================= Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 21:34:39 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Mr. Farrell From: "bobs7714" Big thanks to Bob Farrell for four nice 55`s, Fred Marsh, Johnny O`Brien, Jerry Lynch, and Bob Miller! Thanks OBC! Bob Schaub :-) ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: to Dave Skoglund Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 17:56:36 -0500 From: "George Vrechek" ..who sends two Fleer Pioneers: Amos Rusie and John Glasscock.Rusie had 4 years where he won over 30 games. He was "one of the fastest." (Couldn't have been that fast with catchers just starting to use gloves in the 1890s?) Pebbly Jack Glasscock: despite his 300 average and stealing more than 50 bases he had to take a big $500 pay cut in '92.(Probably more than recouped itwith autograph fees,) George Vrechek ================= Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 19:09:46 -0400 Subject: New guy strikes!!! To: digdugdig@webtv.net From: Mark S Talbot Hello All, Today the "new guy" lets his presence be known by sending (2) direct hits to the `49 Bowman list with fine copies of Howie Pollet and Mickey Haefner. Quite an impression made by Doug Chamberlain. Thanks so much for the surprise, and yes I still needed them. BE WELL!!!! REGARDS --------------------------------- MARK "Live long and prosper" - Spock * Mark S. Talbot * * 34030 Chatsworth Drive * * Sterling Heights, MI. * * 48312-4604 * * talbot1@comcast.net * ================= To: Subject: Professor Mike Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 18:57:30 -0500 From: "Tim Newcomb" The mail today brings a very nifty 1959 Don Drysdale card from Professor Wierzbicki-- Thank you Mike!! Wish I could join you guys in Vegas-- hope to do so some year in the near future. In the meantime, be well-- we don't want anyone to wind up a "guest star" on CSI. ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: Thanks Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 21:48:53 -0400 From: "toppsrun368" Thanks to Peter Mead for a 5-pack of 59s,60s, and 63s. Thanks to Gersh for a dozen 63s. Thanks, guys! ================= To: Subject: Thanks, Ed! Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 21:21:20 -0500 From: "Randy G. Griffin" Ed Schott surprises me with a 70 Topps FB Jan Stenerud. Thanks so much, Ed! Thanks, OBC! ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Subject: This week thanks Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 10:06:12 -0400 From: "Bob Donaldson" Steve Rittenburg sends a dealer scum 33 Goudey Babe Ruth which brings the wantlist down to 1 card (#92 Gehrig) Many people have sent into the Redpath fund (more on that latter) either Larry Tipton or Larry Gersbach threw in a few cards (64's I think). I apologize as my desk got a little messed up. Bama sends a stack of 75s and throws in a 64 for cmpany. thanks Guys! thanks OBC! ================= To: "bb thanks" Subject: thanks Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 10:29:09 -0400 From: "jeff sinclair" BEN FISHER sends a 74 McCovey GENO WAGNER sends a 76 Brett I'd call that a Hall of Fame day!! Thanks guys! ================= Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 19:58:12 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Chuck Paris From: "David Skoglund" Chuck sends four 1956 Topps to reduce the WL to 22 cards for that set. As a result 1956 takes the lead in the race to completion between my 1956 (22) and 1968 (26) sets. ================= Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 16:31:02 -0400 Subject: Right back atcha To: "David Skoglund" From: "Robert Corvello" While Dave is thanking people, I want to thank him for the three great Fleer Pioneers I received from him in today's mail. Much appreciated, David Skoglund wrote:

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================= Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 16:36:21 EDT Subject: April Showers To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jceru8600@aol.com Hello OBC Mates, April produced a couple of great hits to my ever decreasing, hard-to-hit Brock Hattox was able to find from my tough list an assortment of cards with a 63 Post, a 39 Playball of Yankee Joe Moore, and a couple of 60 leaf. Thanks, Brock!!! Brian Lindholme found a tough low number 50 Bowmen of Vic Wertz to get that set to an even dozen to go. Thanks, Brian!!! Take care everyone, Joe Cerullo ================= Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 16:49:47 EDT Subject: NCAA Winnings To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jceru8600@aol.com Hello everyone, My picks for the NCAA plainly stunk but I was able to squeeze in a couple of wins. For my wins, I was graced by three great packages. Mark Talbot was able to find six 1962 Post from my list and he sent along an assortment of skeds, pins, and a fan guide to the Tigers new ballpark, great stuff. Thanks, Mark!!! Mac Wubben hit with a very nice 1940 Playball of Tiger Pete Fox. Thanks, Gary Mandell teamed up with John Morrison to destroy my post wantlist with close to fifty hits. He said he got tired of not being able to hit my list in the past, so decided to throw a grenade at it. Wow, Thanks, Gary!!! take care, everyone, Joe Cerullo ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Schott again Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 20:10:08 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" Ed Schott hits me with a 6th series check list from '64, nice hit Ed and thanks! Have a nice weekend everyone, Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail ================= Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 20:50:42 EDT Subject: A great gesture To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: directorth@aol.com Thanks to go out to BRIAN LINDHOME. Brian surprises me with 5 super 1950 Bowman - my very first cards from that set. If that wasn't great enough, Brian dedicates this gift to the memory of Rick Redpath. Thank you Brian - what a great gesture! I regret that I never got to meet Mr. Redpath. From the posts on the Ramblings board, I could tell he had a great sense of humor & was what OBC is all about. His generousity lives on in people like Brian, & all of the other wonderful folks here in OBC. I'm proud to be a part of such a terrific group - check that, make that such a terrific FAMILY. Thanks OBC, Tom Housley ================= Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 18:05:00 -0700 (PDT) Subject: TWITs To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Chris Stufflestreet That's "This Week in Thanks," not what you may have New guy DOUG CHAMBERLAIN picks on my 1970s wantlists, sending nine cards in all, including 2 checklists from '74 and a '77 Freehan! MIKE WIERZBICKI sends 133 cards that inflict some major damage to my hidden lists. I can't tell you what he sent (it's apparently privileged information), but I can say that they're a welcome addition to the box labeled "WARNING! UV Cards -- Sunglasses Finally, flyboy GENO WAGNER zooms in to drop his signature APBA card and a dozen well-targeted hits to my '66 set. Among the hits are Jim Gentile and Tracy Stallard, who didn't stay with the Bosox long after giving up Maris' 61st. Thanks for the hits! Take care, I am an avid collector of vintage baseball cards. To view my online wantlist, visit: http://www.geocities.com/chrisstufflestreet/wantlist.html Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com ================= Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 23:01:05 EDT Subject: Belated thanks To: vct-vintagecardtraders.com@lists.vintagecardtraders.com, From: directorth@aol.com As I was getting ready to put some new arrivals into the binder, it hit me - I don't recall sending out thanks to KEN GOETSCH, who sends some pack-fresh 1968 game inserts my way. Among the arrivals were Frank Robinson, Orlando Cepeda, and the Jim Wynn twins - so I now have an extra Jimmy Wynn card if anyone needs it. Don't be shy , let me share my good fortune. Terrific cards, Ken, thanks for letting me give them a new home! Tom Housley ================= Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 01:04:25 -0700 (PDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: EEKss From: digdugdig@webtv.net Hi all, The ORIGNAL slams a slam...not 4 cards, but 4 different sets!!! Sends a 1952 Bowman "Mamma" Cass Michaels...guess not...says he was a "speed boy"...somehow I think she was not!! Nails the 65T's one time with Russ "Don't call me Duke" Snyder (like anyone did). Four nice pops to the 59T's in pack-fresh shape! And finally, the 69T's with All-Stars Hawk and Campy and a Mel Thanks a ton EEK, and thanks OBC!! Doug "the new guy" ================= Date: Sat, 03 May 2003 17:16:02 -0400 Subject: weekend thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT A LOUD thank you to a few OBCers for recent deliveries-- Brian Lindholme for a four pack of 1950 Bowmans doubling my holding. Great cards-thanks. Dave Skoglund sends a couple 1974 Fleer Pioneers of Baseball--Herzog and Hanlon. I guess it is time to post this list. Finally made it to Ft. Washington today and met up with Steve, Ken, and Brett. What a show--can't wait for September. All cards were appreciated. Thanks, peter mead ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Subject: weekend thanks Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 21:29:52 -0400 From: "Bob Donaldson" David Skoglund sends a 74 Fleer Pioneers of BB card of Buck Herzog, completing that set. Mike Diamanti sends a variety pack; 2 55 Bowman, 5 64s, a 65 and 12 67's WOW. All cards are pack fresh DOUBLE WOW. thanks guys! thanks OBC! ================= To: "Thanks $OBC$" Subject: appreciations Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 21:24:38 -0700 From: "Geordie Calvert" Huge thanks out to Lynn for 48 hits to the '66 set - lots of semi-hi's - names like Bouton, Cash, Stottlemyre, Chance, Kuenn, Conigliaro, Oliva, Lolich, Richardson, Wilhelm - many others. Wow, thanks so much Lynn - these area wonderful surprise and much appreciated! ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: Thank You Brian Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 06:56:35 -0700 From: "Erik & Leticia Greenwood" A big thank you goes out to Brian Lindholme for 3 50 Bowmans. Thank you for the hits Brian! ================= Date: Sun, 04 May 2003 10:54:19 -0400 Subject: A stuff arrived!!! To: keithsummers@webtv.net, OBC-THANKS@Yahoogroups.com, yazmon@sigecom.net From: Mark S Talbot Hello all, Hope all had a good week and are enjoying the weekend!!! I would like to Thanks Keith Summers and Greg Conway for recent additions to my collection. Greg sends me a couple of "pack fresh" `63 Fleer cards - Frank Lary and Don Demeter. Frank is sporting his "Yankee Killer" Tiger uniform and soon to be Tiger Demeter is flashing his Phabulous Philliees threads. Keith sent to me an ultra cool cassette tape celebrating the work of Tiger broadcaster and HOF member Ernie Harwell. I popped this baby right into the tape player and enjoyed memories of the great voice of the Tiger for so many years Ernie!!! I'm glad he got to stick around and retire "on his own terms" . So thanks you Keith and Greg - I do appreciate you thinking of me - BE WELL!!! REGARDS --------------------------------- MARK "Live long and prosper" - Spock * Mark S. Talbot * * 34030 Chatsworth Drive * * Sterling Heights, MI. * * 48312-4604 * * talbot1@comcast.net * ================= To: "obc" Subject: OOPPSS!!!!!! Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 10:51:59 -0500 From: "ken goetsch" My wife just handed me a envelope from March 24 from Ray Luurs, my oh my. I feel stupid, Ray sends me 4 mid and high level hits from my 65 set wants. Thanks very much Ray!!!!!!! Sorry for the delay in thanking you. Ken Goetsch ================= Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 16:33:12 EDT Subject: week's thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: amcook93@aol.com Long week at work, I'm going through this week's incomings. Thanks to Doug Chamberlain for hits to 56, 60 and 61 Topps! Thanks to Gersh for two hits to 1955 Topps! Thanks to Peter Mead for a 1960 Cardinals team card and two hits to 1961! Thanks to Ron Perry for two hits to 1955 Topps! ================= Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 16:43:46 EDT Subject: Overdue thanks To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: XDDX@aol.com Hey gang - I am very being in my thank you's, but the appreciation for the items below were timely indeed. Thanks go out to: -Ed Schott for a great 62 woodie of HOFer Maz! -Kevin Martens hit me with a pair of 71s and a 57 Wally Moon. -Dave Skoglund sent a real mixed bag with 1 1960 Topps, 1 61 FLeer, 3 61 Topps, 3 64 Topps, and 4 63 Topps! Thanks guys! Doug DeJong ================= Date: Sun, 04 May 2003 21:49:44 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Hugh Thanks to Geno!! From: "kevin71058" Hi all, I opened a envelope from Geno Wagner and my jaw hit the floor. Geno sent me a 1963 Frank Robinson and a 1963 Topps Boog Powell, The Boog was his All-Star Rookie card. Geno also sent a 1965 Orlando Cepeda and a APBA baseball card. Geno, I owe you!!Thank you!! Happy Trading, ================= Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 03:41:47 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Birthday Week of Thanks From: "rayluurs" As RON PERRY stated earlier in the week we had birthdays coming up and on Friday we both hit 50. So Happy birthday Ron and thanks for the six 55's off my wantlist. I am sure GREG (YAZ) CONWAY didnt give these as a birthday gift but since I got them on Friday I counting them as such. Thanks greg for the 55 Westlake, 57 Torgeson, and 61 Yankees coaching staff Last but not least to my wife Kris who gave me money to buy baseball set i got two Uv's that I'm not trying to build but fits in my plan to try to get every regular card Topps made, But what i am really thankful for is the surprise of getting my daughter, sone-in-law and granddaughter out to Colorado to help celebrate my 50th. It is my first time seeing them since we've moved ================= Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 14:20:10 EDT Subject: Thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: brockhattox@cs.com Thanks to Andy Cook for several cards that he is using to try to induce me to start new sets: Diamond Stars of Bill Terry and Jimmy Wilson, 1935 Goudey of Crowder, Goslin, Schuble, and Marberry, and 1936 Goudeys of Werber, Brubaker, and Cuyler. Thanks to Lynn Miller for 8 1966 Topps High Numbers that I needed, including a Frank Howard and a Davey Johnson RC. Great to get these hard to find Thanks to Neal Thomas for a special Stan Musial print that will find a special place when our new home is finished. Thanks for everything, ================= Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 17:14:08 EDT Subject: A week of thanks and a few availables... To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: XTrJmx@aol.com Hi all... Have a few days worth of Thanks to catch up on. Last week, Bob Neill sent Sarah a nice pair of postcards from North Carolina's state capitol, Raleigh. Beautiful postcards and much appreciated by my daughter... thanks, Bob. Bob also sent her a half-dozen cards that he reiterated were indeed *hers* to share with me, any time she wanted to. She was going to hold onto them until Father's Day but couldn't stand to wait, so she gave them to me as a late Easter present instead (I love that girl!!). Let's see... there's a pair of Post cards for me, too... a '61 of Twin Pedro Ramos and a '62 Post CANADIAN of Zoilo Versailles!!! Wow! Wait... there's more??!! Four '63s, including a Bob Uecker Rookie card and a great card of the beloved Gus Triandos (the toughest regular Gus, if my recollections from Gus Central are correct...). Fantastic cards, neat idea.... thanks very much Bob! Wish you could have seen her smile as she was giving them to me! :-) A nice envelope from David Skoglund helped brighten my day last Monday. David sent a pair of '63s, a '64 of Harvey "The Kitten" Haddix, a pair of '66s and a trio from '69, including AL RBI leaders Harrelson, Howard, and Northrup. Thanks so much, David!! Great cardboard and always wonderful to hear from you! My son also got into the act last week, receiving a huge stash of 66 cards of catchers, all donning the "tools of ignorance" from the very kind Ed Schott! The group's response to Ben's catcher collection has been nothing short of stunning. In the past month, I think we've taken off over 100 catchers from the list and there's been a bunch of dupes. While trying to figure out how to handle doubles, I've decided I'll just go ahead and keep doubles of *each catcher* in a box (only one card of each catcher goes into the binder), while dupes of individual cards will be sent out in typical OBC fashion. That way when Ben is older, he can go through the box and decide if there's a pose of any particular catcher that he likes better than the one I put in the binder. Anyway, thanks a ton, Ed, for the great "catch"! Finally, today's mail affirms that Lynn Miller must have started up the presses for the '66s, as **52** of these beauties arrived via puffy, trimming that wantlist by nearly 25%!! Highlights of the brick included Boog Powell, Norm Cash, a high number and a pair of needed Twins (including another high number!)