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Originally Posted by perezfan
Hopefully you are still happy with the overall total realized... those were some unique killer items!
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Mark, yes, I am fine with the overall results. I was fortunate to have acquired many of these items many moons ago, and I was willing to let the market decide their value. Hence, low opening bids with no reserves.
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Originally Posted by premiercardcollectors
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I can say that as an avid collector of Jewish sports, the Yom Kippur game was something that was a source of pride for all Jews and really propelled Sandy to Hero status in the Jewish community. I remember as a kid anytime I would complain about the holiday restrictions or fasting etc, my Dad (who is from Brooklyn) would always say … “Sandy Koufax gave up the opportunity to play on Yom Kippur in the World Series so you can not watch TV”. lol.
Anyway, that ticket has meaning beyond the game. Congratulations. All of your items exceeded my expectations.
Best
Geoff
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Geoff, I agree that the ticket does have special meaning. As a Jewish 12 year-old Bleed Dodger Blue fan, I can guarantee you my first reaction to hearing Sandy was sitting out game 1 wasn't "Wow, that's great", but rather "Oh NO!". The significance didn't really hit me until much later in life. But a major part of that whole experience is that Sandy came back and pitched consecutive shut-outs in games 5 and 7 (game 7 was on 2 days rest, and he had no curveball that day). Sandy was visibly relieved after game 7 because he didn't want his sitting out game 1 to be the focus of attention, which it would have been if the Dodgers hadn't won that series. His ability to preform the way he did, while still preserving his values, is what makes him special to many of us. So when I pointed to the Game 7 line-up cards on the wall, I could say that these were from the series where Sandy sat out the first game for Yom Kippur (which everyone always remembered), then pitched a shutout in this game on 2 days rest to win the series for the Dodgers. I just don't know if it would be as well remembered by everyone if the Dodgers lost that series. Luckily, we will never know.
Rick