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Babe Ruth
Mickey Mantle Pete Rose Derek Jeter Jackie Robinson |
Here is my wife's list
Roberto Clemente * Honus Wagner * Ty Cobb Cy Young Joe Jackson Babe Ruth * Pie Traynor * Paul & Lloyd Waner * Dizzy Dean * Joe DiMaggio * Ted Williams * Bob Feller Stan Musial * Yogi Berra Jackie Robinson * Satchel Paige * Duke Snider Mickey Mantle * Willie Mays Hank Aaron Ernie Banks Sandy Koufax * Bill Mazeroski Bob Gibson Lou Brock Pete Rose Nolan Ryan Rollie Fingers George Brett Dale Murphy Ozzie Smith Cal Ripken Jr Darryl Stawberry Dwight Gooden Roger Clemens Kirby Puckett Mark McGwire Jose Canseco Bo Jackson Barry Bonds Ken Griffey Sr & Jr Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa Derek Jeter Alex Rodriguez Ron Jackson (worked with his sister) Tom Brunansky (her sister liked him) Deion Sanders Michael Jordan * These are all players who I had autographs of in a hallway in our house for years and she remember them all. My wife use to get autographs for me at card shows and met many on this list. She has a really good memory. |
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My wife’s list, although she claims to be really tired:
Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig Derek Jeter Alex Rodriguez - because of J Lo more than anything Pete “that cheater guy” Rose Yogi Berra Hank Aaron Cal Ripken (we drive past his little league complex regularly) Thurman Munson Mickey Mantle I know she knows more, ah well. |
Mantle
Ruth Wagner Cobb "A guy named Duffy" "Something like Alonso" And a few more.. Not too shabby. Duffy because she had a childhood dog named Duffy and the Polar Bear because she probably has a crush or something. |
Oh man, this was fun to do. Here is my wife's list.
1) Manny Ramirez 2) Ken Griffey Jr. 3) Honus Wagner not 4) Mark Price (that's basketball babe. He was with the Cleveland Cavs) 4ish) "something" Robinson (never did come up with Jackie's name - but meant him) 5) Cal Ripken 1 again) Manny Ramirez 6ish) Omar Vasquez "Isn't that his name? ... the guy your mom liked" (Vizquel) not 7) Scotty Pipken (umm. I think you mean Pippen and he was basketball again) 7) Oh! Babe Ruth 8) That disease guy ... ummm, Lou Gehrig! "I guess you can tell how much I like basketball" (You mean baseball?) - followed by tears of laughters from both of us 9) Mark "What's his face - the steroids guy. Our mailman looked like him" ... Mcgwire 1 yet again) wasn't there a Manny Ramirez? (Yes, dear) 10ish) That guy Rodriguez who dated J-Lo. 5 again) "That blue eyes guy who was good looking before he went bald... was that Cal Ripken?" not 11) That guy who owns that big property on Davis Island (meant Jeter) I gotta tell you. This was such a fun exercise! I've loved reading other people's answers and we got the giggles doing it here. Thank you to the OP for this thread! |
In order. Disappointed a little. She was blanking, but to her credit, it’s almost 10pm.
A-Rod (ugh) (as others mentioned, almost certainly due to the J-Lo connection) Mickey Mantle (I didn’t expect that) Dustin Pedroia (he lives near us and one of his kids was in my son’s class and see below) Big Papi (we lived in Boston for 15 years) Jose Canseco (why???) (she has no idea why she said this name) Rickey Henderson (my favorite player) When I reminded her of Babe Ruth, that was the name she couldn’t pull for some reason. Lots of PED and greenie-heavy players here. Not many pitchers named in any of these responses. I guess chicks really do dig the long ball. |
When asked my Wife responded as follows:
Justice (David Justice) Big Papi (David Ortiz) Robinson (Jackie Robinson) Judge (Aaron Judge) Sosa (Sammy Sosa) Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth Jr) |
We're Nats Fans, so ...
It was a snap -
Ryan Zimmerman (family friend) Gio Gonzalez (family friend) Chad Cordero (family friend) Jayson Werth Bryce Harper Max Scherzer Pudge Soto Bryce Harper ("arrogant POS") Wilson Ramos then followed much of the 2005-2007 rosters of forgettable players... this went on for twenty minutes,maybe more... |
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I was impressed by her recall. Her list shows a heavy 1986-1996 hobby bias. She is not a sports fan. When she was done, she said, "Don't ask me to name any football or basketball players." Although she did ask if Kobe Bryant or Shaq had played baseball (because Jordan had?). I said, "Surely you can name a few football players. She replied, "Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders." |
My wife & I attend games all of the time.
