Enough Negativity: Post Something Fun!

[Runscott]

The only card I saved from my childhood collection:

[brianp-beme]

Until I got the magnifying glass out, I thought I had the world's only T213-2 Coupon of Mike Donlin with a caption reading ".200 hitter 7 years".

Brian

[brian1961]

ADAM, RARELY HAS THERE BEEN SUCH A GOOD SUGGESTION AS YOURS. NOT THAT I'M STICKING MY HEAD IN THE SAND, BUT TRYING TO KEEP OUR HOBBY ON AN EVEN KEEL IS REALLY COMMENDABLE AT THIS MOMENT.

I DON'T HAVE A PHOTO, BUT I HAVE A REASONABLY SHORT YARN TO SHARE.

BACK IN 1981, I WAS IN A MAJOR TRANSITION IN LIFE. I WAS ABOUT TO GO TO A DIFFERENT PART OF THE COUNTRY TO WORK TOWARDS MY MASTER'S DEGREE. A VERY NICE FAMILY FROM OUR CHURCH HOUSED ME FOR A FEW WEEKS' TIME. ANYWAY, THEY HAD A SON WHO ENJOYED BASEBALL AND COLLECTING CARDS. A REALLY NICE, POLITE, QUIET GUY, HE. I WAS PARING DOWN MY STUFF AND DECIDED TO GIVE HIM A PORTION OF MY CARD COLLECTION. I GAVE HIM SOME OFF-CONDITION STARS LIKE 1960 TOPPS MICKEY MANTLE AND 61 MARIS, AMONG OTHERS. I REALLY TRIED TO INCLUDE CARDS I THOUGHT HE'D GET A BIG KICK OUT OF. I REMEMBER HE REALLY LOVED THE CARDS, AND WAS THRILLED BY ALL THE STARS I INCLUDED.

THIS FAMILY WAS VERY SWELL TO ME AT A CRUCIAL TIME OF NEED. SADLY, A FEW YEARS LATER, THE WIFE DIED OF A SUDDEN ILLNESS. NOT THAT THOSE CARDS WOULD BRING ANY REAL COMFORT, BUT I WAS GLAD I HAD DONE AT LEAST SOMETHING FOR THE FAMILY AT THE TIME I WAS WITH THEM.

GIVING CARDS AWAY IS NOT SOMETHING I'VE DONE VERY MUCH, BUT AM GLAD I MADE THE DECISION THEN. --Brian Powell

[baseball tourist]

Makes me smile every time I see this.

My daughter Millie at 4 months with her Jays hat and "jersey/onesie" this past season.

[Neal]

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[scooter729]

I took part last year in the Red Sox fantasy camp, which was a fantastic experience. A great aspect of it was getting to play a game on the field at Fenway, which was super cool.

The extra special part of it was that my baseball-loving son turned 3 that day, and he got to celebrate by running around and playing catch and hitting with me on the field at Fenway. It's now 8 months later, and he doesn't remember too many things from that long ago, but he frequently talks about the day he got to play baseball at Fenway Park for his 3rd birthday. This picture is a special one for me, and fits the topic better than any card I own.

[tjb1952tjb]

Originally Posted by scooter729

I took part last year in the Red Sox fantasy camp, which was a fantastic experience. A great aspect of it was getting to play a game on the field at Fenway, which was super cool.

The extra special part of it was that my baseball-loving son turned 3 that day, and he got to celebrate by running around and playing catch and hitting with me on the field at Fenway. It's now 8 months later, and he doesn't remember too many things from that long ago, but he frequently talks about the day he got to play baseball at Fenway Park for his 3rd birthday. This picture is a special one for me, and fits the topic better than any card I own.

Your son will treasure this "Fenway photo with dad" forever. GREAT photo!!

[iwantitiwinit]

Originally Posted by Runscott

The only card I saved from my childhood collection:

Great choice, one of my favorite cards growing up as well as one of my favorite players.

[53Browns]

Me in front of the little corner store (no longer there) where I bought my first pack of baseball cards and then diligently put together a 1982 Topps set by hand.

[bocca001]

Here's a card from my early days that always makes me laugh.

[Exhibitman]

Good responses, all; keep it going.

My first vintage card. I've had it since I was under 10 years old:



Hey, let's give up other successful careers and go into boxing:




Chairman: Item six on the agenda, the Meaning of Life. Now Harry, you’ve had some thoughts on this.
Harry: That’s right, yeah. I’ve had a team working on this over the past few weeks, and what we’ve come up with can be reduced to two fundamental concepts. One, people are not wearing enough hats. Two, matter is energy. In the Universe there are many energy fields which we cannot normally perceive. Some energies have a spiritual source which act upon a person’s soul. However, this soul does not exist ab initio as orthodox Christianity teaches; it has to be brought into existence by a process of guided self-observation. However, this is rarely achieved owing to man’s unique ability to be distracted from spiritual matters by everyday trivia.
[Pause.]
Max: What was that about hats again?

[TheBig6]

[SAllen2556]

Posted this before but I think it captures the essence of the thread better than anything

[ALR-bishop]

[arcadekrazy]

Good ole Al looks like he's having some fun

[Rich Klein]

URL="http://www.comc.com/Cards/Baseball/1989/O-Pee-Chee/327/Dave_Henderson/1944652"][/URL]
1989 O-Pee-Chee #327 - Dave Henderson
Courtesy of COMC.com


But he's smiling on almost every card. And more of us need to remember

1) It's only cardboard

2) It's only a game

Rich