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My 1st requested player set!

rugbymarinerugbymarine Posts: 418 ✭✭✭✭
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Carl Furillo was a very good, but overshadowed OF on the great Dodger teams of the 50s

I was surprised that nobody had ever requested his cards be added as a player set. I've been picking up his cards (slowly) over the past year.

Got the email that set was live, and figured it was a good chance to show off some cards.






My Sets: Frank Robinson - Brooks Robinson - Al Kaline

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    hyperchipper09hyperchipper09 Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good job. I would have thought Furillo already had a registry set as well.

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    LeoMessiLeoMessi Posts: 23 ✭

    great job!

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    calaban7calaban7 Posts: 3,002 ✭✭✭

    Ian , all those cards present very well for their grades . Nice pickups .

    " In a time of universal deceit , telling the truth is a revolutionary act " --- George Orwell
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    JBrulesJBrules Posts: 2,116 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great looking cards for sure. Well done!!!!

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    DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,220 ✭✭

    Great looking cards. I like your passion for centering!

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    BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 8,044 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's good to see some under appreciated/under exposed old time players get their due, and move up the recognition ladder. Nice project. Good luck.

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    IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,431 ✭✭✭✭

    When I first moved to Berks County (PA) in 1984, Furillo lived less than a mile away from the apartment complex I was living in...I saw him a couple times in his yard and I wish now I had the courage to approach him

    IMF

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    TheMickTheMick Posts: 217 ✭✭✭

    Very nice cards and like the centering. Eventually, I need his 1957 card. I'd like to get all the Brooklyn Dodgers from 57.

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    jay0791jay0791 Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭✭

    Nice cards of a very good player

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    rugbymarinerugbymarine Posts: 418 ✭✭✭✭

    @Ironmanfan said:
    When I first moved to Berks County (PA) in 1984, Furillo lived less than a mile away from the apartment complex I was living in...I saw him a couple times in his yard and I wish now I had the courage to approach him

    IMF

    This is part of the reason that I chose to collect his cards!

    We moved to Berks County 3 years ago. I had it in my head that I wanted to build a player set of someone from the (mostly) the 50s. But when I saw what that could cost for players like Jackie, Mick, Mays, etc, I sort of put that idea aside.

    I heard mention of the Reading Rifle nickname, and I looked into what kind of player Furillo was. I've always been a fan of the Brooklyn teams of that era, so I decided to go for it. Then I found out there wasn't a registry set. Not the end of the world, but I made it a challenge to get the required 5 cards to request one.

    And here we are.

    Thanks for kind words from everyone. Appreciate it!

    My Sets: Frank Robinson - Brooks Robinson - Al Kaline
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