She agreed to do it but changed it to how many she could name in 1 min These were the players: Babe Ruth Javier Baez Max Scherzer Justin Verlander Shoeless Joe Kyle Schwarber Joey Votto Johnny Bench Jackie (Robinson) Rizzo Bryce...*bad sigh* (Harper) The Griffey's Mantle Dusty (Baker) Soto |
My wife started with the two players whose cards she has on her desk:
1)Rube Waddell 2)Ramon Laureano (long story) She could probably name hundreds more now, including all the current Mets and probably most of the rest of the NL East, and she's even gotten to the point where she recognizes all sorts of cards. We were watching an old Seinfeld rerun and there was a scene in George's office and it turned out there was a baseball card poster on the back wall. She asked, "Isn't that a T205 Christy Mathewson?" Indeed. Three years ago, she didn't know anything about baseball - hadn't even heard of Babe Ruth (we met in Moscow, so baseball wasn't exactly central). Now even the days of "Sammy Koufax" and "Bill Seaver" are long gone. Seven weeks ago, our son was born, and she agreed to the middle name "Mays." |
My wife could have named many more; however, I asked her to name the first five baseball players she could think of. No warning, no time to prepare. Here was her list, in order:
Mike Schmidt Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle Curt Schilling Ty Cobb We're both Phillies fans, so Schmidt and Schilling make sense. |
My girlfiend ran off three quickly:
John McGraw (old cell profile screen saver) Ty Cobb (current screen saver) Jim Thorpe (read his latest biography:"Path Lit By Lightning" in front of her all Summer) Then Joe DiMaggio ShaQ (buzzer: wrong!) & needed hints for: Babe Ruth |
Let's cut to the chase; i give you my wife's genuine test ...
Let's cut to the chase; I will present to you my wife's test of a lifetime for me.
It was the winter of 1988, late January to be exact. My wife and I were evangelical missionaries to the Lakota Sioux Indians, living in Rapid City, South Dakota. Our work kept us pretty busy, but I needed a safety valve outlet to relax with, and so I chose collecting vintage baseball cards. At this point in time, I was concentrating on Mickey Mantle, collecting cards of him that had eluded me in the 1970s, when I was involved in what proved to be the ground floor of the burgeoning adult card collecting hobby. I was praying fervently for Mickey's anguished soul, after reading how much his father's early death had affected him so terribly. You see, I had lost my Dad when I was but 13. It's never a good time, as some of you know ..... I had been getting Sports Collectors Digest for a few years, and it was always a treat when it came. So, on this crisp, cold Saturday morn, the SCD arrived, and I took the issue downstairs to be alone with it. Back then, an SCD was about 240 pages chock full of good stories and ads. I marked a few pages, but was saving Mr. Mint Alan Rosen's 2nd. phone auction for last. The Mint Man always had the finest, choicest, and simply the most desirable cards on planet Earth. I had never dealt with him, but his weekly full-page ad(s) made it succinctly clear who was at the center of the hobby playing field. Finishing the rest of the issue, I directed my attention to Mr. Mint's auction. He was using ground-breaking technology for the time: with each item, he included a postage stamp-sized (that's being generous) black 'n white photo of it. His lead-off, marquee items bore no such tinzy-weezie pix. He led off with a T-206 Honus Wagner, followed by the big 3 of the 1951 Topps Current All-Stars: Konstanty, Stanky, and Roberts. Wow. Upon turning the page to see the other items, I audibly gasped and drew the magazine six inches closer to my face. I could scarcely believe what I was seeing----a 1953 Stahl-Meyer Franks Mickey Mantle! Moreover, Alan Rosen classified the rare gem to be in MINT CONDITION! Really guys and gals, this will require a long time to convey. So, cutting to the chase of this virtually impossible chase card, I talked the situation over with my beloved wife, Esther. I told her in basic terms how much I wanted this card, that I never, ever thought I would see one this nice available, and I would use some funds I had remaining from the lawsuit over the wrongful death of my dear dad. This was in the days when a wrongful death lawsuit was much smaller than it is now. Understand, my wife and I only earned $650 a month, plus rent-free housing. In essence, I had no business buying such an exotic, likely expensive card. Seven years earlier, I purchased Beckett 3 because it had several type card color sections, amongst which were small photos of the 1953 and 1954 Stahl-Meyer Franks Mickey Mantle. Ninety percent of the reason I bought that guide was to get the tiny photos of the Stahl-Meyer Mantles, figuring I'd never get to own one. Well, her response surprised me and moved me deeply---she encouraged me wholeheartedly to pursue the card! Her tender understanding and blessing is something I will treasure forever. By the grace of God, I won it, for $2,200. It was by far the most money I had spent on one card. When I received it via UPS, I took the large, thinly-padded envelope downstairs to my office. I could hardly wait to see it, sure. BUT, I had to look at it closely to see if The Mint Man knew what he was talking about, condition-wise. It