12/11/08 12:01 AM EST
Buy one, take half off in MLB.com Shop
Deal on full-priced items runs through 11:59 p.m. ET Sunday
By Mark Newman / MLB.com
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If you are a Red Sox fan hoping for a better seat next season, tell that special family member why you think a Baseline Red Sox Classic Sofa would make such a perfect holiday gift this month. It retails for $969.99, and if they order it now, then that matching Baseline Red Sox Big Daddy Recliner will be marked down from $829.99 to just $414.49.
If you are a collector who loves McFarlane figurines, take a look at a whole collection of them and save money each time you buy a second one. Buy someone on your shopping list a blast from the past with that Hank Aaron MLB Cooperstown Series 5 Action Figure for $19.99, and then commemorate the power of the present with a Ryan Howard Series 18 Action Figure for just $9.99.
It doesn't matter what team you like, who you are shopping for, or what kind of merchandise or apparel you are trying to find. Holiday shopping is in full swing now at the MLB.com Shop, and from now until 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday, you can buy any full-priced item there and get a second item of equal or lesser value at half off.
The opportunities for savings are unbelievable at the Shop, as you can see from the constantly overlapping sales going on there. Look around, and consider the possibilities. Want to know what your peers have been ordering? Here is a helpful list of what have been some of the hottest items to date this shopping season:
Phillies Authentic World Series Champions Cap. Chase Utley was wearing one of these New Era caps backwards as he was sneaking around the Phillies' victorious clubhouse and spraying bubbly on unknowing teammates after the Game 5 clincher against Tampa Bay. It seems like just about every Phillies fan has ordered one since then.
Yankees Authentic Font Custom T-shirt. This has become a staple of many holiday shoppers this past month. It's just $29.99, and right now, if you get a second one, that one is just $14.99. That way, you can customize two different players. And any time now, you will see CC Sabathia show up in the drop-down menu of choices, probably with the number 52 once that's official.
2008 Topps MLB Complete Factory Set. This is among the Shop sales leaders every holiday season. There are 660 cards, one for every home run Willie Mays ever hit, and you'll find guys like David Wright, Ichiro Suzuki and everyone who brings happiness to your summer days.
A&E Home Video 2008 World Series Collector's Edition DVD Set. This eight-DVD set is an annual must-have, always in the top five for holiday shopping, and it's right there again. Rays fans will want to score one as a way to commemorate the first trip to the Fall Classic in franchise history. Phillies fans, this is a no-brainer and you're missing something important if you go into next season without it. The set was just released Tuesday, so it will be there for your special someone by the holidays.
Boston Red Sox MLB X-30 Authentic Collection Titanium Necklace by PHITEN. What do guys like Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima and Josh Beckett have that you don't? Maybe it's a necklace for work. They swear by them. Red Sox Nation is filled with fans who have been gobbling these up, wanting to see what all the aqua-titanium "cell ionization" excitement is about. Some players wear their own styles, but these Phiten necklaces are the same ones many players wear on the field.
Cubs Frost Fleece. This popular item from Antigua is a can't-miss gift, especially when you consider that it is $69.99 and you can get a second one for another family member at only $34.99. If you didn't make it in time for the big Fleece Sale on Wednesday only, then relax -- there are thousands of these at the Shop and you are bound to find one that you love.
Rawlings Official Major League Baseball with Cube. This order is "by the dozen" -- and it is ideal for those fans who might be heading down to Spring Training to seek autographs or perhaps for employee-recognition incentive gifts by a company. Whatever the need, it is one of the biggest sellers at the MLB.com Shop this month.
Dodgers Authentic 2008 NL West Division Champions Cap. Remember seeing Manny Ramirez with one of these over his dreadlocks? The Dodgers went on to sweep the Cubs in the National League Division Series, and an exciting run in Los Angeles translated into a whole lot of sales of this fashionable cap from Twins Enterprises. You also can get this free with the purchase of an Authentic Manny No. 99 Home or Road Jersey.
Any of the aforementioned items would have to be at full price rather than discounted for this special sale to be applicable. You will find it almost everywhere you click through the Shop, in overwhelming supply. It is the place to shop for baseball this holiday season, and you can join others who are avoiding the sometimes-harrowing crowd scenes at the local malls. It doesn't make sense to shop for baseball fans anywhere else, unless you just love long lines and parking wars and sloppy racks that are picked over.
The virtual MLB.com Holiday Catalog and the Gift Finder are cool ways to hone in on the perfect gifts, and Gift Cards will be a solution for many up to and through the winter holidays. Another perfect choice for any baseball fan is a 2009 MLB.TV Premium subscription -- for yourself or that special person on your gift list.
Mark Newman is enterprise editor of MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.










