Originally Posted by DaveW (Post 1737493)

I'll take Mary Ann and baseball.

Originally Posted by bbcard1 (Post 1737520)

Not to make you guys jelly or anything, but I actually know Mary Ann. A friend of mine is her manager. I've even been to her birthday party and she is a really nice woman who embraced her fame instead of resenting it. She is a pretty talented actress and it probably limited her opportunities after she "got off the island" but she embraced it and has made an excellent living off of it instead of resenting it. I think there's a lesson in there or something. She is still a very pretty woman.

As to your other question, my answer surprises me as I am not generally an autograph guy but if:
1) the 1964 giants include several deceased, big name and tougher autos o good quality and if:
2) the Southern Leaders are not of stunning grade and quality or rarer back

I think I would keep the 1964 Topps Giants autos. The reason is that while the T206 Southern Leaguers are a little tougher to find, you can absolutely buy nice mid-grade examples any day of the week. All it takes is money. Suddenly the Topps Giants are 50 years old and replacing autographed versions of them will increasingly become more difficult.

Ginger of Mary Ann in their prime? Both please.

Originally Posted by Bill77 (Post 1737495)

Without Baseball there are no Baseball cards.

Originally Posted by Snapolit1 (Post 1737533)

Ginger later in life lived in an apartment in Manhattan not far from my office. And she hung out at the bar of the same Italian restaurant all the time. Same seat, same bar, same restaurant. When she was pointed out to me once I was a little stunned. Let's say she enjoyed the bar scene and leave it at that. I thought Mary Ann was way hotter on the show and she was certainly a lot better looking when I would see Ginger late in life enjoying the vodka tonics.

Originally Posted by Snapolit1 (Post 1737533)

Ginger later in life lived in an apartment in Manhattan not far from my office. And she hung out at the bar of the same Italian restaurant all the time. Same seat, same bar, same restaurant. When she was pointed out to me once I was a little stunned. Let's say she enjoyed the bar scene and leave it at that. I thought Mary Ann was way hotter on the show and she was certainly a lot better looking when I would see Ginger late in life enjoying the vodka tonics.

Originally Posted by conor912 (Post 1737581)

Baseball and Ginger...late in life...vodka tonics, smeared mascara and all.

Originally Posted by Snapolit1 (Post 1737585)

You got it. Wasn't a great look.

Originally Posted by guy3050 (Post 1737591)

I voted cards , since the move of my beloved Montreal Expos back in 2004 , I lost interested in the game but not in its rich history.

Originally Posted by Huysmans (Post 1737598)

Hey there Guy.

Thankfully, we still have the Habs to enjoy in Montreal...
Wait, never mind. :D

Originally Posted by bbcard1 (Post 1737565)

I am 56 and still love to throw a baseball with my son (who is now very nearly a man) or go to a ball game, minor league or major league. Anyone who doesn't see Mike Trout or Clayton Kershaw play is missing something in my opinion. Times change, the pay scale changes, concepts, and strategies evolve but at the end of the day it is the same as in 1910 when a pitcher threw the ball and hitter tried to hit it.

Probably next year I'll either start coaching again or ump. No other game like it IMO.

Originally Posted by rats60 (Post 1737605)

Kershaw getting shelled has become an annual fall ritual. I can't watch Trout since he doesn't play in the postseason when the games are on TV. Maybe some day, but I wouldn't miss the game if it ended. I will always have some of my cards.

Originally Posted by bbcard1 (Post 1737607)

Cobb was an failure in the rare World Series competitions that he participated in during his career, but I still think he was a player worth knowing about.

Originally Posted by DaveW (Post 1737493)

I'll take Mary Ann and baseball.

Originally Posted by mattsey9 (Post 1737502)

The winning answer.

Originally Posted by ullmandds (Post 1737508)

Baseball...maryann...and coconut cream pie!!

Originally Posted by guy3050 (Post 1737602)

growing up in the early 70's , a stone throw away from Jarry Park (My second home was the left field bleachers known as Jonesville) my childhood heroes were not the Lafleur's, Dryden's or Cournoyer's , My childhood heroes were Rusty Staub , Coco Laboy , John Boccabella , Bob Bailey (who just passed away 2 days ago) , Mack Jones..... Those were the days , Sweet Memories.

Originally Posted by rats60 (Post 1737612)

He hit .368 in the 1908 World Series.

Originally Posted by Jason Carota (Post 1737701)

Late July night, 70 or so degrees, light breeze, Fenway Park, Red Sox vs. anyone....doesn't get much better than that.

Originally Posted by bbcard1 (Post 1737662)

In three World Series, he batted .262, no homers, only five extra base hits and didn't win any. Kershaw's 7-7 post season record with a 4.35 ERA on his career is probably about the same in terms of value.

Originally Posted by Aaron Seefeldt (Post 1737609)

I've been collecting cards since I was a kid.

Played it most of my younger days.

Nothing beats watching a 1-0 game. I voted baseball.

Originally Posted by Snapolit1 (Post 1737533)

Ginger later in life lived in an apartment in Manhattan not far from my office. And she hung out at the bar of the same Italian restaurant all the time. Same seat, same bar, same restaurant. When she was pointed out to me once I was a little stunned. Let's say she enjoyed the bar scene and leave it at that. I thought Mary Ann was way hotter on the show and she was certainly a lot better looking when I would see Ginger late in life enjoying the vodka tonics.

Originally Posted by T205 GB (Post 1737515)

I don't want to give one of them a complex by choosing so I will take both Mary Ann and Ginger. Then we are going to a ball game and out for beverages;)

Originally Posted by JollyElm (Post 1737710)

I think it's rude of you to evoke summer so clearly in but a few words when all of us are just stuck firmly in the throes of winter. ;)

Originally Posted by icollectDCsports (Post 1737959)

That was Mrs. Howell.

Originally Posted by rats60 (Post 1737556)

Baseball cards. I could care less about MLB due to the financial inequities in the game. You can get rid of the game and I still have my t205s, t206s, and Goudeys.

Originally Posted by Leon (Post 1739772)

So right now the votes are 69 69 ..:eek:

Originally Posted by tschock (Post 1739911)

Baseball. Since the original question was regarding baseball, not necessarily MLB. :)