ITS CONTEST TIME AGAIN!!!!!!!!

 

                            Step right up folks that's right I Art Fern have a great & wonderful deal in regards to trading bubble gum cards that's right I am talking about bubble gum cards that features your favorite players on your favorite teams. This is one contest that I know that anybody who is anybody can enter this contest to win it. All you have to do in order to win the contest is simply answer 9 questions about 9 different players in a simple game of "WHO AM I......."  there are actually 10 questions in hopes that we don't have to resort to playing extra innings as always there is no cheating I am hoping for the honor system intact that no one I repeat no one tries to cheat. Now what are we playing for you ask real simple folks. You'll be playing for either your choice a Mystery Autograph photo of a player we can't simply name cause if we name this player no one I repeat no one will want this autograph because the autograph doesn't come with a COA nor does this player sign anymore items for he is dead.....Thats right this player is dead so he won't sign anything more unless the rumors of his death are misleading which I Art Fern will be the first to say I am simply amazed that this player is alive.  If you pass on the Mystery Autograph you can have your choice of a Mystery Set of cards that will be more than 200 cards in the set or if ya don't want the Mystery Set you can try your luck by naming your favorite MLB Team when you submit your answers to the questions after the Tie Breaking question (Yes duplicated teams are fine yes I am pointing you out you Mr Night Owl & Mr GCRL both out in your Dodger loving plans) & Ill send you a Mystery Lot of 50 cards of that team that will consist of stuff from the 1960s to the present provided I have 50 cards of your team for you. Also couple more disclaimers in case we do go into extra innings the earliest time stamp on the post will win the prize if no one can answer the questions then I will roll out another contest sometime later on in March just remember no cheating cause I will know if you cheating cause Ill have a way of knowing how ya looked up the answers. In my next post I'll provide the answers & reveal the winner of this contest then you'll see what I mean when I know my baseball & hopefully some of ya will understand me better. Now WITHOUT FURTHER ADO Let the contest begin.

1. I am a Hall of Famer I can't tell you the year I was inducted cause that would be too easy for you to figure me out. I played for a team that went to the first ever League Championship Series back in 1969,however I had a teammate that hit a total of 3 Home Runs also a Hall of Famer couldn't help out in advancing to the World Series. I never reached the playoffs again until 1982. I never won a Cy Young Award. I only played 3 games with a team that gave me a Milestone It's that team most people don't realize I played for them in my career cause they only associate me with the team I talked about in the previous clues Who Am I???????

2. I am a Hall of Famer like the previous player & I am not telling what year I was inducted again too easy for you. I also played in the first ever League Championship Series back in 1969 but in the other league from #1s. I won 2 major awards but they were 10 years apart. My first year was also the same as a fellow Hall of Famer & he won the other Leagues Award that I won in our rookie years but we both made history the same day but I did mine against the same team I broke in with while his historical moment came against the city he broke in with weird thing it was for the other leagues teams. In 1991 & 1992 I pulled the honors of doing something only Ted Williams did but he did his in 1983 & 2002. Who Am I???????

3. I'm sure by now you can say that I am a Hall of Fame member as well. When I went to the Hall I was lucky to be included with someone else from my home state as well with the player who would replace me. Prior to going to Hall I would beat another member by a very slim margin in winning a batting title. When I retired I would be found working with 2 Hall of Fame members 1 of which never played the game. Who Am I??????

4. I hope by now you have guessed that I am a Hall of Fame member too but my story is that I was a throw-in a trade 2 years prior to winning the MVP award all cause of a GM saw potential in me. I attended the same college as a fellow Hall of Famer from a different sport. I even won a Home Run Derby in my home park you can see the outcome on 1 of cards the following year. Who Am I???????

5. I was inducted to the baseball hall of fame yet like the #4 player I played the position that he started at before he was moved to & I was traded too but I only played 1 year for team I was traded to before I called it a career. I was heartbroken when I saw a foul ball become an omen besides a black cat that well crossed my path when I played. I never got to enjoy seeing my team go all the way nor even was able to see myself in Otesaga Lake in upstate New York because I believed that my homepark when they honored me with my Jersey retirement # that I was lucky to be a member of that team & I mentioned that it was my Hall of Fame. Who Am I???????

