Quick frivolous Friday poll

[spaidly]

Joe Jackson and some truth serum

[Klrdds]

I have been looking at this thread since it appeared and there are too many choices so I will categorize... Forgive me in advance.
Negro League ... Buck O'Neill
Pioneer .... Cap Anson
Manager.... Casey Stengel
Pre WW 2 player ....Ty Cobb
Post WW 2 player ...Stan Musial
Modern post 1980 ... Ichiro
Umpire ....Doug Harvey

Each era reflects not just baseball but also America , and most players and umpires are good storytellers. One of my favorites was Warren Spahn , but I did not include him since I spent a lot of time with him . Mickey Mantle could tell great stories but would really only open up around people he was comfortable with , he was very guarded .

[tedzan]

Babe Ruth would be my 1st choice.


Anyway, I had a really great conversation with Ted Williams 33 years ago up in Cooperstown. We talked for about an hour on a variety of topics, including BB cards of his.

Also, I had a tremendous conversation with Phil Rizzuto while flying in 1st class with Phil to Chicago in April 1984. For 2 hours, we covered about everything and everyone
in BB during the timeline from 1947 to 1964. Plus we talked about our neighborhood. Phil lived only 2 blocks away from me when I was a kid growing up in Hillside, NJ.


TED Z
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[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Babe Ruth would be my 1st choice.


Anyway, I had a really great conversation with Ted Williams 33 years ago up in Cooperstown. We talked for about an hour on a variety of topics, including BB cards of his.

Also, I had a tremendous conversation with Phil Rizzuto while flying in 1st class with Phil to Chicago in April 1984. For 2 hours, we covered about everything and everyone
in BB during the timeline from 1947 to 1964. Plus we talked about our neighborhood. Phil lived only 2 blocks away from me when I was a kid growing up in Hillside, NJ.


TED Z
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I started doing shows as a dealer when I was 14. Rizzuto was the guest at a mall show I was doing at age 15. I didn't have anything to get signed, but I grew up watching him in Money Store commercials. I took a piece of poster board and a Sharpie, and whipped up a portrait which I then got signed. He loved it and the story, and even though I am a die-hard Dodger fan it may be the only untouchable item that I own. If I remember I'll bring it to Philly and share!