Notes from the National

[tbob]

Today was my last day and it ended with a bang. The news was sad early with the theft of the 2 1952 Mantles, 1 1951 Bowman Mantle and the binder of cards. I'll say it again: install surveillance cameras and get some security!!!! I hope they catch these cretins.
Oh we'll, the better news was I got to meet for the first time in person Bruce Babcock and David McDonald whom I have known through competitive bidding and from the 54 Board for many years. I also got to hang out with Jayson Miller and meet many other 54ers for the first time. The social side of the National, to me, is the greatest highlight.
Near the end of the day I stumbled across a red E94 Honus Wagner for my collection. Coupled with the dark green Moore E94 Zach Rice found for me, I am down to needing only 6 more E94s to complete the master set of 180 E94s. It's been a long journey but I'm getting close!
A couple of highlights from the last 24 hours included Josh Evan's speech about his adventures with Charlie Sheen and Roger Clemens and Pedro Martinez at the bar in the Hilton where I am staying.
As my friend David McDonald would say 'Aloha' to the National and I hope to see everyone in Cleveland next year.

[tbob]

Last night dinner at Geno's East with Scott, Richard, Leon, Ed, Gary and me.

[wonkaticket]

Great pic Bob, some serious collectors/collections sitting at that little table.

I don't say this often but if there was an item that needed to be in a museum it's that Owens medal.

[drcy]

Piercing stares. I nearly dropped my Mr Pibb.

Just kidding. It's Rite Aid's generic Mr Pibb. 10% cheaper with the Rite Aid discount card.

I'm speaking metaphysically, of course. About the discount card I mean.

[brian1961]

I don't say this often but if there was an item that needed to be in a museum it's that Owens medal.[/QUOTE]

I'll second that.

My thanks to the gentleman who thoughtfully posted his photo of Jesse Owens's Olympic gold medal. That was very, very moving. --Brian

[slidekellyslide]

Thanks for the pics, fellas!

[whitehse]

Originally Posted by brian1961

I don't say this often but if there was an item that needed to be in a museum it's that Owens medal.

I'll second that.

My thanks to the gentleman who thoughtfully posted his photo of Jesse Owens's Olympic gold medal. That was very, very moving. --Brian[/QUOTE]

Brian, I am the one who posted it and I have to tell you I am generally pretty jaded when it comes to sports memorabilia but this item just blew me away. What amazed me more is that the SCP employee took it out of the display case for myself and another person to see up close, take a nice picture and even touch history. I have found myself pondering the history of this item alone, above and beyond everything else I saw at the show this weekend. I agree with your words.....very moving.

Here is a little more information I found on this particular medal:

http://www.auctionreport.com/scp-auc...es-gold-medal/

[thehoodedcoder]

On the way back to jersey stopped at rivers casino for some poker in Pittsburg.

1 3 no limit. Only 3 tables going but the action was insane. 30 to 60 preflop every hand. 50 to 100 on 3rd and 4th street. All ins for hundreds every 7 to 20 hands. Everyone had 5 to 600 in front of them up to 1500.

Made 480 off the table and split a few minutes ago. If you are a poker player and heading through the area the game is still going.

Kevin

[xcgrammer]

Couple shots of the Kendrick Collection. Wish I would of taken more was worth going just to see these. Wagner shot is somewhat blurry but better than nothing.

[mattsey9]

TL;DR

I got little crazy with the phone camera, and thought I'd share what I saw with those who couldn't make the show. Lots of high priced stuff, but most of the vintage sellers I spoke with said that there weren't a lot of sales going on. Excuse the lousy photography. I'd blame the camera, but that would be telling a lie

The Cards:

E102 Cobb



Goudey Ruths



Purple Joe Blanket



Green Joe Blanket



T200s ChiSox & Tigers



D304 Mathewson



A pair of tickets to Game 2 of the '38 Series at Wrigley. Dizzy Dean took the mound for the Cubs, but couldn't hold off the Yanks down the stretch.



Jimmy Foxx



T206 Stars



Orioles: Thrice champions!



Two of the four T206 Planks I saw. Never saw a Wagner or a Magie. (LOL at the spell checker telling me Magie is spelled wrong!)



Those are the cards I did not buy. I didn't come home empty handed though. I picked up two cards of the three I needed for my 1908 Cubs set. I'm trying to get one card from each member of the team, and scored a Vin Campbell and a Del Howard! Only guy left is Andy Coakley. Wish he was in something less costly than the T204 set!





And the haul, such as it is, in total:



You might wonder what I'd be doing with a box of 1990 Score FB and a 2013 sticker book. Those are the best buys I made all day. My five year old told me he wanted to "do baseball cards" with me after we got home and to pick him up some football cards since he didn't have many in his folder. So I get to open a box of football cards with my son Otis tomorrow morning and he gets some stickers to play with. It promises to be the highlight of my weekend!

Hope everyone got what they wanted at the show.

Mike

[mattsey9]

More cards!


A big bunch of nice T201s. Sadly, none of them in sad enough shape for me. Nice cards though.



Three different Mattys in lower grade condition. That one on the right was singing to me, but I left it for another day.



A T205 Walter Johnson in SGC 92 condition. Remarkable card!



Someone already posted the beautiful Cubs jerseys and Hartnett MVP trophy, but this old jersey from the Mack Men was just as nice.



Music for a champion: Dedicated to Mr. Frank Chance of the World Champion Chicago Nationals!



Couple of $$$ Ruth baseballs:



A Babe bat:



And a Cobb cudgel:



One of the coolest things at the show personally. Ted Kluszewski's jacket from his days at Indiana University. 1945 was the only unbeaten season in Indiana football history, and we finished #2 in the polls to Army that year. Go Hoosiers! Ted was one of the ends on that years squad which featured Hall of Famer Pete Pihos.



Shoeless Joe, and a Fadeaway. CJs



More Cracker Jacks:



From the "Black Swamp Find". These things were in better shape than the 2013 cards everyone was ripping open at the show.



Beauty, eh?



The King!



Giants Hurlers



Eddie Collins



Mr. Mack



"Dummy" Hoy