!!! Holy smokes!! Thank so very, very much Lynn!! Since my wantlist was so out of date (shameless plug: all have been updated now), several of the cards Lynn sent were upgrades, making the following '66s available. Most aren't for the feint of heart... some true Tipton gems here. 1966 Topps #'s 137 (Pat Corrales, Cards) 199 (ChiSox Clubbers Skowron/Romano/Floyd Robinson) 230 (Johnny Callison, Phillies) 248 (Carl Warwick, Orioles) 269 (Don Heffner, Reds) 291 (Mo Drabowsky,Orioles) 294 (Steve Ridzik, Senators) 360 (Ron Hunt, Mets) 399 (Ray Washburn, Cards) FCFS.... thanks again to Lynn!! Take care, ================= Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 17:32:52 EDT Subject: Lynn Miller sends an All-Star Team To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: malsman250@cs.com Thanks out to Lynn Miller for a "sweet 16" on my "new" 1973 set. Some pretty fair names in this group. You know they are good names when all you have to say is the first name - That would be Rollie, Hank, Little Luis, Brooks, Yaz - some stiff named Morgan was in there too. And just for kicks, Lynn throws in 2 of the last 3 1966 Tribesmen that I need. Not bad at all! As always, much thanks. Bill Malson ================= Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 22:43:59 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: MILLER Time - my favorite! From: "jmoleta30341" LYNN MILLER's generosity over the years has been overwhelming, so it was with great excitement and anticipation that I slit open the plain brown puffy with the funny return address. As usual, Lynn's generosity abounds w/ hits to 69, 68, and 2 from 67 - both hi#s! One of the hi#s was absolutely gorgeous - Billy Bryan #601, a back-up catcher whose career batting average stood a hefty 3 points above his weight of 215! At least his card is star quality! Thanks for the great cards Lynn! OBC - You gotta love it! ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: '59 rival pitchers Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 20:04:49 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" Pat Sweeney sends a DCP from '59, Bob Turley from the Yanks and Herb Moford from the Red Sox, thanks Pat! Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ================= Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 20:12:46 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Hacked by Gersh! From: bdangelo@aol.com Hi gang, Big thanks today to Gersh, who sends a gorgeous 1954 Bowman card of Warren Hacker. Thanks so much!! ================= Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 21:33:05 EDT Subject: (no subject) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: directorth@aol.com Extreme thanks tonight to RAY LUURS, who stuns me with a stack of over 30 really nice 1957's , boosting that "have" list to 84 cards. Some of the big names in the stack were Schoendienst (a REALLY big name), Mossi, Wynn, Gomez & Rhodes. I recognized many of the cards from their appearance in "The Book". Ray, I am overwhelmed - thank you very much. OBC! OBC! Tom Housley ================= Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 21:33:59 EDT Subject: OK, this time with the subject line..... To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: directorth@aol.com Extreme thanks tonight to RAY LUURS, who stuns me with a stack of over 30 really nice 1957's , boosting that "have" list to 84 cards. Some of the big names in the stack were Schoendienst (a REALLY big name), Mossi, Wynn, Gomez & Rhodes. I recognized many of the cards from their appearance in "The Book". Ray, I am overwhelmed - thank you very much. OBC! OBC! Tom Housley ================= Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 01:52:44 EDT Subject: Turned a pair! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jfsilva@aol.com Thanks to Mike W. who sends along a pair of '54 Bowman Cubbies - Willard Marshal and Eddie Miksis. Are you trying to get me to start a new set?! Thanks, Mike. Ron Perry sends along a pair of '54s form the Topps set - Colonel Mills and Bob Wilson. Thanks, Ron. Then Peter Mead hits me with a pair of '60's - Tom Acker and the A's coaches card, Acker being one of many Topps cards to note that he is a "hunting enthusiast". I wonder how many of those there are? Anyway, thanks guys for hitting me so nicely! ================= Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 06:20:06 -0400 (EDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: From Balmer From: Originaleek@webtv.net via ED SCHOTT comes a couple Squirt cards with youthful looking Trammell and Gibson facsimiles. Thanks Ed for including a 73T & two 79T's, which allowed me to legally post this here. We keep what we give away! ================= Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 08:37:08 EDT Subject: SCP thanks To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com, JGreco@us.imshealth.com From: cardclctor@aol.com Hi gang, Lynn Miller added me to the select list of several dozen names he's hit by sending Billy Gardner of Red Sox fame(?) The hit puts my 1963 Topps set at 39 to go and counting. THANKS LYNN!! TAYL, Ken M ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: Thanks guys! Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 08:34:34 -0400 From: "Steve Rittenberg" Gary Mandell sent a great package of non-sports including my first cards to a 1966 Disneyland set, a few Wierd-Ohs, 3 Marvel Super Heroes cards in great shape and others. And he added in two HOF embossed cards: Maz & Kaline. Greg Conway sent 7 hits to my 1954 Bowman set. I had completed a Bowman run but needed $$$ so now the sets are with other OBCers. Spike Glidden sent a 53 Bowman Color Irvin, 54 Bowman Mathews, 2 53 B&Ws and a few 54B commons. Thanks Spike! Doug Chamberlain sent a 1952 Topps Red Sox Karl Olson. Thanks Doug! I've been searching for this one for a while without success. Geno Wagner comes through with a 1953 Topps black bio variation of Bill Miller. Woohoo! Only a few more to go on this set! Grant Rainsley sent a Rico Petro-celery card. At least that's what we called him. Bob D'Angelo sent 6 1970 Topps Supers. Big thanks to all who took the time and effort to find some cards for me. ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: Thanks James Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 20:35:49 -0400 From: "Steve Rittenberg" Thanks to James Moleta for a great variety pack: 1969 Deckle Wilhelm, 1953 Bowman Color, 1954 Bowman and 1970 Topps Super. ================= Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 18:16:14 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Lots of way overdue thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Paul Biggs Hey all, I haven't had the opportunity to send my appreciations for a few weeks. There are many. First off, Glenn Codere sent a great bunch of stuff for both me and Connor. I got a trio og 64 Giants and a couple of great 63's. Connor got a whole bunch of Twins including a Radke auto'd card (which is now his favorite card!) Thank you Glenn from both of us. Joe Duffy sent a super bunch of mini 52 Bowmans. Love em Joe. Thanks. Kent Montgomery sent 4 59's and 8 60's. Beauties too! Thanks Kent. Andy Cook sends a 61 Fleer and 4 70's. Don't know why, but I just love those Fleers. Great cards, thanks Andy. Erik Greenwood sends 6 Hassan animal cards for my other boy. He really likes the animals, but he still doesn't seem too interested in collecting yet. I'll have to keep working on him. Erik also sent a President along for the ride. Really neat cards Erik. I really appreciate them. James Moleta sent a nice box over, packed with 163 80's, a 78, and 7 67's. This makes a real nice dent in the lists. Thanks James. Jim Silva sent a great eclectic mix. A couple of 54's, a couple of 64 Giants, a 68 game card, a 69 decal edge, 25 71's, a 72, a 73, and 4 76's. Some really big names in there too! Super package Jim. Thanks. Bama sends 7 64's, 5 66's, and 10 70's. Thank you John, as always. Ben Fisher sends a few cards west - a 59, a 72 RBI leaders, and a 82 OPC Henderson. Thanks Ben. John Leroux hits the 74 list 29 times, adds 4 72 FB's including some guy named Namoth, and also includes some cards for Connor. Great stuff John. Thanks a bunch. In yesterday's mail was an envelope from Brian Lindholme that included 2 wonderful 50 Bowmans - one of the low number variety - and some cards for Connor. Gotta love those Bowmans! Thanks Brian. In today's mail was a mystery package from an anonymous contributor. 21 cards ranging from 63 to 78. Thankyou. Whoever you are. Thanks again everybody. Paul Biggs Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. ================= Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 21:56:27 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Steve Rittenberg=Hero! To: , From: Hi all- Steve Rittenberg completes my 1955 Bowman set by sending Eddie Stanky. Thanks a ton, Steve, and you will take your place as Hero status on my ================= Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 21:57:48 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Late thanks To: From: Hi all- First off, thanks to all who responded to my call for Fenway info. It was all very helpful, and we ended up on the T without a problem. More in a ramble later. Thanks also to Terry Dietrick for a great SCP of Felipe Alou from the '62 Post set. Thanks, Terry. ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: 1950 Bowmans galore! Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 11:00:25 -0400 From: "LARRY GERSBACH" OBC Thanx goes out to: BRIAN LINDHOLME-Begins the assault with a 50B double, both hits to my old time Redlegs. JOHN STORMAN-Bashes the 1950 birth year set with a seven banger, also including a couple of Redlegs. Much appreciation guys, The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ================= Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 21:01:29 -0400 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Yaz attack! From: Dan Austin Thanks to GREY CONWAY for a triple hit to my lists! 2 great looking 61 Nu-Card scoops and a '63 Fleer Callison! Dan Austin - dan@iamdanaustin.com Visit me at http://iamdanaustin.com "How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world." - William Shakespeare ================= Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 21:46:52 EDT Subject: Thanks Robert To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: trufan999@aol.com Thanks goes out to Robert Gioia's as he send me 10 more 1966's including the Agee rookie card and 4 more 65's included. Thanks !! John Leroux ================= Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 21:37:03 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Thanks to Geno To: obc thanks From: Matthew GENO WAGNER sends a SCP of 1953 Yankee Ray Scarborough, just in time for the Mariners and Yanks to square off for three. M's took yesterday, looks like the Yanks tonight. Avast, scurvy Steinbrenner! You'll walk the plank yet! Thanks Geno! Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com ================= To: "OBC-Thanks" Subject: Thanks Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 22:34:14 -0700 From: "Dave Fallen" Thanks to Gary Mandell for a SCP - a '51 Red Back of Andy Seminick. The card came in a plastic sleeve - it's always a good idea to put cards inplastic when sending them to the soggy Pacific NW. Thanks Gary! -Dave Fallen ================= Date: Thu, 08 May 2003 15:40:19 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Brian From: bdangelo@aol.com Hi gang, Thanks to Brian Lindholme, who sends three nice cards from 1954 Topps -- Ray Blades, Jackie Jensen and Dick Kokos. And as an added bonus, two of them have been on diets, since they have that trimmed down look (smile). Great stuff Brian! ================= Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 18:24:13 EDT Subject: Spiked To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: friar4@aol.com Thanks once again to Spike Glidden for a '49 and a '50 Bowman, huge hits on my wantlists. Much appreciated, Spike! ================= To: Subject: income Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 17:35:32 -0700 From: "Greg Conway" Arrived sometime in late April and found it's way to my hands today. a package from Bob D'Angelo containing a SCP. A great one too! 1961 Topps Willie McCovey! Wow!, Thanks Bob. Greg (yaz) ================= Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 19:11:58 EDT Subject: Miller Time To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jdelott@aol.com Just when I sift through every last dupe to find a return hit to Lynn's WL, he turns around and hits my '66 WL with semistars Bouton, Campaneris and Pascual, and hi-series Egan. Thanks much, again. ================= Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 20:20:02 EDT Subject: Innards To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: topgolf@aol.com A big pre V03 thanks to everyone's friend Lynn Miller. Lynn hits my Nolan Ryan Wantlist (no, I'm not collecting Nolan Ryan, but my list is basically a no hitter) with 5 cards from the upper end of my 66 list. Included is a Dave Roberts which comes as I watch the present day Dave Roberts lead off for the Thanks Lynn!!! Rest well, ================= Date: Fri, 09 May 2003 00:30:01 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Mead pleades guilty! From: "bobs7714" Peter Mead sent the last two woodies today to finish my base set, Bob Bruce and Bennie Daniels. Still have eight tints to go. Along for the ride were six hits to my newly started 72`T football set and also a start on the 73` Fb set! Thank you Peter! Thanks OBC! Bob Schaub ================= Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 20:57:30 EDT Subject: More Nice Cards Into Fremont (West)! