I'd like to take a minute to publicly thank doug.goodman for his kindness and generosity.
I don't know Doug, but sent him an "out of the blue" message, and asked if he'd be willing to donate this item to a worthy charitable cause:
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...ht=ernie+banks
Here's the event/cause:
http://www.fredhutch.org/en/events/hutch-award.html
I explained to Doug that I'm in charge of the silent auction portion of the event, and have been for 15 years or so. I'm responsible for procuring all of the auction material, much of which I buy or have donated throughout the year, or which comes from my collection. I also explained that I could purchase it from him if he'd be willing to discount it as much as he could, or better yet...he could donate it.
Not knowing me from Adam, not only did Doug outright donate the item, but he also paid the substantial shipping cost himself.
His affirmative generosity will contribute nicely to the funds raised for the very important work they do at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Here's a link to a 2012 story we did on Fred Hutchinson and the Hutch Award:
http://sportspressnw.com/2126136/201...n-and-an-award
Doug is quite deserving of his last name. Good man! Thanks Doug!!
...and here's an 11 year old Fred Hutchinson, bottom row far left, on his grade school baseball team here in Seattle: