This may be a case of overcompensating for the loss of my Ted Williams autographed baseball, but what the hell. And the Williams ball is sure to turn up. If it didn’t leave the house as my family claims, than it’s just misplaced and should turn up shortly. If I can’t use my OT checks to spend on frivolities for me, then what good are they?
So what to do with the extra cash? Save the money? Put it in the bank?
Nope, buy more autographed baseballs.
After weeks of dealing with a guy and verifying authenticity, I managed to get my hands on Warren Spahn, Willie McCovey, Ernie Banks, Pete Rose and Mickey Mantle autographed baseballs.
That’s right, I said Mickey Mantle.
Who wants to touch me? I said who wants to f***ing touch me?!
Oh really people. Can we pull our minds from the gutter for just one second and admire the heirlooms that Crunchy has obtained without some brainless venture into double entendre?
I mean HONESTLY. Sports and sex just don’t mix.*
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*[sub]friends of jarbaby will realize that this post is delightfully rich with comic irony.[/sub]
$70 for McCovey
$75 for Banks
$80 for Spahn
$65 for Rose
$625 for Mantle
And Dyno if you really want to see my balls, next time you show up for a St Louis DopeFest I’ll see what I can do. Or, since you know where I live, maybe you can swing by before going out drinking.
Still looking for the elusive and missing (dammit!) Ted Williams autographed ball though.
All are in top condition. Mantle’s costs more because Mantle’s dead. The other four players are still alive and therefore can still sign more baseballs.
Yes, that’s something someone really needs to look into before buying. Many of Mantle’s autographs are fakes. You need to be wary of anything that boasts Mantle and Maris signatures (not all are fake, but most) and many that were signed in the 50’s and 60’s because apparently many of the team members would have the ball boy or someone sign for them.
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I know. As sad as I am that I am currently missing his signed baseball, I’ll be infinitely sadder when Teddy Ballgame passes on. He’s one of my all-time heroes. I’ll probably have to suck it up and buy a new one from Ted’s personal website for $700.
Anyone care to loan me $700? I’m good for it, really.
May I? Why thank you. I’ll keep this in mind for future threads.
Ya hear that Dyno? I have permission to mock the Cubs?
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I have no recollection of this incident and I will deny that it ever existed, regardless of whatever evidence you may present. You logic has no effect on me.
In other words… Oh yeah? Well, nana nana booboo! I have 5 old men’s balls!
Wow, that last sentence didn’t come out quite right.
At the risk of turning this into a flirting thread and feeding your oh so enormous ego, you get much cooler when you say stuff like that. I have a Sammy Sosa autographed minor league card. If I can find it, its yours. My sports collecting days are over. I don’t think minor league cards are worth anything though.
Wow, that collection puts my selection of autographed photos to shame. Spahn, McCovey, Banks, Rose, and Mantle have it all over Tiant, Bledsoe, Grogan, and Buckner. That’s right, Buckner.
nineiron - I also have Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Jim Edmonds, Ozzie Smith, and Stan Musial. Somewhere I also have Ted Williams, but he’s AWOL at the moment.
