Has anyone here been able to answer this question? Update 12/24/2016 - Finally got it slabbed!
jmlabonner
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Who is this sliding into Dick Green on the 1974 Topps card?? I recieved the TTM in mail today and wanted to send it to whoever the other person is. The closest I can find is the following:
http://www.hardballtimes.com/tht-live/a-baseball-card-mystery-whos-sliding-into-dick-green/
http://www.hardballtimes.com/tht-live/a-baseball-card-mystery-whos-sliding-into-dick-green/
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chambliss was a much bigger dude than the the guy sliding
I'm curious if the possibility exists that the picture was taken during an exhibition game in 1973 when the opponent may have been a college team very early into the schedule....
Just a thought.
IMF
editied to add the more I look at it, the more it looks like Ben Ogilvie
Ben Ogilvie did wear #14 with the Red Sox in '72-'73.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/oglivbe01.shtml
Hmm so all this time Dick Green has been signing a card that wasn't his picture on it? Ok well I am going to send it to Ben Oglivie via TTM and see if it comes back signed. Thank you all!
John
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For your sake, I hope it's Ogilvie as he does sign through the mail.
I got an Oglivie back TTM about a month or so ago - he signed two cards for me.
Problem was, I sent them in July 2010 - FIVE years ago! So, not sure if it was just me or what, but be prepared to be patient waiting for your response!
For your sake, I hope it's Ogilvie as he does sign through the mail.
I got an Oglivie back TTM about a month or so ago - he signed two cards for me.
Problem was, I sent them in July 2010 - FIVE years ago! So, not sure if it was just me or what, but be prepared to be patient waiting for your response!
Mailed the card off today so we shall see!
Looks like some of his more recent returns have taken 3-8 months, but they've all came back. He might just wait for a period to sign em all and send em off. Hope it comes back for ya!
Congrats and thanks for sharing!
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Hmm so all this time Dick Green has been signing a card that wasn't his picture on it? Ok well I am going to send it to Ben Oglivie via TTM and see if it comes back signed. Thank you all!
John
On a similar note, I got some cards signed by Frank LaCorte. He doesn't like his rookie card which I had provided for him to sign. He ended up giving me some cards from other years he signed. The reason he doesn't like his rookie card (1976 Topps)? It's not him in the photo.
John
Ogilvie was real nice in person, almost always a willing signer and always smiling. Not to mention a great hitter.
PS. And yes, I'm pretty sure that's Ted Kubiak in the picture, not Green. The player looks like he's making a throw from SS and Green rarely if ever played SS. You might want to take your chances on a three-bagger and try to get Kubiak to sign. He was always great in person and I think he signs TTM. And, he's got a pretty nice looking autograph.
Thanks for sharing.
Ogilvie was real nice in person, almost always a willing signer and always smiling. Not to mention a great hitter.
PS. And yes, I'm pretty sure that's Ted Kubiak in the picture, not Green. The player looks like he's making a throw from SS and Green rarely if ever played SS. You might want to take your chances on a three-bagger and try to get Kubiak to sign. He was always great in person and I think he signs TTM. And, he's got a pretty nice looking autograph.
Thanks! I'll send it off tomorrow and let y'all know when or if it ever comes back!
John
John
Thanks
IMF
congrats although I can't understand his response....Can you type out what he wrote?
Thanks
IMF
IMF,
From what I cam make out it's:
"You are correct (illegible) - it is me!"
"Thank you for your service - "
"I (illegible illegible) enclosed cards
(illegible) your children - "
Ted
congrats although I can't understand his response....Can you type out what he wrote?
Thanks
IMF
IMF,
From what I cam make out it's:
"You are correct (illegible) - it is me!"
"Thank you for your service - "
"I (illegible illegible) enclosed cards
(illegible) your children - "
Ted
Congrats on completing the quest!
Is the last part "I hope the enclosed cards please your children"? Is it possible the first illegible is your name? That's some pretty awful handwriting. Some context from the letter sent to him may help decipher it .
congrats although I can't understand his response....Can you type out what he wrote?
Thanks
IMF
IMF,
From what I cam make out it's:
"You are correct (illegible) - it is me!"
"Thank you for your service - "
"I (illegible illegible) enclosed cards
(illegible) your children - "
Ted
Congrats on completing the quest!
Is the last part "I hope the enclosed cards please your children"? Is it possible the first illegible is your name? That's some pretty awful handwriting. Some context from the letter sent to him may help decipher it .
I don't think the first is my name because it's John, but you are correct on the last illegible part. Now that I look at it!
John
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
Hmm so all this time Dick Green has been signing a card that wasn't his picture on it? Ok well I am going to send it to Ben Oglivie via TTM and see if it comes back signed. Thank you all!
John
On a similar note, I got some cards signed by Frank LaCorte. He doesn't like his rookie card which I had provided for him to sign. He ended up giving me some cards from other years he signed. The reason he doesn't like his rookie card (1976 Topps)? It's not him in the photo.
Congrats on getting it all figured out.
When I lived in AZ, One of our customers was Freddie Jones (Played for the Cardinals) I asked him once if I could bring some cards in to sign and he was more than happy to do it so the next time he came in, I handed him a stack and as he went through them he set one aside saying it wasn't him and didn't sign it. He was a really cool guy. He signed any of his Chargers cards with his uniform # from that team and his Cardinal cards with his current #
Here it is after over a year I finally got it done! Let me know what y'all think!
John
looks great!
certainly one of a kind
IMF
That is awesome!!!
Congrats on completing your quest with the 3 signatures and getting PSA to slab.
Donato
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What a great ending to your journey to get the card signed and slabbed. Well done!
Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
Thanks everyone!
Well done! I enjoyed reading this!
Shane
Great thread.
Good stuff - WTG!
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