6. My road to Cooperstown was very interesting as well I played as a teammate of #4 & I got to play with in Postseason 2 times each time my team was eliminated. My RC I'm surprised didn't get a blown up version compared to some of the others that played for the American League team that was making their debut when I had my RC released. I won the top Rookie Award as well MVP which I won 10 years after my rookie season. Who Am I??????

7. I like the previous 6 players also am a Hall of Famer. I would win 4 batting crowns if ya saw some of my other seasons that I didn't win the title ya had to wonder who did. When I retired from the game I made a leap to become a broadcaster. In my last year of my life the All-Star Game was featured in a ballpark where I played at as a player they even played a tribute to me prior to the game for I had passed away before the midsummer classic. 1 of my ex-Teammates told me I had made it to Cooperstown even though I hadn't yet until the following year. Who Am I??????

8. I will tell you yes I am enshrined in Cooperstown. 1 of my teams that I played for had 3 years of 4 players enshrined in the Hall in consecutive years. After my playing career I was busy carrying another title that I feel proud serving in. The team I represented in Cooperstown can boast that I am 1 of 2 players to do a feat that was later matched by another Hall of Famer though ya could say when I did mine I was a proud Father. Who Am I?????

9. I will start by saying yes I am the last Hall of Fame member that you will have to identify. I was like #5 inducted after I had passed away unfortunately. Some of the things that I accomplished well I did something that hadn't occurred in baseball since the 1950s as well as what #8 did in the 1960s. I like another Hall of Famer did on his plaque in the 1980s decided that was the best way to avoid problems with the teams so they couldn't say that I went into Hall to represent them only cause I played what I think was equally for them plus the teams I played for were nice to not let anyone else wear my uniform. Who Am I??????

10. TIE BREAKER!!!!!!! Other than all 9 of these players are Hall of Famers what feat did they have in common?????

Reminder to tell me what team you would like a lot of should you be the winner if you choose that prize & I wish you all good luck. Until then I am reminded of Rogers Hornsby once saying about signing autographs for little kids "Any Ballplayer who doesn't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American, He's a Communist."

 

MICKEY & THE DONUTS

 

                    Yesterday I got a text message from my friend Pat who I sometimes help out once a month at a show in Livonia she wanted me to know that we lost a good friend of ours Mickey Lolich. Mickey was a pitcher from 1963 through 1975 with the Detroit Tigers,1976 the New York Mets,1978 through the 1979 San Diego Padres.  He was only 85 which is a long life for the left-handed Strike out artist in the 1960s. When he was with the Tigers he made his mark by being an Unsung Hero for the 1968 World Series Champions by being 3-0 with an ERA of 1.67 besting Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson in Game 7 on 2 days rest & all 3 of his starts in the were complete games which is a rarity of the game nowadays. As a bonus Mickey in his first at bat in Game 2 he went deep for his only Home Run in his career helping out his own cause to get the victory.

                  As I mentioned before Mickey was a left-hander but he wasn't always he was right handed but he was learning to become a left-hander due to a motorcycle accident when he was a youngster later on he admitted that accident helped his path to the majors faster. The back on the forementioned card from the 1976 Topps Traded how Mickey became a Met he was traded for Rusty Staub many of Detroit fans were upset about the trade as I mentioned he pitched the one season with the Mets before retiring to become a baker making donuts (I had one of his creations once & it was between Tim Hortons & Dunkin Donuts but with his special recipe of goodness). After the 1 year of hiatus Frank Cashen reached out to him to comeback to pitch 1 year for the Padres he ended pitching 2 for them mainly in relief as set up roles for Rollie Fingers then retiring for good after the 1979 season.

                Mickey returned to his bakeries & continued to sell donuts make appearances at shows in the Detroit area as well mainly Tigers Old-Timers games & events honoring the 1968 team. He later in 1996 was asked to be the color man for the Lansing Lugnuts. 

I was lucky to meet up with Mickey on 3 different venues & he was impressed with this bloggers knowledge of the game he even shocked that I knew that his cousin played for the Indians & White Sox.  Each time we would talk about his career as well eat a couple of his donuts as well. This picture was taken May 2017 he wasn't feeling great cause he had a slight temp but made through cause we talked about how Vida Blue beat him for the 1971 Cy Young Award as well the greatest practical joke he did.

