Meet and Greet- welcome to Net54baseball

[Writehooks]

Anthony K:

Just wanted to say "thanks" to you and all the other men and women serving with the coalition forces in Afghanistan. Words can't express the respect and admiration I have for the job you're doing. A lot of the Canadian kids that have paid the ultimate price over there were deployed from a base about an hour from where I live, and every time I see another group ship out, it reminds me to be thankful for all who answer their nation's call.

Have a Merry Christmas and a safe and healthy New Year.

[arsrvfan]

1. Name- Steve Morrow

2. Age- 53

3. Day job- Grocery Store General Manager

4. Location-Arkansas

5. Collecting interests- 68 Tigers, Gas House Cardinals, 30s to 70s team signed balls, Mantle, completing signed 68 Topps set, etc.

6. Family- wife, 2 kids, 5 grand kids

7. How long in hobby- 30 years. Show dealer, Sports Collector's Digest advertiser (as 10th Inning Sports, Joplin, Mo.) and retail store owner from 1984 thru 1994.

8. Other interests- Golf, music

9. Do you attend shows? Set up at 100s in 80s and 90s. Haven't attended one in years.

[lhoyle]

Ditto. Anthony, I am very proud that you are part of this little group and a part of our armed services. Thank you for your service.

Lee Hoyle

Originally Posted by Writehooks

Anthony K:

Just wanted to say "thanks" to you and all the other men and women serving with the coalition forces in Afghanistan. Words can't express the respect and admiration I have for the job you're doing. A lot of the Canadian kids that have paid the ultimate price over there were deployed from a base about an hour from where I live, and every time I see another group ship out, it reminds me to be thankful for all who answer their nation's call.

Have a Merry Christmas and a safe and healthy New Year.

[MacDice]

1. Name- Mike MacCulloch

2. Age- 36

3. Day job- Director of Marketing & Corporate Sales for a minor league hockey team

4. Location- Edmonds, WA (20 minutes north of Seattle)

5. Collecting interest- Earl Averill memorabilia, low grad T-206’s, cards of former players who are now in professional ball and working on a signed 1957 set.

6. Family- Wife and two kids (that I know of).

7. How long in hobby- Since 1983, took a little break while in college

8. Other interests- Coaching college baseball. Currently I am an assistant community college coach and serve as league president for a summer collegiate baseball league which I also coach in

9. Do you attend shows? No, need to spend some time with the family since I am at over 100 sporting events per year.

[Bunker]

1. Name- Rick Mynatt

2. Age- 48

3. Day job- Fire Chief...I will celebrate my 30th year in the fire service on February 9, 2011

4. Location- Cincinnati, Ohio

5. Collecting interest- I am 14 cards away from completing my 1971 Topps BB set in NM or better and I have a total of 14 cards for my new project, a 1955 Topps BB set. I also collect players of "The Big Red Machine" Rose, Bench, Perez etc.

I have raw sets from the 70's that I work on every now and then that I would love to finish off some day. I also have a modern weakness which is the1984 Donruss. I to embarrassed to tell anybody how many I have, but if you need to finish your set I am the man to see...lol

6. Family- Married for 12 years the first time and got two great kids (boy and a girl) out of the deal. (that was all I got out of that deal!) My second marriage is going strong at 13 years and has given me another child a beautiful daughter who is 9 going on 16.

My son who is 18 and I are very close and spend a lot of time together. He collects cards with me although he likes the shiny stuff (he says I like the dusty, musty stuff) We also enjoy astronomy and spend a lot of time outdoors with a telescope.

My oldest is my 22 year old daughter who actually just moved back home with us. When she was a teenager she couldn't wait to get out on her own and now she couldn't wait to come home

7. How long in hobby- I started collecting in 1973 and still have all of my childhood cards. I went through periods where I would put them away for awhile, but would always get them back out again. I haven't put them away this time since sometime in the mid 90's.

8. Other interests- My job and astronomy (Family is a given)

9. Do you attend shows? Local card shows only, never the National although that is on the "To Do" list

[oriolesbb6]

Name- Kyle Barniak
2. Age- 38

3. Day job- Local Estate Auction Manager/Antique Sales

4. Location- Branchville, NJ

5. Collecting interest- Any and all sports memorabilia/Pre 70s Hockey Cards

6. Family- Wife Tami & dog Bella

7. How long in hobby- Since I was a kid......

8. Other interests-Antiques, anything outdoors

9. Do you attend shows? Not currently, just auctions....

[g_vezina_c55]

Name- Nelson

2. Age- 29

3. Day job- sales department in a ford dealer


4. Location- quebec canada

5. Collecting interest- hockey card for now 20 years since 1990. Now my new interrest is in the vintage baseball card. I think about start a mantle collection and other yankess HOF.

