Originally Posted by ooo-ribay (Post 2293593)

Trench Giants minutiae #2...

The "left handed batter" also was done with different F's although the backwards one seems much more rare. Of the eight left handed batters I have, only one has the backwards F. That one also has the biggest "GIANTS." The two lines of "text" vary in length and size on the other seven, meaning there were different screen designs.

And, oh snap....I just noticed the two forward F's I've shown are different. :p

Originally Posted by perezfan (Post 2293603)

Oh Rob...

Those astute observations will only cost me time and money. I thought I was good with what I currently have, but now have the perfect excuse to shop around for a Christmas gift to myself.

I'm probably missing a bunch of those subtle variations, and gotta satisfy the itch. At least none of those pennants are too pricey (yet).

Originally Posted by bocca001 (Post 2293644)

I have to admit, Rob, that I never noticed the two different forward Fs. At least, as Mark noted, these tend to not cost too much. Most can be had in the 40-75 range if you are willing to wait (other than the horizontal bat, which can cost more).

And, Rob, you are cracking me up with your willingness to attribute these all to Trench and then give me so much grief about the Keezer mini :)

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay (Post 2293676)

Dick VanDyke Show reference? :p We’re old. :o

I actually went down this rabbit hole yesterday. I decided to save a bunch on ebay to make sure I had them. I did, but I picked up a purple LH batter…..at least, I hope it’s purple….the seller didn’t answer my question but I had to get it before maybe bocca swooped in!

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay (Post 2293569)

I sometimes forget the magnitude of Greg’s collection until he posts panoramic pictures, like he has recently. And, look! Even though he’s not a Giants collector, he’s got that super tough one, hiding behind the post.

Greg and Mark are whales.

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay (Post 2293586)

I'm snowed in, so maybe it's a good time for some Trench Giants minutiae. This may be of interest to no one other than bocca, but who knows? And bocca may have already figured this out...

I'm not smart enough to type text, add pics, type more text, add more pics (maybe you have to "embed" the pics to do that?) so I'll do a few posts.

I have eight examples of "The Giant on the Bridge." I'll occasionally buy another with a new felt color or a new lettering color. I'm not too concerned about spine color although, coincidentally, 7 of the 8 have a yellow spine and only one has an orange spine. Anyway, here's the minutiae....I just noticed that if Francisco has what I call the "backwards F" (green example), the "Giants" will always be bigger than with the other F. My "Giants on the Bridge" are split 4/4 between the two types and this is a consistent pattern. Can anyone show an anomaly?

Originally Posted by thetahat (Post 2293907)

Yes I was psyched to pick up that Candlestick pennant. So hard to find. The NY Giants pennant is another toughie, I see this now and then in 3/4 size but this was the only I’ve seen full size and got it a long time ago.

Originally Posted by 661fish (Post 2294219)

Hey Greg, I have a nrmt mint full size version of that Giants in black felt. I can't post pics on here because evrything is on my phone.