Cousin Ron's RC 

                           The practical joke story goes as he did as a player it took place when he was still with the Tigers. You see Tiger Stadium had a scoreboard located along the left-field wall that would be in play during the games. Well that's all Mickey needed for he thought he unscrew a light bulb that resulted in doing over 25 different bulbs unscrewing them then walking away without making a scene. Later that day which was a Sunday it was time to play the game so they flicked on the switch everything lit up on the field except that scoreboard the Detroit officials couldn't figure out what happened so they turn off the switch then flicked on again to see if it was just a simple glitch still no lights then they called an specialist electrician on this day to investigate the problem he checked the fuses they were working fine but they couldn't figure out why they were lighting up. Then one of the grounds crew was talking to team president Jim Campbell saying they claim they saw Mickey was near the scoreboard earlier that day doing something near the scoreboard but couldn't get a good view of his wrong-doings so Jim wondered ya don't think he unscrewed a bunch of bulbs so he told the electrician to see if that was the case sure enough the first bulb he screwed in *bzzzz* the light came to life he proceeded to screw in the rest between innings meanwhile in the Tigers Dugout Mickey sat there quietly whistling innocently chuckling each time a light would turn on then the phone rang from the dugout Manager Mayo Smith answered the phone it was Campbell on the other line he demanded to speak to Lolich ASAP!!!!! He asked Mickey what was he doing around the scoreboard earlier that day Mickey told him absolutely not a damn thing meanwhile smirking that he was found out by Campbell.  Then Campbell told him that it would come out of his paycheck to pay for to have that specialist to come out on a Sunday meaning time & half just to check on the lights & to rescrew in all those light bulbs. As for the paycut it never occurred cause Mickey convinced Campbell he was innocent. Another story that Mickey once said had he didn't have to take time off during the 1967 Season to do active National Guard duty on the weekends he missed about 12 games which would have been 2 starts in the time frame & those 2 games he could helped the Tigers win the pennant that year instead of the Boston Red Sox who won the American League just by 1 game over the Twins & Tigers that season. Mickey was a great friend Tiger fans across the whole state of Michigan will miss him in conclusion as you know I normally end it with my Rogers Hornsby quote but instead Ill leave you with a quote Mickey once said about his stature being a fat guy "Say Helen take a look at this pitcher for the Tigers he weighs in at 275,a World Series MVP, a 20+ winner in the majors, An 3 time All-Star pitcher & you say I am overweight." Rest In Peace my friend. 

30 YEARS LATER WE HAVE THE 1st INDUCTEE

 

                   This year marks the 30th Anniversary here in my hometown. It was 31 years ago when the Class 'A' Midwest League team the Springfield Sultans packed up & made their way to Michigan. They landed in the state's capital city known as Lansing, there they became the Lansing Lugnuts.  During the summer of 1996 its where this blogger was 3 years removed from High School graduation reading some scouting reports on the upcoming team to make their debut in the reports they listed the top 5 players that were stated to play for the Lugnuts who were at the time the Class 'A' affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. They were Gary Coffee,Mark Quinn,Carlos Febles,Jose Cepeda & Carlos Beltran.

Gary Coffee was stated to be the 1st Baseman/DH he was to hit like Cecil Fielder with more power though.

5 Stars that didn't result into not even a half a star with Coffee bad enough he never got a cup of coffee in the Majors. But Gary wasn't the first to be featured in a major set that had Lugnut collectors look for at shops at the time.

                       Mark Quinn was rated with 4 stars for a possible speed & arm to help the young outfield that Kansas City developed for the next millennium. Sadly Mark was a great prospect to watch that year & he even made the Midwest League All-Star game in 1996 however Kansas City gave up on him too quick cause he wasn't anything like another prospect Johnny Damon whom he was suppose to alternate with & Johnny was on the move by 2001 to Oakland.

               Carlos Febles the man was rated 4 stars & had tools like that of former Royals All-Star 2nd Baseman Frank White. Sadly Carlos lost the glove work & injuries caught up with him after being in the Majors for 6 seasons. Currently Carlos is the 3rd base Coach for the Toronto Blue Jays.  He made his MLB debut in 1998 the same day as a teammate of the 1996 Lugnuts made his debut we'll talk about that player a bit later.