6. Family- My girlfriend and my dog

7. How long in hobby- Since 1990

8. Other interests- American muscle car, principaly Mopar. I own a plymouth 'cuda for summer fair temperature cruiser!

9. Do you attend shows? Hockey card show in montreal canada.

[Idiottax]

1. Name- Brian Marshall

2. Age- 32

3. Day job- Director for an eDiscovery firm

4. Location- Highland Park, NJ

5. Collecting interests- T206, T59 and assorted issue cards that catch my eye at shows

6. Family- Wife

7. How long in hobby- I only got back into the hobby six months ago after attending a local mall show and seeing T206s in person for sale for the first time in my life, but collected for most of my childhood.

8. Other interests- Military history, Premier League Soccer, Fine Dining

9. Do you attend shows? I try to attend the local shows in Central Jersey on a regular basis and made some really great additions to my collection,

[baseballart]

1. Name- Max Weder

2. Age- 52

3. Day job- Tax litigation lawyer (formerly for the Department of Justice; in private practice since 1998)

4. Location- Vancouver, B.C.

5. Collecting interests- Western Canada cards and ephemera (and for Tom, Barry, Jason, Mike and maybe one or two lurkers, a passing interest in baseball books )

6. Family- Spouse Jennifer Ettinger (www.ettinger.ca), no kids, 4 year old frisbee leaping Australian Shepherd




7. How long in hobby- Baseball book collector since 1992. Collecting cards sporadically since 1998 or so.

8. Other interests- UBC baseball, dog agility, (did I mention baseball books?), Class A baseball here in Vancouver. art collecting

9. Do you attend shows? There are a few reasonable shows here a year, but the focus is naturally on hockey. Few baseball cards, but the occasional find of memorabilia

[jbsports33]

1. Name- Jimmy Piccuito

2. Age- 36

3. Day job- GIS

4. Location- MA

5. Collecting interest- anything prewar

6. Family- wife, 2 kids

7. How long in hobby- 25 years and counting

8. Other interests- camping, fishing and just being with my family

9. Do you attend shows? yes in the Boston area, also setup a table at a few!

[campyfan39]

1. Name- Chris Partin

2. Age- 38

3. Day job- Pastor of Plymouth Baptist Church

4. Location- Raleigh, NC

5. Collecting interest- 50-70's topps cards

6. Family- Wife of 15 years and three sons

7. How long in hobby- Since I was 8

8. Other interests- LOVE college basketball especially UNC

9. Do you attend shows? Yes. Mainly in Raleigh

[Howe’s Hunter]

Name: Ed McCollum

Age: Close enough to 50 to call it that

Day Job: Graphic Design Director for nonprofit provider of services for the intellectually and developmentally disabled (visit our website www.mosaicinfo.org)

Location: Omaha, NE

Collecting Interest: T-206s with a rubber stamp on the back from Howe McCormick, 500 W. Main St., Gainesville, Fal

Family: wife of 24 years Loretta, son George, Senior at Augustana College, Rock Island, IL

How long in the Hobby: since 1972. Collected complete sets of Topps for 38 years until selling them all a year ago February to concentrate on rebuilding Howe's collection.

Other Interests: restoring our home one room at a time.

Attend Shows: one in the last twelve years. It was a disappointment. Nothing but shiney new stuff
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[alsup2311]

1. Name - Daniel Alsup

2. Age - 36

3. Day job - Gunnery Sergeant United States Marine Corps -Intel/Imagery Analyst

4. Location - Fayetteville, NC

5. Collecting interest - collecting T206s on a tight wife monitored budget

6. Family - Wife of 12 years (Jaime) and an 11 year old son (Austin)

7. How long in hobby - on and off since 1997, mostly modern day stuff

8. Other interests - Autism Awareness, Howard Stern, and Militaria

9. Do you attend shows? not yet

[john.clowes]

1. Name - John Clowes

2. Age - 51

3. Day job - Program Manager for Verizon Business

4. Location - Cranberry Twp, PA (outside of PITTSBURGH)

5. Collecting interest - Pittsburgh Pirates 1887+

6. Family - Married 26 years, 2 sons (15 & 11), none of whom understand my collecting interest.

7. How long in hobby - on and off since 1970. Mom didn't throw my cards away!

8. Other interests - volleyball official/coach, Miracle League baseball coach, starting new p/t job this spring as datacaster for MLB at PNC Park.

9. Do you attend shows? not yet

[kcohen]

1. Name- Ken Cohen

2. Age- 60

3. Day job- retired foreign service officer (still working part-time going out overseas to work a couple of times a year)

4. Location- Alexandria, Virginia (across the Potomac from DC)

5. Collecting interest- mostly pre-1940 - recent emphasis on type cards but can't seem to totally pull away from sets. Just completed M101-2.

6. Family- wife and 2 sons both of whom have now crossed over to the northside of their 20s

7. How long in hobby- as adult, about 15 years

8. Other interests- shooting, good bourbon (not simultaneously)

9. Do you attend shows? Yes, if work does not interfere. Have been setting up at Chantilly, Oaks, and Pittsburgh (Robert Morris U.)
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