Vicarious living away from the national...Post pictures please!!!

[basesareempty]

Does anyone know the dates for the National next year in Cleveland?

[mr2686]

I saw an article that said Cleveland 2018 Aug 1-5th.

[KMayUSA6060]

Originally Posted by mr2686

I saw an article that said Cleveland 2018 Aug 1-5th.

Not to hijack the thread, but does anyone know when the Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be next year? This could create quite the dilemma.

My Late July through Early September of 2018 is looking like this...

End of July, 2018: Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (HUGE Thome fan; assuming he's a 1st ballot inductee)

Early August, 2018: National Sports Collector's Convention in Cleveland, just 45 minutes from my house. Last time I went (first time attending the National) I screwed up and only went for half a day.

Mid August, 2018: My Bachelor Party

Sept. 8th, 2018: My Wedding


That could be the greatest month and a half stretch of my life, but I need the induction ceremony to occur before or after the National.

[GasHouseGang]

The answer is obvious, cancel the wedding.

[ullmandds]

I'm kinda bummed I'm not there....it's just such a long drive!!!!!!

What am I missing...show me something! please!

[tazdmb]

Originally Posted by KMayUSA6060

Not to hijack the thread, but does anyone know when the Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be next year?

COC says July 22, 2018

[KMayUSA6060]

Originally Posted by tazdmb

COC says July 22, 2018

Phew. Let's hope that is what it ends up being.

[BradH]

Originally Posted by tazdmb

COC says July 22, 2018

The 2018 induction ceremony is actually slated for July 29.

While the annual VFW show in Cooperstown was still very good this year, it wasn't the same without some of the usual attendees like Ted Z and Mark Macrae.

[swarmee]

The Buchner Gold Coin cards put back together to form the advertising poster is pretty amazing. I know I've seen a thread about those cards before either here or on the nonsports side. Did the seller get all of them in a single lot or has he been piecing them together individually?

[trdcrdkid]

Originally Posted by swarmee

The Buchner Gold Coin cards put back together to form the advertising poster is pretty amazing. I know I've seen a thread about those cards before either here or on the nonsports side. Did the seller get all of them in a single lot or has he been piecing them together individually?

Here is a thread in which I posted a Lew Lipset sale catalogue from 20 years ago which had that same Buchner Gold Coin sheet on the cover, with the same cards missing. He was selling it for $2500. At the National it was being displayed by Terry Knouse of Tik n Tik; I'm not sure if he bought it from Lew back in 1997, or if it went through other owners since then.

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=234851