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I just won one of the greatest cards ever made..

pandrewspandrews Posts: 7,598 ✭✭✭
in Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum
(at least in my opinion..)

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  • MorrellManMorrellMan Posts: 3,241 ✭✭✭
    any idea who the 2nd was?
    Mark (amerbbcards)


    "All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not sure I understand Mark
    You mean the second card? Or a second event? Jesse Owens or Bill Buckner?

    your friend
    Mike
    Mike
  • BuccaneerBuccaneer Posts: 1,794 ✭✭
    No, he meant the 2nd's...awww, nevermind....
  • SHOOTER56SHOOTER56 Posts: 108
    image wow that is funny! pandrews what a great card!!
  • GriffinsGriffins Posts: 6,076 ✭✭✭
    That's interesting- the play happened in 1908, but they've got a picture from about 30 years later on the card.

    Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's

  • pandrewspandrews Posts: 7,598 ✭✭✭


    << <i>That's interesting- the play happened in 1908, but they've got a picture from about 30 years later on the card. >>



    I didnt realize that either, although I knew that Fred Merkle played long before 1960.. what is the picture from? I also noticed that the "newspaper" date is 1928..
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  • GriffinsGriffins Posts: 6,076 ✭✭✭
    OK, you've got a '60 Nu Card Hi Lights. I"ve got no idea what the picture is of, so I pulled out my set. Turns out I've got the '61 Nu Card Scoops, and #417 has the same headline, same date (Wed, 9.23.28) and shows a picture of Merkle in a Cubs uniform (he was playing for the Giants at the time of his big boner, against the Cubs. He was traded to the Cubs in '15 or '16).
    2 different pictures, same Boner.

    Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's

  • jrdolanjrdolan Posts: 2,549 ✭✭
    Nowadays if a player pulls his boner, he goes on the D.L. for 45 days.
  • cosyncosyn Posts: 18 ✭
    I was thinking of some play on words with the headline, but I'm too new here to dare. jrdolan "handled it" well.
  • BuccaneerBuccaneer Posts: 1,794 ✭✭


    << <i>Nowadays if a player pulls his boner, he goes on the D.L. for 45 days. >>



    Unless your name is David Cone.

    I got nothing.
  • mudflap02mudflap02 Posts: 2,060 ✭✭
    I think Denny Neagle did the same thing....
  • pandrewspandrews Posts: 7,598 ✭✭✭
    For anybody interested, here is a picture of Griffins boner he was talking about.. (from the 1961 Nu Card Scoops).. Thanks for the pic!

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  • FuzzFuzz Posts: 903
    The Bill James Historical Abstract has complete coverage of the event. This includes stories from both towns newspapers the next day and eye witness accounts. According to the accounts, there were "several" balls in play, the base was removed during "the play", fans on the field like the Stanford marching band and the final call was made by the umpires from behind the locked door of the dressing room.
    Sorry this is all from memory as my copy is out on loan.
    Fuzz
    Wanted: Bell Brands FB and BB, Chiefs regionals especially those ugly milk cards, Coke caps, Topps and Fleer inserts and test issues from the 60's. 1981 FB Rack pack w/ Jan Stenerud on top.
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 2,759 ✭✭✭

    Another athlete who pulled a boner :

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    Lance Rentzel of the Dallas Cowboys
    was arrested on indecent-exposure charges in 1971,
    when he exposed himself to a ten-year-old girl.

    Pix of 'My Kids'

    "How about a little fire Scarecrow ?"
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Another athlete who pulled a boner :

    Lance Rentzel of the Dallas Cowboys
    was arrested on indecent-exposure charges in 1971,
    when he exposed himself to a ten-year-old girl. >>


    Wolf
    Wasn't he nicknamed "Bambi"?

    your friend
    Mike
    Mike
  • CubfanCubfan Posts: 1,545
    Lance Rentzel was also married to Joey Heatherton and was connected, if I remember correctly, to Victoria Principal.

    I remember him being a better than average end until his scandal did him in.
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 2,759 ✭✭✭

    "Lance Rentzel ... Wasn't he nicknamed "Bambi"?

    Bite your tongue Stone.
    Both were wide receivers named Lance,
    and both played for Dallas at one time or another,
    but Bambi, of course, was Lance Alworth :

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    Pix of 'My Kids'

    "How about a little fire Scarecrow ?"
  • jayhawkejayhawke Posts: 1,316 ✭✭✭
    HA HA !!!!! That is great.
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>"Lance Rentzel ... Wasn't he nicknamed "Bambi"?

    Bite your tongue Stone.
    Both were wide receivers named Lance,
    and both played for Dallas at one time or another,
    but Bambi, of course, was Lance Alworth :

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    Why was I sure that would get a rise out of the Wolfman?

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    Mike
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 2,759 ✭✭✭

    "Why was I sure that would get a rise out of the Wolfman?"

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    Don't be a messin' with old Wolfman, Stone ... image



    Pix of 'My Kids'

    "How about a little fire Scarecrow ?"
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Don't be a messin' with old Wolfman, Stone >>



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    Mike
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