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For my brother's 50th bday --

EchoCanyonEchoCanyon Posts: 2,283 ✭✭✭
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I wanted to get him/give him something he'd never forget and love.

Well, in 1973, my father got tickets to the World Series (Mets vs A's). He only got 2 and well, took my older brother. I was promised if the Mets ever got back into the WS, I would go. Of course, 13 years later (1986), I reminded my father, who could not get tickets.

Sadly, my Dad died in 1988. He was only 50.

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I found my brother's ticket stub in a box and PSA was kind enough to let me add a personalized message -- WS game with Dad, priceless.


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    JaktJakt Posts: 573 ✭
    That is an awesome gift on many levels.
    I'm building a 1968 and a 1970 Topps set. I have lots of 1970s and 1960s to offer in trade.
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    YogiBerraFanYogiBerraFan Posts: 2,390 ✭✭
    That is a really cool gift! image
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    leadoff4leadoff4 Posts: 2,392 ✭
    It doesn't get any better than that. My dad passed away at the age of 49(I was 7) so I never got to see a game with him. I think of my dad every time I take my two boys to a MLB game and almost get emotional. My brother(who's 13 yrs. older than me) got to see the '70 All Star game with my dad. I know I would've loved to watch a game with him. Thanks for sharing.
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    GarabaldiGarabaldi Posts: 2,004 ✭✭✭
    Great stuff and that ticket will always be cherished.
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    JuggsJuggs Posts: 495 ✭
    That's tremendous.
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    5714Ks5714Ks Posts: 175
    that is awesome!
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    cardcountrycardcountry Posts: 569 ✭✭✭
    What an awesome gift!

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    DCanfieldDCanfield Posts: 548 ✭
    That has to be one of the nicest collectibles I've seen. Wow!
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    BasherBoyBasherBoy Posts: 510 ✭✭
    that is awesome. image
    Need PSA Indians/Browns
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    1980scollector1980scollector Posts: 2,036 ✭✭✭
    Just an awesome gift.
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    VitoCo1972VitoCo1972 Posts: 6,127 ✭✭✭
    Great gift!!!! I never got to see a WS game with my dad either. He died in 1994 and his gravestone says "Never Saw The Red Sox Win The World Series" (seriously)
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    JaktJakt Posts: 573 ✭


    << <i>his gravestone says "Never Saw The Red Sox Win The World Series" (seriously) >>



    I like this (in a respectful way).
    I'm building a 1968 and a 1970 Topps set. I have lots of 1970s and 1960s to offer in trade.
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    Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,535 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Spectacular!
    Mike
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    llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭
    image
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    grote15grote15 Posts: 29,521 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Really nice! And those were pretty good seats in ol' Shea, too!


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    ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭
    Does your brother collect?

    this is absolutely amazing!

    i miss Shea image
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    EchoCanyonEchoCanyon Posts: 2,283 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Does your brother collect?

    this is absolutely amazing!

    i miss Shea image >>



    We collected together when we were kids...and he got me into collecting....although he's not a collector, he loves baseball and appreciates all it has to offer ....he's only 3 years older, but when you're young, 3 years is a lifetime.....I collected as a kid from 71-82...got back in from 88-91...dropped out again, but his boys got into cards and that got me back in around 2006/2007... I've been back ever since ....

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    MinorLeaguerMinorLeaguer Posts: 497 ✭✭✭
    We were poor so we went to Shea as kids when we collected enough Dairylea coupons from the 1/2 gallon milk cartons. Either the games would get rained out or it would be like an 8-1 drubbing at the hands of the big red machine. I didn't care. We were all together at the game!
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    tsalems1tsalems1 Posts: 3,373 ✭✭✭
    Great gift!

    Looks like a O Pee Chee rough cut!
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    EchoCanyonEchoCanyon Posts: 2,283 ✭✭✭


    << <i>We were poor so we went to Shea as kids when we collected enough Dairylea coupons from the 1/2 gallon milk cartons. Either the games would get rained out or it would be like an 8-1 drubbing at the hands of the big red machine. I didn't care. We were all together at the game! >>



    So were we. It took us all year collecting coupons and asking neighbors to get 5 tickets. We would usually get a giveaway day in Sept.
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    Bear48Bear48 Posts: 239 ✭✭✭
    Super Cool!
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