May Pick-Ups

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Originally Posted by Nashvol

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The image of Henry Kimbro in a Baltimore Elite Giants uniform was probably taken at Nashville's Sulphur Dell. Two thoughts come to mind: the Elite Giants were in Nashville for spring training (not unusual at all) or the image was taken of Kimbro in his Elite Giants uniform in his home town ballpark...First off, GREAT Kimbro image! The Elite Giants were originally from Nashville, moving to Columbus and Washington before settling in Baltimore. The owner Tom Wilson was from Nashville and continued to live there even though his team did not. The Elites played in Nashville often in exhibition games and spent some spring training time there as well every year.

Gary and SKip, Thanks for the information. The reverse of the photo bears a photograhers stamp from Nashville which is consistent with your research.

I went to the Mariners Angels game tonight and stopped by the team shop. They were having a sale of Game Used Lineup Cards for 50.00. I have always wanted one but never got around to purchasing one for my collection. I searched through the stack and picked one from Sept 24, 2008 because it was a game that Felix Hernandez pitched and Ichiro, Guerrero, Hunter, Anderson, and Teixeira played. My picking this card was basically arbitrary. I saw Frankie Rodriguez appeared in the game so I knew that Felix lost or didn’t get a decision but I really didn’t care. I thought it was a cool cheap item for my collection. When I got home I went online to check the box score. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the lineup card was from K-Rods record 62nd save. Although it's not a vintage item I am very pleased to add it to my mess.