prized and coveted baseball possessions ended on Ebay. It marked the moment when one lucky Cardinals fan received... ... ... an Allen Watson game used glove. Let's go to our Ebay correspondent and Watson glove vendor 'jimmiesim' for the item description:
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You are bidding on a GAME USED glove of former St. Louis Cardinals PITCHER ALLEN WATSON. It is a great game used glove and his name is stitched into the thumb in red. He was the 1st round draft pick of the Cardinals in 1991. Allen played major league baseball for 8 years with the Cardinals, Giants, Angels, Mets, Mariners and Yankees. A game used glove is one of the hardest game used items to get. A great glove you can add to your collection.
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You know, you'd think that playing for six teams in eight seasons would devalue the glove - kind of sheds some light on the type of player Allen Watson was, no? Plus, the "1st Round Draft Pick" loses all its luster when you consider the Cards drafted Paul Coleman (in front of Frank Thomas, no less) the year prior. But not so, because when the bidding ended and all the online retail smoke had cleared, Watson's "GAME USED" glove has closed with a bid of $99.99. That is indeed value for our vendor "jimmiesim", my friends. I'm not sure who this bidding person is, but I'd wager his or her last name is Watson.
If not, I'm curious what a non-Watson does with an Allen Watson "GAME USED" glove. Surely you don't put it on display in a glass casing next to your other sports memorabilia, otherwise awkwardness sets in.
Ex: "You see that glove on display. That's an Allen Watson glove - he used it. In a game."
"Oh. That's, that's neat."
Join us next week for jimmiesim's newest auction item, the Rene Arocha game worn cleat! (!!!)
Watson last pitched in 2000 with the Yankees, finishing his career with a 51-55 record and a 5.03 ERA. All that and still, someone out there spent 100 bucks for his glove. Gotta love Ebay.
Currently, Watson is a baseball coach at his alma mater, Christ the King Regional High School in New York. Last winter, he was named in Jason Grimsley's sworn affidavit as having used performance-enhancing drugs. In a statement released by his agent, Watson denied these accusations by stating:
"I at no time over my professional baseball career used steroids or any performance-enhancing drugs. Not then, not now, not ever."
He also has the same name as a drilling company, of which he isn't affiliated with. I know this because if he was, his work-used drills would be selling like hotcakes on Ebay.