I Wish

[gonefishin]

Thanks for the thread. Since I'm originally from Arkansas, I would like to know how you could possibly leave out Hot Springs Arkansas - the home "Spring Training"! Check out the link:

https://hotspringsbaseballtrail.com/...n-hot-springs/

[Seven]

I fully admit that I look to the past, with rose tinted glasses. I understand that things are not as Romantic as they seem to be, or are portrayed.

I do feel the times we describe though, were simpler. For better and for worse. When so many of life's wonders weren't necessarily taken for granted. Each generation deals with their struggles, but constantly being connected, the 24 hour news machine, seems to have made many things dull.

Would be nice to go back to a time when technology didn't permeate our lives so much. When we could catch a day-night double header, and truly enjoy Americas pastime in the glory days of our sport.

It's probably why I like this hobby so much, connects me to an era that has long since passed us by.

[G1911]

I wish my grandpa had kept all of his Goudey's and Zeenuts.

I wish my dad had kept all his 52 Topps highs instead of selling this entire golden age Topps collection to buy a stereo.

I wish some dude at ALC/ATC/Brett had carefully documented the printing, distribution and packing of cards and carefully preserved his work.

I wish somebody would hurry up and sell me a T220 Silver James J. Corbett in final production form.

I wish Jackie Robinson hadn't retired instead of playing for the Giants. He didn't need to do my team like that. I don't know why people like him.

I wish people had waited to inflate Willie Mays' card prices just a few more years so I could have picked up the ones I needed easier.

I wish Juan Marichal got more credit like Koufax and Gibson for being a great pitcher.

I wish Connie Mack had appeared in more card sets.

[gonefishin]

Originally Posted by G1911

I wish my grandpa had kept all of his Goudey's and Zeenuts.

I wish my dad had kept all his 52 Topps highs instead of selling this entire golden age Topps collection to buy a stereo.

I wish some dude at ALC/ATC/Brett had carefully documented the printing, distribution and packing of cards and carefully preserved his work.

I wish somebody would hurry up and sell me a T220 Silver James J. Corbett in final production form.

I wish Jackie Robinson hadn't retired instead of playing for the Giants. He didn't need to do my team like that. I don't know why people like him.

I wish people had waited to inflate Willie Mays' card prices just a few more years so I could have picked up the ones I needed easier.

I wish Juan Marichal got more credit like Koufax and Gibson for being a great pitcher.

I wish Connie Mack had appeared in more card sets.

We need a picture of those long - gone - times!

Connie Mack - hanging out with Jimmie Wilson and Cy Morgan during those early years. Looking dapper and hanging out in Florida!

[G1911]

Originally Posted by gonefishin

We need a picture of those long - gone - times!

Connie Mack - hanging out with Jimmie Wilson and Cy Morgan during those early years. Looking dapper and hanging out in Florida!

Now we’re talking. Cy Morgan’s E95 is probably my favorite baseball caramel card pose.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by G1911

I wish my grandpa had kept all of his Goudey's and Zeenuts.

I wish my dad had kept all his 52 Topps highs instead of selling this entire golden age Topps collection to buy a stereo.

I wish some dude at ALC/ATC/Brett had carefully documented the printing, distribution and packing of cards and carefully preserved his work.

I wish somebody would hurry up and sell me a T220 Silver James J. Corbett in final production form.

I wish Jackie Robinson hadn't retired instead of playing for the Giants. He didn't need to do my team like that. I don't know why people like him.

I wish people had waited to inflate Willie Mays' card prices just a few more years so I could have picked up the ones I needed easier.

I wish Juan Marichal got more credit like Koufax and Gibson for being a great pitcher.

I wish Connie Mack had appeared in more card sets.

What about Roberto Clemente signing with the Giants instead of the Dodgers? Roberto wanted to play in New York City because of the large Puerto Rican population there. Instead the Dodgers shipped out to Montreal and he ended up in Pittsburgh. If he had known the Dodgers were going to do that, he would have definitely signed with the Giants instead.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by rats60

What about Roberto Clemente signing with the Giants instead of the Dodgers? Roberto wanted to play in New York City because of the large Puerto Rican population there. Instead the Dodgers shipped out to Montreal and he ended up in Pittsburgh. If he had known the Dodgers were going to do that, he would have definitely signed with the Giants instead.

Sir, I can only deal with so much pain at once

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by rats60

What about Roberto Clemente signing with the Giants instead of the Dodgers? Roberto wanted to play in New York City because of the large Puerto Rican population there. Instead the Dodgers shipped out to Montreal and he ended up in Pittsburgh. If he had known the Dodgers were going to do that, he would have definitely signed with the Giants instead.

He didn't end up in Pittsburgh by choice...

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by gonefishin

Thanks for the thread. Since I'm originally from Arkansas, I would like to know how you could possibly leave out Hot Springs Arkansas - the home "Spring Training"! Check out the link:

https://hotspringsbaseballtrail.com/...n-hot-springs/

That's an excellent link, and yes, I know about Hot Springs. That is where my mom and dad went on their honeymoon in 1939. Everybody from Memphis went there at one time or another, it seems, and sure enough, all the teams and ballplayers did as well.

[jingram058]

Here is Babe Ruth at Russwood Park in Memphis, 1932, an exhibition game between the Chicks (Chickasaws) and the Yankees. Believe that is Lou Gehrig off to his left, but it's hard to tell.

[jingram058]

Comiskey Park, 1959, Dodgers - White Sox (Go-Go Sox) World Series game. First All-Star Game played there (well, first so named). Chicago Cardinals (oldest NFL team) played there also. Boston got it right. Why did this one have to go?

[jakebeckleyoldeagleeye]

I wish Jake Beckley would have had 3,000 major league hits and that I owned the Detroit Red Wings.

[edjs]

Originally Posted by jakebeckleyoldeagleeye

I wish Jake Beckley would have had 3,000 major league hits and that I owned the Detroit Red Wings.

You can own the Red Wings.

[gonefishin]

James, the Babe played everywhere it seems. Here is one of his last home runs in Newark.

[gonefishin]

I wonder how the Babe would approach this young pitcher? Wouldn't that be a match up to watch!

[Snapolit1]

I wish Bo Jackson hadn't hurt himself playing football. He would have been fun to watch over a long career. Man, that guy had special gifts.