New Baseball Card Book Just Published

[drc]

If I'm cited, I'll buy 50 copies. If the citation is positive, 200.

I hope it doesn't detail my obsession with Jean Shrimpton. That was supposed to be off the record.

[barrysloate]

You're in there David...go for it!

[Bicem]

just ordered one, thanks for the heads up.

[Kawika]

Did a little googling around and found this article about BB cards by Jamieson at Slate http://www.slate.com/id/2224864/ . Guy looks to be an entertaining writer. Love the Über-nerd self-reference. Plus Crazy '08 author Cait Murphy's dust jacket blurb counts for something (that was one helluva book) so just ordered a copy of Mint Condition from Amazon.
Hey, Barry. Do you know if they had any good vintage baseball card shops back in 1910?

[barrysloate]

You would have had a pretty tough time making a living as a baseball card dealer back in 1910. Maybe you could sell Old Judges five for a penny, or something like that.

[Kawika]

I guess I'll leave the time-space jokes to Steven Wright from now on.

[toppcat]

Appreciate the heads up Barry-just ordered one.

[wolf2039]

Thanks for the tip; just ordered my copy as well!

Another book-related question: has anyone read the book Operation Bullpen, which is recommended by REA in the back of this year's auction catalog? Any thoughts?

Brian W.

[justmike]

Originally Posted by wolf2039

Thanks for the tip; just ordered my copy as well!

Another book-related question: has anyone read the book Operation Bullpen, which is recommended by REA in the back of this year's auction catalog? Any thoughts?

Brian W.

Operation Bullpen is a fantastic read.If own autographs you will never look at them the same again though.It was another book I couldn't put down for 2 days.I have read it twice more since.
Mike

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by Kawika

Do you know if they had any good vintage baseball card shops back in 1910?

I think the friendly corner tobacconist a century ago would fit this bill nicely.

[Kawika]

The other week I was over in Victoria, British Columbia and dropped into one of my favorite shops, Old Morris Tobacconist, in continuous business in the same location downtown for 116 years. Betcha they moved a lot of Obak product in 1911.

[barrysloate]

Just finished the book and I will say it's an excellent read. For those who felt O'Keeffe's book was too negative, the Jamieson book is well balanced with the good, the bad, and the in-between parceled out in equal portions. It's very well documented and it was hard for me to find any errors at all.

I do have to tell you there is a chapter near the end about our own Kevin Saucier that will give anyone who collects high grade slabbed cards a good case of the heebie jeebies. It's pretty scary stuff. But I don't want to spoil the plot, so I'll wait for others to read the book and hopefully post their thoughts on this thread.