July Pickups

[Mark]

Originally Posted by 71buc

Wow impressive stuff! I can’t compete with those gems but I’m pleased to add this Bob Prince Stein to my collection after a bit of a dry spell. Tomorrow I’m flying in to help out at the Clemente museum this week. The Pirates are honoring the 1971 team on Saturday and I will be in attendance “collecting” some great memories.

Great Stein! May you use it to enjoy an ice cold Iron City. I can still hear Bob urging a very young me to drink "beer after beer after Iron City beer." I am tempted to go to the game on Saturday. Will any of the 1971 players be there? I'm not sure I how I would feel about seeing how they look 50 years on. In my mind, they are still the great, young athletes of 1971. (Except for Blass and Sangy, since I'm used to seeing them).

[71buc]

Originally Posted by Mark

Great Stein! May you use it to enjoy an ice cold Iron City. I can still hear Bob urging a very young me to drink "beer after beer after Iron City beer." I am tempted to go to the game on Saturday. Will any of the 1971 players be there? I'm not sure I how I would feel about seeing how they look 50 years on. In my mind, they are still the great, young athletes of 1971. (Except for Blass and Sangy, since I'm used to seeing them).

I believe that a few of them will be in attendance. I plan on being there nonetheless and will tip a few beers myself, maybe not Iron City unless have an IPA now.

[Bugsy]

I picked up this one for my Saints collection. He was in St. Paul from 1919 to 1921, before going back to the Yankees in time for the 1921 World Series.

[Mark]

Originally Posted by Bugsy

I picked up this one for my Saints collection. He was in St. Paul from 1919 to 1921, before going back to the Yankees in time for the 1921 World Series.

Another beauty in your stash. Congratulations.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Bugsy

I picked up this one for my Saints collection. He was in St. Paul from 1919 to 1921, before going back to the Yankees in time for the 1921 World Series.

Those old bats are so pretty. I'm wondering what gave them that gorgeous color?

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

Those old bats are so pretty. I'm wondering what gave them that gorgeous color?

pretty sure it was Grandma Oil.

[IgnatiusJReilly]

I was able to fill in the some of the gaps in my Cubs collection with help from some nice net54 folks:

1914_Zimmerman_1 by boosandpearl, on Flickr

1928_Wilson_1 by boosandpearl, on Flickr

[Bugsy]

Thanks, guys! This is definitely one of my prettier bats. It's almost like a piece of antique furniture.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

pretty sure it was Grandma Oil.

What's that?

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

What's that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9MKsfLZNE4