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BobbyVCP 06-27-2012 06:06 PM

You know you are getting old when....
 
Got a contact on VCP and it said that he has an old card of Tommy John passed down to him by his grandfather. The guy did retire in 1989 and never realized it before but he did finish off with 288 wins.

rdixon1208 06-27-2012 07:53 PM

Ha
 
I knew I was getting old when Ken Griffey Jr. retired :p

Bocabirdman 06-27-2012 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by rdixon1208 (Post 1008338)
I knew I was getting old when Ken Griffey Jr. retired :p

Especially when I consider that I remember his dad's rookie year.

ethicsprof 06-27-2012 09:44 PM

age
 
I knew I was getting old, when I was getting old.
After reading about Chapman and others, I'm grateful for it.
all the best,
barry

Leon 06-28-2012 07:58 AM

I know I am getting old when

1. I scratch an itch and get a cramp.
2. I can't see what I am trying to read until I re-adjust the range at which I am viewing.
3. Kids in their 20s keep looking younger and younger.

These things happen frequently.

bbcard1 06-28-2012 08:25 AM

I am working with my son and a friend on his Eagle Scout project. It's hard labor, lots of augering holes and shoveling gravel. That has made me feel old to a degree, but even my 17 year old is sore after a hard day at it. The other day, I was talking to his friend who was lamenting how old his grandfather was...which is 8 years older than I am.

SetBuilder 06-28-2012 08:51 AM

When we're getting ready for our annual fantasy football league called "Hall of Fame".

This year, it's HOF: Year 11.

That's old..

barrysloate 06-28-2012 09:06 AM

You know you're getting old when....your 60th birthday is only five weeks away! Yikes, where has the time gone?:(

Jayworld 06-28-2012 09:08 AM

When I have to use my ever-increasing-present reading glasses to read the Factory line on T206 Sweet Caporal and Piedmont cards.... Bummer.

tbob 06-28-2012 09:26 AM

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When you realize that first Topps set you pulled from the wrappers as a little kid is now 54 years old! Yikes :eek:

Brian Van Horn 06-28-2012 09:26 AM

"You know you are getting old when...."

What was the subject of this thread again?

D. Broughman 06-28-2012 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by barrysloate (Post 1008457)
You know you're getting old when....your 60th birthday is only five weeks away! Yikes, where has the time gone?:(

You know your getting old when your 60th birthday was 5 yrs. ago:eek: Barry how are you doing young man;)

darwinbulldog 06-28-2012 10:36 AM

I was picking up my kid from school last week and overheard one of the teachers telling another one about a station that was "playing oldies...like Mariah Carey." She was dead serious.

travrosty 06-28-2012 10:39 AM

bubble gum used to come in the packs with the cards? no way! quit lying.

barrysloate 06-28-2012 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by D. Broughman (Post 1008494)
You know your getting old when your 60th birthday was 5 yrs. ago:eek: Barry how are you doing young man;)

Age is relative, I know. There is always somebody older and somebody younger.:)

ethicsprof 06-28-2012 10:47 AM

barry s
 
and someone who is the same age as you---
i'm sixty,too, Barry!
all the best,
and happy birthday,
barry

jefferyepayne 06-28-2012 11:02 AM

You root for Jamie Moyer only because he's the only Major League player left that's older than you ....

bigtrain 06-28-2012 11:05 AM

When you remember buying your first baseball cards because Maris just hit #61.

barrysloate 06-28-2012 11:11 AM

Thanks Barry for the good wishes.

uffda51 06-28-2012 11:13 AM

http://photos.imageevent.com/uffda51...%20Mathews.jpg


. . . when your favorite player has been dead for eleven years already!

Exhibitman 06-28-2012 11:22 AM

"You're only as old as the woman you feel"
http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...roucho%201.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...utographed.jpg

rc4157 06-28-2012 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Exhibitman (Post 1008513)

Thanks - This made me smile!!
RC

William Todd 06-28-2012 06:38 PM

you know you are getting old when
 
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Moose is gone...

Texxxx 06-28-2012 08:44 PM

You know your getting old when you actually saw Mantle, Maris, and Ford play in real life. One of the greatest things I ever did when I was young.

7nohitter 06-29-2012 06:47 AM

I'm a middle school teacher and I have the pleasure of hearing, every day, how ancient I am.....I'm 36!


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