My wife is the best! anniversary gift. (cool pics included)

BigDaddyBowman · June 23, 2007 2:53AM

For our 11th wedding anniversary yesterday, she took me to the "Baseball as America" exhibit at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland. Any of you who are going to the National...I reccomend checking the museum out when you are in town. The display is on until September. The cost is pricey...$14.50 each...but it was pretty cool...especially for those of us who have never been to Cooperstown. Here is an assortment of items that I was able to get pictures of...until the security lady told me that cameras were not allowed!

T206 Wagner card...not the best sample...but cool to see

a Child's scrapbook from the 1800's of the Cleveland Naps

shoeless Joe's shoes

Homerun Kings bats

Assorted Indians Memorabilia

George Brett Pine Tar bat

Feller baseball

Egyptian baseball

Card display

I can post some more if anyone want more.

colebear · June 23, 2007 3:15AM

Very cool, that would be very interesting to see. Is that a traveling display? If not, I might have to head out to Cleveland and see it!!!!

perkdog · June 23, 2007 3:34AM

Very NICE!!! Thanks for sharing...

BigDaddyBowman · June 23, 2007 3:36AM

I think it is a travelling display...not sure though. I know it is in Cleveland throughout the summer.

some more pics:
Jackie Robinson's jersey

Pete Rose helmet

Abner Doubleday baseball

racist letter to Hank Aaron

Koufax's Cy Young Award

I will post more later

stown · June 23, 2007 3:37AM

Thanks for sharing and please post more

bhl2359 · June 23, 2007 4:10AM

Book from exhibit

Ahmanfan · June 23, 2007 4:24AM

do you own all of these items?

elsnorto · June 23, 2007 4:24AM

Happy anniversary to Mr. & Mrs. BigDaddyBowman... I assume she would not take kindly to being called "BigMommaBowman". Speaking of which, your wife is pretty cool without a doubt for thinking of this as an anniversary present, but I don't know about best.

For "best" she would have had to at least try slipping the Wagner card in her purse for you while you created a diversion.

Very cool stuff, please do keep the pictures coming, and thanks for sharing as most of us would probably not get to see this stuff otherwise.

Snorto~

detroitfan2 · June 23, 2007 4:37AM

When I first opened it and saw the scans loading, I thought she BOUGHT all that stuff for you. I was thinking, where in the world did she find a Cleveland Naps scrapbook?

Very cool stuff, and $14.50 sounds like a bargain to me.

P.S. Happy Anniversary.

BigDaddyBowman · June 23, 2007 4:40AM

How true for so many of us!

Black Sox Uniform

This display had the exact replica of Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire, Hank Aaron etc and you could feel how heavy their bats were...Babe Ruth's was like a tree trunk!

This display measured how fast..or how slow in my case you can pitch

Take your picture as Honus!

julen23 · June 23, 2007 4:48AM

cool pix bro.

i spy eddy in your sig line!

julen

BigDaddyBowman · June 23, 2007 4:53AM

And finally...here are some pics from outside of the science center which is next door to the rock n roll hall of fame and the Browns stadium right on Lake Erie.....in case any of you are coming to the National and want to see a little of Cleveland

Lake Erie from steps of Exhibit

Back of the Rock Hall of Fame

Front of the Rock Hall

Large guitars are lined up down walkway of hall

Historic marker of Rock Hall

OK the Griswald vacation pics are over......come see for yourself at the National Convention in August!

alnavman · June 23, 2007 8:22AM

Cool pictures Big Daddy, I'll have to check out the science center soon....I live near by in Parma....

Also someone asked about the displays and if they were a traveling display. My understanding is they are going around the country to different cities. Supposedly it was in St. Louis last year and in Boston when they won the World Series.... for those who believe in karma, the thought was that since it's in Cleveland this year maybe, just maybe this will be an Indians year!!!! sure hope so.

al.

TNTonPMS · June 23, 2007 8:57AM

Wow Man !
Now that is what I'm talkin about !
Those are some great pics Mr. BigDaddyBowman, thank you for sharing your trip with us .

You don't get to see stuff like that everyday , what a treat .

Happy Anniversary to you guys as well .

It is really cool when the wife shares in your interests like that .

And you know I'm going to drag my old lady to the computer and say . . . .Look at that present .

My wife also gets into the collecting , matter of fact when we first started dating, her collection was larger than mine

baseballfan · June 23, 2007 9:07AM

very cool!!!
thanks for sharing

yawie99 · June 23, 2007 9:43AM

I saw that exhibit when it was here in St. Louis. I definitely recommend it for those (like myself) who have never been to Cooperstown.

bhl2359 · June 23, 2007 9:58AM

This may be the tour's last stop:
Schedule

Bunker · June 24, 2007 12:51AM

That shoebox of cards was pretty sweet. Great pics!

My wife is the best! anniversary gift. (cool pics included)

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