The Story Behind "Glory"

[Kawika]

Hank: I have been hanging around Net54 for over fifteen years. I don't recall a post I've enjoyed more. It speaks so beautifully of the rich essence of our hobby, of vintage baseball and vintage America. Thank you.

[clydepepper]

Hank- I've had some obstacles (mostly health related) come up recently that made me think I had to step away from the Hobby and even the Game I love so much.

You got me back with the fantastic memories you shared.


Thank You,

Your Friend,
Raymond

[Bpm0014]

He actually liked almost all of what we had done, it turned out, but couldn’t stand listening to the segment with Jimmy Austin, the oldest player Ritter interviewed. Austin died less than a year later, the only one of the players who didn’t live to see the book.

Awesome read! Thanks so much. But I don't quite understand the above. Was it because Larry was sad that Jimmy passed away before the book came out?

[MVSNYC]

Hank- Fantastic post. Thank you for sharing.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Bpm0014

He actually liked almost all of what we had done, it turned out, but couldn’t stand listening to the segment with Jimmy Austin, the oldest player Ritter interviewed. Austin died less than a year later, the only one of the players who didn’t live to see the book.

Awesome read! Thanks so much. But I don't quite understand the above. Was it because Larry was sad that Jimmy passed away before the book came out?

No, he thought Jimmy's voice made it too hard for people to understand what he was saying.

[Golfcollector]

Originally Posted by Kawika

Hank: I have been hanging around Net54 for over fifteen years. I don't recall a post I've enjoyed more. It speaks so beautifully of the rich essence of our hobby, of vintage baseball and vintage America. Thank you.

+1

[Wite3]

Just plain fantastic.

Joshua

[clydepepper]

With this thread in mind, I just had to purchase this item, in spite of it's obvious errors:

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[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

With this thread in mind, I just had to purchase this item, in spite of it's obvious errors:

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Love it, Raymond. Anything "Glory" is special for me.

[clydepepper]

An EBAY seller has 'sensed' interest and has been steadily raising their price over the last week or so...when I first put it on my watch-list, it was under $100...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Glory-o...e/183450682926


I purchased my copy in 2014 for $9.99!!.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

An EBAY seller has 'sensed' interest and has been steadily raising their price over the last week or so...when I first put it on my watch-list, it was under $100...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Glory-o...e/183450682926


I purchased my copy in 2014 for $9.99!!.

I hope the seller likes having that set around, because they're going to be looking at it for a long time!

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

An EBAY seller has 'sensed' interest and has been steadily raising their price over the last week or so...when I first put it on my watch-list, it was under $100...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Glory-o...e/183450682926


I purchased my copy in 2014 for $9.99!!.

FYI- Update- I sent a message to the seller asking if he was serious about his pricing and quoted the most recent sales ; he responded thanking me for alerting him and said it was a software issue. Weird!