I'm new here, but NOT IN CARDS!
KalineFan
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Hi all. As I have said, I am new here, but not to cards. My daughter and I currently have the #1 Al Kaline Master Set with 91%+ complete which is a monumental task to begin with as some cards are truly RARE! I probably won't have much to say on here,
but I have noticed that people like input and I just want to say that if anyone has ANY questions or needs direction on Kaline stuff,
let me tell you.....I might know a thing or two! I have been collecting cards since 1975 and bought my first Kaline (ROOKIE) for $15
back in 1983! I also have bought and sold several hundred 1968 Topps Detroit Tigers cards. YES, I know, I am from Minnesota, but
grew up in Detroit in the early 1960's. I know one person for sure from what I have read on here and he is a GEM! Frank Bakka.
It appears you all already know that though! LOOKING FORWARD to swapping stories or what have you. Like, I have not been to
a NATIONAL convention since 1989! Things certainly have changed, one can only hope for the better!
Tony
email me at joead@frontiernet.net
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Sandy
Welcome aboard! Come join us on the Registry forum when you get a chance.
Joe
p.s. The '84 Tigers were better than the '68 squad
Tony's Al Kaline Master Set
Edited to state that Tony is one of the few who has been able to best Marshall Fogel on any given set that he's attempted.
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1956 Topps PSA 8's+(active)
1969 Topps PSA 8's+(retired)
1972 Topps PSA 9's+(active)
1973 Topps PSA 9's+(retired)
1986 Topps PSA Perfect(active)
1997 Flair Legacy's(active)
Welcome, Tony. Know any good stories about "Sunday Punch?"
Tony knows what I'm talking about, but as a hint to others, see 1959 Topps #34.
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Hi all. As I have said, I am new here, but not to cards. My daughter and I currently have the #1 Al Kaline Master Set with 91%+ complete which is a monumental task to begin with as some cards are truly RARE! I probably won't have much to say on here,
but I have noticed that people like input and I just want to say that if anyone has ANY questions or needs direction on Kaline stuff,
let me tell you.....I might know a thing or two! I have been collecting cards since 1975 and bought my first Kaline (ROOKIE) for $15
back in 1983! I also have bought and sold several hundred 1968 Topps Detroit Tigers cards. YES, I know, I am from Minnesota, but
grew up in Detroit in the early 1960's. I know one person for sure from what I have read on here and he is a GEM! Frank Bakka.
It appears you all already know that though! LOOKING FORWARD to swapping stories or what have you. Like, I have not been to
a NATIONAL convention since 1989! Things certainly have changed, one can only hope for the better!
Tony
email me at joead@frontiernet.net >>
Nice to have another player collector aboard.
James
I hate to do any bragging, but I've have bought and sold so many Kalines, I know a few things about how they come, etc. I would
love to help anyone out in developing a set, single or whatever you need help regarding Kaline or 68 Detroit Tigers (TOPPS). If you
want help tho, probably best to email me, otherwise it could be a week before I get back on! As far as FOGEL, it is quite a challenge
to keep ahead of someone who has plenty of do-re-mi to buy whatever he wants.....! I have missed out on a couple of things on ebay
lately as 9's seem to be moving up a little (at least in Kaline stuff) and I have most of the semi easy MINTs (Although the 71 I have was
DEFINITELY a rip at less than $800!). As far as Harvey Kuenn, I don't know the full story as I was born in 1954, just a bit before my
"KALINE" fever hit! Now, one last thing before I retire for the evening.....................
Text 1 9 6 3 Elston Howard over Al Kaline for MVP....? Now, don't get me wrong, I think Elston was an inspirational
player and a good ballplayer....but (of course, I am prejudiced!), over KALINE? KALINE? Are you kidding me?
OH, the injustices in this world! LOL Until next time, goodnight all!
Hey Tony.
Welcome to the boards...
I especially like the fact that you collect with your daughter. That's REAL cool
Hope to hear all about Kaline and the Tigers over the next few years. Be sure to include all those Kellogg's Kaline cards !!!
Good Luck!
Larry
email....emards4457@msn.com
CHEERS!!
I've had many great transactions with you over the years. Some of my nicest 61's have come from your auctions. 63's too..
One that really sticks out is the # 312 Maz home run card. I thought I'd never get that one...
