Please share your Cincinnati Reds items

[jerseygary]

Last week I gave a talk at the Newport, Kentucky (directly across the Ohio River from the Reds Stadium) library about early baseball in Northern Kentucky. A guy who I had previously met at one of my book signings came and gave me two pieces of Crosley Field as a gift - a brick and a piece of tile! I'm a big fan of the 1930's Reds and these two pieces now have an honored spot on one of the shelves in my studio, along side a Vander Meer signed ball.

Great thread, let's keep it going!

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by jerseygary

Last week I gave a talk at the Newport, Kentucky (directly across the Ohio River from the Reds Stadium) library about early baseball in Northern Kentucky. A guy who I had previously met at one of my book signings came and gave me two pieces of Crosley Field as a gift - a brick and a piece of tile! I'm a big fan of the 1930's Reds and these two pieces now have an honored spot on one of the shelves in my studio, along side a Vander Meer signed ball.

Great thread, let's keep it going!

That's awesome! My first MLB game was at Crosley....the Giants put an absolute whuppin' on the Reds and I've been a fan ever since.

[Mark70Z]

Since the tread hasn't been updated in a bit I'll give it a bump.

[Dave Grob]

Better to post it here than in August pick ups. According to pages 64-66 of The Pete Rose Story: An Autobiography (World Publishing, 1970), Seghi was the guy who signed Rose in 1960.

Dave Grob

[perezfan]

Wonderful pickup, Dave...

I would've also pursued that gorgeous Ring, had I been outbid on this. Was very pleasantly surprised that my bid held up. Little Joe is easily my 2nd favorite Reds player of all-time.

The Big Red Machine could never "get over the hump" until he came along, and this Jersey dates to that glorious '75 - '76 time frame.

[yankeesjetsfan]

I love looking at this thread. Some great stuff posted here.

Mike

[Big Red Machine]

Here are a couple of early Johnny Bench posters.