                    Jose Cepeda he was rated 4 stars due to his blood line in the Majors he was the nephew of Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda. He was supposed to be the Royals replacement at 3rd base making Kevin Seitzer move to 1st base until Coffee was ready since legendary Hall of Famer George Brett was slowly heading to retirement in the next 3 seasons & was used as DH. Jose only made his debut in 1999 not with the Royals but made a short 10 game stint with the Atlanta Braves & not getting out of the shadow of his Uncle Orlando.
                     That leaves us with the man of the hour in 2026 the newest member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Carlos Beltran. Carlos was believe it or not had a 3 star rating according to this report.  As others were watching the previous 4 I quietly watched this upcoming outfielder. He was the 8th ranked prospect he only played in Lansing for 42 games before moving on to Eugene,Oregon before making his MLB debut the same day as his former teammate Carlos Febles back in 1998. After making his debut as a late season call-up in 1998 it was in 1999 Carlos showed everyone that he belonged in the Majors despite having a 3 star ranking on this report he was rewarded in 1999 as The American League Rookie of the Year winner. Carlos would eventually play for 8 teams & finally retired from the game in 2017. On Tuesday this week Carlos received a call saying by garnering 84.2% votes on only his 4th ballot he will be enshrined in Cooperstown to join the legends of the game. He goes into the Hall with Andruw Jones & Jeff Kent later this year. Even though when I type this post up in January I hope that later this year that the Lansing Lugnuts will do something to honor the 30th Anniversary team as well its 1st inductee to the baseball's Hall of Fame so stay tuned this blogger with my insights will let you know if anything should develop so in conclusion I say congrats to Carlos as well to Andruw & of course Jeff Kent who practically played the same era as these 2 gentlemen did in making to Cooperstown. It amazes me that after 30 years watching a young kid like Carlos making it to baseball ultimate goal in being a Hall of Famer despite what allegations he had when he was with the Astros the second time around when he was accused of cheating I just have to wonder what he will say come time for his speech in July in up state New York near Ostego Lake. Maybe he will have a quote like our favorite Hall of Fame member Rogers Hornsby once saying "Any Ballplayer who doesn't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American, He's a Communist."

2 DAY SHOW REPORT

     

I didn't want to take a picture of the cold weather. I prefer to be at a ballpark in weather suited for a game. 

       Last week Friday & Saturday I was in the town called Midland which is located near the Flint & Saginaw area its also home of the Great Lakes Loons of the Class 'A' Midwest League team whose parent ballclub at the time of this posting is the Los Angeles Dodgers basically where Clayton Kershaw started his climb to the majors for a set up for a 2 day show. It was held at the Dow Chemical Ballpark in freezing temps outside we were under the cover a great concourse level inside the weird thing is this is the first show I have ever been to as a dealer setting up that had 2 different levels of dealers I was happy to be on the main level cause how slow the elevator would run & having to make multi-trips to the car to get all my boxes & without anyone assisting me either day & plus dealing with the weather snowfalling on the Friday my cart didn't want to budge rolling into the slushy snow. The show had 2 signers both didn't sign long only for an hour they were former Tigers Relief Specialist Mike Henneman & former New York Giants Running back Tyrone Wheatley they were there on Saturday.

That's Mike Henneman from my view of my table in the green hat.

Again a view from my table catching Tyrone Wheatley signing for some scabs of fans of his college.....I mean preschool. 

            I was all set to surprise a great friend in the blogging world Matt aka Cards Over Coffee by maybe if Tyrone wasn't too expensive to get his signature & razz him about this years THE GAME & see if he was retained to work next year at the preschool with the new coaching staff by getting his autograph.....well Matt sorry Tyrone was too much for this guy at $30 for a flat & $75 on a mini helmet which I would have gotten a Mini Giants helmet along with a card for your Giants collection even though I know ya prefer the Bulldog guy of a certain Mr. Rodney Hampton over Tyrone & plus his he would inscribed the Helmet saying something about coffee for you but the inscriptions were limited 3 words at an extra $45 add it all up & I know ya wouldn't been able to reinburst me right away for the surprise so I had to do a hard pass so I tried Matt again I need my money for my coffee. I wasn't sure how much Henneman was charging but I didn't want to risk it if he also was $30 as well so I had to time it right to get the pics for you my lovely readers. 