DID look good, and as I turned it over, and looked and scrutinized all around it, I tried my best to detect anything that would say to me it wasn't mint. Finally, my body relaxed and I began to smile as big as I could. It was mint, all right! Thrill of a hobby lifetime. About 2002, I knew I needed to get the card PSA-graded. I went to the Chicago National. Long to short, when I got it back in the mail from PSA, and unwrapped the result, the great card umpire had given it a MINT 9. I was bawling all the way upstairs to show my wife, who was so happy for me. As I researched my book, NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, about the immediate post-war regional / food issues, I devoted chapter 13 to the promotion from whence it came, and the provenance of this particular card, of which I gave it the name: "The Maltese Falcon of Baseball Cards". For those of you a bit curious what a graded-Mint Stahl-Meyer Mantle looks like, someone loaded up the specially-staged photo from my book. Google Stahl Meyer Franks Mickey Mantle images, and when I just did now, it appears on the fourth row. Look for the Maltese Falcon movie statue replica in the photo--that's it. The image will take you to a PSA forum thread I initiated to get advice on how to encourage them to raise their long-antiquated value in their price guide. I got no help from the forum members, but after I posted the photo, well, their language took a more respectful tone.... Back to the OP, without the tender love and encouragement my wife gave me, I might not have been able to fight for it as I did. Therefore, to be sure, my darling wife passed the most crucial test I ever gave her! Thanks for listening. --- Brian Powell |
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Hope you are both doing well.:) |
Great story very well told. That card in strict Mint, amazing. And thank you for breaking it up into manageable paragraphs, it's so much easier on the eyes and mind. Hint to some posters.
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I truly hope you and your family are all doing well. Say bro, I got a great idea for a fantasy alternative '54 Wilson Franks Ted Williams. Hope I can pull it off some day, with the help of my computer graphic artist friend. Happy New Year! Ben ---- Brian Powell |
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Mine:
Ruth Jeter Jackie Robinson Hank Aaron Fernando Valenzuela (L.A. Native) The guy who got kicked out for betting on his team (Rose) The guy who's wife was on Regis (Garvey) JRod (A Rod and J Lo) |
My wife:
1. Ty Cobb 2. Tony Gwynn 3. Tatis Jr. 4. Nolan Ryan 5. Babe Ruth Daughter (23 years old) 1. Babe Ruth 2. Ty Cobb 3. Tony Gwynn 4. Tatis 5. Cabrera (Miguel) Mom (84 years old) 1. Lou Gehrig 2. Babe Ruth 3. Joe DiMaggio 4. Dom DiMaggio 5. Whitey Ford |
My wife knows very few modern players because I am not an active fan of baseball today so I rarely watch it, and I don't collect shiny crap.
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Asked her to name the first 5 MLB Players past or present that came to her head, she very quickly replied:
Mo Vaughn Mark McGwire Bo Jackson Big Papi Derek Jeter |
I'm really proud of my wife's recall of some great names. Yes, she's married to a former baseball beat writer as we as longtime collector and baseball history addict/SABR member, but she retained some great names after going through the (she said) obvious of Babe, Cobb, Mantle, DiMaggio, Gehrig, Willie Mays, Aaron, Jackie, Pee Wee Reese (she enjoyed"42"), Pete Rose... then rattled off...
Somebody Chapman and Carl Mays (she loved The Pitch That Killed) Shoeless Joe Eddie Cicotte (she wants them in the Hall) Brummer, the catcher who stole home for the Cardinals Stan Musial Lou Brock Joe Torre Whitey Herzog Red Schoendienst Eric Davis that jerk Bonds (yup, wife of a guy who covered him) Mark McGwire Mike Matheny She wanted to keep going when I told her how well some other wives did! Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk |
My wife is a baseball fan. (football and a bit of other sports too)
So this wouldn't work for me. When we started getting serious, we discussed teams we like. And found a great compromise! Now I get to root for Red Sox Patriots Bruins Celtics AND when they're not playing the above.. Orioles Redskins/W/Commanders... I forget what hockey team, neither of us have watched much in years. And the Bullets/Wizards. So I got like 3 1/2 new "favorite teams" :D |
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Unless it was one of those "I did what?!" Vegas marriages.... |
So, when you told your significant other about collecting cards? For me, it was kind of like confessing to having an addiction. Hoped she'd accept but expecting to be kicked to the curb.
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she actually surprised me and showed up to visit a day early. To get to see what my place was actually like... We were both a bit on the older side, and I was well past the "omg what will she think" phase, more like the "this is me and if you don't like it that might be a problem" She was ok with the cards and other stuff. As long as I was ok with her books. (A whole new batch of new reading material! and free, and actually better than the local library...:D ) |
I'm lucky to have a wife who really loves baseball.
