Another Brooks Card

I'd love to know where Donruss got the pictures they used for their Past Time Pennants set. It features some of the best photography I've ever seen on a card. Here's a Brooks Robinson photo that I've never seen and believe me, I've seen plenty. My scanner didn't nearly do this one justice. 

That Orioles uniform is my favorite, due in large part to the great bird head patch. Just a hint of stirrups shows. And Memorial Stadium, a place I loved to visit all rounds out this great card.

Brooks celebrated his 75th birthday on Friday. Here's to many more!

Both Beautiful, In Their Own Way

From one end of the spectrum of cards to the other. My T206 Rube Marquard really has nice bright colors after all these years. Really neat painting of a early baseball ace lefthander. I only have a dozen or so of these but they're pretty special to me. I'll so more as I go along.

The Colavito card shows off the best of what cards companies can do with their modern technology. This is as gorgeous as any card I own. The colors just jump out of it. I posted my Eddie Murray 2005 Upper Deck Past Time Pennants the other day. This Rocky Colavito is just as sweet or even better. 

Another Nice Murray

I'm not a fan of color jerseys, the so-called 'softball tops', but I liked the O's orange ones. Add to that the fact that this is a Murray and that I'm still new enough to current cards that silver foil impresses me and you have a card I really like.

This is a 2005 Upper Deck Past Time Pennants Murray. My scan is pretty lousy. I've seen better examples on the web but I use my scans whenever possible.




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