Bad Game Used - Deion Sanders
Player’s Name: Deion Sanders
Player’s Position: OF
Player’s Current Team: New York Yankees
Price I Paid for the Card: I bought this card on eBay for $1.75.
Set it’s from: 2005 Donruss Greats
What it’s Worth: Beckett has it listed for $10.00.
Why I like this card: In this Yankee Clippings set, you have Reggie Jackson, Mickey Mantle, Roger Marris, Ron Guidry and . . . Deion Sanders? What? Are you serious, you can lop his name in with all the Yankee greats? This is a ridiculous card and it’s so over the top wrong, that I had to have it. Plus Neo Deion doesn’t have too many game used cards out there. On Baseball-Reference, his name is synonymous with the great Henry Cotto and Junior Felix. Plus he was only on the Yankees for 2 seasons and only had 180 total at bats for them. How can you put him in a set like this.
Why it’s a Bad Hit: Could you imagine, pulling this from a 2005 Donruss pack? Of all the Yankee Clippings to get, you nab this clown. Imagine, you open up that magical pack, you see the thick card in the middle of all the commons, you see it’s a Yankee Clipping, then you turn it over and get to see Deion’s ugly mug. After you pick yourself up off the floor from laughing so hard, you realize, you just dropped a fiver on that pack and got a card of a backup Yankee. I got it just so I could make fun of it. It cheers me up after a bad day at work, because no matter how bad my day was at work, it wasn’t as bad as Deion’s Yankee career.
Will if ever be worth more? No a chance. In my opinion it isn’t even worth the $10 Beckett says it’s worth.
