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Salute to Dempseys’ three generations of mid-Peninsula diamond stars: Con, Dave, Nolan
This is not Nolan Dempsey the former Serra and Fresno State Star, but it is a snippet of the Stanford – Fresno State game on June 3, 2019 9-7 eliminating Fresno although Dempsey scored twice and was cheered on by … Continue reading
Shabbat shalom with Joc Pederson
Was the first the Pacific coast league player to hit 30 home runs with 30 stolen bases since lefty O’Doul
Three Davidson alumni sports trading cards
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Posted in chapel hill, sports, this blue marble
Tagged davidson college, dick snyder, steph curry, topps
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Rocky road
I could not imagine that when I collected baseball cards as a eight-year-old in 1972 that pulling them out of my mothers attic as a 54-year-old I would be using the magnifying feature on my handheld computer and communication device … Continue reading
3rd in a series: Jesse Gonder the catcher for the pathetic Mets that inspired indie rock icons Yo La Tengo has a grandson Jase Turner, a former minor league player, who keeps athletes eligible at mighty Bishop O’Dowd of Oakland, and listens to both Coldplay and Little Dragon
Weird path in baseball music nexus Young Gonder Turner yonder And I admit for a minute there I confused or fused Little Dragon of Sweden (“high”!!, “twice”) w Imagine Dragons who I first heard via Eric Lindley pka careful) This … Continue reading
Posted in la la, music, sports
Tagged bishop o’dowd, careful, Coldplay, imagine dragons, jase turner, Jesse gonder, Little dragon, Lucky dragon, new York Mets, Oakland, outside lands, topps, yo la tengo
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Happy birthday, Choo Choo Coleman
His real name is Clarence. He was 5 foot eight or 5 to 9. Weighed 160 or 165. Played in 201 games. Only six more after this card was printed. One hundred fifty four as a catcher one in outfield … Continue reading
Goodbye, Minnie Minosos (53 Topps, 54 Redman)
I had forgotten, but, besides the doubles of 1960 Topps Minnie Minoso that I am fixing to trade Gerardo for a haircut (or two?), as I inspect my manifest of the 76 cards I had in that binder, there were … Continue reading
Posted in filthy lucre
Tagged billy martin, bobby thomson, george kell, goudey, hank aaron, jackie robinson, lou gehrig, lou gehrig says, pee wee reese, remar, robin roberts, roger craig, stan musial, topps, willie mays, yogi berra
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Lincecum under control
I bought a pack of Topps baseball cards, for $3, to bring me back to 1972 when Andy Dieden and I would ride our bikes ten minutes into the Saratoga Village to get the same 10 cards plus gum for … Continue reading
My precious Stargell and frank funk
We used to ride our bicycles the mile or so from our neighborhood to the five and dime in Saratoga Village, to pay 10 cents for Topps 1972 baseball cards — ten cards and a stick of not very tasty … Continue reading