Kaline, boy did that guy rain terror on every red sox fan!
mx'er/jml517-ebay
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61 topps 100%
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1961 topps 100%
David
1974 Topps Baseball PSA 8+
Knowledge speaks, wisdom listens
I too am a fan of Al, although my daugher saw one of his cards and thought the "alkaline" Duracell battery was named after him!
Seriously, I have the #5 Kaline registry set which is only the third complete Kaline set on the Registry.
Good luck and good hunting!
Best,
Satan
Welcome to the Board!!!
And cut it out... you're makin me blush...
Sets - 1970, 1971 and 1972
Always looking for 1972 O-PEE-CHEE Baseball in PSA 9 or 10!
lynnfrank@earthlink.net
outerbankyank on eBay!
Hi Tony,
Welcome to the boards.Very impressive set.You might be able to get some of those Venezuela cards in a higher grade from MartinHidalgo,who is on these boards occasionally.He is a negro league expert(by most standards)and could probably be of some help.
Vic
<< <i>DID YOU KNOW? On the TOPPS card, the "K" in Kaline is cut off on the left upright, but on the OPC it is fully printed? >>
Welcome, and very cool tidbit. Ever check out Baseball Library's Kaline page?
CU turns its lonely eyes to you
What's the you say, Mrs Robinson
Vargha bucks have left and gone away?
hey hey hey
hey hey hey
Satan, your interest in player personalities could be a complete thread on its own. I have met dozens of players, and not just for the fleeting few seconds in an autograph line. For my money, among the friendliest players are Killebrew (loves to talk), Musial (he once answered his own phone when I was calling for his agent when negotiating a statbat request), Carew, Yount, Kiner, Gaylord Perry, Carter (man, what a fun guy!), and of course Kaline. Of course, many others are complete and total jerks, but I think we know who those guys are.
1954
I was born & raised in Detroit, and I now live in Sterling Heights just 20 minutes
outside of the city. Kaline was awesome, and not too shabby as an announcer.
Might have to pick up a Kaline rookie one of these days.....
Chuck
Good luck on you sets.
Tom
Always liked Kaline - being from the Detroit area. I'd have to say that the 54T Kaline is my "eleanor"...
Da Jerster
Welcome to the boards Tony.... Best of Luck finishing up that Kaline Set!
John
I am just curious which Kaline card is your favorite and why?
I wish I could compete with you for Kalines, but on my limited budget and being a Koufax and Mantle fan, there is nothing left for other player sets.
I wish you the best in your collection, but not on the 1960 PSA 9 until I get mine.
Thanks for posting.
I always admired Kaline as a kid and admired him even more when I first heard the famous story about the youngster who taunted him saying,
"You're not half as good as Mickey Mantle".
Kaline replied,
"Son, nobody is half as good as Mickey Mantle."
Topps Baseball 1967
Mike Payne's 300 Great Cards
MVPs in their MVP years
and T206???
Welcone to the board. I also am a Kaline fan. I grew up on the west side of Detroit and has the opputunity as a young boy to live down the street from Norm Cash. We got to play catch with him as youngsters and sometimes Al would come by. Later on in life I opened a card store here in Muskegon and had him out to sign autographs and then later as a Domino's Pizza owner had the chance to golf with him. He is truely a great human and a really good golfer.
Dave
I have never met him. I have had a couple opportunities, but had
some other commitment or another.....always seems I am a day
late! Anyone I have ever talked to about him say he is one of
theee most gracious players to sign and talk to the fans. Only
makes me like him that much more!
Hey thanks for putting the set up for everyone to see! I enjoy the challenge
very very much! I sell material on ebay to support my "HABIT" and I always
need a "KALINE FIX" in one way or another even if its a card that I have bought
and sold over 200 cards (1967 #30) in my quest over the years. I still remember
buying a group of 35 Nineteen Sixty Seven Kalines. Man, I wish I had those back!
Those cards were all screeming monsters! That was way back in about 1984 or
so at a Minnesota Twins card fest I believe. All were 50/50 and just dripping with
gloss! I think I paid somewhere around $2.50 per card. OH....the pain.....
You know, whilst I was collecting Kalines, I decided to start collecting the two best hitters
in the AL back in the early and late eighties. I have a whole box of Gwynns and Boggs unslabbed.
