Babe Ruth mitt from youth in Goldins Next Auction

[WindyCityGameUsed]

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[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by WindyCityGameUsed

Is it possible? yes

It is a mitt I give you that! is it highly conceivable that it was the Babe's?..........................

No.

The story is absurd on its face. What did Ruth take with him when he left St. Mary's to play professional baseball--as a pitcher, not a catcher? A right handed catcher's mitt, absolutely useless to him. And it makes even less sense that the powers-that-be at St. Mary's would allow inmates to take precious sporting equipment with them when they left.

It's as authentic as the Shroud of Turin.

[botn]

I see Ron deleted all of his posts on this thread too. WTF????

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by botn

I see Ron deleted all of his posts on this thread too. WTF????

That may be true, but isn't it great that almost all of his comments were quoted and those cannot be deleted. Courage of conviction is in short supply. I stand by everything I stated in my posts in this thread.

[earlywynnfan]

Originally Posted by Michael B

That may be true, but isn't it great that almost all of his comments were quoted and those cannot be deleted. Courage of conviction is in short supply. I stand by everything I stated in my posts in this thread.

"Courage of conviction" from Ron? Not so sure you're going to find any. Being bored, I looked back over his posts. Here's what I found:

Bash Ken/Goldin
Bash Dave Mediema
Bash Troy/Mears
Bash all authenticators/policies

Now, don't get me wrong, all of the above are open to discussion, all make mistakes. But someone with "40 years of experience in this hobby" has nothing positive to say in any thread? Nothing to show? No helpful insight to share? Come on!

The man is a troll.

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by earlywynnfan

"Courage of conviction" from Ron? Not so sure you're going to find any. Being bored, I looked back over his posts. Here's what I found:

Bash Ken/Goldin
Bash Dave Mediema
Bash Troy/Mears
Bash all authenticators/policies

Now, don't get me wrong, all of the above are open to discussion, all make mistakes. But someone with "40 years of experience in this hobby" has nothing positive to say in any thread? Nothing to show? No helpful insight to share? Come on!

The man is a troll.

I agree that his posts were soapbox harangues. If you can't stand behind what you say, even if most people don't agree, then there is no courage of conviction. What was the point if he deleted them?

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by botn

I see Ron deleted all of his posts on this thread too. WTF????

Another one bites the dust? This is extremely odd to have this many Net54 members deleting posts like this in one thread.

[botn]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Another one bites the dust? This is extremely odd to have this many Net54 members deleting posts like this in one thread.

Must be some letter these guys are getting.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Another one bites the dust? This is extremely odd to have this many Net54 members deleting posts like this in one thread.

Perhaps they all saw the light.

Troll or not, Ron seemed to have some strong convictions, so this is a surprise. I guess we can only speculate on what brought this about.

[Peter_Spaeth]

$155,000 so far.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Perhaps they all saw the light.

Troll or not, Ron seemed to have some strong convictions, so this is a surprise. I guess we can only speculate on what brought this about.

I think it might be, what I am told, thesis MEARS wrote on the glove in support of it being authentic.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Leon

I think it might the, what I am told, thesis MEARS wrote on the glove in support of it being authentic.

Then why didn't Ron, instead of just deleting everything, delete it but say I have now read what Mears says and I find it convincing? Why didn't Murphy do the same after being asked to explain his change of heart? I find the circumstances of these deletions disturbing.

I hope it (the glove) is real, it would be an amazing story.

[botn]

Originally Posted by Leon

I think it might the, what I am told, thesis MEARS wrote on the glove in support of it being authentic.

That would not be correct. He deleted his posts on the Piazza thread too.