Collecting the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates

[scmavl]

Mike, I'd love to see your collection. Post it sometime soon? I actually listened to the Bob Prince/Jim Woods broadcast of Game 7 this morning. Great series and game.

[mr2686]

Gosh darn it...now you've added another name (Jim Woods). I had never heard of him in my investigation. Turns out he also did 72 - 73 Oakland A's (another favorite team). Does anyone know if he's an easy autograph to find?

[mr2686]

Jarrod, here's a link to my Pirates stuff.
http://sportscollectorsdaily.ning.co...ntPage=&page=1

[scmavl]

Love those autos! The Bob Prince is probably my favorite. Virgil Tucks still does TTM and usually stamps a fire truck in his auto (Virgil "Fire" Trucks) which looks very cool.

Jim Woods is usually called "Possum" by Prince in the broadcast. You can get the highlights and from the bottom of the 8th on at MLB.com's podcast on iTunes. Totally free. Lots of cool stuff there.

"Aaand you cannnn.... kiss it goooooodbye!!!!!!!!!!"

[Theoldprofessor]

I've been collecting autographed baseballs of this team for a very long time. The situation varies a lot when that restriction is in place. Observations:

--of the starting eight, seven are easy, while one has escaped me. DON HOAK never seems to have single signed a ball, ever;
-- Jim Umbricht is hard, but not impossible. Mine's PSA certified;
-- of the remainder, Fred Green and Diomedes Olivo have still evaded capture, as have several coaches.
-- best ball? A team signed extravaganza with two Groats and two Clementes!

It's been great fun running all this stuff down, celebrating one of the greatest Series ever.