Question re: Yankees Team Signed Balls

[HexsHeroes]

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Just curious Richard. Where is the placement of Stengel's signature on those Met items ?

Perhaps during his Yankee days, he wasn't approached until after all the prominent spots were taken, and wasn't willing for settle for such limited choices.

Just a thought. I have absolutely no knowledge of the man's degree of vanity.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by HexsHeroes

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Just curious Richard. Where is the placement of Stengel's signature on those Met items ?

Perhaps during his Yankee days, he wasn't approached until after all the prominent spots were taken, and wasn't willing for settle for such limited choices.

Just a thought. I have absolutely no knowledge of the man's degree of vanity.

In my own collection I have 1962,63 and 64 Mets team signed baseballs.
Stengel is on the sweet spot on every ball.
If my memory is right, he was on the sweet spot of every Mets ball I have seen from those years.
I also have a HOF plak (and have seen several more) which he signed on the front and back and on the back he wrote "Become a rooter for the New York Mets" (I might be paraphrasing a bit here as I don't have that plak in front of me now).
And while it is true that Mantle and Berra signatures are on the sweet spot of many Yankee baseballs from the 1960's that is not the case in the 1950's.

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

I also have a HOF plak (and have seen several more) which he signed on the front and back and on the back he wrote "Become a rooter for the New York Mets" (I might be paraphrasing a bit here as I don't have that plak in front of me now).

Here is what Richard is referring to... HOF Plak from my collection.

I recently read Robert Creamer's biography of Stengel. Very interesting and recommended. The picture Creamer paints is that Stengel did not leave the Yankees on the best of terms. He felt betrayed by management and he was openly ridiculed as a "senile old man" by some of the newer Yankee players.

The Mets and the fans welcomed him and treated him as a respected elder statesman of the game. He only left the Mets when he fell and broke his hip. Even then, the Mets gave him a grand sendoff that helped him save face. Up until his death, he had very warm feelings for the Mets.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

Here is what Richard is referring to... HOF Plak from my collection.

I recently read Robert Creamer's biography of Stengel. Very interesting and recommended. The picture Creamer paints is that Stengel did not leave the Yankees on the best of terms. He felt betrayed by management and he was openly ridiculed as a "senile old man" by some of the newer Yankee players.

The Mets and the fans welcomed him and treated him as a respected elder statesman of the game. He only left the Mets when he fell and broke his hip. Even then, the Mets gave him a grand sendoff that helped him save face. Up until his death, he had very warm feelings for the Mets.

Great Stengel HOF card. I love it!!