Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[BaltOrioles]

Yesterday, I mentioned postcards produced by Mike Andersen. While many of his postcards focused on the west coast teams (A's and Giants), he did a group of 29 Orioles in 1969. These are very well done with very glossy fronts. They have postcard backs and most have "Photo by Mike Andersen" stamped on on the back.

1969 Mike Andersen Postcards (I Have These)

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These are the Orioles I still need PLUS Fred Beene, Dick Hall and Brooks Robinson (no photos available). I'm very interested in picking up any of these.

M. Adamson (Mike Andersen).jpg M. Lopez (Mike Andersen).jpg J. Palmer (Mike Andersen).jpg M. Rettenmund (Mike Andersen).jpg
Mike Adamson, Marcelino Lopez, Jim Palmer, Merv Rettenmund
P.Richert (Mike Andersen).jpg F. Robinson #1 (Mike Anderson).jpg F. Robinson #2 (Mike Andersen).jpg A. Severinsen (Mike Andersen).jpg
Pete Richert, Frank Robinson (2 diff), Al Severinsen

[ksfarmboy]

Never seen those before Alan. Didn’t realize there were so many Orioles items I knew nothing about.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

Yesterday, I mentioned postcards produced by Mike Andersen. While many of his postcards focused on the west coast teams (A's and Giants), he did a group of 29 Orioles in 1969. These are very well done with very glossy fronts. They have postcard backs and most have "Photo by Mike Andersen" stamped on on the back.

1969 Mike Andersen Postcards
These are the Orioles I still need PLUS Fred Beene, Dick Hall and Brooks Robinson (no photos available). I'm very interested in picking up any of these.

Mike Adamson, Marcelino Lopez, Jim Palmer,
Merv Rettenmund Pete Richert, Frank Robinson (2 diff), Al Severinsen

Alan,

I’m not familiar with this set. Can I see a picture of the backs?

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Alan,

I’m not familiar with this set. Can I see a picture of the backs?

Mark,

Here are scans of the backs. Most have a blue or black stamp. A couple
don't have any stamp. All have the name written on the back.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

Mark,

Here are scans of the backs. Most have a blue or black stamp. A couple
don't have any stamp. All have the name written on the back.

I definitely don't have any of those. Just so cool to see something I've never seen before. I figure by now I've seen most Orioles items, but surely I haven't. Thanks for posting the backs as well.

[Mark70Z]

Posted for Clint (ksfarmboy) Clint had a waste basket that I hadn't seen before. I love all the odd-ball Oriole items.

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[Mark70Z]

Day 24 (January 24, 2020 – 024)

Norman Rockwell was an American painter who was best known for his cover illustrations of everyday life for The Saturday Evening Post magazine. In 1971 Rockwell painted Brooks in a painting called, “Gee, Thanks Brooks”. Shows Brooks autographing a baseball for a young fan, like he’s done millions of times, with fans in the background (including Rockwell).

I don’t know if you guys know it or not, probably do, but Brooks is naturally left-handed. You can see in the painting and if you ever had anything signed by him he writes with his left hand. Davey Johnson, who played second base for the Orioles, when Robinson was the third baseman, had something to say about Brooks being left-handed. Davey said, “I looked at Brooks and thought to myself, ‘He’s the best defensive third baseman of all time, and he writes with his left hand.’ So, I wrote with my left hand for a year hoping that it would make me a better defensive second baseman. It didn’t work.”

I tried to post a large nicely framed ATO (Rawlings) Norman Rockwell poster rendition for Clint, but just couldn't get it from not being sideways. So, we'll have to go with a not so nice version of my poster. I have to get one of these framed and up on the wall someday.

Norman Rockwell print of “Gee, Thanks Brooks”:

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I"m sure you’ll see more of this same Rockwell image in the coming year…

[Mark70Z]

Posted for Clint (ksfarmboy) If there was ever an Oriole that I really felt sorry for was Doug DeCinces. I'm very sure taking over third base for Brooks Robinson was not easy; the Oriole fans can be cruel at times...

Here we have a Doug DeCinces 1980 Orioles alternate jersey; love the ORANGE!

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Clint,

You have some awesome jerseys in your collection!