Your favorite "one week wonder"

[gpenko826]

Everyone remembers those guys that took the collecting world by storm for about a week - they pitched a no-hitter, had a sizzling debut game, or just did everything right for a brief 7 day period. Who ranks among your favorite "one week wonders?" My list includes:

Carlton Loewer and Bud Smith - 2 guys who pitched no-hitters for the Cardinals early in their careers and exploded on eBay and the trading boards on AOL for a brief time

Chris Shelton - remember him out of the gate in 2004? You couldn't sell his guys stuff fast enough on eBay.

Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes - 3 homers on Opening Day for the Cubs and then fell off the face of the earth, only to become a legend in Japan.

Anyone else?

 

[DeliciousBacon]

I think you're mixing up Carlton Loewer with Jose Jimenez. He was the other Cards rookie, along with Smith, to have a rookie no-hitter.

 

[BBCgalaxee]

Bought some low numbered Shelton auto rc from a $2 box right before opening day at a show I stayed over night at.

A week later I sold it and it covered my hotel stay plus more. That's how hot he was.

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[gmsieb]

Shane spencer

 

[gpenko826]

I think you're mixing up Carlton Loewer with Jose Jimenez. He was the other Cards rookie, along with Smith, to have a rookie no-hitter.

I indeed got them confused in my head:

Loewer was for the Phillies and pitched 2 great games out of the gate and faded into mediocrity soon thereafter. Jimenez pitched the world's ugliest no hitter for the cardinals.

 

[Yanks2151]

Shane spencer

This was the first name to come to my mind. I'm thinking it may have been a bit longer than a week. I remember him at a signing in December after the season and it was free. The place was mobbed to get an auto and only one per person. I took my wife and friend and got his Bowman RC and the Sports Illustrated with him on the cover signed. Then he went away silently.

 

[Kennesawsportscards]

Dallas Braden by far....Perfect game and all..

Bryan

 

[DeliciousBacon]

Dallas Braden by far....Perfect game and all..

Bryan

Armando Galarraga as well, for his almost-perfect game. And Phil Humber.

 

[Ashburn Alley]

Benny Agbayani for the Mets. I was away from the hobby when he had his week or 2 but I know he was a fantasy beast.

 

[clarkfan]

Adam Greenberg (ESPN 30 for 30 story). Flipped quite a few of his autographs while the story was trending.

 

[gpenko826]

Adam Greenberg (ESPN 30 for 30 story). Flipped quite a few of his autographs while the story was trending.

I remember getting like $5 apiece for his base Topps card in 2013 thanks to that story - even sold a Gold parallel for like $30.

 

[heavy_hitter]

Kevin Maas.

 

[DaClyde]

Mark Whiten for the week of 5 September 1993. 10 for 29, 4HR, 14RBI, 8 runs. Went 4 for 5 on the 7th, with 4 HR and 12 RBI that day.

 

[Austin]

Mark Whiten for the week of 5 September 1993. 10 for 29, 4HR, 14RBI, 8 runs. Went 4 for 5 on the 7th, with 4 HR and 12 RBI that day.

He had a great week, but he wasn't a "one week wonder."
Whiten hit 25 homers with 99 rbi that season.
More of a "one season wonder," since he never approached those numbers again.

 

[vwnut13]

Dallas Braden by far....Perfect game and all..

Bryan

Funny thing is, he isn't even remembered because of the perfect game.

 

[BBCgalaxee]

Shane Spencer 96 bowman went from a dime to $30 in a couple of weeks.

Shelley Duncan count? How about erik almonte when Jeter went down at the start of the 03 season?

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[BiggioBrooks755]

Chris Shelton

 

[Ashburn Alley]

Chris Shelton

1st post

 

[nappyd]

Jeff Francoeur.

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[gpenko826]

Jeff Francoeur.

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I would put him and Kevin Maas in the "one year wonder" category. They were both hot buys for an extended period of time.

I thought of another great one - Bucky Jacobsen. Had a huge debut at an older age with Seattle, then fell off after about a week or so. People dug those old Bowman Chromes out fast and furious....