steve finley

November 4, 2008

Steve Finley lists Del Mar home

787342 9206284Baseball player Steve Finley has listed his beach front home in Del Mar, just north of San Diego, California, for $21,500,000. The six-bedroom, three-bathroom house has a corner lot and is within walking distance of town. The house features two gated entries and a separate lot across the street, according to listing information. The Finleys bought the home for just over $1.5 million in 1995. That’s potentially quite a return, my darlings.

The house, called Casa de la Luz, is just over 2500 square feet. It was built in 1968. The living room has folding mahogany doors that open up to a private deck that overlooks the beach. This home has seriously stunning ocean views.

The master suite is on the 2nd story and has a fireplace, walk-in closet, and large bath. It also has an ocean view. The upstairs has three more bedrooms and one bath, with the other two bedrooms and one bath on the main floor.

We’re a little surprised that the living and dining rooms aren’t just a touch bigger. Although, those beach homes are crammed in so tight about all they can do is go up - and only so far at that. The master suite is also smaller than we imagined, but the view is phenomenal. Of course. Way too much white throughout the entire house for our tastes, but you already know where we stand on that one. The WSJ reports that the home has rented for as high as $18,000 per week during high season. Yes, per week. We really need a new line of biz, no?

Finley started out with the Baltimore Orioles, then went to the Houston Astros, playing four seasons with them. He was traded - along with Ken Caminiti - to the San Diego Padres, where he again spent four seasons. It was during his stint with the padres that Finley hit his career high batting average of .298 (that’s a pretty darn good batting average, folks).

When he became a free agent, he signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks and stayed there for about six seasons. The Diamondbacks offered him substantially more than what he was making with the Padres. During his career, we estimate he made around $70 million (based on reports of what he probably made with each franchise). That’s a lot of purchasing power, my dears. He had over 300 home runs and about 320 stolen bases over the course of his career. He was released from the Colorado Rockies last year, so he’ll have plenty of time to run his development firm with his wife, Amy.

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