Further Proof That I Bought Anything (pt1)

My wife and I bought this house when we were first married. The two extra bedrooms were turned into offices and I was determined to fill mine up with all things Orioles.

I went to shows at least once a month, hung out at card shops and combed through the publications like The Trader Speaks and SCD. I was making yearly trips to Baltimore and had some long-distance friendships I developed with Baltimore area fans/collectors.

And without the foresight to realize that one day I'd have three kids to put through college, I spent every spare dime on 'stuff'. Like these two 3x5 inch 'sketch cards'. I can't remember how (or why) I picked these up but I'd guess it was out of a box of paper junk at a Baltimore card shop. Dealers and card shop owners used to dump odds and ends into boxes. I think some still do. And I loved picking through them. I added lots of ticket stubs, pocket schedules and bumper stickers that way.

Since Lee May last played for the O's in 1980 these things have to be about 35 years old, at least. The Paul Blair card's artwork is better but the May card more closely resembles the subject. In both cases the stick-on letters are about mint. LOL

The next two items are probably even harder to explain. They are just snapshots of Gary Roenicke and Lenn Sakata, both of whom played for the Orioles up until 1985. I sure hope I didn't pay much. I think I bought these as part of a larger lot of Oriole photos. I'll have more of those posted tomorrow. Try and contain your enthusiasm.