2020 MLB Thread

[Hawkinole]

What I thought 3-weeks ago was the best White Sox team in hx since the 1917 World Series Champions, just rode off into a cloudy sunset like he 1969 Cubs.

[MrNubbz]

If in reference to me, I've read a ton of books on deadball and 19th century baseball.    The '05 Series was really the Christy Mathewson show.  3 CG SHOs.  The other hurlers were no slouches either.  Chief Bender, Eddie Plank, Joe McGinnty all Hall of Famers.  Only one start was made by an also ran.  The Phillies scored 3 in their lone series game win.  Giants scored 15 in their 4 wins. 

On one of these cable stations there is a program called "Strange Inheritances" - pretty interesting.Anyway there was some guy here in Cleveland who collected Baseball Memorabilia.He was at some hoity-toity Christmas Party and started talking to some other guy who happened to collect also and the guy brought out a scrap book with with old pictures many pre-20's.This was in I think 2006,There was a signed 1911 "Shoeless"Joe Jackson picture the year he hit 408.He played for Cleveland from 1910-1915,there were many other pictures of him and  "dead ball" era players

So the one guy asked the other if he'd be intersted in selling the scrap book.The guy really didn't want to part with it but after much pestering the scrap book sold for $15,000 which pissed the new owners wife off.However the guy who sold it warned the buyer that he wasn't sure the signatures were legitimate as Jackson was reportedly illiterate.

  Around 2014 the guy passes away unexpectedly.When they settled his estate the wife and adult children decided to sell off his collection along with the 15k scrap book.They had everything checked out/authenicated by auction houses/museum curators and signature experts.Evidently there was quite a buzz in the memorabilia community because this was the only signature of jackson on a picture known to exist.

  Turns out out Jackson could write a little - enough to sign contracts or checks and cash them.So it was authentic,Well the collection went to auction a couple of years ago and the scrap book fetched $ 300,000.Not a bad return for old cards and snap shots

P.S I think they mentioned a picture or card of Matthewson in there

[MrNubbz]

Most baseball fans do. Only sport I'm aware of that is more boring than watching golf.

False

[ELA]

Fernando Tatis is not boring to watch at all

[Cincydawg]

Every sport can be boring is you don't get into it a bit I think.  Basketball is replete with action and scoring, but I bet it's not that much fun to watch if you don't understand it.  I lost interest in it when they started ignoring traveling and team play.

Baseball is more of an acquired taste for sure.  I think if kids don't watch and play when they are 6-10, they will often never develop any interest in it.

[FearlessF]

False

I watch golf if I want to nap

[MrNubbz]

I watch golf if I want to nap

Unless Fuzzy Zoeller,Lee Trevino and Feherty were on the Tee together

[FearlessF]

Bill Murray, Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, and John Daley

[MrNubbz]

I have no longing to see Jordan the other 3,specially Sir Charles and Long John would be interesting

[FearlessF]

Jordan would bring the cigars

[MrNubbz]

Ya but he'd bring himself also

[FearlessF]

hah, at least he thinks highly of himself

[betarhoalphadelta]

During quarantine, did anyone watch the Tiger & Brady vs Phil & Manning match? That was fun. I'd watch them again. 

[FearlessF]

yes, and it was entertaining