After watching this I can no longer watch boring pack-breaking videos of folks sitting at their dining room table. This is a must watch.
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Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Blow-Up Doll
Did I get your attention with that title? Well, your mind is in the gutter.
Anyway, recently an unusual Dodger collectible popped up on eBay. Check it out below.
This is a seldom seen early 1960's Dodger blow-up doll. It measures 17" tall and is in decent shape. Unfortunately, there is a slow leak in it, but that did not deter the collecting community. It sold for $48.76.
I had originally seen this item in a old Dodger mail order catalog from the period at the Inside the Park Collectibles blog and wondered exactly what it was. (It is the item on the left center below) At first I thought it might be a plush doll, but now I realize it is something very different. But notice, it is a little different than the item pictured below. This doll in the auction is batting while the catalog below shows a pitcher. I wonder how many different versions exist.
Anyway, recently an unusual Dodger collectible popped up on eBay. Check it out below.
This is a seldom seen early 1960's Dodger blow-up doll. It measures 17" tall and is in decent shape. Unfortunately, there is a slow leak in it, but that did not deter the collecting community. It sold for $48.76.I had originally seen this item in a old Dodger mail order catalog from the period at the Inside the Park Collectibles blog and wondered exactly what it was. (It is the item on the left center below) At first I thought it might be a plush doll, but now I realize it is something very different. But notice, it is a little different than the item pictured below. This doll in the auction is batting while the catalog below shows a pitcher. I wonder how many different versions exist.
Monday, July 06, 2009
Cobb Diary a Forgery
Even the most highly regarded collector gets fooled.
Barry Halper had amassed the hobby's greatest collection of Baseball memorabilia in the world. Within his collection was Ty Cobb's diary that was eventually sold, along with other items, to the Hall of Fame. Nearly a decade later it has been deemed a fake by the FBI.
Hat Tip: Sports Collectors Daily:
Barry Halper had amassed the hobby's greatest collection of Baseball memorabilia in the world. Within his collection was Ty Cobb's diary that was eventually sold, along with other items, to the Hall of Fame. Nearly a decade later it has been deemed a fake by the FBI.
"We have found that the 1946 Ty Cobb Diary is an unreliable source, not representative of an authentic Ty Cobb artifact. Our suspicions have been confirmed by the FBI statement that 'the written entries are not consistent with the natural writing style of Tyrus R. Cobb.'Read all about it in an article by Ernie Harwell of the Detroit Free Press.
Hat Tip: Sports Collectors Daily:
Free Admission for Jackson Impersonators
Are you a Michael Jackson fan? Did you get shut out on tickets to his memorial? Well, have no fear, go to the Long Beach Armada Baseball game on Tuesday instead. If you come dressed as Michael you get in for free.
“We wanted to take this opportunity to give Jackson’s fans an outlet to gather and remember a man who changed the landscape of music over the last 40 years,” said Golden Baseball League CEO Dave Kaval. “When you look at how many people want to attend the memorial at Staples Center, we felt the need to give people who don’t win these lottery tickets a chance to come out and honor Jackson along with other fans.”Talk about shameless promotion.
Fans who dress up like Michael Jackson in any fashion will receive free admission to Tuesday’s game. It doesn’t matter if you’re “Black or White” just as long as the “Man in the Mirror” looks like Michael Jackson, you get in for free.
The game will feature Jackson’s music all-night long, and several appropriate-themed between-inning contests such as a moon-walking contest, a Michael Jackson dance off, as well as great prizes for the winner of a Michael Jackson look-alike contest. And considering the Armada won its last home game in walk-off fashion in the 11th inning in front of more than 2100 fans, you can bet the baseball game itself will be a “Thriller.”That is so "Bad."
Card of the Week: Job Transfer
Above is a 1992 Upper Deck card of relief pitcher Al Osuna manning the camera. He must have had a bad outing on the mound as he looks to expand his skill set.
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Blog Kiosk: 7/5/2009
I scoff at the idea that the NL West is the worst division in Baseball.
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- Check out this new Dodger blog called Juan Pierre's Oversized Hat.
- Hee Seop Choi turns up in Korea and appears to have gotten his stroke back.
"When I was struggling in the slump, it was really hard. I am hoping that this home run will help me turn things around and I will find my old form,'' Choi said.
(Hat Tip: True BlueLA: Tripon) - Imagine if Babe Ruth went to the White Sox instead of the Yankees. It was a possibility and White Sox Cards has the story.
The only two teams that could take on Babe Ruth were the White Sox and the Yankees. The White Sox were a powerhouse and the Yankees were bad, but improving a little each year. The White Sox had a deal in place with the Red Sox for Babe Ruth. In exchange for Ruth, the White Sox would send Shoeless Joe Jackson and $60,000.
- Great photo at Shorpy's photo blog of a 1943 desegregated Marine Baseball team. Click the photo to enlarge.
- Butch Franklin, a mentally disabled Cowboys fan, recently had his home broken into and had many of his prized Cowboys collectibles stolen. Read about what the Cowboys did to help out this deserving fan.
- Ha! Spike Lee interviews Manny.
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- Troy needs a voice coach. Here is his ode to Casey Blake.
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