Jackie Robinson: The chicken or the egg?

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by Dave Grob

Chris,

Interesting and defendable position that the significance of the contract as an act, trancends the signifcance of the player (any player). Not to put words in your mouth (or strokes on your key board), but that is what I took from your post.

Dave Grob

Hi Dave,

You said it more eloquently than me--that's what I get for typing while balancing a fussy baby--but definitely what I meant. Either way, it will be cool to see the results.

Chris

[Shoeless Moe]

Plus you can wear the jersey when playing softball with your friends or to a Party

[Topnotchsy]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Plus you can wear the jersey when playing softball with your friends or to a Party

True, but you can take notes in the margins of the contract.

[MrSeven]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Plus you can wear the jersey when playing softball with your friends or to a Party

Had to remind me of that scene from Seinfeld where Steinbrenner wears Gehrig's pants around the office.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

In almost every case I'd choose the GU jersey, but with Robinson signing and breaking the color barrier, in this case, and changing baseball and bringing a change to civil rights, I'd have to go with the contract. Man, every baseball fan has seen the pictures of Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson signing the contract and the smiles on their faces. Both very, very cool, but the contract would be my pick.

I agree a 100%. The contract, and it's significance, far outweighs the Jersey in this case.

[botn]

I am a card guy but is it at all remarkable to those of you who deal/collect memorabilia that all of this rookie era Roby memorabilia came to auction at the same time? Goldin with the contracts, Lelands with the cap, Heritage with the jersey and Hunt has a rookie era glove. All of these items had to have been consigned at the same time to the various houses based on the auction endings. Though outside this timeline, last year Heritage had the 1947 bat as well that sold in late 2016. Hate to be a skeptic...

Thanks,
Greg