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[barrysloate]

Why aren't post-war discussions sent over to the post-war side? That's what we have it for, so that we can send these train wrecks over where noone will look at them.

[oldjudge]

In March of 1973 a new shipment of blotter had just arrived on campus. I thought I saw a Roberto Clemente signature on the side of the sheet of 100 hits but then again maybe it was floating over the sheet, or maybe it was on the giant caterpillar that was crawling over the overpass that I was driving under. Or wait, maybe that was 1974.

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

In March of 1973 a new shipment of blotter had just arrived on campus. I thought I saw a Roberto Clemente signature on the side of the sheet of 100 hits but then again maybe it was floating over the sheet, or maybe it was on the giant caterpillar that was crawling over the overpass that I was driving under. Or wait, maybe that was 1974.

I was only in 8th grade but I thought I saw a Clemente signature after sniffing a freshly printed pop quiz straight off of the mimeograph machine.

[Rich Klein]

We had a 400 post thead come out of no where and that was only a few short months after a NY hobby dinner thread that was at the end of 2006.

This thread; NOTHING; compared to those thread in twists and turns/

And; advanced autograph collectors do pay attention to what cards are "possible" to have signed and what cards are "impossible" to have signed.

And to keep this on a pre-WW2 basis; I'd wager that having a Doc Powers signed T-206 card would be nearly impossible

Rich

[Jacklitsch]

I'm still looking for this PC. email jacklitsch@comcast.net

[ChiefBenderForever]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

In March of 1973 a new shipment of blotter had just arrived on campus. I thought I saw a Roberto Clemente signature on the side of the sheet of 100 hits but then again maybe it was floating over the sheet, or maybe it was on the giant caterpillar that was crawling over the overpass that I was driving under. Or wait, maybe that was 1974.

In the summer of 74 I was 4 years old. The sun was going down, my babysitters were sitting on a bench at a park when a green car drove up with a couple losers who started talking to them. They asked me if I wanted a piece of candy and gave me a sugar cube. I woke up and saw bugs crawling everywhere and completely freaked out screaming all night trying to get the bugs off me while my mom kept asking what was wrong. To this day I have a bug phobia.

[19cbb]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Why aren't post-war discussions sent over to the post-war side? That's what we have it for, so that we can send these train wrecks over where noone will look at them.

+1

[smtjoy]

While the thread has gone way long I do agree that it needed to be posted because one of the parties is on this BST and I do think the main board is the right place to have it.

[bh3443]

Hi Scott,
Is that your ebay store with the stunning 4/1 exibit cards and single player high end graded one as well?
If so, on having these hard to find and very attractive cards.
I look forward to buying some 4/1 cards from you in the future.
Regards,
Bill
bh3443@aol.com

[Rich Klein]

If it were about 100 years later; some one would have created a "signed" version of that complete with "cut signature"

Rich

[Kalineman]

In response to the question earlier in this thread about Rogers Hornsby's role with the Mets in the early 1960s, former Mets pitcher Jay Hook is a friend of mine. A couple of weeks ago when we were talking about the early Mets teams, he told me Hornsby was a "hitting advisor" for the team. he may also have been doing some scouting. So it's entirely possible for Hornsby to have signed the 1961 Topps card.

[justmike]

I have seen a 1961 Golden Press card signed by Hornsby so it is probable that he signed a 1961 Topps also.
Mike

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by Kalineman

In response to the question earlier in this thread about Rogers Hornsby's role with the Mets in the early 1960s, former Mets pitcher Jay Hook is a friend of mine. A couple of weeks ago when we were talking about the early Mets teams, he told me Hornsby was a "hitting advisor" for the team. he may also have been doing some scouting. So it's entirely possible for Hornsby to have signed the 1961 Topps card.

If I remember the story correctly, the Mets first hired Hornsby as a scout when they were preparing for the expansion draft. He had a reputation of not being too fond of "modern" ballplayers. He spent the entire 1961 season scouting every major league team. The Mets knew that you could never be sure who a team wouldn't protect in the draft and they wanted a report on everyone.

When his season end reports were filed, he blasted nearly every player as not having the skills necessary to play big league ball. He did file one, marginally favorable report though. The comment made about one player was simply, "Looks like a major league ballplayer."


That player: Mickey Mantle. (You have to admit, he had had a pretty good year in 1961.)