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Old 08-09-2007, 07:18 AM
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Posted By: Chad

Leon, feel free to delete this--I know there's too much Barry Bonds on the board now. A tribute to the guy who held the reord with such dignity seems fitting today, though. (This isn't meant as a dig at Bonds who is the greatest hitter I've seen. My thoughts about Barry are conflicted and I'll let history decide his level of villainy or exoneration.)

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Old 08-09-2007, 08:57 AM
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Classy and old school, I thought his message to Bonds was very generous and statesman-like.

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Old 08-09-2007, 09:38 AM
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Those rootbeer cards are terrific. Were they attached to a 6-pack holder?

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Old 08-09-2007, 09:56 AM
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Steve -- the tab was on the bottom and just about the same size as the card. It tapered toward the bottom and helped to keep the card in place in the root beer carton.

Funny, it wasn't until I just posted this card that I realized that the wood design is actually supposed to be a hole in a fence that someone, (presumeably a kid?) is peeking through. Duh me!

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Paul, for knot knowing that... Hand the card over

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Daniel, is it my computer screen, my eyes or is that a blue background on that 58 Aaron?

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Jeff- I think it is blue. There are a few color misfits around which have blue backgrounds instead of green.
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Steve,
It's no use for you to pine over that card, I already have it out for hire.

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Old 08-09-2007, 10:32 AM
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Jeff, definitely blue - missed the yellow ink pass. Easily my favourite card in my collection.

Bob, I'd be interested in knowing more about the examples you've seen/heard of....I took this into the National a few years back to every table/every digest in the place and no-one had ever seen a blue 58' Aaron.

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Wish I hadn't fiddled so much with this one as a kid!

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I can already see that the forthcoming post-war section will be killer!

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The amazing thing is he batted left-handed sometimes.

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How about some snapshots?
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How about Hammer'n Hank with the Indianapolis Clowns, or at least with Clowns owner/promoter Syd Pollack and the Flying Nesbitts.



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Those were great snapshots. I love photo and video images from the '70s.

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It's occurred to me that a really cool "set" to collect would be all the pitchers Aaron hit a HR off of. Ruth's victims cards might be impossible to collect and Bonds' too easy, but Hank's pitching victims would be just about right.

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Chad, that would be cool and I would bet it would be more difficult than you might imagine...how many September call ups did he hit one off that never got a Topps/Bowman card? First stop would be to find the list of those pitchers.

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I might look though it and see if it's possible. I don't think it would be too costly, if it's possible. I'm kind of selling myself on this.

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My 3 favorites:


autographed 1956 Topps



1954 Johnston Cookies (love this set)


1954 Topps



Runner up would be this non-vintage:


2000 Topps 1955 reprint certified auto

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1955 bowman one of my favorites!

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The scarce '55 style '54 Johnston

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A slide in my collection:

Hank Aaron being interviewed at Wrigley

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When I was 12, in the the summer of '73, my dad took me to a Braves game in Atlanta. My cousin gave up her box seats to us, and she and her fiancee sat in the bleachers. As luck would have it, Hammerin' Hank hit number 700 that night, and my cousin's finacee caught the ball. I still have an old newspaper clipping showing Hank and my cousin's fiancee. In exchange for the ball he got 700 silver dollars and and one of Hank's bats ...

Hank's video tribute gave me chills ... I can't imagine a more graceful and classy move ... on Barry's biggest night, Hank somehow managed to upstage him, in my estimation ...

My favorite Aaron is the 1958 Root Beer card displayed in this thread. The '55 Johnston's Cookies is a beauty as well. I can't wait for the Post-War board to start up so I can learn more about '50s regionals like these sets ...

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1961-62-63. Looks like Post Cereal saved a buck on the photography expenses.

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Sorry for the large size; I tried to reduce it.


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