They've been done in big-league cities such as Detroit and Philadelphia, but will a sports facility memorabilia auction play in Omaha, Neb.? We'll find out next week, when parts of Rosenblatt Stadium, home to the College World Series for 60 years, are sold to the highest bidders.
According to Omaha's CBS affiliate KMTV, 900 lots offered June 23 along the stadium's southwest side will include signage, bases and players' lockers. Commemorative brick pavers will also be available for purchase. All proceeds will benefit Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo Infield at the Zoo Legacy Project, which will "immortalize the history of the Crown Jewel of college baseball."
The College World Series christens its David Kohler told AB in 2008, "and with any piece, it depends on how many people show up and really go after it."
