Vida Blue Autographs
Vida Blue, born on July 28, 1949, is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for a total of 17 seasons with six different teams, spending the majority of his career with the Oakland Athletics. Blue began playing baseball in high school and was quickly identified as a standout player, eventually leading the team to a state championship. After being drafted by the Kansas City Athletics in 1967, Blue made his MLB debut in 1969 and quickly made a name for himself with his incredible pitching abilities.
In his early years with the Oakland Athletics, Blue was named Rookie of the Year in 1971 and was a three-time All-Star in 1971, 1974, and 1975. During the 1971 season, Blue won 24 games and had an incredible 1.82 ERA, leading the Athletics to their first World Series victory since 1930. Blue's pitching skills were some of the best in the game during his prime, and he was known for having one of the most dominant curveballs of his time.
Despite his incredible career, Blue struggled with drug addiction in the late 1970s, which significantly impacted his performance on the field. However, he was able to turn his life around and went on to play for several more seasons before retiring in 1986. Blue was inducted into the Oakland Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991, and his impressive career earned him a spot in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. To this day, Blue remains one of the most memorable and successful pitchers in MLB history.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Vida Blue (RARE SIGNED Autographed Vida Blue KNBR San Francisco Giants Bobblehead NIB) was sold in December 2016 for $529.00 while the cheapest item (1982 Fleer #384 Vida Blue Giants autograph) found a new owner for $0.01 in April 2023. The month with the most items sold (117) was May 2023 with an average selling price of $17.39 for an autographed item of Vida Blue. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2013 with $54.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.13 was April 2017. In average, an autographed item from Vida Blue is worth $14.50.
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Latest News about Vida Blue
Vida Blue Was a Baseball Comet (05/08/2023): From the first time teammates, opponents, coaches and fans saw him, they knew Blue was a star. And they wanted to see more. 
Vida Blue, Pitching Sensation for Champion A’s Teams, Dies at 73 (05/07/2023): In his rookie season in 1971, he was an unstoppable fastball pitcher. Then he had a fight with the owner of the Athletics that left him embittered. Blue, former MVP, 3-time WS champ, dies at 73 (05/07/2023): Vida Blue, who won the 1971 AL MVP and Cy Young awards and three straight World Series titles with the A's, has died at 73. Vida Blue, decorated Oakland A's pitcher and three-time World Series champion, d (05/07/2023): The left-hander was part of the A's early 70's dynasty and won AL Cy Young and MVP honors in 1971 Royals’ Ned Yost Grew Up A Giants Fan, Once Spent Vida Blue Autograph (10/21/2014): Clearly, this World Series is going to be an inside job. OK, maybe not. But...
Older News Stories about Vida Blue
Vida Blue: I Threw As Hard As I Could, For As Long As I Could (07/2014): Vida Blue came on the show today to discuss the upcoming golf tournament he will be playing in. The Gene Upshaw Memorial Golf Classic, which benefits The Tahoe Forest Hospital Foundation and Pancreatic Cancer Research. Vida Blue sticks to slow stuff at Sonoma (06/2014): SONOMA, Calif. (AP) Vida Blue stuck to the slow stuff at Sonoma Raceway. He's Vida Blue Wins Blue Ribbon (08/2013): He's Vida Blue, owned by Dr. Jim and Kay Green of Meridian, won a blue ribbon at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. Former MLB star Vida Blue : Business of baseball "cruel sometimes" (03/2013): Three-time World Series champ Vida Blue was one of the first big league players to bring a lawyer to the negotiating table Oakland school dedicates baseball field to Vida Blue (04/2012): There was a very special honor Friday for former A's and Giants pitching legend Vida Blue. Prep baseball notes: Vida Blue talks to Tam team (02/2012): VIDA BLUE retired from baseball after the 1986 season — meaning his career was over before any members of the Tam High baseball team were even born. Vida Blue headlines Fresno Grizzlies' Hot Stove dinner (01/2012): Former big-league pitcher Vida Blue, San Francisco Giants catcherChris Stewart and Giants coach Mar Attention Baseball Fans: Meet, Mingle & Learn From Vida Blue on MSC's Baseball-T (08/2011): Former Giants & A's Pitcher Among 'Baseball Greats' on Feb. 18 Cruise Bay Area baseball great Vida Blue set to join Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (05/2011): No one who has played for both the Oakland A’s and the San Francisco Giants ever enjoyed as much popularity as Vida Blue, whose bubbly personality and amazing left arm took him to great heights. Neighbor: Antioch author writes about baseball great Vida Blue (02/2011): Friedman had a chance to meet Blue shortly after moving to California from New Jersey. He was introduced to him after doing an interview with longtime Oakland A s Spanish sports announcer, Amaury Pi-Gonzales.
