Keith Olbermann on CBS News Sunday

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Posted By: Matthew

Did anyone else see his interview this morning (CBS Sunday Morning)? If not, it had a short time with him showing his card collection. I saw some Ramlys & T207s (think I saw a Hooper in there) and lots more but not close enough to tell. There were the 19th century cards that folded out & looked like scorecards. Did anyone else see this & know what those were? I would love to see a close up of one. Thanks

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

My wife saw it while I was shuttling kids to church, I missed it.

Anyone catch it on a VCR?

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Posted By: barrysloate

I didn't see it, but were they Mort Rogers scorecards? Those have actually photos affixed to them. Just trying to guess, as I can't think of a 19th century foldout card.

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Posted By: Tom Boblitt

Mort Rogers.......

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Posted By: barrysloate

Tom- we came up with Mort Rogers simultaneously; our posts both came in at 1:30!

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Posted By: rmacpa

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Posted By: Dan Koteles

that the Peruvian syrup back in nem days was shum good schtuff !

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Posted By: Matthew

Cool. Thanks Barry & Tom. I knew someone here would know what that card was. Very neat item. Thanks to rmacpa for posting the scan as I have never seen one before. How rare are they?

Frank, church must start pretty early. I was not even ready to leave for services while I was watching.

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Thanks for showing that scan!!

Left house with girls at 7:50am so they could sing at some other church. Then went back to pick them up about 8:45am, this church is about 10 minutes from home... I do well to get to our church for 10:45 service.


But what we need is for someone here to have taped it... Anyone??

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Posted By: barrysloate

Mort Rogers scorecards are pretty rare. They can be found whole, and also with just the front cover and photo. I believe the Harry Wright that Roger has is the only complete one with a HOFer, although in the 1990's, a complete set of Boston players was found with just the front covers.

Mort Rogers was a player in the 1860's who was good at marketing and came up with the great idea of including a photograph of a player on his scorecards. Before that, they were plain. In this way, a very early collectible was born, as fans would invariably try to acquire as many different ones as they could. They may have been issued for two years, 1871 and 1872, because some were sold for 5 cents, and others for 10 cents.

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Posted By: martindl

I saw some of it. Unfortunately my wife picked that segement to update me on my to-do's with the taxes and I thought it better not to shoo her away.

He was going through 3 ring binders, showing all manner of things. Mort Rogers it was, but I wasn't able to see the player.

The segment was on 'Sunday Morning'. Here the link to the story. You'll see the video links at right. Click back in a few days and Keith's piece should there.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/25/sunday/main2511423.shtml

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Posted By: rmacpa

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Posted By: martindl

Here's the Keith Olbermann piece, including some of his cards

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_2Hg1VOYpI&eurl=

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Posted By: mark

around 7:40 into the clip, he had some nice Ramly T204 cards. Saw a Tinker T204.

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Posted By: MVSNYC

interesting piece. does he "lurk" or ever post here?

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Posted By: barrysloate

I don't know if he does lurk, but my guess is he might. I've known Keith for more than 20 years, and while we only speak occasionally we have had a good rapport. Because he is famous, I have always respected his privacy. I have no idea what he has in his collection- the few shots we saw on this newscast is the first time I have ever seen it. And yes, that was a Mort Rogers scorecard he was holding when he said "just your typical 1871 baseball cards."

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Looks like Keith is not a slabhead. I wonder if he cracks them out when he buys them that way?

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Posted By: warshawlaw

As he wrote in VCBC #23 ("Slab This!!"): "In short, don't buy a slabbed card. Ever."

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Thank you, Martin dl, for the link.

T207s, Mothers Cookies... no slabs. Warms the cockles...

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Posted By: Marc S.

that he has a small handful of slabbed cards in his collection now...

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Posted By: JeffD.

Here are two screenshots of his cards (found at 7:46 and 7:56 from the link provided):

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Posted By: Zach Rice

Here is a better picture of the Mort Rogers Harry Schafer pictured above.

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Posted By: Bob

Mark- I watched the clip segment on cards 3 times and never saw a Tinker T204(???) Saw two Ramlys though.
I was glad to see his T207 set, like mine, is totally unslabbed.

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Posted By: Glenn

I thought when they showed his office (about the 6:16 point in the video) that his office number was T207. Watched it again, and I guess it's just 1207. Mind plays funny tricks on the eyes.

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

That's a nice piece on Olbermann. Good to see such a serious card advocate in a position to influence others. Regardless of whether you agree with his politics, the guy is sincere and passionate.

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Posted By: barrysloate

I think Keith takes great glee in shaking things up. Kind of a latter day Merry Prankster (I know those who dislike his politics will have something to say about my post. Go for it).

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Posted By: Al C.risafulli

I've never met him, but I love everything about the guy.

That said, it appears that he most definitely has changed his tune from the "Never buy a slabbed card" days, as he's beaten me out on slabbed cards numerous times.

-Al

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Posted By: Joann

Anyone notice the scene where he's sitting in his office, and how he was typing? Left hand doing nothing but hit the space bar, and right index finger hitting all the letters. And he was going about as fast as I do using the traditional method!

It reminded me of a movie I saw way way long ago, with Clark Gable playing a journalist that is taking a journalism class from (?) Doris Day, maybe. I think it was Clark. Anyways, she treats him like a rookie student - doesn't know he's some big journalist. Then he starts blistering the typewriter with two-finger typing. That's what KO reminded me of.

BTW, I am a huge Countdown fan. He's got a very sly humor that you have to be pretty well-read to catch sometimes. Kind of like Mystery Science Theater 3000. And he's always sneaking in little baseball references and analogies. Plus, of course, it's good to finally see some sign of this liberal media I've been hearing so much about for the past 6 years! (hee - couldn't resist)

Joann

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Posted By: barrysloate

Joann- I think the movie is "Teacher's Pet."

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Hey Al,

Maybe he doesn't 'collect' slabbed cards. He buys the cards he wants, slabbed or not, and if they are slabbed he busts them out.