Ah man, DPeck I thought you took pictures of your All Star room!!!
BUYING Frank Gotch T229 Kopec Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
<< <i>Great stuff yankeesman. We've been more interested in Berra over the past few years. I think he's one of the most underrated players in history. People remember him more for the "Yogi-isms" than for his playing career.
I can totally relate to the "family room" concept. My wife, daughter and I collect together, and we moved our home office over the Christmas holidays. One of us is almost always in here, and if I don't get here quick, I don't get a seat!
Looks like you have quite a collection of cut signatures, balls and bats. Would you mind sharing some more detail on your collection?
Rich >>
Rich, thanks for the kind words. I'm obviously a Yankees fan primarily but have season tickets to the Braves and live only about an hour and a half from Turner Field so we go see a ton of Braves games - hence all the Braves stuff. As far as the autographed baseballs, I am working on a collection of autographed balls of all the 500 home run club and that's been fun. Am missing a few (including the big 3 of Ruth, Foxx and Ott) but it's been a fun chase. Also picking up autographed balls from Hall of Famers in general when I can - Stan Musial, Yogi, etc. Have autographed balls of most of the Braves greats and current stars and have alot of old time Yankees auto'd balls - Bob Turley (who shares my last name but no connection I know of), Joe Pepitone, etc. Kind of eclectic on the bats - have game used bats of Bo Jackson with the Royals, Pudge Rodriguez with the Marlins, Andruw Jones with the Braves, Alex Rodriguez (batting practice used) with the Rangers, and Raul Mondesi from when he was a Brave. The other bats in the cases include a 1999 Yankees team autographed bat and a Don Mattingly single signed autographed bat as well as a Josh Hamilton signed bat. In one of the pictures there is a pair of cleats which were worn by Tommy Byrne in the 1956 World Series. Again, I have a really eclectic collection but it's been fun. Thanks for asking.
Don Mattingly, Yogi Berra, Thurman Munson, Brian McCann and Topps Rookie Cup autograph collector www.questfortherookiecup.com
Thanks for sharing the details. You have a really interesting and eclectic collection that includes some unique pieces. We work with a few select dealers with strong reputations and connections to get some unique pieces, such as the Mantle license plate, Mickey Charles Mantle ball, Maris commemorative slate etching, etc. Can I ask how you found items such as the Berra jersey and the Byrne cleats? I'm always looking to learn from more experienced collectors.
<< <i>Thanks for the kind words. rt1963, I am a pretty big Yogi fan. I have a 1979 coaches jersey of Berra's with the Munson memorial black arm band, a Yankees hat of Berra's from when he was coaching, and quite a few Yogi auto'd items. For Munson, about all I have is a early 70's Yankees team ball with a Munson signature. And the obligatory Munson unopened packs that were brought about by the frenzy that folks on this board stir up about unopened! >>
Awesome set up. Where did you get your wall bat displays?
Rich, I definitely wouldn't call myself an experienced collector. Many of the folks on this board have much more knowledge than I do. Most of my larger items have come from auction houses through the years. The Byrnes cleats did come from the bay but had great family provenance with them as well as photo matching.
Pdub, I believe the acrylic cases came from Pennzoni and the mahogany case came from Mounted Memories as I recall. I personally think I like the acrylic cases the best for display purposes.
Thanks for the kind words.
Don Mattingly, Yogi Berra, Thurman Munson, Brian McCann and Topps Rookie Cup autograph collector www.questfortherookiecup.com
topps actually added 6 more to the bretts today. i wonder how far they will go back and if they will be limited like the 1990 topps print run. Im kidding but i would love to have 1975-1979 over 1981-1990.
Mullins, very nice collection. I've been thinking about getting into rare books, enjoying them. What's your direction of collecting? Any tips to a beginning bibliophile?
Thanks for sharing.
Interested in higher grade vintage cards. Aren't we all.
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Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
<< <i>Great stuff yankeesman. We've been more interested in Berra over the past few years. I think he's one of the most underrated players in history. People remember him more for the "Yogi-isms" than for his playing career.
I can totally relate to the "family room" concept. My wife, daughter and I collect together, and we moved our home office over the Christmas holidays. One of us is almost always in here, and if I don't get here quick, I don't get a seat!
Looks like you have quite a collection of cut signatures, balls and bats. Would you mind sharing some more detail on your collection?
Rich >>
Rich, thanks for the kind words. I'm obviously a Yankees fan primarily but have season tickets to the Braves and live only about an hour and a half from Turner Field so we go see a ton of Braves games - hence all the Braves stuff. As far as the autographed baseballs, I am working on a collection of autographed balls of all the 500 home run club and that's been fun. Am missing a few (including the big 3 of Ruth, Foxx and Ott) but it's been a fun chase. Also picking up autographed balls from Hall of Famers in general when I can - Stan Musial, Yogi, etc. Have autographed balls of most of the Braves greats and current stars and have alot of old time Yankees auto'd balls - Bob Turley (who shares my last name but no connection I know of), Joe Pepitone, etc. Kind of eclectic on the bats - have game used bats of Bo Jackson with the Royals, Pudge Rodriguez with the Marlins, Andruw Jones with the Braves, Alex Rodriguez (batting practice used) with the Rangers, and Raul Mondesi from when he was a Brave. The other bats in the cases include a 1999 Yankees team autographed bat and a Don Mattingly single signed autographed bat as well as a Josh Hamilton signed bat. In one of the pictures there is a pair of cleats which were worn by Tommy Byrne in the 1956 World Series. Again, I have a really eclectic collection but it's been fun. Thanks for asking.
www.questfortherookiecup.com
<< <i>Thanks for the kind words. rt1963, I am a pretty big Yogi fan. I have a 1979 coaches jersey of Berra's with the Munson memorial black arm band, a Yankees hat of Berra's from when he was coaching, and quite a few Yogi auto'd items. For Munson, about all I have is a early 70's Yankees team ball with a Munson signature. And the obligatory Munson unopened packs that were brought about by the frenzy that folks on this board stir up about unopened! >>
Awesome set up.
Where did you get your wall bat displays?
PDub
https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/pdub1819/othersets/6204
Pdub, I believe the acrylic cases came from Pennzoni and the mahogany case came from Mounted Memories as I recall. I personally think I like the acrylic cases the best for display purposes.
Thanks for the kind words.
www.questfortherookiecup.com
A thought for your man caves.
Those are a neat item.
topps actually added 6 more to the bretts today. i wonder how far they will go back and if they will be limited like the 1990 topps print run. Im kidding but i would love to have 1975-1979 over 1981-1990.
Thanks for sharing.