I'm sick of all this damn money talk; let's have a virtual card show

[edjs]

I also don’t know how they cut the backs to be so much bigger than the fronts.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by edjs

I also don’t know how they cut the backs to be so much bigger than the fronts.

It seems like a good portion of my cards are like that, or sometimes the backs are smaller. Oddly enough, the fronts and backs of most other things in my life seem to match up.

Brian

[Exhibitman]

Hi Ho, Hi Ho
It's off to work we go

Cubbies doing their best Seven Dwarves imitation on Catalina Island, ca. 1937 or 1938.

Yeah, it's a snapshot but WTF, it's Friday.

[brianp-beme]

And Friday deserves another goofy Zeenut, this one a do-si-do-ing 1919 Zeenut of Allen Conkwright.

Brian

[GeoPoto]

Goose Goslin

Leon A. "Goose" Goslin. Left fielder for the Washington Senators in 1921-1930, 1933, and 1938. 2,735 hits and 248 home runs in 18 MLB seasons. 1936 All-Star. 1924 and 1935 World Series champion. 1928 AL batting champion. 1924 AL RBI leader. 1968 inducted to the MLB Hall of Fame.

Goslin drove in the game-winning, walk-off run to win the 1935 World Series for the Detroit Tigers. With Gehringer and Greenberg, was one of the Detroit "G-Men". In 1936 he had an inside-the-park HR when both outfielders (Joe DiMaggio and Myril Hoag) collided and were knocked unconscious. He had one of his best seasons for the WS-winning Washington Senators in 1924 as he posted a .421 OBP with 100 runs scored and 129 RBI's in 674 plate appearances.

Goose didn't get along with Walter Johnson and spent 1930-32 in St. Louis. On Opening Day, April 12 1932, Goslin came up to the plate against the Chicago White Sox with a bat that featured 12 longitudinal green stripes. The bat was thrown out of the game, and on the following day, American League President William Harridge declared the "zebra bat" illegal, as it caused a distraction to the fielding team.

When Johnson was fired after the 1932 season, Goslin let Clark Griffith know he would be happy to return to DC. Griffith got Goslin included in a trade and he returned to Washington to become part of the AL pennant-winning 1933 Senators. That explains the 1933 cards showcasing Goose's batting pose as a Washington Senator; the 1931 card on the other hand was issued after Goose had been with the Browns for at least one full season.

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[brianp-beme]

I feel obligated to run through some additional goofy Zeenut cards before I post anything else...a 1923 of Sky High Charlie High.

Brian

[Leon]

an early cdv.

[qed2190]

Green Ruths

[brianp-beme]

I guess it is best to follow a Babe Ruth Trio with my final goofy Zeenut. This one is a 1913 card of Bill Leard. With the 'everything is wrong about this' batting stance displayed on the card, it is shocking that Bill made it up to the majors for 3 games in 1917.

Brian