            On Friday I was limited to the main level of the show so I saw a few tables had some possibilities of getting things from my lists or make some trades with my stuff for newer stuff lucky for me I found 2 dealers that helped me with some of my `25/`26 Topps Basketball inserts leaving me with 3 cards to find still which is better than having nothing. I know I made 1 kid very happy with a box of 1991 Series I Donruss I had an unopened box that I got for free from a customer at work when he saw that the price was $3 he begged his dad for the money the father 1st told him oh that guy is asking too much for it until the son spoke up & said no dad he's asking $3 not $300 the father asked me if it was $3 I shook my head & said its his for $3  the father handed him the money which the kid relayed it to me I told the kid Good luck I hope ya can pull an exclusive Elite insert & if ya do you'll have better luck then I did back in 1991 when it was released. So the kid left happy & then another kid noticed I had a gravity feed box of 2023 Topps Series I for $20 & he too went home happy with a new box to crack open.  Then around 7pm I packed up my stuff back into my car for the cold ride in the winter night back home & get ready for Saturday.

                    On Saturday I finalized my deals for my inserts then made a few deals with the stuff I selling then around 2:30 packed up my stuff headed back toward home but made a slight detour to the local casino on the Indian Reservation to play video poker since I don't want to play regular card games cause I count cards & I don't want to be banned from the casino so I stick with the video poker & keno games after being there for an 1 hour headed home to catch the end of the Broncos Vs Bills game. Overall it was a good weekend however one thing I forgot to pick up was a dealer had a binder of `81/`82 Topps basketball singles labeled if not stickered $1 per card to whatever was labeled so I counted them & there was like 42 out of 66 cards needed unfortunately I didn't realize my mistake until I was loading the last of my boxes in the car when I went back to that dealer he was long gone well maybe next show I might get lucky again one can only hope.  Anyways I hate to leave ya fellow readers but I have yet to unload my boxes back into my Man Cave basement but I leave ya in words of the Great Rogers Horsnby once saying about signing autographs for little kids "Any ballplayer who doesn't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American, He's a Communist."

NOT WANTED!!!!!!

                          

                                            On Monday I got a text from my new store manager at DG asking why I am asking people for their shifts well.......lately I have only been scheduled 1 night a week for a job that I hired in as full-time not getting full time hours & such. Sure I have griped about working a lot of hours without time off who hasn't but for me I need to work to pay my bills & to have some $$$$$ left over to maybe get a couple of cards if I have the time. All I am asking is to work Saturdays from 12pm to when ever a place closes the same on Sundays with a later start date on the 2nd Sunday of each month except July when there isn't a show that I like to help my friend out with & Monday to Wednesday from 3pm to close so I can continue to work my other job during the day unless I can get about $17 hour with benefits Ill quit my other job, & have Thursdays & Fridays free except when I request time off which is very rare for me cause I mainly want a week off to attend the NSCC Convention or have plans in which I will ask for it off in plenty of time to get coverage if needed.

                                  Lately I find myself not getting hours meanwhile others who are limited with their hours are getting scheduled more than me. Its hard for someone at the age 50 to find something when I should be slowing down cause I am not as young as I used to be. Plus some of the younger crowd they don't want to work long hours they feel like they're entitled to things instead. I am not a suit & tie type of a worker I am blue collar son. My dream job would to be working at a card shop sorting through boxes getting them in order or selling cards cause I know my cards in the sporting world get me on Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh Magic the Gathering forget it. I rather talk cards to people that come in claiming they have a million dollar top notched card only to be set down a peg or have me work a warehouse where if ya need commons sorted out from 3200ct to 5000ct boxes I am willing to do that for a paycheck. If I worked at a card company I would try to see what type of market is like so I can present to you a better product to produce.  

                         As usual I am turned down for those places cause I know too much or cause they don't want to hire someone that understands stuff or they say I am not motivated enough to do anything. I have some great ideas that I could see happening if a certain company would take the time to hear my pitch for another location for them to make it 2 times the business they could either send to the main headquarters or send to the 2nd location & it could just focus on a certain area of the country to make it easier on the main head building that's why ya see all these Amazons places across the USA so they can focus on that particular area & its just not the main Amazon building but alas this company doesn't want to do that they claim the main building is all they need. 

                   Anyways I know its not a typical card posting part but I just wanted to speak my mind on how I feel as of late cause its not a mid-life crisis for me its just upsetting that someone like me wants to work & yet I am like Milton shunned to the basement of work in hopes that someone doesn't take my red stapler.

Until then I am reminded of Rogers Hornsby once said about signing autographs for little kids "Any Ballplayer who doesn't sign an autograph for a little kid ain't an American, He's a Communist."

MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL...

                                       Mirror Mirror on the wall.......What will my avid readers say about this post to say my Man Cave will leave them in awe!!!!!!! You'll have to excuse me with the photos I took them on Wednesday night after acquiring one of these things you're about to see.  These mirrors were made by the Seagram's Whiskey Company to be showcased in bars in the 1990's. I am not sure how many of them are in the series but I think I have them all even though 1 of them I need to get replaced cause it has a crack on it & I am not in a rush to get just yet. 
                                       There's a total of 18 of these mirrors I have placed them in Alphabetical order cause that's how I want to place them within my Man Cave walls when I get a chance to hang them all up that's where you my avid reader of my blog can help me in figuring out where I should place a certain mirror at the beginning of them & the other 17 as like a header card like or do I put 9 of them then place the questionable one in the middle like a checklist one that is usually in the middle of sets like then continue where I left off or do I place it at the end again as a checklist that's at most sets. The 17 subjects are Ernie Banks,Roy Campanella,Roberto Clemente,Ty Cobb,Whitey Ford, Lou Gehrig,Bob Gibson (was the last subject I needed & picked up on Wednesday after working my school job.), Gil Hodges, Shoeless Joe Jackson,Willie Mays,Satchel Paige,Brooks Robinson,Pete Rose,Babe Ruth,Ozzie Smith, Willie Stargell, Cy Young, finally even though its cracked a 6 player collage that features 6 of these legends. 

                                      I have to start to thanking my father back in 1995 I believe he was on his way home from working he stopped at a liquor store when he brought home the Willie Stargell cause he knew his middle son was so into baseball & thought it would look nice hanging in his bedroom. There it stood in my bedroom for many years & I didn't think of it much until it cause I didn't know much like how many of these things are there?  Who were all the subjects? Was it just a fluke that 'Pops' Stargell had one made only for the fans of Pittsburgh to enjoy looking at their local watering holes? There were alot of questions to be asked about these mirrors & I still don't have any complete answers since I attempted to reach out to the Seagram's company only to have gone completely ignored. 
                                   Back in 2020 when my girlfriend & I moved from our 1 bedroom apartment to a new house I brought along 'Pops' figuring out where to place it upon my empty walls in my newly formed Man Cave. Then I had a thought maybe I should do a search on eBay just to see what I could find on them & just how much Willie might sell for should I decide to pass on the idea of doing them should it be a hassle to accomplish in finding them. Well.....as you can see I didn't give up on finding them, & its been fun trying to find out the numerous questions I have on them. 
                                   I started my search by typing Seagrams Baseball Mirrors on Google only to find about a few of the players so I thought that was it after making an initial listing & I even went as far to reach out to the Seagrams company to find out how many there is while I am certain there's about 17 subjects & 1 collages I mentioned before & there's even different colored frames from black to red & if you ask me the red frames really make it stand out plus its the same color as everlasting 7 Logo shown on the bottles. As I would acquire a new mirror in the last 6 years I would cross it off the list & there's even different sizes on some of them they measure 20"x 16" they were offered as a give away cause they were first advertised as a Baseball Fan Guide I don't have any of the guides themselves cause they even had matching glassware of the subject I have enclosed a photos of the 1992 guide that offered the Willie Mays mirror & you can see for yourself how to get one of these mirrors as well the matching glassware as well.  
                                Now would I like the guides part of me says yeah so I would know just about how many there are, as the other part that says no I don't want the guides is cause I am still hoping that maybe just maybe someone will reach out to me & give me news saying oh there's more than just those 17 individuals or yes that's all they produced was 17 players & 1 collage & you have a complete set. Now while I collected these mirrors I found out certain players are bit harder to find them most but as of late some of the rare ones are slowly appearing on eBay more frequently then when I first started I guess it was cause of how I went to finding them in the first place.

                                                  I don't need another factoid booklet to my collection when I am a walking/talking baseball encyclopedia according to most of my readers with my knowledge of the game.

As you can see there's the send away offer in this picture shown above as well as the glassware.

