tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550073840562722051.post1084643669007549521..comments2023-10-21T01:19:01.000-05:00Comments on The Five Tool Collector: The Andrews Boys Part 1Commishbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550073840562722051.post-72208165187297044522020-07-10T22:48:13.065-05:002020-07-10T22:48:13.065-05:00Oh, wow. That's terrific! Wonderful treasures ...Oh, wow. That's terrific! Wonderful treasures to own of your great-grandfather. Thanks for commenting here. I'm still doing occasional searches for an affordable card of him.Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550073840562722051.post-22005769432974211322020-07-10T22:37:42.904-05:002020-07-10T22:37:42.904-05:00Wally Andrews was my second great grandfather. I ...Wally Andrews was my second great grandfather. I have one of his baseball cards and 2 of the photo proofs that the cards were made from. The ones you posted are definitely of him.Jennifer Zaratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17581452360952014642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550073840562722051.post-25364677506178496652020-07-10T22:37:38.461-05:002020-07-10T22:37:38.461-05:00Wally Andrews was my second great grandfather. I ...Wally Andrews was my second great grandfather. I have one of his baseball cards and 2 of the photo proofs that the cards were made from. The ones you posted are definitely of him.Jennifer Zaratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17581452360952014642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550073840562722051.post-5201641535128461982018-08-21T16:14:35.699-05:002018-08-21T16:14:35.699-05:00A project I'd love to do but I'm pretty su...A project I'd love to do but I'm pretty sure that anyone shawing my last name would be a relative.Nick Vossbrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162939001181537887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550073840562722051.post-19617398558255196352018-08-19T11:01:24.704-05:002018-08-19T11:01:24.704-05:00Kid was on him game too. Ten KsKid was on him game too. Ten KsCommishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550073840562722051.post-38527216702241638912018-08-19T09:25:04.560-05:002018-08-19T09:25:04.560-05:00Cool projects. This is right up my alley. Only p...Cool projects. This is right up my alley. Only problem is that nobody with my last name has played at the MLB level. I do have a few guys from the NPB. And there's one kid on the Japan LLWS team this year who shares my last name.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550073840562722051.post-59071864748700305862018-08-19T00:33:46.573-05:002018-08-19T00:33:46.573-05:00I know how you feel...a quick check of the TCD con...I know how you feel...a quick check of the TCD confirms that there are no known cards of anyone with my last name. (Alan is my middle name, although I've sometimes used it as a last name professionally.) Oh, well, there's always my George Brett binder!Brett Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15909286892005353279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550073840562722051.post-73759979626890637192018-08-18T23:33:42.462-05:002018-08-18T23:33:42.462-05:00The Impossible Dream reference was just for you! B...The Impossible Dream reference was just for you! But you knew that, right?Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550073840562722051.post-82722914262608858082018-08-18T23:32:55.354-05:002018-08-18T23:32:55.354-05:00LOL...Fred is in the pipeline!LOL...Fred is in the pipeline!Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550073840562722051.post-83209561037333601682018-08-18T21:52:45.672-05:002018-08-18T21:52:45.672-05:00Cool post Bob. Glad to see a Mike Andrews represe...Cool post Bob. Glad to see a Mike Andrews represented Mark Hoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562266064195629037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550073840562722051.post-10298664416610834942018-08-18T19:41:22.839-05:002018-08-18T19:41:22.839-05:00I'm waiting on pins and needles for the extens...I'm waiting on pins and needles for the extensive rundown of former Phillies' prospect Fred Andrews.<br /><br />(I often wonder if the Phillies' definition of "prospect" is different than all the other teams.) :(Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550073840562722051.post-24777466218788728162018-08-18T19:39:24.178-05:002018-08-18T19:39:24.178-05:00Saw the poster post a bit ago. I might look for on...Saw the poster post a bit ago. I might look for one but I’m trying to stay cheap on this project. That blog is awesome tho, right? He posts some amazing finds. Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550073840562722051.post-17064122569031821282018-08-18T15:38:12.048-05:002018-08-18T15:38:12.048-05:00The very next post I read after this one was by &q...The very next post I read after this one was by "The Topps Archives" and was about the production of two 1969 team posters... and right under the banner on the the Red Sox poster is Mike Andrews!<br /><br />http://toppsarchives.blogspot.com/2018/08/pasted-along-way.html<br /><br />I thought the timing was amusing, plus I figured I'd point out an oddball you could potentially add to your wantlist (or not, I know these posters can run into $$$)The Shlabotnik Reporthttps://shlabotnikreport.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550073840562722051.post-47077034520524003092018-08-18T15:24:33.502-05:002018-08-18T15:24:33.502-05:00I enjoy collections like this, which are largely m...I enjoy collections like this, which are largely me living vicariously through other collectors. Much like the collection of players from my high school and college amounts to zero cards, players with my last name - my *real* last name, which is about as unlikely as "Shlabotnik" - are also zero.<br /><br />I'm a bit surprised there aren't more Andrews who played in the majors.<br />The Shlabotnik Reporthttps://shlabotnikreport.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com