January Pickups

[ksfarmboy]

Way to go Mike, congrats!

[mjkm90]

Thanks fellas. It's interesting how much I am enjoying this piece. Since the deal was completed I have hardly even looked at ebay or other sources. It will be a while before I "have" to have something else.

[cwazzy]

I'm sure most people saw this on the BST but I'm pretty excited to own it

[Oldtix]

Nice pickup, Chris! I don't know if you recognize the name, but T.J. "Boss Tom" Pendergast was the political boss of Kansas City during the first part of the twentieth century. He handpicked Harry Truman from obscurity to become the Democratic candidate for US Senate in 1934. Take some time to do a little research on Boss Tom and you'll appreciate your purchase even more!

[cwazzy]

Originally Posted by Oldtix

Nice pickup, Chris! I don't know if you recognize the name, but T.J. "Boss Tom" Pendergast was the political boss of Kansas City during the first part of the twentieth century. He handpicked Harry Truman from obscurity to become the Democratic candidate for US Senate in 1934. Take some time to do a little research on Boss Tom and you'll appreciate your purchase even more!

Actually that's the main reason I got it. I live in KC and loved the KC connection. Thanks for the compliment.

[Rob D.]

Being in the newspaper biz (yeah, we're an endangered species) and having been a huge fan of The National when it was around, this seems like a natural for my collection.

I'm waiting to hear from Hunt Auctions on the shipping costs, which easily could turn this from a great to not-so-good buy.

[MGHPro]

I just picked up the bottom bat to go along with the top one. You dont see these often and was glad to get it.
Matt

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

Being in the newspaper biz (yeah, we're an endangered species) and having been a huge fan of The National when it was around, this seems like a natural for my collection.

I'm waiting to hear from Hunt Auctions on the shipping costs, which easily could turn this from a great to not-so-good buy.

Frank DeFord was the editor as I remember. Top-notch writing for every sport. That's a really cool piece, nice pick-up.

Thanks to fellow board member Scott Garner, I won his ebay auction for a ticket stub to the first no-hitter for Koufax. I now have three of the four.

Now I just need to find a photo from the game...

koufax1stnohitterstub.jpgkoufax1stnohitterstubverso.jpg

Originally Posted by cwazzy

Actually that's the main reason I got it. I live in KC and loved the KC connection. Thanks for the compliment.

Nice pick up. Congrats