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: tply@aol.com My sincere thanks out to Greg "Yaz" Conway!!!!! Mr. Conway surprised me with a nice "Puffy" containing nine wonderful 1963 Fleers!!!!! THANKS Yaz for the grand old cardboard!!!!!! Another Baseball Quote: "Ed, you're the second-best umpire in the league. The other 23 are tied for ------Carl Yastrzemski to umpire Ed Runge Tripleplay (Rick) ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: Thanks Mike Rich Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 00:00:33 -0400 From: "Steve Rittenberg" Twice a year Mike Rich goes up to the Toronto show and each time I end up with a box of great hits to my list. This time was no different. You want quantity? Mike filled a 400 count box with hits to my OPC hockey lists. You want star power? How about an 72 OPC Roberto Clemente IA or a 66 OPC Pete Rose? As always, I appreciate the effort you make to take my list to the show and search for cards on my behalf. ================= Date: Fri, 09 May 2003 00:24:19 -0400 Subject: Thanks to Lynn and Doug!!! To: lynnm@piol.net, Thanks , digdugdig@webtv.net From: Mark S Talbot Hello All, I got to say that even the most hectic weeks have there very quiet times. During a few of those over the past few days I was able to enjoy a couple of small packages from OBC'ers. Lynn Miller sends out a couple of `66 HI numbers - with Giants manager Herman Franks and Tiger Jim Northrup. Got to love those Tigers!!! Well at least I do!! Doug Chamberlain sends a few more my way - this time a `54 Bowman card of Gus Bell and a `56 Topps back variation of Art Fowler of the Redlegs. Way to impress me Mr. Rookie!!! Thank fellas, I just enjoyed the Pistons second round victory over the 76'ers. A couple of vintage cards to ponder over - what could be better. BE REGARDS --------------------------------- MARK "Live long and prosper" - Spock * Mark S. Talbot * * 34030 Chatsworth Drive * * Sterling Heights, MI. * * 48312-4604 * * talbot1@comcast.net * ================= Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 21:38:28 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Thanks to Brian in memory of Rick To: obc thanks From: Matthew Thanks to BRIAN LINDHOLME, who hits my miniscule 1951 Bowman list with a #277 Hartsfield, chopping the list to a mere nine. He includes a note dedicating it to Rick Redpath, reminding me of great times meeting Rick at Boston area shows. Too soon, too soon. Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com ================= Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 01:05:57 EDT Subject: Thanks James To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Traderdoug@aol.com James Moleta "hopes I can use" 6 72's and 2 62's. Well the first player in the stack is my favorite Cub of all times, Ernie Banks. I can use them James :-). Thanks very much. - Doug ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: Friday thanks Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 07:58:17 -0600 From: "Todd Knowles" Inbound today from OBC ROY candidate Doug Chamberlain, who sends an SCP HOFer-58T Red Schoendienst. Thanks Doug! I never met an OBCer I didn't like... ================= Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 11:37:29 EDT Subject: friday thanx To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com Hello all, Thanx Go out to Bob Pidgeon who sents a hand full of 56 topps and 63 topps in the 56s were an oriles and red sox team cards thanx BOB Rob Gioia ================= Date: Fri, 09 May 2003 20:34:52 -0400 To: vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com,obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Schaub it out loud! From: Dan Austin A great package came in from BOB SCHAUB today. Normally getting one of the '62 Topps pose variations is quite a treat, and Bob was happy to oblige. Wait, is that 2 of them? 3?....7?!!! Holy cow! 7 pose variations! This is cause for some serious retaliation! - Dan Dan Austin - dan@iamdanaustin.com Visit me at http://iamdanaustin.com "How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world." - William Shakespeare ================= Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 20:44:53 EDT Subject: Big Mac Attack To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: amcook93@aol.com Thanks to Mac Wubben for a 1935 Goudey Earl Averill plus 3 buddies, some 1930s era exhibit cuts, a 1960 Drysdale AS, 1961 Koufax Dodger Southpaws and a few more Topps hits! ================= To: "obc" Subject: Thanks to Joe Isaac Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 05:26:31 -0500 From: "ken goetsch" Huge thanks to go out to Joe Isaac for sending me 50+ hits to my 82' Topps Football needs. Many great players and checklists, team leader cards and all razor sharp. Thanks Joe. Return fire very shortly. Ken Goetsch ================= To: familytoad@harborside.com, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks from the Mojave Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 06:53:57 -0700 From: "Geno Wagner" OBCers -- Brian Lindholme surprised me Firday with a three-pack of 1951 Bowman gems - Mickey Owen, Cass Michaels, and Bill Wight! Owen is the catcher who dropped the third strike that allowed the Yankees to beat the Dodgers in the 1941 World Series. The ironic thing about it is that he had set the NL record for most chances without an error earlier that year. He was eventually blackballed for going to the Mexican League, but showed up again a Cubs coach for this 1951 card. Thanks for the great cards, Brian! Take Care, Geno Geno Wagner Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. ================= To: Subject: income Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 09:48:30 -0700 From: "Greg Conway" Ed Pike sent me a credit card offer not to thrown away, a Perma-Graphics card of Yaz. Thanks Ed. Greg (yaz) ================= Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 14:51:47 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Wow From: "jmoleta30341" As I type this, I am staring at one of Topps' Crown Jewels from the post-50's, and I have KEN MORGANTI to thank! Ken happened upon a beautiful Koosman/Ryan RC and now it is part of the Sugar Hill (GA) Gang! For good measure, Ken also hit my Top 10/11 list for May w/ a 62T hi# SP of Red Schoendienst! Thanks Sooooo much Ken! The cards look great! OBC - You gotta love it! ================= Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 15:01:06 -0400 To: OBC Thanks Subject: I've been stamped on From: Robert Neill Belated thanks to Jim Silva for a couple of great 62 Topps stamps--Willie Mays, and the 2nd best Whitey to play Major League Baseball--Whitey Ford! Two more fine additions to that set. ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: Thanks guys Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 15:47:40 -0400 From: "Steve Rittenberg" Thanks to Bill Malson for a couple of Waiver Wire football cards. Thanks to Mark Zentkovich for going out with my list and finding a bunch of much needed Kelloggs cards including a 70 Reggie and Joe Morgan. All the cards look like they are just out of a box of Wheaties. ================= Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 19:18:34 -0400 Subject: a week of thanks-- To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Too long a business trip but I returned home to a stack of envelopes. You have to love it-- Some folks just won't ever let you get caught up-- I thought the package I sent to Bob Schaub was payback. I guess he enjoys me shopping from his lists--and I suppose he is right. Bob sends five 54 Bowmans and a 62 nose bleeder. Gary Mandell takes aim at one of my newer lists with a number of hits. Bob D'Angelo joins the fray with a 1960 Ven Law. This set is getting closer all the time. Lynn hits my lists with three nosebleeders--one from 66 and two from 1970. Both priority short lists. Bill Malson includes me in his waiver wire distribution with a couple 1960 footballers. Dan Austin sends me a note "time for a little payback." I should say so--Dan includes a crease free eight-cornered version of Stan Musial's 1959 card. Along for the ride was a 53 topps card of Frank Smith. Ken Goetsch returns a volley with a few 66 Philly football cards and a 73/74 basketball checklist. Thanks OBC, peter mead ================= To: Subject: Thanks to Ken Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 20:38:39 -0500 From: "Randy G. Griffin" Ken Morganti sends a 55 Bowman Kretlow and a 54 Topps Bob Boyd. Thanks so much, Thanks, OBC! ================= Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 22:48:26 EDT Subject: Thanks Matt To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: trufan999@aol.com Matt Heilenman hits my growing 66 and 65 collection with 4 more cards, making me get close to changing that 66 set HAVE list to a want list... Thanks to everyone in OBC in this new quest. John Leroux ================= Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 03:19:32 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Robert P. From: "bobs7714" Thanks to Robert Pigeon for a 61` Jim Bunning, 66` Orlando Cepeda, and a 68` Frank Robby All Star! Thanks also to prospective member Bob Brannon for a dozen nice hits to my 63`T list. Thanks OBC! Bob Schaub ================= To: Subject: Thanks Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 10:11:29 -0500 From: "wierzbickim" Hi, Everyone! Thanks this week go out to BRIAN LINDHOLME, who sent a 45 rpm record called, "Move Over Babe, Here Comes Henry." I am still looking for a way to playit (not too many turntables around any more), but I am sure it will be entertaining. Any Aaron fans out there--I will see if I can make audiotapes and spread them around. Thanks, Brian! Mike W ================= To: "wierzbickim" , Subject: RE: [OBC-Thanks] Thanks Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 16:28:18 +0100 From: "Glenn Codere" Is that the one sung by former Tigers pitcher Bill Slayback? Glasgow, Scotland -----Original Message----- From: wierzbickim [mailto:wierzbickim@ameritech.net] Sent: 11 May 2003 16:11 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: [OBC-Thanks] Thanks Hi, Everyone! Thanks this week go out to BRIAN LINDHOLME, who sent a 45 rpm record called, "Move Over Babe, Here Comes Henry." I am still looking for a way to play it (not too many turntables around any more), but I am sure it will be entertaining. Any Aaron fans out there--I will see if I can make audiotapes and spread them around. Thanks, Brian! Mike W Yahoo! 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ANDY COOK - sends along a FIRST - in the Birth Year and Dodgers category - a 1953 Briggs Meats of Carl Erskine! What a treasure - a card that I figured I would never own - due to the scarcity and all. I appreciate it JIM SILVA - finds some Fleer Wildest Days for me - real NICE cards with delightful stories to read - and also a 1874 Kellogg's of Dodger relief ace Jim Brewer. These were fun to read and I will be looking at them for a long time - THANKS! Jim. JOSH LEVINE - I got a rare T-205 from Josh off e-bay and he really 'sweetened' this auction win with a T-205 Seinfeldt - 55B high # Hersh Freeman and a 72T IA of Bob Robertson - all great HITS to the want list. Thanks so much Josh - see you in a couple of days! JEFF DELOTT - sends me some fun cards and a nice variety to boot - I got a 54, 55 and two 56 Topps - two 58's and a 59 too - names like Wally (mono brow) Moon, Bob Friend and Darryl Spencer - Thank you Jeff! MIKE WIERZBICKI - (I just spelled Mike's last name right without looking it up!!) - two wonderful 1972's to HIT my list - including pitchers Drabowsky and Billy Champion. Thanks! Mike. RON PERRY - a fine hit to the list that keeps getting shorter - a 1971 Topps card - semi high # of Shaw. Card has been read and enjoyed and tucked away - Thanks Ron! GARY MANDELL - a fine assortment of cards come my way to hit a couple of lists - I get four of the 1972's to bring that list a bit closer and also a 1973 OPC Dodger card that upgrades one for that set! Thank you Gary! ERIK GREENWOOD - finds a wonderful oddball item - some nicely hand painted Brooklyn Dodger post cards - in the group were some favorites - Jim Gilliam, Joe Black and Whit Wyatt - but also Henry Behrman - a player I have no card of. Thanks Erik! BRIAN LINDHOLME - finds one of my much loved HORIZONTAL S - this one from the 1951 Bowman set - I just love having these cards! Each one is a pleasure for me to look at and read and a treasure to collect! I got Eddie Lake who although is in a Detroit uniform the card back tells you he was recently traded to San Francisco... I love it Brain! I tried to keep my rambling THANKS short this time - I really do appreciate every card I get and after all these years and THANKS - I wish I could find some new way to express to each and every one of you my gratitude for all the cards and time taken in selecting, packaging and mailing those cards to me. I don't know if there is a new way to say it - but here is an attempt in any case... Happy Mother's Day!! The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ================= Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 07:11:07 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: missing thanks From: "alcattle" I have not heard from my Dad in a few days, but he asked me to send out these thanks before he left. I heard he was in Montana, looking for the exit to Winnamuka. Neal sends a Pilots mini pennant. Thanks Neal Rob Gioia sent some 69 Topps. Cool Thanks Rob. Doug C. sends a couple 78 and a trimmed 54 Topps. Thanks Doug If you hear from or see my Dad before I do, tell him to call home. Sometimes he forgets (like always) Michelle Cummings ================= Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 11:07:24 EDT Subject: weekend waiver wire welcomed To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com BILL MALSON hits me with 2 footballers from his recent giveaway, a 59 and a 60. tnx bill! gm ================= Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 11:23:58 EDT Subject: MONDAY THANX To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com. From: Celenox@aol.com Thanx Go OUt to Andy Cook and Ben Fisher. Andy Sends along a E-95 Lord to my set...Thanx Andy Ben Sends a T206 Walter Johnson in a "blockbuster" trade Ben I lov ethe card Thank you to all of the OBCers, You guys help me build sets, these sete are more then just a hobby to me, These are fun adventures that eventually i can get my 2 sons to join in with me and have even more fun, and eventually pass all my cards to them. Thank you all for helpping me accomplish small things like this with my sons. OBC got to love it ================= Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 14:42:33 EDT Subject: Thanks to Mac To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: brockhattox@cs.com Thanks to Mac for Diamond Stars cards of Waner, Berger, and Jackson. Three great players from a great Trader!!!!! I must post my want list for this new set tonight! ================= To: Subject: Monday Thanks Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 14:18:27 -0700 From: "Grant Rainsley" Couple of interesting inbounds... The envelope from the Mandell Group is addresssed to Grant Rainsley, Ret. and I hope it stands for Retired rather than Retarded. A couple of upgrades to the '74 Traded set. And new kid Doug Chamberlain hasn't caught on yet...he sent a couple of very nice cards...a TV and a '56......WAY too nice for my binder, but I thank you ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: get the first aid kit! Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 17:42:09 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" Ken Goetsch fires at my '64 set with 4 bingos, all razor sharp and one of them made my nose bleed, thanks a bunch Ken! STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ================= To: Subject: Big day at the mailbox ! Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 18:56:22 -0400 From: "John Collins" Today I arrived home to find my mailbox literally hanging open under the weight of goodies from the following folks: LYNN MILLER: Lynn sends an astonishing 66 hits to my birthyear set of '77 Topps, including Tom Seaver and memorable names such as Al Hrabosky. Thanks Lynn !! JOHN LEROUX: John continues the assault on the decade of the 70's with 15 1975's and then 24 more 77's. Thanks John !! and last but not least, ANDY COOK...... for a waiver wire hit, '34 Goudey Hugh Critz. This is a very clean card because it appears Hugh has been through the wash at least several times. Thanks for making a Monday bright.......! John C. Collins ================= Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 19:35:25 EDT Subject: Shock and Awe To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: directorth@aol.com The Randy Wilberg Blitz finds my mailbox - Randy sends three hits to my 1965 wantlist, including Bill Mazeroski & high number Ossie Virgil. Thanks for the hits, Randy! Ken Morganti starts me on a new set - Ken sends me my first 1953 Bowman black & white, a fine card of Tiger catcher Matt Batts. Thank you Ken, a great addition to the collection. Tom Housley ================= Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 00:19:50 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: OBBC? From: "jmoleta30341" Somewhere, over the weekend, I must have changed groups and joined Old BASKETBALL Cards.com...and just in time! BEN FISHER makes his 1st mailer to Sugar Hill a memorable one, w/ a 69/70 Earl the Pearl Monroe! STEVE RITTENBERG, never one to be outdone, sends a baker's dozen of the tall cards of tall guys - 5 from 70/71 & 8 from 69/70! Among the group were Elgin Baylor, Dave Bing & Dave DeBusschere! Thanks for the great cards guys! OBC/OBBC(?) - You gotta love it! ================= To: "bb thanks" Subject: incomings Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 20:21:02 -0400 From: "jeff sinclair" Thanks go out to BOB DANGELO for 8 hits to the 76 list SPIKE for a three bagger of 1970 hits featuring Jim Palmer. Thanks guys! ================= Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 01:08:57 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks x 3 From: "bobs7714" Thanks to Richard "The fugative" Kimball for 73 hits to my 80` fb list including Ray Guy, Jack Youngblood, and Gene Upshaw! Thanks to Kit Okamuro for two nice 68`T All Stars, Fregosi and Thanks to Bob D`Angelo for a SCP 63` Joe Amalfitano! Thanks OBC! Bob Schaub ================= Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 21:36:29 EDT Subject: new email & wantlist address To: OBC-Wantlist@yahoogroups.com, OBC-Ramblings@yahoogroups.com, From: amcook93@aol.com Oh keepers of the lists, please update my email address to typecard@aol.com and my wantlist address to http://members.aol.com/typecard/wantlist.html The variation checklist is now at http://members.aol.com/typecard/errors.html ================= Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 19:13:54 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Andy cooks up a good one To: obc thanks From: Matthew ANDY COOK sends a great SCP, a needed 1933 Canadian Goudey. After Canada sent me a note last week denying my GST refund, this is a nice northerly consolation prize. Thanks Andy! Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com ================= To: digdugdig@webtv.net, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: A hit in the desert Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 19:51:12 -0700 From: "Geno Wagner" OBCers -- Doug Chamberlain makes his debut in the Mojave Desert with an awesome 1957 Lou Berberet! Berberet started my interest in old cards in a way since my neighbor was a nephew of his. I wanted to get him a card of Lou since he talked about meeting all the Yankees when he was a kid and Lou was on the team. I went to a local card shop that I bought my new cards (70s and 80s) and looked through his old boxes to find a Berberet. Sure enough, I found a 1956, but more importantly, I realized that I would rather have old cards instead of all the Sandburg rookies I had. The rest is history! Thanks for the great memories, Doug! Take Care, Geno Geno Wagner Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. ================= Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 16:45:25 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: thanks to Lynn From: bdangelo@aol.com Hi gang, A package from Lynn Miller is always one that causes a big smile when one sees it in his mailbox. Today was no exception, as Lynn sends a 1954 Bowman Sal Yvars, two high numbers from 1967 Topps (Bob Shaw and Manny Jiminez), and a massive amount of hits to my neighbor Jim Rizzo's list: 23 from 1971, 3 from 1972 and 13 from 1973. Totally awesome, Thanks Lynn! ================= Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 16:57:16 EDT Subject: Thanks to Richard and Kit To: vct@lists.vintagecardtraders.com, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: brockhattox@cs.com Thanks to Kit O for a 1956 Topps Aaron with a white back. Thanks to Richard Hankins for having lunch with me and delivering 1958 Topps variations of Zimmer and Aparicio, along with a 1957 Topps Billy Goodman. Take care, ================= Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 17:44:58 EDT Subject: Time machine To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: friar4@aol.com Don't tell anybody, but I think Lynn Miller must have a time machine. How else would you explain the following. Today, totally unexpected, I receive two '67s and five '69s from Lynn. But that's not all. Every single one of those suckers looks like it just came out of the wrapper. No exaggeration. 'Fess up Lynn, how did you get those cards? You must have climbed into that machine of yours and gone back to '67 & '70 and bought some packs. No way those cards could have gone through 33 years of wear and tear. What's the story here? I think we need an investigation. Where's Henry Lee when you need ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: Thanks Lynn Miller Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 19:28:37 -0400 From: "Steve Rittenberg" The Lynn Miller assault made it to Maryland. Lynn sent the last two 1953 white bio variations, a 73 Hank Aaron card, a 70 Kelloggs, a pile of team cards, a couple of 41 Double Plays, some Bowmans (53-55). Thanks Lynn. ================= Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 17:03:48 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Great White North makes it to the South To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Chris Stufflestreet Two packages from Canadian friends find their way down to the Stufflestreet homestead here in sunny Florida (high temp. 96 degrees, heat index of 9 today). BEN FISHER sends down a surprise DCP with a very nice '74 Yaz and a '78 card of Bobby Bonds. PAUL BIGGS piles on with 82 cards that hit a bunch of lists from 1960-1979. Among the highlights: a '66 Bob Shaw that has all the makings of a legendary Tipton (water stains, missing corner, paper loss, layered corners, etc.), a "cool gray" Manny Mota and creased Ron Hunt, and another Bobby Bonds (this time, a '76 Thanks for the hits, guys...I just wish one of you could have figured out a way to ship down some weather that was more in line with May in Canada (which would be better than the July temperature we've had here the past two weeks). Take care, I am an avid collector of vintage baseball cards. To view my online wantlist, visit: http://www.geocities.com/chrisstufflestreet/wantlist.html Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com ================= Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 22:12:32 EDT Subject: Thanks to "the usual gang of suspects" To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: XDDX@aol.com I came home late from work today to find not one but two puffies waiting for me. I have been relatively inactive lately so certainly wasn't expecting this. And who double teamed my mail box? Two guys who have hammered me many times in the past Lynn Miller and Bob D'Angelo. Lynn hit me with 18 1970 Topps including Reggie, 6 1976ers, 23 1971 cards one 1978. Lots of high numbers too! Thanks Lynn. Bob graced me with an even dozen 1976 Topps including a number of Much appreciated guys!!!! ================= Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 02:17:25 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Card additions the last 2 days From: "mikesportsfan" Yesterday brougth a couple of OBC packages. Lynn Miller sends a SCP, but it was a 1950 Bowman BB low #36. Keep nibbling away. Under 70 to go. Fug sends 14 1976 Isaly's BB discs. Names like: Aaron Bench Carlton Garvey Jackson Lynn Brooks Robby Schmidt Seaver & Morgan. WOW. Almost 1/2 of my list. Today I visited Mark Talbot's after the vampire's office (Dr. drawing more blood tests). Walked (drove actually, we do not live THAT close together) away with a few Glossy Hockey cards, a 1952 Topps #43 Scarborough Black Back and 5 hits to my fledgling T-218 set, including a boxer. Came home to find a SCP from former? OBCerNeil Droogan: a 1949 Buddy Kerr. A High number. Not as close as the 950 set, but nibbling away there as well. Thanks everyone. Mike Rich ================= Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 22:32:33 -0400 Subject: Mike Rich stops by, so you know what that means--- To: Mikesportsfan@aol.com, obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Mark S Talbot Hello All, (WARNING!!! Thanks server RAMBLE ALERT!!!) That's right - My friend Mike Rich was on my side of town and stopped by - and you know what that means - it's OBC swap time. Of course Mike just indicated that he wanted to drop off some stuff (yea sure). I always look forward to Mike's return from the Toronto show because he always has a goodie or two for me. Mike apologized for only finding a few on this trip, but I'm not complaining. From Toronto Mike brings back (3) `67 OPC's with Tigers Bill Freehan and Fred Glading and Twin slugger Bob Allison; the `68 OPC N.L. SO Leaders; (5) `70 OPC cards with Houk, Williams, Watson, Jarvis and Nettles; a `72 OPC of Ted Sizemore and a `69 OPC Hank Aaron (YEE-HA!!!). So (11) more off the OPC list thanks to Mike - but that is not all - there was more. Mike also had a hit to my Topps quest with the Murakami RC from `65 and (2) from the `65 Topps Uglies set (`65 Transfers) featuring Jim Bunning and Wayne Causey. An oddball hit to the `68 Atlantic Oil set that I have decided to add to the list, Mike chips in Jim Hart. A special card from Mike's original boyhood collection of Basketball cards is passed my way, the `70-`71 Topps version of Earl Monroe gets untaped from the wall and passed on to me. Finally, I recently gave Mike fits as I uncovered variations in the `76 and `77 Topps Hockey Glossy subsets forcing him to go on this insane quest with me. So he clobbers my list with (17) hits to the various sets bringing (2) of the set to within a single card for completion. I got to check out a recent acquisition to Mike's collection - a wonderful Tipton Mint version of the `51 Bowman card of Yogi Berra. We discussed the charm of the card and how any one of us would be quite happy to have it in our collection. It was a decent buy for him at a local store that he just discovered. It's fun to share some of the "cardboard treasures" that we come across and this one was a classic OBC find. I showed Mike the `48 Bowman Yogi that just came in the mail today from Neil Droogan who wants to trade and says he was a former OBC member. So we got to swap "Yogi" stories. All in all, Mike spent a few hours chatting and pawing through some cardboard. A nice visit that I always enjoy - I wish that more of you lived 20 minutes away. Well thanks Mike for the visit, camaraderie and the cardboard. I look forward to our 2003 Tiger outing (we began talking about that as well - details to follow). BE WELL!!! REGARDS --------------------------------- MARK "Live long and prosper" - Spock * Mark S. Talbot * * 34030 Chatsworth Drive * * Sterling Heights, MI. * * 48312-4604 * * talbot1@comcast.net * ================= To: "bb thanks" Subject: miller time Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 22:58:06 -0400 From: "jeff sinclair" Lynn takes a big bite out of my 70 list with 18 hits to the hi numbers. Then tops that off with a couple of 74's including Schmidt, 5 75's (Carlton), and 8 76's. What a package! Thanks Lynn, ================= Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 07:42:59 -0400 (EDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: A prepay repay? From: Originaleek@webtv.net It seems I was also targeted in LYNN MILLERS latest attack on wantlists. He sends a very sharp 54 Bowman of Don Lund, and four cards from my uncompleted list, including psychos Billy Martin and the Gator. Actually Billy was the psycho, Gates is pretty sane. Accompanying the cardboard was a note from Lynn pre-thanking me for a couple Tiger Woods cards that I just mailed and I'm sure he is not even in possession of yet. My only consolation in trying to keep up with Lynn, is knowing that I have a lot of company in OBC (Owe Bubblehead Cards). Thanks again Lynn, your generosity overwhelms. We keep what we give away! ================= To: Subject: Miller Time Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 06:44:28 -0500 From: "wierzbickim" Hi, All! LYN MILLER continues his assault on OBC by sending two 1966 high numbers myway: Joel Horlen and Tony Taylor. Thanks, Lynn! Mike W ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: OBC Thanx Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 16:12:37 -0400 From: "LARRY GERSBACH" OBC Thanx goes out to: LYNN MILLER-Wallops the 66T list with ten hits. Hi-lites included several Redlegs with the Lee May Rc and Hi # SP Mel Queen. That alone would constitute a great package, but Lynn also tosses in a ("Thought you might like it") 1948 Leaf of Johnny "No Hit" VanDerMeer. WOW!! Love those old Redlegs. SPIKE GLIDDEN-Hammers home a waiver wire 50B of Monte Kennedy. BOB D'ANGELO-Rounds out the day with a nice 72T #664 Bobby Knoop. Under 50 to go on this set. Much appreciation guys, The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ================= Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 16:48:11 EDT Subject: Thanks, Bama