Our 3rd date was to a Red Sox game in 2003. I didn't know about her love of baseball at this point. She started cheering when Bill Mueller was coming up to bat. I asked (probably obnoxiously), "What's up with Bill Mueller, you think he's hot or something?" She replied, "No, he's hitting like .326 and has over 40 doubles." I think I nearly dropped to a knee on the spot. Many years later, I had the pleasure of getting to know Bill Mueller a bit. I shared this story with him. He suggested we FaceTime my wife right then. It gave her a shock and a thrill when he repeated the story to her! |
A very odd mix from my wife with commentary (in order, took about 2 minutes).
Sandy Koufax (pronounced Sandy Kolfax) David Ortiz (Something Ortiz) Matt Olson (Used to be on the A's and is now somewhere else) Tim Lincecum Mookie Betts Mike Trout Randy Arozarena (The rice-a-roni guy...Arroz) |
Hi everyone. The Ms. went with ...
1. Babe Ruth 2. Mike Trout 3. Shohei Ohtani 4. Albert Pujols 5. Jose Canseco |
In order, after just a split-second hesitation:
Carew Ripken Big Papi Koufax Victorino Geoff Jenkins Braun That guy who shakes his hips (Youkilis) Old time a-hole…name starts with a B…you have his book (Cobb) “Oh, and Derek Jeter!” Fidrych Aaron Jackie At this point the names were coming fast and I called it. I am proud of her. |
Babe Ruth
Mickey Mantle Albert Pujols Yady Molina Jamie Garcia |
My wife
Jackie Robinson Babe Ruth Stan the Man Hank Aaron Johnny Bates - it's a deep cut and a long story Andy |
I asked my wife to name the first eleven baseball players that she could think of. Here are her answers: Albert Pujols Yadi Molina Babe Ruth Nolan Arenado Hank Aaron Pete Rose Shoeless Joe Jackson Stan Musial Adam Wainwright Tyler O'Neil and Aaron Judge.
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No wife here, so I asked a girlfriend of mine who isn’t a baseball or sports fan. She happily played along. I was surprised she got the players she did and she had fun trying to recall the names. Bonus points to her for the good attitude.
Hank Aaron Jackie Robinson George Brett (she grew up in KC) Bo Jackson (ditto) Dottie (“from that girl movie, ummm, League of their own!” Followed by, does Madonna count?” Sorry, she didn’t really play baseball) Yogi Berra (she said, “the one that everyone quotes” before pulling this name out) Babe Ruth (I told her she was missing the biggest name in baseball lore. She asked for a hint, I responded, “big, fat dead guy who played for the Yankees” Boom, it rolled right off her tongue.) Great thread, we had fun doing it! |
Great thread, I finally got around to asking my wife, I have a display in my office of '33 Goudey HOF cards & she is very supportive of my hobby, but she only got one from that group.
1) Jeter - didn't know his first name 2) Randy... "the tall guy that looks like Rusty" (her friend's husband) I helped with his last name (Johnson). 3) Babe Ruth - this one may have saved her picks in my mind. 4) Mark McGwire- "didn't he get a lot of home runs?" In between 4 & 5 "I can name a lot of wrestlers" & "who was Field of Dreams about?" :D 5) Jose Canseco What I learned is I better finish my list I have promised her of which cards to send to major auction houses when I "go" and which ones can go to local or smaller auctions. Update: As we got ready for bed last night, out of the blue she says "Ty Cobb & Willie Mays" which improves her list drastically! |
Wife’s list
My wife absolutely nailed it. She doesn’t know many, but she is supportive and has been willing to be educated in the hobby
Her list 1) babe Ruth 2) Joe Jackson (from her hometown) 3) Aaron Rodgers, I mean a rod, I mean Alex Rodriguez 4) Christy Mathewson - my favorite player 5) Tris Speaker- my latest pickup and Texas born! |
The Mrs. came up with these.
Jose Canseco Babe Ruth Jackie Robinson Willie Mays Nolan Ryan. |
it’s a long story here in Detroit but the wife rattled off:
Juana Berengure (our shops mascot, we have his cards everywhere) Barry bonds Mickey Mantle Ty Cobb Miguel Cabrera Peewee Reese Surprised she didn’t mention Gehrig, our local dance team my daughter is in has raised almost 100k for ALS. |
For what it’s worth
Babe Ruth Ty Cobb Cal Ripken Mickey Mantle Roger Maris. She stood in line and got autographs for me from Mantle and Ripken at shows we went to. Thanks Mary!
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Johnny Bench
Willie McGee Ozzie Smith Pete Rose Hank Aaron |
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