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[ooo-ribay]

Another great one with the Walter Johnson statue! What is he made out of? Bronze? I noticed a lot of your figurals are standing on one leg. Are those very prone to breaking?

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Another great one with the Walter Johnson statue! What is he made out of? Bronze? I noticed a lot of your figurals are standing on one leg. Are those very prone to breaking?

Thanks Rob...

That Statue is not bronze, although it certainly was made to look that way. It is simply a cast metal that was treated with a brownish-gold coating. Really attractive in person. On very rare occasion, I've seen this figure with a shiny silver finish (which I don't care for nearly as much).

I have seen about 6 - 7 of these through the years.... but they are almost always missing the Wilson Base. I have seen one other with the Wilson Base and one with a replacement wood base. All of the others are lacking the base. I know there is one featured in one of the current auctions that's missing the base. But I forget who has it (probably REA).

Although Johnson was never paid to pose for this statue (like the famous Ulrich Statue), it is unquestionably The Big Train depicted in his classic follow-through delivery. These figural pieces are indeed more vulnerable when standing on a single foot. You have to look closely to be sure there are no repairs or restoration in the form of an extra weld, soldering or even glue. Those are automatic deal-killers for me, anyway.

Thanks for watching, and for anyone else who's interested, here's a link to the piece we're talking about...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDh8PDGzk_M

[ooo-ribay]

Oh, man….before you flipped the Owchinko jersey around, I thought it was a McCovey. Still groovy, though.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Oh, man….before you flipped the Owchinko jersey around, I thought it was a McCovey. Still groovy, though.

Boy, do I wish.... Just checked Baseball Almanac, and looks like Big Mac had made his way back to the Giants by then. But I still remember how crazy it felt to see McCovey in a garish yellow Padres uniform after sporting the traditional/classic Giants duds for so many years.

Here's the latest episode for anyone who cares to see it- in the style of Mannix or Barnaby Jones (for those of you are ancient enough to remember those far out '70s TV shows...)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCUWWmF2XmA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuldM3o47Tg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upYY3MTUdC0

[perezfan]

Just to finish off the seventies funk, here’s a link to the final segment of the series. Be sure to check out the Astrodome Usherette Uniform… the ladies’ answer to those far-out Rainbow uniforms of the disco era…

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nJb9Be...F0bmVzcw%3D%3D

Thanks for watching!

[ooo-ribay]

About time!

I’ve been jonesing for some more TSOG!

[ooo-ribay]

This was bumped in another thread, but I’m bumping it again.

Great episode.

Mark….who does the smooth, intro voice? A former game show announcer?