This 1957 Topps Billy Pierce is among my favorite vintage cards. The '57 is the last Topps set that I have no childhood memories of. Therefore it is kind of majical in my eyes. Does that make sense? Maybe someday I'll make a decision to chase the whole thing. I've got the Orioles including the Brooks Robinson rookie, the Frank Robinson rookie, most of the Dodgers including the Koufax and Drysdale, a couple of other special cards and maybe 35 commons and semi-stars. But completing it would be a big expense and I doubt seriously I will undertake it any time soon. It would be fun as hell, though.
Anyway, it's a cool picture of Pierce in a warm-up pose at Yankee Stadium and it's signed in his usual neat hand. The only thing that could make this a better card is if I had been able to get him to sign it in person.
This next one is a Pacific Legends something or other that I got off eBay not long ago.
The picture is one that I think they used when casting the Pierce statue at Comiskey Park and was given away one night last season (or this season, I'm not sure). I've got one of those, too.
That's one pitcher motion we don't see anymore. Back then they were so much recognizable that's why they get it on statue and it's so easy to identify the players.
ReplyDeleteNow is more like machines, more mechanic.
Great autos.
You are right on target, Ana. I don't watch a lot of baseball nowadays but from what I've seen Tim Lincecum comes the closest to having the old style mechanics. I'm sure there a few others out there.
DeleteStatues were given away this season at the end of June.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jeff. I should have known that. The seller included a ticket stub from the game but I didn't pay attention to it.
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