A old friend sent me a an old magazine, it was a July 1968 Dell Sports with Harmon Killebrew (one of my 3 all-time favorites) on the cover. It was so enjoyable looking at it, remembering the players in it like it was yesterday. It was a baseball issue and it had capsules on all the baseball players. It was so great reminiscing about these players. I was 11 at the time and I knew these guys and their stats like I knew the back of my hand. My Dad always told me if I studied my schoolwork like U studied the sports page, I would be a straight A student. It was pretty neat seeing the changes in time looking through it. Remember when a player got traded and they just brushed out his old team on the cap and he wore a blank cap in the picture? I about cried when I saw what could have been though. An ad for a complete set of 1968 Topps baseball cards- Over 600 cards for $13.95. If my Dad would have bought me that and put them away and never let me open it, just think what it would be worth today. Anyway, if you get a chance to look through old mags, I highly recommend it. It's a real kick.
Merry Christmas CY
Have quite a few from the late 60's and early 70's, and in fact just took a few out of the closet a couple weeks ago to show Billsfan.
CY, if I recall, your a J.BENCH fan correct? Have a couple with him on the cover of some baseball mags that are really nice.
If interested, will mail you some of the mags..............have to start paying off my golfing debts.
Have quite a few from the late 60's and early 70's, and in fact just took a few out of the closet a couple weeks ago to show Billsfan.
CY, if I recall, your a J.BENCH fan correct? Have a couple with him on the cover of some baseball mags that are really nice.
If interested, will mail you some of the mags..............have to start paying off my golfing debts.
Fishhead said:Merry Christmas CY
Have quite a few from the late 60's and early 70's, and in fact just took a few out of the closet a couple weeks ago to show Billsfan.
CY, if I recall, your a J.BENCH fan correct? Have a couple with him on the cover of some baseball mags that are really nice.
If interested, will mail you some of the mags..............have to start paying off my golfing debts.
By the way, have a copy of the BOYS of SUMMER taken/stolen from the T.R. library..........and on the checkout card on the inside cover it shows the book was checked out by three individuals.........
1. R. LOUNSBERRY
2. GREG LEMPKE
3. JEFF S.
:lol:
Fishhead said:Merry Christmas CY
Have quite a few from the late 60's and early 70's, and in fact just took a few out of the closet a couple weeks ago to show Billsfan.
CY, if I recall, your a J.BENCH fan correct? Have a couple with him on the cover of some baseball mags that are really nice.
If interested, will mail you some of the mags..............have to start paying off my golfing debts.
Yep, Killebrew, Bench, and George Brett were my 3 favorites. No need to send but thanks anyway. I'll collect those golf debts sometime in Vegas at a craps table. Merry Christmas to you and Hawkeye too. Hawkeye, you must have missed my post about you a few days ago. The thread was about nicknames on this site and if a guy would change it now. I said Hawkeye171 was his favorite sports team followed by his career batting average in high school. Thought it was cool you were comfortable in not lying about your average after all these years.
