[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by dbussell12

share pics and dialogue. stories, ideas, you name it. very exciting and fun topic for us all to participate in if you so choose!

i'll go first. 1953 satchel paige with wear. the lived aspect is crucial. i just got this piece today. very very happy. its everything about his mythos to me expressed in the portrait distilled in this beautiful painting. and as it was transferred to the industrial printing process of the card, it acquired another level and layer of power which isnt immediately apparent in the painting. to me this is the best card of all time, and my personal absolute favorite. so much of what satchel brought to the game in image-card form.

excited to hear your picks, choices, and stories!! lets chat!

I gotta go with this as well -- it was my first real vintage purchase after I got back into the hobby after 30 years. It's beautiful art that illustrates that no, he wasn't a young man anymore, but here he was at 46 still striking people out. That he returned at 59 and tossed three shutout innings ... just beyond belief.