Sherry Magee or Bristol Lord....what's your guess ?

[rhettyeakley]

I wanted to bump this thread because as I was looking at the T208's today I am having a hard time believing that the Jack Lapp card actually depicts Lapp. He was a fairly distinctive looking guy and while it may just be a fairly crappy rendition of Lapp it just doesn't look anything like Lapp to me. Does anybody have the photo that the Lapp T208/E104/D359 was taken from?
-Rhett

Here's a photo of Lapp: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../Jack_Lapp.jpg

Here is Legendary's T208:
http://legendaryauctions.com/LotDeta...00&category=37

[Leon]

My Benny Bowcock T208......nabbed for a bit under $2100 when the getting was good....btw Mark, that is some great investigative work you have done. Many kudo's to you!!

[ethicsprof]

Rhett,
i'm with you on the Lapp.
i'm looking at the T5 I recently got from you (thanks again)
and my t222 Lapp and they sure don't look like this guy on the T208.

good eye.


best,
barry

[bmarlowe1]

Leon -
Well at least now you know who you got for $2100.

Benny Bowcock:

[bmarlowe1]

Rhett and Barry -
Let me respectfully and tentatively disagree - I think that is maybe just a really crappy hastily done drawing of Lapp - partly because I have decent head shots of all the A's of that era - and he is the closest to that picture. But, of course - it could be someone from another team.

[ethicsprof]

Mark,
your point is well taken and your diplomacy is most kind and refreshing!
thank you.
i have to say that a number of the 208s aren't very representative of their respective players. almost reminds me of those 'fake' e91 A,B,C cards.
i do beg forgiveness for making such a comparison since i see the 208s as
coveted cards.
208 Lapp,imho, is not representative of the 2 Lapps I have on the desk in
front of me---T5,T222.

all the best,
barry

[murcerfan]

i guess psa was so unimpressed with those t208'S that they just threw the last names on the flips......less research and trouble that way too!

Is this standard practice now?

[tedzan]

Mark

I agree with you regarding Lapp. When I started this thread with the Lord / Magee mix-up, I knew there was
at least 3 (perhaps a 4th) such wrong pictures after having seen the T208 set at the Philly Show last Sept..
My Philadelphia A's T200 premium has photographic pictures of 12 of the 18 portraits of the T208 set. Lapp is
one of them on the T200; and, it corresponds to your photo.

To summarize our findings....these 3 portraits on the E104-1, D359 and T208 cards......

Bris Lord is actually Sherry Magee

Frank Baker is actually Cy Seymour

Cy Morgan is actually Benny Bowcock


I think we "touched all the bases"......or, is there possibly a 4th portrait mix-up ?

Regards,

TED Z