To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: malsman250@cs.com Wednesday thanks out to Bama, for send northbound three hits for the shrinking 1973 wantlist, all much appreciated. Bill Malson ================= Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 13:56:32 -0700 (PDT) Subject: old time thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Paul Biggs Thanks to Bill Malson for a couple of great old football cards - one each from 58 and 60. These are my firsts for both of those sets. Great stuff. Thanks Bill. Thanks also to Spike Glidden for a super 58T Bunning. Great card Spike, thanks. Much appreciated guys. Paul Biggs Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. ================= Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 22:31:10 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Gosh, Gersh! From: "jmoleta30341" LARRY GERSBACH hits me with a 9 pack of 69 Topps, including 4 from the tougher mid-series! Thanks Gersh! OBC - You gotta love it! ================= Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 19:50:06 -0400 Subject: A ROUND OF APPLAUSE To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I wonder if Steve Rittenberg has any thoughts on how many sets he has completed--for other people. Steve and Gary Pearce conspired to finish one of those latest offerings. Thanks guys--Steve also slips a Tipton 1960 Yaz rookie card--perfect in every respect. Mark Talbot continues our never ending swap with a handful--totaling 13 1975 Fleer Pioneers with a bunch of great names. Andy Cook sends a couple of his waiver wire 1960 Leafs--almost done with the low numbers, which may be all I attempt to gather. Thanks OBC, Peter Mead ================= Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 00:23:45 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Bombarded by Matt Man From: "bobs7714" Huge thanks to Matt Heilnman for almost two hundred (200) hits to my 80` fb list. Stars included were Larry Csonka, Steve Largent, Otis Anderson, and Terry Bradshaw! Thanks OBC! Bob Schaub :-) ================= Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 00:54:11 -0700 (PDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Torpedoed!! From: digdugdig@webtv.net Thanks go out today to Andy Cook with a waiver wire 55 Topps Ellis Kinder...I believe the 1st non-Florence, OR OBC hit to that set...payback en-route!! And like many others, I did not escape passing by Lynn Miller's periscope as he knocks down a 65T from the rafters and does some serious damage to the 69's with 17 bulls-eyes!!...including the ole' Red Sox nemesis...Don Money...thanks a ton Lynn!! ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Subject: RE: [OBC-Ramblings] OBC contact Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 07:15:01 -0700 From: "Bob Donaldson" I'd like to thank Geordie for brightening up a very long two weeks away from my family. He saved me from another night of hanging around the hotel by picking me up and taking me to a Modesto A's A league game. I won't repeat the details but it was a fun game. The highlight was that Geordie bought me my very first Corn Dog. We don't eat these much back east. Geordie also handed me a stack of 28 1969 Topps FB highlighted by Mike Curtis and Jack Snow, two of my favorites growing up. thanks Geordie! thanks OBC!! ================= Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 07:59:47 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Ken stops by To: obc thanks From: Matthew KEN MORGANTI stopped by last week to drop off a bag of soccer stuff left from the last Ft. Washington show. He also slipped in a Baseball Digest with Garvey on the cover, never letting on whilst we chatted in the kitchen! A slightly belated thanks to Ken. Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com ================= To: "bb thanks" Subject: thanks Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 12:15:49 -0400 From: "jeff sinclair" Thanks to Gersh for an scp 1970 Senators Rookie Stars card ================= Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 19:37:30 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Recent thanks (last couple of weeks) From: "David Skoglund" George Vrechek sends a 1960 Fleer Mel Ott, plus SCPs from 1960 and 1970 Topps. Tom Housley sends a half dozen 62s and throws in a 1969 Tigers rookie stars card for good measure. Ben Fisher sends a 1953 Bowman Color SCP. Thanks everyone. ================= Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 17:41:27 EDT Subject: Thanks, Gersh! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: malsman250@cs.com Thanks out to fellow Buckeye Larry Gershbach for a trio of woodies, accompanied by a trio of 58s - both sets that I am trying to make progress on. As always, much appreciated. Bill Malson ================= Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 00:28:11 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Peter Mead! From: "jmoleta30341" I got a great deal of help with my new basketball quest today! PETER MEAD sent 7 69/70 Topps & 8 70/71 Topps that were great looking hits to my list! Thanks Peter!! OBC - You gotta love it! ================= Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 20:38:47 EDT Subject: Thanks ! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: ehpiii@aol.com Well, Lynn Miller got me too ! I tried sending him an Aaron reprint that it turns out he already had, and he sends me a half-dozen on my 67 list. This list isn't that easy, either ! Steve Rittenberg sent a Pair of Parkies including Plante ! Try saying that three times fast - it includes an in action card of Plante with no mask sitting on the ice a couple feet from guys with sticks and pucks that could do some damage ! Steve also sent a couple 80-1 topps also. Thanks guys ! ================= Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 00:39:02 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Hilltown Hits From: "jimbo777777" Thanks going out tonight to Kent Montgomery (again!) and Lynn Miller (again and again!) for a variety of great hits to my want lists, including hall-of-famers Yount, Wilhelm, Marichal and Billy Williams. Thanks guys, all much appreciated! ================= To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 21:47:03 -0400 Subject: ty! From: Bob Saxton Big thanks to Ed Schott for cutting my 80 Topps wantlist down to only 6 cards with the donation of a very nice Ozzie Smith! Thanks, Ed, and y'all have a great weekend! http://www.Writing.Com/authors/judgeguy ================= Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 20:48:45 +0800 To: Thanks Subject: To Ken M and Griz From: Lynn Miller Ken hits the vintange Aaron list with a (presumably) 68 Kahn's. Wow, I had never seen one before a month ago and now I have TWO, significant progress!!! But now I have a dilemma. I purchased a Kahn's on eBay little over a month ago and showed the picture on Ramblings and sought advice on identifying the year. Thought we had that one identified as a 68. But Ken's is a different pose. So they can't both be 68's :-) My SCD falls way short in making any kind of distinction in helping identify the differences in Kahn's cards, other than to say you need to collect all the cards and compare the poses. To What!!! If there is anyone who has knowledge or a reference on how to properly identify certain years of Kahn's, please let me know. In the meantime I've arbitrarily given credit for hits to the 68 and 69 edition, pending further analysis. Maybe psychoanalysis, this will drive me nuts I know. So thanks Ken for another terrific hit, I'll never catch up (sigh). And Griz graces me with some oddball golf items, one of which is a beautiful first day issue of a Bobby Jones silk print on the envelope, stunning!! Tiger was a great amateur himself and could end up being the best professional golfer of all time, but no one will ever come close to Bobby's accomplishments as an amateur. The Ultimate! Thanks Howard for the great items. OBC - You Can't Topps This !!! ================= Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 09:57:28 EDT Subject: twice the (sc) pleasure To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: dsh46@aol.com Finally digging through the mail pile following three weeks of near constant travel here and abroad. Upon my return I found a 63 fleer rich rollins from peter mead and a 65 jake wood cortesy of ed schott. many thanks gents! ================= To: Subject: I've Been Spiked! (and Steved, too) Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 11:01:50 -0700 From: "Grant Rainsley" Spike hits with 3 from '56, all nicely trimmed, so unlike most of my others, these have corners...thanks Spike! Mr. Rittenberg...all I can say is WOW! Steve finished by buddy's '53 set with Hi # Miranda, and Billy Martin. Ed passes on his thanks, he is just ecstatic. So am I, because of the little package for me, including '60 McCovey and Aparicio All Stars!!!! Not to mention another Billy for the Binder, and a G-Men card from Australia, and as it should be, the cops win. I love the last line on the card..."The cunning of criminals cannot compete with Fearless Heroes of the Law." (That's what I've been saying all along!) Thanks Spike and Steve, and thanks OBC! ================= Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 14:42:08 EDT Subject: This Week in Baseball Cards To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: JEdward@aol.com I also was among those many of us who recieved cards from Lynn Miller. It's always exciting to find a puffy from Lynn, and this was no exception. Lynn sent two 1953 Bowman, four '65 Topps, with names like Elston Howard and Boog Powell, plus 14 1980 Topps. Thanks Lynn. OBC, it's an attitude John's Old Baseball Card Site ================= Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 16:31:30 EDT Subject: Thanks to Kit To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: friar4@aol.com For a great bunch of '62 Post Cereal cards off the waiver wire - a total of six hits. Thanks again, Kit. ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: Thanks Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 18:51:26 -0400 From: "toppsrun368" Thanks to Kent Montgomery for a great looking 1968 Topps Game Willie Mays. This is one of the last few cards and a name like Mays off the list is huge. Thanks, Kent! Thanks to John Collins for (7) 1965 Topps off his recent waiver wire. A few high numbers mixed in made for a nice little batch. Thanks, John! Also a quick note about where I am currently with regard to my trading. I have been not as active as usual these past 2 or 3 weeks because I just finished up my first round of testing for a few school subjects. May of junior year has to be the busiest time because I can't ever remember having so much work and tests. It will all be over in about 3 weeks and then I prepare for a week of NYS Regents. Those shouldn't be too bad, but school in general has been taking up a lot of my time. I hope to get more active as time allows, and come June-July, I will be back to my normal habits. Can't wait for the National! Thanks, guys! Brian Dwyer ================= To: "obc" Subject: Thanks X --------5 Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 05:09:40 -0500 From: "ken goetsch" Thanks to Kit O. for a beauty of a "Mean Joe" from 76' Much appreciated Kit. Johm Leroux [somehow manages to send out a package, even though he has a new addition to his family]. He sends, a 4 bagger from 70', and 13 bingos from Now, get some rest. Thanks John. Matt Heileman chips in with a 12 pack from 74'. Thanks Matt very much!!!!!!!!!!!! Ed Schott - knocks a 700 level hit off my 71' wants with a beauty of DaveyConcepcion, man that guy could go to the hole and make some plays. Thanks Lynn Miller-Makes it all the way to the cheddar curtain, with a SCP of 75' Football, and then sends along 17 hits from 74' including, get this Willie Mays, Dave Parker, Jim Palmer,Aparicio,Fergie, 3 leader cards , Boog, quite frankly Lynn, I dont know what I did to deserve this great group of cards. They will fill some nice slots in the binder. I am honored to get this package. Thanks to all for a great week of cards. Ken Goetsch ================= Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 09:53:37 EDT Subject: late mail To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com friday's mail brought another couple of hits from JOE CERULLO including a 1960 McCovey All Star that is way to nice for this group and a 63 postie. tnx joe, i'll spend the next six months trying to hit you back! gm ================= Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 13:33:35 EDT Subject: Triple into the corner! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jfsilva@aol.com I was thrice hit this week and I am amazed that I can still find the envelopes because I had my carpet replaced - stuff everywhere! Mike Rich deckles me with a very ugly picture of Hoyt Wilhelm. Don't get me wrong, the card is in perfect shape, it is Wilhelm who uglies it up! Thanks, Joe Isaac gets into two of my binders with a '60 Cub and four '71s including one of my favorite non-A's, Bobby Bonds. Well done, Joe. Brian Lindholme goes all 50's on me with a "spatially adjusted" Dave Hoskins from '54, and a '50 Bowman Cass Michaels. Very cool cards. Thanks Brian. Excellent timing guys. Thanks! ================= Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 14:22:00 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: A Scheib from Schaub From: bdangelo@aol.com Hi gang, Big Saturday thanks to Bob Schaub, who sends a pair of 1954 Topps cards in Carl Scheib and Bob Purkey. Awesome stuff, thanks Bob ! ================= Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 14:23:46 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: A high spike From: bdangelo@aol.com Hi gang, More thanks to give out today. Spike Glidden checks in with a high number from 1959, Dan Kravitz. Thanks Spike! ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: OBC Thanx Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 19:44:25 -0400 From: "LARRY GERSBACH" OBC Thanx goes out to: JOHN COLLINS-Chips in a waiver wire 65T double of Howser & Hickman. They stand out among my other 65T's because these two are razor sharp. JOE ISAACS-Brings home a six pack of 75T Minis. This new set I began just a few weeks ago has gotten off to a fantastic OBC start. Much appreciation guys, Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Fri/Sat thanks Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 20:39:39 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" I met with Terry Dietrick and his daughter Jen for the A's/Indians game last night. They met me at work and we drove to the Days Inn near the airport. From there it was on to the Jake. We sat about 6 rows from the field, awesome seats for less than ticket face value, heck with the Tribe hurting this year, the scalpers might as well give the tickets away. Tons of fun, caught up a bit, swapped some cardboard and trivia. With Mulder and Sabathia pitching, the game was over in 2 hrs. After the game, I drove Terry and Jen to the Rock and Roll HOF, the Science Museum and Browns Stadium. Man was Terry excited, to spend most of the day at the HOF and the museum! Hope to hear about that soon! Then it was back to the Days Inn where we chatted a bit more, took some pictures and home I went. What an evening, even though I was tired most of today, it was definitely worth it. Terry and I will more than likely meet up again for a Pirate game in the summer, all are welcome. As for the cardboard, Terry blasted me with 31 '59s (lot of familiar names Herzog, Pappas, Flood and Kaline!), 5 '60's, a couple 61's and 5 for my new set, the '54 Bowman. Thanks to Terry, this is my all-OBC set. Thanks Terry very much for the great evening and comradery! Today's mail brought from Kit's recent waiver an SCP from the mini set, one Daniel Joseph Staub, thanks Kit for getting me soooo much closer to the end of this set! Thanks OBC, have a nice weekend everyone! MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ================= Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 07:33:48 -0400 Subject: a northwest moment To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Grant was kind enough to send some semi-highs cross country to Maryland--where the Orioles are in their expected early season swoon and Funny Cide looks like the next triple crown winner. Solo hits from 58, 61 and 62 made another rainy Saturday more palatable. My eight year old daughter's soccer season has consisted, so far, of one game and maybe three practices--five out of six Saturdays with rainouts. Thanks Grant, peter mead ================= Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 05:40:00 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Four Great Inbounds To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Ron Perry Hi OBC'ers Four Great Inbounds un the past 2-3 weeks and thanks are in order to the following: Lynn Miller sends six great 1970 high numbers. Five to go to complete the set. Richard Kimball drops off a 1954 Bowman tipton of Joe Tipton (actually its close to vg, but I couldn't resist), a 58 FB Lou Creekmur, and and three 1971 FB Glossy Inserts. Brian Lindholme sends a 1952 Bowman Eddie Robinson, and a 1966 FB of Bill Triplett. Only a few more to go to finish the 1966 FB set, but one of them is the Gail Sayers rookie. Ed Schott gets double thanks first for a 1967 FB of Bullet Bob Hayes, at that time the "worlds fastest human". The second thanks goes out to the Ed's Orioles who in a recent three game series against the Tigers contributed 1/3 of the Tigers total wins this season. When the bats show up, the Tigers can be a respectable team. So far, the starting pitching has been respectable. I guess you can always buy hitters cheaper than starting pitching. Cards out to all the above (I was even able to hit Lynn's list), in tomorrow's mail. Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com ================= Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 14:47:00 -0400 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: 3 bagger! From: Dan Austin Thanks go out to: MIKE RICH who sends along some spoils from the Toronto show - A '72 OPC Hank Aaron and a bunch of tough OPC CFL cards! and to KIT OKAMURO for not one but TWO packages - both SCPs extraordinaire -- a '75 Hostess Yount RC and a '62 Bell Brand Drysdale! Wow! Dan Austin - dan@iamdanaustin.com Visit me at http://iamdanaustin.com "How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world." - William Shakespeare ================= Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 17:25:37 EDT Subject: Recent Thanks!!! To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jceru8600@aol.com Hello OBCers, Two great OBCers graced my mailbox with some toughies. Rob Gioia sends three from my 49 Bowmen set!!! Getting me below the 70 mark. Rob sends these along with a message that since I'm closer to finishing the set, he thought I could use them more. Reminds me about my early days in OBC, when I did the same with my Bowmens. Sometimes what goes around does come around. Thanks Rob!!! My neighbor Steve Rittenberg killed another set by getting me the last 48 Bowmen I needed. Mr. Page is safe in his slot!!! Along for the ride came a 61 Post of Duke Snider. Steve what can I say but you da man again!!! Take care everyone, Joe Cerullo ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: local hitter Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 18:31:17 -0700 From: "Brian Lindholme" Friends in OBC-World, Florence OR , a hot-bed of OBC activity!! From just a few miles down the road comes a hand-delivered, major-league hit to a list ! Doug Chamberlain continues his benevolence with a 1961 Warren Spahn !! Thisis a high-grade example of Mr. Spahn's prominent proboscis. Each time I see a Spahn card, I'm reminded of meeting the Lefty Legend in Cooperstown, 1995. He said to me, as he was shaking hands with passerbys "I feel like a freakin politician !!" I also heard a great story about Warren from a card dealer in NY once. It seems that Warren was waiting with this guy at a hotel bar for a ride to theairport. He was downing Heineken's when he noticed a donation jar on the bar for an ill child. He soon started signing Heineken labels, charging thepatrons $5 each, which he stuffed into the jar for the kid. I heard that this impromptu signing session lasted until the jar was stuffed and Warren had bottles all over the place...he didn't want to leave, and almost missed his flight !! Great story!! Thanks to Doug for the card and for bringing up the memories !!! ================= Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 21:38:48 EDT Subject: this week's thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: typecard@aol.com A great week in the mail box! Thanks to Spike for a 1933 Tatoo Orbit packed with 3 1955s! Thanks to Doug Chamberlain for 3 TVs and 2 1956s! Thanks to Gersh for a dozen 1961s! Thanks to John Leroux for a stack of Kelloggs! Thanks everyone, ================= To: Subject: Great Cards - Thanks Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 21:42:35 -0400 From: "joseph sweet" JOE ISSAC sends along a couple of cards including a Hi Numbered 1971. GENO WAGNER contributes a couple of special 63 including Aaron and Snider!1 What a pair!!! Thanks guys, Joseph Sweet 36 Bean Farm Dr. Kingston, RI 02881 (401) 783-2679 ================= Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 22:48:55 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Posties thanks To: , From: Hi all- Thanks today to Kit O, who sends a great handful of 62 Posts. Thanks, Kit. ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks for Vegas! Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 21:38:31 -0700 From: "Geno Wagner" OBCers -- I made it home and I'm going through a stack of cards that is simply awesome! It would take too long to thank each person individually, and I'd probably mess it up due to poor bookkeeping, but I would really like to say thanks to everyone who made it to Mike's house for a great weekend!! Most importantly, I would like to thank Mike for continuing to host this group of crazies - you and your wife are special people! Time to get some sleep and start working on next year's golf excuses... Take Care, Geno Geno Wagner Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. ================= Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 21:49:08 -0700 (PDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Official From: digdugdig@webtv.net Hi all To my understanding...can't be officially OBC without an APBA card thingamagigy...and I am elated as Geno Wagner welcomes me to the family with his "trademark" and an SCP 65T Red Schoendist (SIC??)...ahhhh...super Geno!!! And the Spikester couldn't settle for just a waiver wire hit...had to add another ta boot...2 52 bowmans!!. Thanks a ton guys!!! Much appreciated..to say the least!!!...D. ================= To: Subject: vegas Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 06:17:03 -0700 From: "terry ellis" thanks to mike for a great time. I really enjoyed putting faces to names. look forward to 04 when hopefully I can golf again. kit okamuro ================= Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 07:05:13 -0700 (PDT) Subject: The Miller Express has left the Station... To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Chris Stufflestreet LYNN MILLER's national goodwill tour has stopped in Florida, and as a result I now have nearly 100 hits to my late 70s wantlists. Along for the ride are guys like Pete Rose, Rusty Staub ("Le Grande Orange" according to his '76 Traded card), Tommy John, Fred Lynn, Jim Palmer, Steve Carlton, Dennis Eckersley, a Niekro/Ryan leaders card, and the '79 Bump Wills error card. Making a very prominent appearance at the top of the '75 stack is Oscar Gamble's hair. Thanks for the hits, Lynn. Take care, I am an avid collector of vintage baseball cards. To view my online wantlist, visit: http://www.geocities.com/chrisstufflestreet/wantlist.html Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com ================= Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 11:48:55 EDT Subject: thanks To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jazzgirl1920s@aol.com Hi- this is Linda- thanks to RAY LUURS for a 1952 Topps Mantle Photo-thanks Ray my next thanks to ROB GIOIA for a 1962 topps of Leo Posada and 3 1961 topps including Dodger catcher Johnny Roseboro- thanks Rob ================= Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 11:51:00 EDT Subject: monday thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com, OCTraders@yahoogroups.com, From: smartalecx@aol.com KIT OKAMURO sends a couple of 1962 posts. tnx kit! gm ================= Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 11:57:27 EDT Subject: thanks To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jazzgirl1920s@aol.com Hi- this is Linda- thanks to JEFF DELOTT for 3 1954 topps- Hank Sauer,Arnold Portocarrero and Bobby Schantz- thanks Jeff ================= To: "bb thanks" Subject: thanks Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 12:38:13 -0400 From: "jeff sinclair" JOHN COLLINS sends 20 hits from the waiver wire from 1965 thanks john ================= Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 18:10:42 EDT Subject: Thanks, Tom! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: malsman250@cs.com Thanks out to fellow Ohioan Tom Housley, for rekindling the woodie fire with a trio of 62s. As always, much appreciated. Bill Malson ================= Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 21:49:31 EDT Subject: Thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: trufan999@aol.com Managed to find some time to read the mail, and in there were two offerings from OBC land. First off is from Jim Moleta with a couple of additions to my beginning 1965 set and a 1969 Joe Morgan.. Second one was from APO land meaning Lynn Miller keeps the international mail flying with 3 1967's, 3 from 1970 including Bench AS card, and a hi number 1969... Thanks to both of you.. John Leroux ================= Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 22:19:23 EDT Subject: Smacked upside my want list! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jfsilva@aol.com This time it is the Lynn Miller road show that visits lovely Boulder, Colorado. 7 '60s including Daddy Wags, Vic Wertz, and Woody Held who had some serious pop for a shortstop. Very cool cards! Along for the ride were two '71s - some clowns named Fergie and Maury. Now I have seen the majesty that is an envlope from Lynn Miller. Thanks Lynn - yes the cards are good enough - sheesh! ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: Thanks guys Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 08:00:50 -0400 From: "Steve Rittenberg" Two packages arrived while I was in Vegas: Rick Svetecz (I learned this rhymes with Fedex) sent a few 55 Bowman commons plus a mini-set of 1963 Topps Peel-Offs. Each of the Peel-Offs has been affixed to a page of a small memo pad. What a cool way to have collected these! Any ideas on how to integrate them into my set, the rest of which are unpeeled? I figure I can either cut these to the right size, peel them off the pages are keep them all separate. In any case, Im very grateful to Mike Wierzbicki sent a handful of 54 Bowman plus at least a dozen team cards including the dubious 9th place Red Sox from 1965. Thanks Mike! Vegas thanks to come late. ================= Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 10:21:55 EDT Subject: THANX To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com Hi all thanx go out to Both Bob D'angelo and Wayne Delia Bob sends over 2 71 topps that were much needed thanx BOB Wayne sends over a E91 Arty Hoffman thanx guys ================= To: Subject: thanks Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 13:36:11 -0700 From: "terry ellis" thanks to bob schaub for various hits to different years, thanks, kit okamuro ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: OBC Thanx Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 16:46:20 -0400 From: "LARRY GERSBACH" OBC Thanx goes out to: JAMES MOLETA-Me know he cares by sending in a 50B four bagger and ten bingos to the 75T Minis. Much appreciation, Glenn I thought you would like that one. What can I say, I am married to an Italiano. Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail ================= Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 22:26:00 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: What goes around... From: "jmoleta30341" ...comes around! Gersh just wrote that he got some minis that I sent him. Well, KIT OKAMURO offered to send me a few 75 Minis off his waiver wire...and a few turned out to be 19 hits! Thanks Kit! OBC - You gotta love it! ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: Vegas thanks Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 18:47:33 -0400 From: "Steve Rittenberg" Geno passed along several team cards plus a Hank Aaron leader card. Ken came up with a 54 Bowman SCP. Peter Iversen found 22 from 54 Bowman for me plus a 53 Bowman & some team St. Al Cummings gave me several 1980 OPC cards, 1965 Embossed cards (including Willie Mays) From Geordie Calvert are a few team cards. From George Hay are 5 from 1954 Bowman. Brett Domue let me rifle through his dupes and I came up with about a dozen embossed cards, 3 Peel-Offs and many Kelloggs. Josh Levine found a T205 Wagner in his box for me. I think this card is one of the hardest to find in any shape. Ray Luurs gave me a neat non sport set about the Japanese invasion of Pearl Kit Okamuro gave me a few cards from the 1967 non sport set Who Am I? which are better than any of the cards I had previously. Kit also traded me several Kelloggs cards I needed. And he tossed in a Ken Harrelson pin and Dean Chance pin (that I will forward to Bob Reed). Todd Knowles found a 53 Bowman Ralph Kiner plus a 52 Topps black back for me. Then he tossed in a 72-73 Kareem Abdul Jabbar!! I also pulled some cards (embossed, bowmans and Kelloggs) from the dupes boxes of Josh Levine, Ray Luurs and Rick Ellison. Thanks to all for the cards. Plus thanks to Josh, Todd, Doug, David K, Mike, Peter and St. Al for giving me rides over the weekend. Thanks to the Ellisons for hosting a nice anniversary party Sunday night. And the biggest thanks to Mike Hair for letting us invade his house and eat all his ribs. Mike's ribs are something that just gets better each year. You must be present to eat so I recommend that everyone in OBC make plans now for V04. ================= Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 20:40:23 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks out to... From: "Brett W. Domue" Lots of thanks to go out after my first (and definitely not last) trip to OBC Vegas. First, thanks to the following for the cardboard: Todd Knowles: 1933 Goudey Dykes, 1954 Bowman Hodges (One to go for the Doug Smith: 3x 1973 Topps Al Cummings: 6x 1973 Topps=85but wait=85all are OPC Geordie Calvert: 3x 1973 Topps Ken Morganti : 4x 1951 Bowman=85all high #s Peter Iverson : 1952 Bowman Stengel George Hay : 5x 1973 Topps Steve Rittenberg: 1955 Bowman Hurley - Set Finished!!! 