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Originally Posted by Scott Garner
Paul,
That is a tough choice, to be honest.
That being said, I have a few pieces that are favorites.
They are:
Graig Kreindler Vandy original painting
Vandy's personal copies of both of his 1938 contracts from the year he pitched his back-to-back no-hitters. I successfully reunited these guys from two different sources after many years
Lois (Stewart) Vander Meer's (wife of Vandy) personal scrapbook from 1937-1943 that includes her ticket from Vandy's historic 2nd consecutive no-hitter
1939 Goldsmith Vander Meer endorsed mitt & box featuring Vandy artwork
The 1938 signed baseball that I showed a couple of posts ago in this thread
The circa 1938 Vandy pennant that I own (Many thanks to net54's Chris Gamble for allowing me to add the last two items to my collection)
1938 NY Sunday News color Vandy poster that I framed with an original celebration snapshot from Vandy's 2nd consecutive no-hitter (1st night game @ Brooklyn Dodgers)
Vandy items that I would love to be able to add to my collection at this point:
Anything Vandy game used from the Reds (Holy Grail: Vandy rookie jersey)
Vandy double no-hitter pennant from 1938 (it exists, but I don't own one)
A scored program from Vandy's 1st no-hitter on 6/11/38 @ Cinci
A ticket with a printed date from Vandy's 1st no-hitter
Both of Vandy's personal last out balls from Vandy's back-to-back no-hitters
Probably untouchable now that Rush's Geddy Lee now own them, BTW
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Scott,
The Graig Kreindler Vandy original painting is probably my favorite that he's done. Love everything about it.
BTW, I think your assessment is correct about the last out balls. I think the only way to get those out of Geddy's hands is to hope he goes bankrupt (not likely) or that you have something to trade that he really needs.