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Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:39 pm EDT

Derek Bell's World Series ring fails to meet eBay reserve price

By 'Duk

I think most of the baseball blogosphere missed this sad story when Mockingbird posted it earlier in the month, but the World Series ring that Derek Bell won with the Blue Jays in 1992 was up for sale on eBay. However, the final bid of $7,499 did not meet the reserve price when the auction ended over the weekend. The ring had a Buy-It-Now price of almost $17K.

Bell, who made almost $27 million during his 11-year career, has had his share of drug problems since retiring, so no jokes to be found here. Here's hoping he can turn it around.

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  1. PATS52
    1. Posted by PATS52 Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:06 pm EDT

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    Having big $ at such a young age will destroy if careful management and responsibilities are not carried out,many athletes are broke within a few years after retirement,big spending on houses,cars,boats and 14 kids from 14 different woman has put many an athlete living under an overpass till their pensions kick in which is 5 years after retirement...
  2. MalibuHero
    2. Posted by MalibuHero Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:06 pm EDT

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    hahahha derek bell was wikid, i got his rookie card, he looks so jolly on it
  3. Sean M
    3. Posted by Sean M Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:10 pm EDT

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    $27 million.
    No sympathy for anyone who blows their fortune on blow.
  4. Travis H
    4. Posted by Travis H Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:12 pm EDT

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    Aw Man not Derek Bell he was a good guy. Played in the Little League World Series.
  5. felonious_hex
    5. Posted by felonious_hex Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:16 pm EDT

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    good point!
  6. sam spade
    6. Posted by sam spade Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:17 pm EDT

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    It has been reported that over 60% of retire NBA players are broke. It's not a sad story it's a common story. I tell my wife this all the time when she complains about athletes salaries. i always say; i bet they end up busted and broke.
    As for Derek Bell, the picture you show is clearly a person who has had a crack pipe premanently attached to their mouth for years. He's in a permanent squint from the lighter and the pipe. Is he blind in that one eye? No one should feel sorry for this fool.
  7. thepittsburghkid2006
    7. Posted by thepittsburghkid2006 Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:22 pm EDT

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    Operation Shutdown, baby!
  8. DBB
    8. Posted by DBB Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:33 pm EDT

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    world's ugliest ring...who'd want it anyway?
  9. nvandy89
    9. Posted by nvandy89 Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:47 pm EDT

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    thepittsburghkid beat me to it. His ring didn't know it had to compete in the auction, so it shut it down and sat a boat instead.
  10. bookworm19592001
    10. Posted by bookworm19592001 Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:28 pm EDT

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    Welcome to the real world, Mr. Bell where 75% of the population struggles with money matters........and you had 20 million + more than the rest of us. Can't feel bad for ya, tho.
  11. James J
    11. Posted by James J Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:55 pm EDT

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    Idiot. No reason to feel sorry for him.
  12. Rob
    12. Posted by Rob Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:18 pm EDT

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    His face is shaped like a greater-than symbol.
    Notice his eyes and mouth sorta make this shape-
  13. keith m
    13. Posted by keith m Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:46 pm EDT

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    maybe he could crush the ring and snort it. big dummy
  14. noodlenoggins
    14. Posted by noodlenoggins Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:04 pm EDT

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    Too bad truly. Sad that anyone succumbs to addictions. Sadder still to see the heartless soul of "fans" who are secretly glad a guy that made more money in a couple of years than they will make in their lifetime fail. Which story is the sadder one? Derek Bell and his drug/money problems, or the pathetic public who would rather crow over someone's misfortunes than empathize with another human being who is obviously in need of help.
  15. PATS52
    15. Posted by PATS52 Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:42 pm EDT

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    Hey#14,what are you some sort of priest?
  16. Rusty
    16. Posted by Rusty Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:56 pm EDT

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    Sean M
    3. Posted by Sean M
    can go fark himself ya worthless piece of crap!
  17. Archangel
    17. Posted by Archangel Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:53 pm EDT

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    I don't see how anyone could pity him. I understand addiction but... man, it's a sad thing. This is like the MC Hammer story all over again :(
  18. Matt.
    18. Posted by Matt. Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:00 pm EDT

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    Remember when the Blue Jays gave away Derek Bell's Jeep during a game once? Poor Derek.
  19. badrogue17
    19. Posted by badrogue17 Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:46 pm EDT

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    ya i feel real bad for a guy who had the privilege to play a game that most of us would kill to good enough to play on a professional level. Add to the fact he made 27 million doing it and is now broke, well thats too damn bad for him. I'll feel sorry for him as I rise at 4 am tommorow to work a 14 hr day for about 1/ 270 th of what he made during his career. Maybe he should go ask his crack dealer for a loan seeing as how he's probably the richest guy he knows now. What a complete degenerate.
  20. EdH
    20. Posted by EdH Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:15 pm EDT

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    He should have been a golfer the way he swung at balls in the dirt for the ASTROS~~~
  21. Sean M
    21. Posted by Sean M Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:13 pm EDT

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    @16
    Why? Because I say a guy who had it all; money, talent, fame; is an idiot for wasting all on crack?
    Who are you? His brother?
    Read the other posts. You are in the minority. It's only you and #14 the priest with any kind of sympathy for him.
    You want to know how to not blow 27 million on drugs? Don't light up that first pipe. Millions of people manage to do that every day.
  22. hubert c
    22. Posted by hubert c Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:57 pm EDT

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    This sad why all contracts even guaranteed need have future income status. 2 nostrils and it all gone otherwise
  23. hubert c
    23. Posted by hubert c Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:05 am EDT

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    Remember Bell was from the innocence era of cocaine 1986 Mets were the league role model fortunately the owners and commisionor sold the the players to switch to roids . Get big contracts and save the nostrils opps where's my balls gone lmao
  24. Coach Bojangles
    24. Posted by Coach Bojangles Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:27 am EDT

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    Dude had wicked bat speed.
  25. STEELERSGOFOR7
    25. Posted by STEELERSGOFOR7 Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:42 am EDT

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    Where is the players union on this ? Don't know the full story on Derek, but it would seem to me that some of his ex teammates and friends probally tried to help but a drug user knows everything except help. This is just another sad story that happens everyday in the real world, hopefully he gets help and turns his life around, because he is on that road to either prison or death.

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