GIL HODGES’ 1956 TOUR OF JAPAN ROBE
Christmas and my birthday are coming up…
(via Blue Heaven)
1958 Topps Don Newcombe
I don’t know what’s going on with Don’s arm and leg on this card. Some sketchy 50’s production value. The back is pretty amazing though, even with the missing piece of cardboard.
Anyone who’s been to more than a few Dodger games has probably seen Newk around the stadium, sharply dressed in a suit and hat. One of my favorite Dodgers of all time, he’s apparently been a huge influence on Matt Kemp, who is one of my other favorites.
Babe as coach of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Like the Boston Braves, the Dodgers had no intention of letting Babe take over as manager; they simply wanted to use him to boost their attendance - 1938.
These have been posted everywhere but they still crack me up every year.A couple more and I’m done. I swear.
1953 Topps Roy Campanella
I was going to save this, to space out my “Dodgers Retired Numbers” posts. Instead I’m posting it in honor of Matt Kemp winning the Roy Campanella award.
Campy came up to play for the Dodgers the year after Jackie Robinson in 1948. He went to the All Star game every season except for his first and his last. He won the NL MVP award three times, the last time he won was the Dodgers first World Series Championship. A tragic auto accident cut his career short, leaving him paralyzed from the shoulders down. His number, 39, was retired by the Dodgers in 1972.
In 1953 Topps released their second baseball card set, and this year the entire set was hand painted, no photographs. Ever since I saw Campy’s card, I knew I had to have it. It’s absolutely beautiful. Recently I saw this one, in decent condition, mislabeled as “1959 Roy Campanella” and ended up winning the auction for less than half of what this card would normally fetch in this condition. Awesome right?
I have this friend who’s a Giants fan & when she went into work this morning her two coworkers left this on her desk.
Normally I’d say it’s not nice to rub a victory in people’s faces, after all the shit I got from Giants fan friends last year… I support this.
(Source: loseyoursoultonight)
LOS ANGELES DODGERS 2011 TEAM PHOTO
Los Angeles Dodgers Team Photo Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. © Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers 2011 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 2011
If things had been just a little different in 1958. http://www.flipflopflyin.com/flipflopflyball/info-lagsfd.html
The Dodger fan in me hates the thought of this. The graphic designer in me thinks it is beautiful and clever.
1962 Topps Dodgers Team Card
I love team cards. Not only are they awesome, but they are pretty much always affordable. I think I picked this one up for a couple dollars shipped on the ‘bay. I don’t know, it was a long time ago. One thing I do know is that it looks good propped up on some bobbleheads.
Because it’s All-Vin-Scully-All-The-Time, here’s a picture of me from a few weeks ago when I got to take a tour of the press box. I’d never been on the Club level before and it’s pretty nice! This was part of the deal where Lindsey’s work gets to take over the stadium and we got to play out in the field, throw in the bullpen, take batting practice and basically just hang out in the happiest place on Earth.
Side note: the shirt I’m wearing is the ‘88 World Series champions shirt that had the faces of key players from that team. One of the “Dodgers Legends” on hand that day was Tim Leary (the other was Bill Russell) who played on that team. At one point when I was taking grounders on the infield near him, he said, “hey, come here and let me take a look at your shirt.” He studied it for a minute and said, “Looks like I didn’t make the cut. But John Tudor did?” That was awkward.
Awesome!
T.J. Simers asks: What are the Dodgers hoping to accomplish by asking fans to rate Vin Scully’s performance in the booth?
Photo: Vin Scully. Credit: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times
(Source: Los Angeles Times)
