Let's see your baseball movie / t.v. items.

[jerseygary]

Though the movie I created these for didn't get past the pre-production stage, I like 'em enough to post them here. I created the scorecards, each 8 pages complete to the littlest detail with line ups and period advertising, for the entire 1944 Negro National League as well as a few other teams. Tickets as well. Since the original Negro League programs were pretty dull or simply white minor league programs with the black teams' linups posted into them, the director hired me to create period-correct graphics instead. They were fun to do and all these years later I still like to take them out every so often to look at them.

[sayhey24]

In this photo of one of my large exhibit card machines, you can see two pieces of movie memorabilia from "The Natural". On the left is a Boston flannel jersey and hat. Leaning against the bottom of the machine you can see part of a cardboard cutout of two men used to fill seats in the movie's stadium scenes (that way they didn't have to pay as many extras to sit in the stands).

Greg

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by jerseygary

Though the movie I created these for didn't get past the pre-production stage, I like 'em enough to post them here. I created the scorecards, each 8 pages complete to the littlest detail with line ups and period advertising, for the entire 1944 Negro National League as well as a few other teams. Tickets as well. Since the original Negro League programs were pretty dull or simply white minor league programs with the black teams' linups posted into them, the director hired me to create period-correct graphics instead. They were fun to do and all these years later I still like to take them out every so often to look at them.

those are very cool, Gary!

[ooo-ribay]

Three items, kind of Giants related:

Tony Bennett's Hall of Fame Hits. Nice period picture of him at what I think is Kezar Stadium on the back. The Giants hat he is wearing is the type they sold early on, with a square SF patch.

A lunchbox from what sounds to be a pretty bad sitcom that ran for one year 1981-82. Mr. Merlin is an immortal, living in SF and posing as an auto mechanic. A kid working at the garage pulls a crowbar out of hardened cement (ala Arthur's sword) and Mr. Merlin reveals himself (no, not like that ) and makes the kid his apprentice.

Finally, one of DeNiro's worst ever movies but one I love, nonetheless. It is basically the Barry Bonds Story. DeNiro and Snipes are way over the top and the baseball scenes are so inaccurate I've wondered if that was intentional. For those who haven't seen it, DeNiro is an obsessed stalker. When he finally meets Bobby Rayburn (Snipes), DeNiro plays dumb. Rayburn asks, "Don't you know who I am?" DeNiro hems and haws and then says, "Barry Bonds?" So bad it's good.

[71buc]

Oo-ribay, Here's a 1964 NBC promotional photo from when Willie Mays was featured on a TV program called "A Man Named Mays" and another of him with Drysdale on the Donna Reed Show.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by 71buc

Oo-ribay, Here's a 1964 NBC promotional photo from when Willie Mays was featured on a TV program called "A Man Named Mays" and another of him with Drysdale on the Donna Reed Show.

Wow! Double D has quite a grip on Donna.

[Bumpus Jones]

Thanks for everyone's contributions!