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Ted ZanidakisBob Feller signed this photo Jan. 1981 at a BB card show in north NJ. Then he shook my hand and commented....
"Boy, you have a firm handshake for a little guy".....and I replied....."I play a lot of Tennis, so I have to have a
good grip".....he sort of smirked and asked if....."I played any BaseBall ?".....I told him from dawn to dark, when
I was a kid, till age 19.....that brought a smile to his face.
Joe DiMaggio signed several items for me at a BB card show in NJ on July 16, 1981. I noted this date, because
it was the 40th anniversary of the last day of his 56-game hitting streak. He got 3 hits that day in 1941.
I mentioned this to him.....he smiled and asked me....."How do all you BB fans keep track of all these events ?
I'm always amazed at people reminding me of all my records". Then he asked me....."Did you know that I had
a 66-game hitting streak when I played for the SF Seals ?
I replied...."I did and that I thought his 56-game hitting streak would never be broken". He gave me a nice smile
and a firm handshake.
TED Z
