RIP Al Rosen

[Exhibitman]

One of my favorite players and one of the few I actively collect. Between Nimoy and Rosen, this has been a crappy winter...

[HRBAKER]

I have a few cards of Mr. Rosen signed - one of which is cut from a '52 Topps advertising strip. He was always a great friend to the ttm autograph hobby, many times including a short note if you sent him a unique item. Having sent him probably a dozen times over the last thirty years and having never failed to get my item back signed - I thought it was an ominous sign when I got my last wirephoto back that was mailed in December with RTS written on the envelope. I feared that he had gotten to ill to sign.

RIP Mr. Rosen - a fine player and man.

Here are a couple of items I do have scanned:

[mrmopar]

This is all I have scanned. Nothing new, but it is a great cover!

[nolemmings]

What I find interesting about that SI cover is that it must be showing batting practice, given that his teammate is catching and there is no umpire, yet he looks so determined and, more importantly, there is such a crowd. Pardon if this is an ignorant question but was one picture superimposed or otherwise placed with another-- the precursor to photo-shopping? It looks like there's an aura around the catcher's head.

EDITED TO ADD my condolences aslo, Mr. Rosen was a very classy man.

[ooo-ribay]

I loved the Humm Baby teams he put together with the SF Giants.

RIP, Al.

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

What I find interesting about that SI cover is that it must be showing batting practice, given that his teammate is catching and there is no umpire, yet he looks so determined and, more importantly, there is such a crowd. Pardon if this is an ignorant question but was one picture superimposed or otherwise placed with another-- the precursor to photo-shopping?

EDITED TO ADD my condolences aslo, Mr. Rosen was a very classy man.

Todd,
I have always assumed it was a staged photo. Never game much thought to your super-imposed question. Makes sense that it might be.

[Koufax32fan]

Here are some of my favorite Flip pieces

[Volod]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

What I find interesting about that SI cover is that it must be showing batting practice, given that his teammate is catching and there is no umpire, yet he looks so determined and, more importantly, there is such a crowd. Pardon if this is an ignorant question but was one picture superimposed or otherwise placed with another-- the precursor to photo-shopping? It looks like there's an aura around the catcher's head.

EDITED TO ADD my condolences aslo, Mr. Rosen was a very classy man.

Intra-squad spring-training game. Back in the '50's, not as many teams, especially in the Cactus League, so intra-squad games were common. The catcher - looks like Hank Foiles - is using a special strap over his helmet to provide extra security for his mask. That's what you see as an "aura."

[nolemmings]

Thanks for the info. I should have thought of that, and remembered that balls and strikes at those games were usually called from behind the mound. Looks like a pretty good turnout though, as even the games between teams only drew a couple of thousand.

[rsn1661]

I saw the bad news and got to thinking that I had a 1954 Who's Who in Baseball with him on the cover. It was in beautiful shape when I got it from my mother however is sustained some water damage a few years back. Carl Furillo and Mickey Vernon are pictured on the inside covers.