You have one day and two 1888 Morgan's......

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Tao_Moko

Thought long and hard and settled on Owens taking the podium at the '36 Olympics in Berlin for the big fat f*+!k you to Hitler.

Runner ups:
Johnson taking down Jeffries

Ali v Frazier I at Madison Square Gardens.(don't think I could do it for $2

Merkle's boner

Unfortunately you couldn't get into Johnson/Jeffries either. The nosebleeds were 10 bucks.

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Unfortunately you couldn't get into Johnson/Jeffries either. The nosebleeds were 10 bucks.

Even in 1892 the Sullivan Championship fight ticket was $15!

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Even in 1892 the Sullivan Championship fight ticket was $15!

Yeah, it's amazing what high profile Heavyweights made compared to athletes in other sports at the time. Dempsey probably made more in a couple fights during his championship reign then Babe Ruth made during his entire career.

[Tao_Moko]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Unfortunately you couldn't get into Johnson/Jeffries either. The nosebleeds were 10 bucks.

Yes, two bucks might have been too limiting. Maybe a late round admission...

[pokerplyr80]

There are plenty of great options to consider. Assuming I had the time I wonder if 2 bucks would have been enough to send off for a complete set of 1915 cracker jack cards. Or maybe track down a Babe Ruth rookie, then see if you could get him to sign it.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Tao_Moko

Yes, two bucks might have been too limiting. Maybe a late round admission...

Ahhh, I mean, you probably could have just snuck in at some point (doubt security was very tight), and then bought a truckload of souvenirs on the streets of Reno with the two bucks burning a hole in your pocket.

[2dueces]

Set up inside a tobacco shop in New York in 1911 and advertise you’re buying all base ball player picture cards for a $.10 a piece. Soon as word gets around you’d have kids beating down your door. Bound to find everything from 1880’s on.

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by 2dueces

Set up inside a tobacco shop in New York in 1911 and advertise you’re buying all base ball player picture cards for a $.10 a piece. Soon as word gets around you’d have kids beating down your door. Bound to find everything from 1880’s on.

You'd be out of dough after buying just 20 cards. Offer a penny instead.

I'd go to a Giants game in the middle of the 1908 season and catch Fred Merkle before or after a game, to suggest he always touch second base when a teammate hits an apparent game-winning single.

[Tao_Moko]

Originally Posted by Mark17

You'd be out of dough after buying just 20 cards. Offer a penny instead.

I'd go to a Giants game in the middle of the 1908 season and catch Fred Merkle before or after a game, to suggest he always touch second base when a teammate hits an apparent game-winning single.

Lol. Good thinking. You never know what effect it would have downstream.

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by Tao_Moko

Lol. Good thinking. You never know what effect it would have downstream.

That’s one of those scenarios where you come back to the present and suddenly all the signs are in Russian and the Chicago Mishkas have 29 championship banners hanging at Stolichnaya Field.

[gonzo]

The Merkle game suggestion is great!
I’d love to attend the Merkle makeup game though - that must have been crazy to see.

Artifact alternative: November 13, 1893, Newport, KY. Use the $2 for bribes or other chicanery to get away with the Dauvray Cup, recovering the trophy and explaining its disappearance in a single shot.