January pickups

[Yossarian]

Matt - as always, great pick ups.
I am usually not much on the 'floating heads' league leader cards, but I am a fan of the '62 HR leaders card for what it represents from a historical/significance perspective. I picked one up last month. Tough one to find with good centering and absence of print flaws.

No one remembers, but Jim Gentile had a hell of a season in '61 as well. Those other 2 guys completely overshadowed him, however

[Shoebox]

Very nice Mantles!

[MattyC]

Originally Posted by Yossarian

Matt - as always, great pick ups.
I am usually not much on the 'floating heads' league leader cards, but I am a fan of the '62 HR leaders card for what it represents from a historical/significance perspective. I picked one up last month. Tough one to find with good centering and absence of print flaws.

No one remembers, but Jim Gentile had a hell of a season in '61 as well. Those other 2 guys completely overshadowed him, however

Thank you and I share your exact same logic behind the 62 HR leader card. I felt the card represents a special moment historically in the game and it just charmed me based on that. And I also love how it shines a light on Gentile's "lost" season, as well. Completely agree.

I was also impressed by how tough the card is to find with centering and decent image quality; I love cards like that and this one had nice centering.

I also liked how Mantle seems to be looking at Gentile, as if to say, "What the hell is this guy doing here?"

[jason.1969]

Originally Posted by MattyC

I also liked how Mantle seems to be looking at Gentile, as if to say, "What the hell is this guy doing here?"

I'm thinking I'd either never seen this card or hadn't really paid attention before. Yes, the history captured is priceless! This must be the best Leaders card ever, and I'm not even a big Mantle or Yankees guy. With all due respect to Messrs. Killebrew and Gentile, imagine how cool this card would be if they only put the top two guys on it.

Thanks for sharing the pickup!

[MattyC]

I have to admit I slept on the card for the longest time, until my buddy who works with a card dealer told me to take note of it due to the historic aspect and the centering issue. Lots of overlooked leader cards out there that have huge star power. Would probably make for a great scan thread of leader cards...

[jason.1969]

Having gained 40 pounds and made too many impulse buys (though none for big $$) in the months following my divorce, I decided to focus 2015 on the 1956 Topps Brooklyn Dodgers team set, of which I already owned a total of 0 cards. I can only buy with money I "earn" by taking care of my health, as detailed here.

So here is what I earned so far this year, along with doing some great things for my health and enjoying the immediate gratification structure that normally is missing from dieting and exercise:

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[JoeDfan]

1962 Jello Joe Torre. I have been looking for this card for a LONG time. There is now one less hole in my Torre collection.

[smrtn240]

1949 Remar Baking Co.

[almostdone]

Originally Posted by jason.1969

Having gained 40 pounds and made too many impulse buys (though none for big $$) in the months following my divorce, I decided to focus 2015 on the 1956 Topps Brooklyn Dodgers team set, of which I already owned a total of 0 cards. I can only buy with money I "earn" by taking care of my health, as detailed here.

So here is what I earned so far this year, along with doing some great things for my health and enjoying the immediate gratification structure that normally is missing from dieting and exercise:

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Jason,
Good for you to take some small but positive steps towards health and have it apply to you hobby in a good way. I think it's a great idea and would encourage you to start your own thread about this so we as a community can see your progress.
Imagine how great you will feel both physically and emotionally when you've earned enough for Jackie Robinson or a Sandy Koufax.

For those who don't know what this is all about I would encourage you to read Jason's link in his above post.

Best of luck and keep us posted,
Drew

[gregr2]

Interesting read Jason, thanks for posting. Glad to hear you are taking care of yourself and really earning those card!

[LeftHandedDane]

Even though I am primarily a postwar collector, I did want to brag about grabbing these from a favorite pre-war set of mine.img002.jpg