I think most of them would be like NM+ to NM/MT+ Just modern stuff, but I always thought that
those cards would be very very valuable one day and I guess in a way they are because they
kept me in the game when I could not find Kaline cards I needed!
AH yes, those Seattle Pilots, I still have a pennant that I bought at a card
show in late 80's I think for about $15. I've kept that one because I always
thought that the team reminded me of the METS in the early 60's with the
put together team.
My daughter (SHES 10) likes me to basically tell her stories about the
older players. She absolutely adores Jackie Robinson and Roberto
Clemente (AND OF COURSE, KALINE!) because I told her the stories
of not only what great players they were, but, what great human
beings. We also talk about Mantle, Mays, Aaron, The Babe, Lou Gehrig,
and lots of others like the old Tigers players, Norm Cash, Mickey Lolich,
Mickey Stanley, Willie Horton and others including my second favorite
Tiger of all time, of who, I do not think gets the recognition he deserves:
BILL FREEHAN! What a catcher!
I remember that card! That Maz home run card was the only one I have
ever owned and I bought it in a local card shop for $3! I knew the card
was scarce, but when your final winning bid came in! WOW! I had no
idea that there would be so much interest in it!
HOWDY FRANK! I wish you would bid in more of my auctions! LOL
I always think of you when I get some really nice OPC's, like the
1965 Clemente I bought in PSA 8 off of here a few weeks back?
But, I see you are concentrating on the 72 TOPPS set....hope you
find em all! GOOD LUCK!
Thanks for the info on the Venezuelans. I always love
to buy the stuff thats "DIFFERENT"!
KINDA HARD TO ROOT FOR THE TIGERS?
I am embarassed to even think Kaline
used to play for this team!
LOL
Well, thats great on the Kaline set! Its tough these days on some because
people are putting sets together and it takes some of the available higher
grade Kalines on eBay and such away from the Kaline set collector.
Sorry, I don't have the requested Kuenn. I will, however, keep my eyes
"PEELED" as my Dad used to say for that one!
I still have a sister in Roseville. My wifes family all lives in Flint, except
for one sister of hers lives in Rochester Hills. When I tell people at
shows I was/am a big Kaline fan...."I remember him...he used to kill
our team with key hits!" AH YES...Good ole' number 6!
My favorite card! Thats very easy---The 1957 Topps #125!
A couple of good reasons...the obvious being the first years
TOPPS used real photos. Another is....look at that pose!
Just a fresh young kid with a striking pose looking like he
is ready to smack one! I guess another is he was just the
second year out from his only season (1955) that he won
a batting title. He would come in second 4 more times in
his career, but Tiger fans will forever remember him! Now,
ask me which one is my LEAST favorite!
In our Master set, we have a 1960 All Star PSA 9, but the
regular card (#50) is an EXTREMELY rare card in 9. I have
only seen one at a show a long time ago. At one time
I owned the 1962 All Star Card (#470) in PSA 9. It was
the only one at the time and STILL IS! I sold it in a Superior
Auction for over $1,000, but, I tell you what, if I had the
chance to buy that particular card back, I would definitely
pay more than that for it! That card should have been like
a 9.5. The guy I bought it from ($100 at the time!), pulled
it out of a presentation set and I have not seen one that
comes even CLOSE to that one! The 61 All Star card is
much easier to find in MINT 9. UH OH! LOOK OUT! Tony
is running his mouth again too much...information overload!
LOL
You know, I have heard that story a few times as well. But, a die-hard
Mantle and Yankee fan told me once that Mickey Mantle himself said that
he wished he had the talent that Kaline had! Wowser! Kaline admired
Mantle tremendously during their battles and for the MICK to say something
like that, well, it means a lot to Kaline fans.
WOW! I wish I could have played catch with Kaline when I was growing up!
As far as Norm, he was a great personality, but, are the rumors true that he
and his wife had many an argument in their days? Not that he was a bad
husband or anything, but, thats what one Norm Cash fan told me about
good old Stormin' Norman! He probably helped Kaline tremendously in the
lineup as he proceeded Al and he could put one over the ROOF at Tiger
Stadium at any time!
I also like the 55 Bowman. The different color border always made me think he was something a little more special when I was a kid.
I never saw Kaline is person, but the way other players talked about him reminds me of Stan Musial. Both great players and people.