1941 Ted Williams Play Ball

1941 Play Ball baseball cards were the only Play Balls
issued in color, and there are 72 cards to a set. Each
wax pack came with two sticks of gum and one card. This
is the last baseball card set issued before World War II.

The Ted Williams pictured here is prettier in real life,
with a better color (but that may just be my own monitor
issue). He can currently be seen in our ebay store.

(Well, whaddya know? I already posted one of these back in
September. That one was a photo instead of a scan, and you
can really tell the difference.)

really bad baseball card humor.

So Scott is fixing to list a 1984 Fleer Update Roger
Clemens in the ebay store.

"How long do you think this will stay in the store?
I give it two weeks, tops."

"No, honey, it's a Fleer."

Been in this back room a lil' too long . . .

Zack Greinke autographed minor league jersey

That's right, check out this bad boy:



First, I thought it was pretty great to have Greinke's
minor league Wichita Wranglers jersey. Sure, he wasn't
the only one to wear it, so it doesn't have his name on
it, but still, nice, right?



This weekend we were at the Royals FanFest in Kansas
City, and the youngest son was all too happy to wait in
the ponderously huge, snaking line of Greinke autograph
hounds waiting to see the latest Cy Young-er.



So, he had this signed in silver. What say you?

Pretty, yes?

the sweetest GI Joe I've ever seen!

First, he still talks.


Second, check out those knees--no cracks!!

If you haven't looked at about a million GI Joes, you
probably won't be impressed. I, however, was amazed.

Happy Thanksgiving!
:)trisha

1941 PLAY BALL Ted William

The Play Ball baseball cards were issued by Gum Inc.,
from 1939-1941. This is a 1941 Ted Williams--the 1941
set consisted of 72 cards, and were also the only year
Play Balls were printed in color.

The Ted Williams is one of the more expensive cards in the
set, along with Joe DiMaggio and the rookie Pee Wee Reese.

Any Play Ball cards are relatively rare, and if highly graded,

these cards can be pretty pricey.

1948 Leaf Joe DiMaggio

The 1948 Leaf set is simply beautiful. Clean design, vivid colors--

in fact, the first color set of the post World War II era. There are

98 baseball cards in the '48 Leaf set, but including the football and

boxing cards also issued, there are a total of 168 all together.

In addition to being such an attractive set, it's also one of the most

difficult to complete, as 49 of the 98 baseball cards are short prints.

(Short print--in reference to collectors' cards--simply means there

were fewer of those particular cards printed.)

Here is a 1948 Leaf Joe DiMaggio, who happens to be

card number one, and a fine example of the set's gorgeous colors.

DiMaggio was in his heyday at the time, and to this day holds his

record of 56 consecutive games with a hit, achieved in 1941. Other

significant cards in the 1948 Leaf set include Jackie Robinson, Stan

Musial, Phil Rizzuto (these cards are considered rookie cards), the ever

popular Satchel Paige card, as well as Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, and

even Honus Wagner.

If you are interested in seeing more 1948 Leaf cards, be sure to visit

Dan Austin's Virtual Card Collection for some great pics of the entire

baseball set.

T206 Ty Cobb and Walter Johnson

T206 cards were issued from 1909 through 1911 by the
American Tobacco Trust. With its white borders and
many back variations, this set is known among card
collectors as "The Monster." It is also one of the few card
sets recognized by those outside the hobby, due to the
large number of high dollar cards it contains (Honus
Wagner, anyone?)

Here is an example of the T206 Ty Cobb, who was an original
Hall of Fame inductee in 1936. (I'd recommend you go visit
it in our ebay store, however, Mr. Cobb has found a happy
home.) Ty Cobb held was the all time hit leader until Pete
Rose broke his record, not to mention a successful business
man.

Walter Johnson, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame
alongside Ty Cobb, was a pitcher for the Washington Senators
when his T206 card was issued.

You can find a gallery of T206 cards at The T206 Museum Gallery.