March 2014 Pick Ups

[Lordstan]

1939 Type 1 of Gehrig signing autographs

[GoCubsGo32]

Originally Posted by Lordstan

1939 Type 1 of Gehrig signing autographs

Nice pick up Mark! I always love pictures of the players signing autograph for kids.

[YankeeFan]

+1 Love that photo, Mark. Thanks so much for showing us.

And I also agree about photos of players signing for kids. There was a nice Babe Ruth one on ebay recently. I think some N54'er got it.

What is especially great about this photo, to me, is the date and information it provides. The day before the club announced Gehrig's fateful diagnosis. I'm sure Lou already knew it, it just hadn't been announced to the public. You can see the concern on his face. Most Gehrig photos show his great smile, but not on this day. So much on his mind, yet here he was still signing for the kids when no one could have blamed him for sitting quietly in the clubhouse.

[JoeyF1981]

Originally Posted by YankeeFan

+1 Love that photo, Mark. Thanks so much for showing us.

And I also agree about photos of players signing for kids. There was a nice Babe Ruth one on ebay recently. I think some N54'er got it.

What is especially great about this photo, to me, is the date and information it provides. The day before the club announced Gehrig's fateful diagnosis. I'm sure Lou already knew it, it just hadn't been announced to the public. You can see the concern on his face. Most Gehrig photos show his great smile, but not on this day. So much on his mind, yet here he was still signing for the kids when no one could have blamed him for sitting quietly in the clubhouse.

I agree! I bet he was thinking in his head that his days were numbered and would miss times like that when people adored him

[Section115]

Originally Posted by YankeeFan

+1 Love that photo, Mark. Thanks so much for showing us.

And I also agree about photos of players signing for kids. There was a nice Babe Ruth one on ebay recently. I think some N54'er got it.

What is especially great about this photo, to me, is the date and information it provides. The day before the club announced Gehrig's fateful diagnosis. I'm sure Lou already knew it, it just hadn't been announced to the public. You can see the concern on his face. Most Gehrig photos show his great smile, but not on this day. So much on his mind, yet here he was still signing for the kids when no one could have blamed him for sitting quietly in the clubhouse.

Not to diminish your sentiment, but the retirement announcement was made on June 21. The way the statement reads it is referring to this being the day after the announcement.

[YankeeFan]

Originally Posted by Section115

Not to diminish your sentiment, but the retirement announcement was made on June 21. The way the statement reads it is referring to this being the day after the announcement.

My bad Kevin. Thanks for correcting me in a kind way.
In my quick read, I mistook the period after "June 22" for a comma. Even so, that's something I probably should have known.

[JoeyF1981]

Originally Posted by Lordstan

1939 Type 1 of Gehrig signing autographs

Awesome photo mark!!