                     I mentioned there is was some rare ones those would be like Roy Campanella,Bob Gibson,Joe Jackson,Satchel Paige,Brooks Robinson,Pete Rose, & Ozzie Smith.  The others I didn't mention were frequently easy to obtain on eBay when I started to collect them. Most range in prices from $25 on up depending on who the player is & if it rarer to find that certain subject or not.             
                       I have many people I want to thank for helping me purchase them for me which I later paid back for their assistance. 1 is my friend Pat Mooney she was able to snag me off eBay once I saw them the Joe Jackson,Satchel Paige,Brooks Robinson,Pete Rose, & Roy Campanella  as well the first Ozzie Smith one I had before it cracked too. Another blogger friend from the blog Not Another Baseball Card Blog Mike Matson the nice Canadian friend helped me out in requiring Ozzie Smith again when I saw it pop up again on eBay I reached out to him seeing if he had a PayPal account so he could help me snag the Smith as well the Bob Gibson he was only able to afford the Smith because of his funds in money & I couldn't complain I just had to wait on the Gibson a little longer then I wanted the only complaint I had was when I got the Smith it too was cracked some but its fine. About a week after receiving the Smith I was at my monthly show in Livonia I was getting ready to say my farewell to my dealer friends I stopped at David Moore's table now usually we banter like Woody Hayes & Bo Schembechler on who's a better team either my THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY or his Ugly of Manure (Those who are regulars to my blog reading ya know I don't give a rats arse about the Universtity of Muchigan!!!!) & I mentioned about what Mike did I muttered I wish I could get the Bob Gibson one but I didn't have a PayPal account David said he be nice to get for me provided I could pay him for it once it arrived I told him if he got it before I left I pay him on the spot cause I had the amount on hand & all he had to do is let me know when I could pick it up well that was on Wednesday a day we both were free & was able to meet up & I could take Bob home to join with the others I have. Another person who helped me out was my yes readers you guessed it was my good friend Greg who helped me in getting some of them as well as the early ones including the collage before it got damaged. Otherwise the others came from going to antique stores,card shows & card shops friends who might have one after hearing about my quest in obtaining them all or they thought their mirror was the only one to me when I saw one I had to acquire it ASAP in fear that someone else would snatch it up before me.  
              Now my readers I like to present to you my collection of The Seagram's 7 Baseball Legends Mirrors. So sctoll down the page look at these great mirrors the last being the collage I didn't want to show my cracked version so I had to show you what I need but the others are shown as is that I have in my house at the moment I like to hear your feedback on this especially on how I should showcase them on my wall as I mentioned my dilemma that I talked about above. 

                                            

                                      Well thanks for taking the time to read this post if you have any information that I didn't cover please let me know or is there a particular one that your envy of me of having & ya wished you could find that player for your Man Cave I like to hear as well & also how should I show them, until then I reminded what Rogers Hornsby once said about signing autographs for little kids "Any Ballplayer who doesn't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American, He's a Communist."

ITS STILL ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!! ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ LOL!!!!!!

               ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️  What our about to read again might ruin your lunch.  Back on June 30,2025 I introduced to you a little science project that I created If you're not caught up on what I am referring to, I suggest you go back in my blog to reread the origins of this project & no I will not be denied again from comments from you my avid reader I want to hear what you think of this still especially after its first encounter on the 30th of June for as long as I have it in my possession my evilness won't be done *evil chuckles like a mad Doctor*. 

                Now hopefully you're caught up to date with the project. Let's take a look at this wonderful thing. I took the latest installment pictures when my friend from The Collective Mind Blog was visiting me just after Christmas & I wanted to wait until 2026 came along to reveal it again. I am also thinking of the next time if I go to a shop & they have inexpensive box from the "Junk Wax Era" that I could start fresh again & create another one & maybe just maybe someone would take note of my quirkiness or demented brain cells of a baseball know-it-all & write an article to a certain publication about how a weird a blogger like myself could create such a thing or things should I do it again as well do an article on what goes on in certain minds of a blogger when trying to find content for readers to read our posts do I need to mention that blogger's name nah!!!! I am sure that he's thinking about if his team will join the Yankees & the Athletics as his team enters the 2026 season in hopes to 3-peat as champions. 

⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️Its ALIVE!!!!!!⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️

⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️BEWARE IT MIGHT ATTACK YA ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️

Until next time this is Evil Doctor of Mixology & baseball card knowledge is reminding you of the great Rogers Hornsby once saying about signing Autographs for little kids "Any Ballplayer who doesn't sign for little kids ain't an American, He's a Communist."