Is this Joe DiMaggio?

[barrysloate]

How can you tell it's an ear mismatch from such a very tiny image? And maybe Joe had an ear job- kids do it all the time!

[D. Bergin]

I think I see Jamie Moyer.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

I think I see Jamie Moyer.

Don't fool yourself. Moyer was no kid back then. I think he's driving the second car.

[slidekellyslide]

Is Moyer playing this year? I'm trying to keep track of major leaguers who are older than me and Moyer may be the last one. I recall when Gregg Jeffries started his MLB career and he was the first player who was younger than me. It will be a sad day when all of MLB is younger than me.

[Robextend]

Yea he is playing, in fact he is the Phillies 5th starter.

[slidekellyslide]

Good...anyone know who the next oldest is? Randy Johnson retired last year right?

[Anthony S.]

Jamie Min-Moyer-oso tossed 6 2/3 scoreless frames in a 3-0 win over the Yankees on Friday night.

[Robextend]

Wakefield is the oldest in the AL at 42. I am not sure if John Smoltz is considered active, I think he is 42 as well.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by Robextend

Wakefield is the oldest in the AL at 42. I am not sure if John Smoltz is considered active, I think he is 42 as well.

I don't want to hijack this thread further, so I'm starting a new one on this topic. (Then we can hijack that one and I don't care.)

[bmarlowe1]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

How can you tell it's an ear mismatch from such a very tiny image?

I blew it up. It still is not as clear as I would like - but the ear shape looks way different. I suppose it's possible that the jpeg compression could be doing something weird to the image - if Jimmy can post it in better res - I would be happy to post a side by side comparison to the real Joe D.

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by bmarlowe1

I blew it up. It still is not as clear as I would like - but the ear shape looks way different. I suppose it's possible that the jpeg compression could be doing something weird to the image - if Jimmy can post it in better res - I would be happy to post a side by side comparison to the real Joe D.

I wish it was my photo so I could post a better scan, but I just lifted it from a thread that I started a couple of days ago that Hawaiian Dave posted, and he lifted it from Lelands.

It sold for something like $33,000 a few years back! Ya know, if two well to do bidders both felt strongly or had some kind of proof that it was Joe D. in the picture, then that would certainly explain the price realized. It's a great image on it's own merit, but I thought it would go for about $1500 at the time.

Off hand, does anyone know if there were any teenage photos of Joe that came from Hunts? It seems logical to me that there might have been some grouped in a lot.

Dave also made a good observation that the little guy right next to "Joe" resembles his kid brother Dom. The kid does have that chipmunk (for lack of a better word) kinda face that Dom had. I really don't think it's that big of stretch that it is Joe D.

I know my face changed some in a five year period from 14 to 19. Hell, I think most do. We're still growing from boys into young men at that time. Also, teeth do get jarred loose, wisdom teeth grow in, some fall out or get knocked out. I dunno, maybe one of our resident Dentist can shed some light about that.

Anyway, just some thoughts to ponder...

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by thekingofclout

Dave also made a good observation that the little guy right next to "Joe" resembles his kid brother Dom. The kid does have that chipmunk (for lack of a better word) kinda face that Dom had.

I wasn't kidding about the kid maybe being Dominic. It looks like he's wearing those same round eyeglasses he had in all his cards. Are they the Dimaggios? Not likely by the sound of things on this thread, but it would be tres cool if they were.
My dear departed Dad was a San Francisco Mission kid who would have been a contemporary of all these lads, very well might have known some of them. (Never mentioned he saw Babe Ruth though). The photo haunts me.

[slidekellyslide]

Do we know the location of this photo?

[wonkaticket]

Sure looks like a young Joe.

Not sure you guys noticed but there's a guy who looks just like Barry?


But that couldn't be unless he's the Highlander??

[calvindog]

LOLOLOL! I think that is Barry -- and considering Barry's age today that definitely could be him. But did he have a beard at age 8?

[bmarlowe1]

Originally Posted by thekingofclout

I wish it was my photo so I could post a better scan.......It sold for something like $33,000 a few years back!
.........I really don't think it's that big of stretch that it is Joe D......
I know my face changed some in a five year period from 14 to 19.

If that price was realized based on that guy being Joe D. - the buyer almost certainly made a bad mistake, as it almost certainly is not him. That guy is more than old enough to compare his ear to that of an adult Joe D. - and as far as I can see, they do not match.

If I was advising a client on that photo - I would say only pay enough for the Babe Ruth part. If I was asked to authenticate it as being Joe D. - I would not.

[Anthony S.]

Found this photo online. Pretty much the same angle. Let the ear analysis begin. To my fledgling photo analytic eye they look quite different.

[bmarlowe1]

Hey Anthony - that is the same comparison photo I used -- and you are right.

[David W]

If it's my photo - 100% guarantee it's Joe D

If I'm trying to buy the photo - 100% guarantee it's not Joe D

Since I'm neither - I'm not sure.