As Clayton Kershaw fought his way out of a third-inning jam in Game 5 of the World Series last Sunday night, a Connecticut man nervously squirmed on his living room sofa like his own legacy was at stake.
Michael Pruser isn’t a Los Angeles Dodgers fan, nor did he place a bet on the game. He watched with clammy palms and a pounding heart because every pitch had the potential to influence the value of Kershaw’s baseball cards.
Of the $1.6 million that Pruser has poured into the booming sports card market, Kershaw is one of his biggest investments.