1936 World Wide Gum Thanks also... ... to Mike Hair for hosting and Ribfest ... (and Congratulations) to Rick Ellison for the Anniversary Party festivities ... to Josh, Todd and Geordie for letting me split rooms with them ... to Josh, Todd, Geordie, Rick and Co., Al and Dotty, Peter and Denise, David, and Kit for providing Transportation throughout the weekend ... to Dave Trimble and the folks at Play Ball for the mini-show(s) ... To everyone else who showed up, for a great weekend. Thanks Guys (and Gals)! Thanks OBC!!! (What's the countdown to V '04?) ================= Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 21:28:07 EDT Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Vegas thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Traderdoug@aol.com Well I'm very jealous about guys like Brett and Steve who know what guys gave them in Vegas. I arrived late and cards came flying from every direction. To all who gave them to me, thanks. To Mike, who fed me even when I arrived after the food was put away, thanks. I do know Steve Rittenberg gave me a 1942 Sporting News that polled 100 former stars and managers and asked who was the greatest player ever. 60 named Cobb. 17 Wagner, 11 Ruth. No one else got more that 2 votes. It was great to meet Ray, Kit, and Geordie for the first time, as well as renewing friendships with 14 other guys. And the golf team of Smith, Rittenberg, Morganti, and Luurs is proud to announce that despite the stacked deck, we finished second. Wait till next year. - Doug ================= Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 23:43:59 EDT Subject: Vegas thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: LUURSCJG@aol.com I know i got cards from eash and everyone who attended OBC in Vegas this year; however like Doug it flew around me so fast that if it didnt have a return address to the envelope i dont remember who sent what. Thanks everyone for the cards. The people I remember what they gave: PETER IVERSON along with STEVE RITTENBERG and I am sure a few others attacked my 60 set so badly that i went from needing 389 cards to 215 in a matter of a few minutes. I think they help diminsih my 57 set also as those two sets were beseiged. BTW this isnt a complaint :-) but I must admit for the first time it was a bit overwhelming. GEORDIE CALVERT who gave me a 60 Al Kaline GENO WAGNER who gave a me a bunch of cards but a 63 Jim Bouton really sticks out . It almost glows in the dark compaired to to restr of my set. He also made a deal to take Bert Blyleven with him when he goes out in space so he like Bill Lee can be a Space man:-) In a business tranaction STEVE lowered my 52 want list five or six more along with a 60 Mantle and KIT OKAMURA was relieved of a 62 Mays along with making several trades through dup box. JOSH LEVINE dup box gave a few 62 which i will start working on soon. All I can say guys is I am glad this is a long weekend because it may take me that long that long to get my wantlist up to date. Thanks goes out to MIKE HAIR for the ribs and the golf. RICK ELLISON for find yet another sport i suck at in Half Rubber. (It didnt stop me from particpating or wanting another shot at it next year) ST. AL and the rest for carting me around LV. It might be noted Al was the only one I rode with who didnt get lost although if they had giving Rick a street that actually existed in Las Vegas we would of got lost there either. Some of the humorous times still have me rolling Like the propsed trade between TODD KNOWLES and myself. His 13 year old daughter for my 15 year old son. ( I still think i took him) DAVE KOLENDA asking Rich the card deal for a rare baseball that Bob Feller touched and didnt autographed. STEVE for my 1952 Giant Topps Mickey Mantle card witht the blank back. Still working at getting it into the binder Except for Ken who I met last year at SABR nationals everyone there will be added to the people i have met list Before I leave if everyone has a minute or so in next few weeks could you log on to WWW. sabr.org and take the survey of the future of baseball. It is for a panel discusssion at Nationals this year which Denver is hostings. Your input would be greatly appreciated ================= Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 12:27:40 +0800 To: Thanks Subject: To Steve, Peter I, and Brian From: Lynn Miller Steve continues to rampage through OBC in a Herculean way. This time the postman delivers another 67 hi to really get that set close. But he also sends me another Hank OPC card, this the 65 Leaders card. So again, thanks isn't enough for this great gentelman whose generosity knows no bounds. But Thanks again my good friend for the continued great hits. Peter Iversen makes it a clean sweep on Hank's 65 OPC list by having his regular card arrive on the same day. Must be some sort of conspiracy here :-D This is a great card from a great friend and very much appreciated. And Brian Dwyer makes it a total Hank day with the contribution of a Braves Coke Cap. But I'm not sure which year it is, 67 or 68. I've asked Brian if he knows because my SCD doesn't cover this particular item. But perhaps "Mr. Coke Cap" Mike Rich might be able to lend some insight? Is there away to tell the difference? Anyway Brian, I know between being the end of the school year and getting a college lined up, you've been pretty busy. So I really do appreciate the effort in sending me a much needed Hank item, thanks. A little announcement of sorts. I'm also a very proud father. Just learned that both of my sons have been advanced to Third Class Petty Officer (E-4) in the Navy. Pretty darn good for being in less than 2 years now. And Jeff is on his way back from Iraq, due to arrive in Norfolk in a little over a week. His younger brother Hank will be waiting on the pier for him. Only wish I could be there also. OBC - You Can't Topps This!! ================= Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 10:11:11 EDT Subject: Thanks to Andy and Joe To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: brockhattox@cs.com Thanks to Andy Cook for my first 1938 Goudey -- Vernon Kennedy. Thanks to Joe Cerullo for 2 #111 Posts -- the 1961 Schoendienst and the 1962 Larry Sherry. These are much appreciated!!! ================= Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 10:58:52 EDT Subject: DOUBLE THANX To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com Thanx Go out to Joe Cerullo and Lynn Miller Joe sends 19 1961 posts including a few HOFers like Fox and Maz Joe much needed and appreciated thank you...Also in the package was some awesome NASA mission stickers I love them thanx Joe Lynn Sends 5 73 topps w/ carew and brock, 9 72 topps included Clemente, 16 71 topps including Torre powell,kaline and AAron , 4 69s,11 60 topps including Moose Skowron Thankx Lynn Thank you to both of you guys 2 packages that brightened up a dreary day Rob GIOIA ================= Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 20:49:07 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Vegas Thanks From: "alcattle" What a great time we had, mostly because of our generous friends in On the card front, Thanks to: Steve R gives a bunch of 54 Topps with a couple biggies Berra and Banks, another biggie 55 B in Say Hey Willie and some 62 GT. Finished off with a UV Ryan. Thanks Steve Joshua gives a 53 Mothers of Seattle's Jim Davis. Thanks Josh Rick E gives 2 Obaks and 3 Mothers for the master set. Thanks Rick, lucky you got the A- and nice to see the whole family. Geordie gives 2 69, 6 65, 33 78 and possibly some 56. Nice to meet you again, thanks for the cards. Ken adds some 62 variations and GTs. Thanks Ken George Hay gives 7 78, 3 65, a 66 hi# and a 56 Gus. Thanks George, really nice seeing you and Lucy, although not nearly long enough. Todd shows up woth 2 56 and 4 54 Topps. Thanks Todd Peter gives a 65, 2 66, 5 69 and 2 78. Thanks Peter, nice of you to bring Denise again (My favorite Star) Doug Smith gives 2 66 topps with a hi#. Thanks Doug, say hi to Judy. Grabbed a 64 topps coin of Mantle from Kit's store. Thanks Kit, big Geno gives a 56 and a Ryan. Thanks for both, Captain There was a joint add to the 56 list. Not sure if they came from Kit's dupes, Brett's box or Geordie Pile. I do thank you all. Now to make this even longer I want to thank Geordie for Dinner at Sahara, Steve for lunch at Hooters, Mike for the great ribs again and Mike for dinner Johnny Mac's (that was not the plan, sir!) This was as great as always, ready to go back before we got off the plane, and put me doown for 4 to V04! Big Al in rainy Seattle ================= Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 22:27:54 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Ed!! From: "kevin71058" Hi all, Just like to send thanks out to Ed Schott, as Ed sent me 5 1979 Topps cards. Thanks Ed!! Happy Trading, ================= Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 19:27:18 EDT Subject: Thank you To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: friar4@aol.com To Peter Mead for four great claims off of the waiver wire - a '70 Scratch-Off and three '75 Hostess. Much appreciated. Thanks again, Pete. ================= Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 23:35:41 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Joe C. From: "bobs7714" Big thanks to Joe Cerullo for a pair of Dodgers, 54` bowman George Shuba and 55` bowman Russ Meyer! Thanks OBC! Bob Schaub ================= To: "obc" Subject: Thanks Guys Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 19:21:13 -0500 From: "ken goetsch" Chris Stufflestreet---- sends 16 hits from 74'. Much Appreciated Chris, return fire shortly. Tom Housley-- chips in with 3 hits from 62'. Thanks VM. OBC ---gots to love it. Ken Goetsch ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: waiver thanks and 1 more! Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 20:43:52 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" ....to Peter Mead for an SCP from his recent waiver wire, a Phillies team card - a real Tipton beauty. Peter also tossed in an SCP from '61, thank The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Incomings. Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 23:09:56 -0400 From: "Bob Reed" Recent incomings.... Lynn Miller hits Connecticut as well. A 1950 Bowman (Dom DiMaggio), a 52 Bowman, a 70 Bob Reed rookie, six 1971 football cards, and 15 hits for the kids sets that I can�t mention here but you�ll be able to see many of these guys in Cooperstown in a few years. Thanks Lynn! Also thanks to Ed Schott and Peter Iversen who contributed Brad Komminsk and Marty Pevey cards for my Little League team. We brought the kids to the New Haven Raven vs Akron Aero game last Sunday. They got to go onto the field during the National Anthem and stand next to the Raven player in their position. Marty was nice and took some time to talk to the kids, Brad could use some lessons from Marty. Thanks for the cards guys and I hope to get some pictures of the event posted soon. -Bob R. MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: Vegas Thanks Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 22:01:02 -0600 From: "Todd Knowles" Thanks out to: Steve Rittenberg, who hits my list hard with 10 58s, 2 62s including the Duke, and 4 Red Sox cards including a 64 Venezuelan Topps Bob St. Al, who donates 2 62s and 3 69s, including Aaron, to the cause. George Hay, who passes along 4 62s, including Bob 'Evil Eyes' Buhl, an early OBC legend, a 58 Harvey Kuenn, and a 69 Sudden Sam McDowell. Ken Morganti, who handed me 3 51 Bowman Bosox, including Pesky and Peter Iversen, who finishes my 56 Red Sox set with a pair, 18(!) 58s, a 60 Ed Bouchee and a pair of 69s. And to anyone else I may have forgotten, please don't be offended. It was a small miracle I remembered as many as I did! Thanks very much to you as well. Also thanks to Geordie, Al, Josh, Geno, and Peter for providing transportation at one time or another. Thanks again to Mike and Cindy for their hospitality and some killer I never met an OBCer I didn't like.... ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: Post-Vegas thanks Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 22:03:57 -0600 From: "Todd Knowles" As if I didn't score enough cardboard in Vegas, I had a couple of packages waiting for my return. First off, Mike Rich finds me a trio of OPCs - 2 Lowensteins and a 68 Yaz LL! Rick Svetecz also hit my list hard with some gorgeous 69s, a 62 Frank Torre, and an unmentionable Yaz. Thanks Rick and Mike! I never met an OBCer I didn't like... ================= Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 12:16:01 EDT Subject: the names have been changed.... To: OCTraders@yahoogroups.com, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com PETER MEAD sends a waiver wire in the form of my 1st footballer from 1962 roger leclerc, who a previous owner insisted was someone named leggett. or maybe that has something to do with the fact that he was a kicker. tnx peter! gm ================= Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 09:27:24 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Hit all over To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Paul Biggs Hey gang, Thanks this week to: DOUG CHAMBERLAIN for a great batch of oldies - a 58 Musial AS, 4 60's, a 61, and a trio of 67's. Thanks Doug. JOHN COLLINS for a baker's dozen of 65's. Great cards John, thanks. SPIKE GLIDDEN for 4 trimmed 56's. Does the fact that they're trimmed automatically make them tiptons? Doesn't matter - they're perfect for me. Thanks Spike. ED SCHOTT sends a Purolator package (at least it was delivered by a Purolator truck) with a nice even dozen 78's. Working that list down real good. Thanks Ed. KEVIN MARTENS gets me started on another set that I can't mention here. Thanks Kevin. More details will follow in the appropriate place. Thanks again everyone. Paul Biggs Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. ================= Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 14:04:51 EDT Subject: thanx To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Celenox@aol.com Great day today Got only 1 package but it was well worth it. Steve Carter sends over 3 perfect T206s Ames/Pelty,Burke Great cards thank you very much Steve ================= Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 14:11:13 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Thanks To: OBC-Thanks From: Matthew Heilenman A couple of thanks this week. Bob Schaub for some great 56's, 6 to be exact. Some great nicknames too, Spook, Bud, Jake and Dixie. Although with names like Forrest and Millard I can't really blame 'em . Thank you very much Bob. ed Schott handed me some 69's, 74's and a 65 at a card show this past weekend. Thank you very much Ed. Thanks again to Bob and Ed. Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com ================= Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 22:03:08 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Vintage Minis! From: "jmoleta30341" JOE CERULLO sends 4 "minis" my way...from 1949 Bowman! Among the group was Johnny Vander Meer & a hi# Lopata! Thanks Joe! OBC - You gotta love it! ================= Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 18:05:42 EDT Subject: Thanks attempt To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com, JGreco@us.imshealth.com From: cardclctor@aol.com Hi all, I will now try to recall who handed out what at the Ribfest last Friday. I apologize in advance if I miss out on anyone or credit the wrong stuff to the wrong person, but it was a little hectic trying to pass out cards and stuff down ribs ;-) The first stack comes from Steve Rittenberg, who helps pay off the room we shared with a trio of T205's including one short print. Also added into the pile were some shiny silver cards that unfortunately were the only shiny silver things I kept from last weekend :-( Steve also handed out (to just about everyone present) a basketball digest with Wilt on the cover. THANKS STEVE!! Geordie Calvert handed over a 1968 SI featuring Ted Williams on the science of hitting on the cover. Geordie added in a few tall boy hoop cards including Pat Riley to bookmark the pages. These coupled with my one last minute purchase at the card shop in Vegas bring that set very close to completion. THANKS Todd Knowles replaces a card that has been missing from my collection for several years now. When I first joined the group, I had a single T205 (which at the time, I didn't even know WAS a T205). Not wanting anything to do with a pre-war set, I sent it out to someone in the group who was actually working on the set at the time. Now John Lush has returned to Everett showing some signs of age from his six or seven year trip THANKS TODD!! Peter Iversen knocked off a pair of 1963 Posts from my list and added a Jello (probably by accident) to fill a spot in the binder for the time being. THANKS PETER!! Josh found a SCP T205 hit to my list in the form of Louis Criger. THANKS Big Al handed over the mother lode of Post cereal cards which really dented my 1962 list. I'm sure glad he didn't get lost on the way to bringing these to me. Yogi, Roberto and Brooks were in there! THANKS AL!! OK, now I have a 'mystery envelope' containing a SCP T205 and my former Vegas 'brush with greatness' guest - Danny Cater. THANKS TO (mystery man #1)!! Next up in the pile is 5 cards from the 1963 set which I'm crediting to Geno. This marks the first time in probably five years that Geno gave me cards without an APBA card in there somewhere. (Trust me, I looked to see if there was one hidden in there somewhere). Brooks, Cepeda, Billy Williams and a couple from the upper tiers get crossed off my list. THANKS GENO!! The last pile is five more Posties featuring Kubek, Colavito, Santo and Clemente from 1962 plus a '63 Brandt (how'd he get in there?) I've got it narrowed down to about 7 people that might've added this to my collection. THANKS (mystery man #2)!! Non-cardboard thanks go out to the following: Mike Hair - for cooking up yet another batch of tasty ribs. These must've been the best yet, as I think I ate them too fast this year and spent the next hour or so on the couch with a sore tummy. Mike also organizes all the eVents and sees that things run smoothly - the kind of behind the scenes work that leaves the rest of the gang free to just enjoy the weekend. THANKS MIKE!! Steve Rittenberg - for splitting the cost of the hotel room and buying dinner at Hooters among other things. I once again enjoyed the pleasure of your company (at least in the few times we actually ran into each other ) THANKS Peter, Geordie, Josh, David and Doug - for providing transportation at various times throughout the weekend. THANKS GUYS!! Rick Ellison - for hosting a great anniversary party, which was just what I needed to unwind at the time. THANKS TRIPS!! Lastly, thanks to all those mentioned above as well as Joel, Ray, Kit, Brett, George and David (hope I didn't miss anyone) for the pleasure of your company. Just getting to hang out with everyone there is worth the trip. THANKS EVERYONE!! More details to follow in a short rambling... probably tomorrow. TAYL, Ken M ================= Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 18:37:31 EDT Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] To Steve, Peter I, and Brian To: lynnm@piol.net, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: mikesportsfan@aol.com Lynn and OBC Friends, Of course there is a way to tell the difference between the 1967 & 1968 Coke Caps. It is extremely difficult if not impossibe to tell the difference of the All-star BB Coke caps, but the team ones are easy. The 1967 have the players position to the right of the picture. The 1968s do not list the position at all. Feel free to ask any other Coke cap questions. I will also personally inspect and give my "expert" opinion on any caps mailed to me. I just do not promise to returnt hem if I need them. LOL. Mike Rich ================= Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 20:44:21 -0400 Subject: the beauty of OBC To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Where else would I ever see this kind of assortment of cards? Thanks go out to-- DigDug Doug Chamberlain for a great surprise with a few 56s, a 57 of bespectacled Earl Torgeson, and a 52 Bowman of Bow-wow Arft. Great cards Doug-thanks! Jim Moleta sends a few hits to some slightly newer sets--but the highlight of the package was a 72 high number of 48 year old Hoyt Wilhelm. I am down to a mere 18 72 nose bleeders--anyone have a spare Carew? When talking about the 72 set, I always need to thank my coalition partner Saltire for our shared dedication to finish the blasted set. I agree with Joe Cerullo's note to me--living a mere 20 miles apart that we should meet up some time (probably at another of Mr. Rittenberg's cardfests). Joe is kind enough to send me seven 62 Post-Canadians. Great cards--where every infielder is a Champ interieur and every outfielder is a champ exterieur. One of the posties is yet another example or the always dour Bill Tuttle--can anybody tell me of a card where he is smiling? Finally I need to thank Mike Rick for sending me his lone type card from the 1954 Dan Dee Potato Chip set (on the promise I would send him another type card). Mike sends one of the keys of the set--the infamous(?) Paul Smith of the Pirates. I am down to the final five cards to one of the more obscure food issues of the fifties. Dan-Dees, Post Canadians, Bowmans, early Topps and Psychos--only in OBC. I will get back to some of you after the holiday. Everyone-please have a safe and happy Memorial Day holiday--and pass along a note of thanks to everyone who serves in the military. God bless, Peter Mead ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: Thanks to Steve Rittenberg Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 20:23:39 -0500 From: "George Vrechek" Steve sends me two 1939 Playballs with the back variation I needed. Thanks Steve. George Vrechek ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: Thank You Lynn Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 18:43:23 -0700 From: "Erik & Leticia Greenwood" I would like to thank Lynn Miller for eight great looking 67 Topps. I really appreciate the hits Lynn. ================= Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 09:38:20 +0800 To: Mikesportsfan@aol.com Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] To Steve, Peter I, and Brian From: Lynn Miller Hi Mike, Thanks. Mystery solved, it's a 68. I knew I asked the right person :-) Lynn Mikesportsfan@aol.com wrote: > Lynn and OBC Friends, > Of course there is a way to tell the difference between the > 1967 & 1968 Coke Caps. It is extremely difficult if not impossibe to > tell the difference of the All-star BB Coke caps, but the team ones > are easy. The 1967 have the players position to the right of the > picture. The 1968s do not list the position at all. > Feel free to ask any other Coke cap questions. I will also > personally inspect and give my "expert" opinion on any caps mailed to > me. I just do not promise to returnt hem if I need them. LOL. > Mike Rich ================= Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 21:52:27 EDT Subject: Thanks to Joe! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: typecard@aol.com Joe Cerullo made two super hits today - T205 Rucker and 1955 Doubleheader Rube Walker-Lou Limmer! Thanks Joe! ================= Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 22:44:54 EDT Subject: st. al To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: dsh46@aol.com ok, a little preamble is in order. last month i was out in seattle and al cummings and I hit u-trade, which is closing down. the owner's sullen daughter was minding the shop and could not give me a price on a stack of 66 topps ruboffs that were lying around (the whole store was set up in a way that everything was "lying around" actually). so we departed ruboff-free and moved on to greener tinted pastures. then, two days ago al drops a puffy on me with over 40 ruboffs (that's better than 1/3 of the set!) PLUS 5 HOF 70 and 71 topps supers. yowsa! st. al ================= To: ehpiii@aol.com, jceru8600@aol.com, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Double Dip in the Mojave! Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 21:16:21 -0700 From: "Geno Wagner" OBCers -- I got a pair of gems today: Cerullo: Joe sends along a gold mine of Goudeys and Bowmans!! A pair of '33s and eight 1951s - WOW! Included in the mix is a Enos Slaughter with Bill Sarni written in on top of him. Now I wasn't a kid back then and I don't know Sarni's numbers, but Slaughter HAD to be a better guy to root for then Sarni - I know I'd take "Country" Enos for the Cubbies today. Thanks for the huge hits, Joe! Pike: Ed knocks off three cards from my 1953 set, which is rapidly winding down to a Mantle card and a few others! I will be extremely excited to complete this set since I think it is the prettiest of all of Topp's regular issue cards. Ed included an Andy Carey, Jim Hegan, and a Clarence Podbielan! Clarence was just added to the binder courtesy of Steve Rittenburg in Vegas, so one of them will be finding a new home tonight as I hit some lists. Thanks for the awesome '53s, Ed! Take Care, Geno Geno Wagner Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: Thanks Neal Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 05:38:49 -0400 From: "Steve Rittenberg" Thanks to Neal Thomas for 3 from the 1954 Bowman set: Billy Loes, Sid Gordon and Billy Martin. ================= Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 16:05:33 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thank you to Lynn Miller From: "yukchow" A big thank you goes out to Lynn Miller for a stack of 66T's including many semi-hi and hi nos. Lynn displays true OBC spirit as he continues to send cards without paybacks from me (his list is near impossible). Thank you Lynn for your continue generosity. ================= Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 19:05:36 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Lynn From: "bobs7714" Much appreciated thanks to Lynn Miller for four sharp woodies which included Bob Allison, Camilo Pascual, Jerry Zimmerman, and a "yellow sky" tint Don Lee! Thanks OBC! Bob Schaub :-) ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: Thanks Glenn! Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 15:15:50 -0400 From: "Steve Rittenberg" After sending me each of the Lord of the Ring books, Glenn has now sent Volume 1 on a series of 4 audio CDs. Wow! Thanks Glenn. ================= Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 12:31:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Cards in this week To: obc thanks From: Matthew DOUG CHAMBERLAIN hits me with six 1949 Bowmans, a nice chunk off what I think of as a "developing" set. Not too many, not too few--the 1949s are just happy to be here. GENO WAGNER hits me with a 1933 Goudey Brooklyn Dodger. 70 year-old Dodgers are always welcome in this neck of the woods; maybe Koufax will stop by for dinner. Thanks guys! Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com ================= Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 19:52:44 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Correction From: "bobs7714" Apologies to GREG MILLER for my thanks to LYNN MILLER for the woodies I received today. A senior moment Greg. ;-) Everyone have a happy and safe weekend! Bob Schaub ================= Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 17:21:46 -0400 (EDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: A Trilogy of Tigers From: Originaleek@webtv.net Thanks to JOE CERULLO for three hits to my pre-1958 list in the form of 49 Bowmans: "Tony" Lupien & George Vico and a 51 Bowman: Bob Swift. Tony and Bob are in great shape for their age, whereas George looks to have had a bit rougher life. What better way to end the week then filling holes in binders and updating wantlists. Thanks again Joe! We keep what we give away! ================= To: "obc" Subject: James Moleta -wow what a group of cards Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 19:26:45 -0500 From: "ken goetsch" James complets my biggest trade so far in OBC. with 5 Post 80's Fb. Then19-67's, 2-65's, 2-66's,3- razor sharp 68's including Bunning, Suttom, Cepeda, SCP frpm71'-Luzinski, and then finishes it off with 4 -74's, all beauties, Carew, Catfish, Munson, Seaver/Palmer ERA Leader. Thanks VM James. Ken Goetsch ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: double DCP thanks Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 20:35:43 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" Today's thanks to... Andy Cook for a DCP from his recent waiver, a '61 Joe Gordon and a '67 Al Downing. Thanks Andy! Ed Schott for another DCP, a '64 Hawk Harrelson and a '67 Catfish Hunter. Thanks Ed! Great hits guys, thanks a ton. Everyone have a safe holiday weekend, The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ================= Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 20:45:08 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Mark From: bdangelo@aol.com Hi gang, Big thanks to Mark Talbot, who sends some nice team schedules from Detroit (Tigers, Pistons and Fury), and some marvelous 1973 Topps football including Bob Griese, Lyle Alzado, Mean Joe Greene, Tom Matte, a checklist and Ted Hendricks. Mark also sent an unmentionable for this server. More on the UV server. Thanks Mark! ================= To: Subject: Mr. Miller...what a pest! Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 18:38:29 -0700 From: "Grant Rainsley" Yes, Lynn just keeps clogging up my mailbox, what a chore going through all this stuff...lots of upgrades, some semi-nosebleeders from '63, and the best of the pack was a '64 Frank Robby, my fave when I was a kid. Lynn, this is one type of chore I can definitely handle...thanks, Buddy. Glad to hear your boys are in good shape, too! ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 11:30:53 -0400 Subject: recent thanks From: richard a kimball hello group thanks go out to ron perry who ships a bunch of 65 embossed and a single 54 bowman and 53 topps,thanks ron and another pack is comming on monday mail. bob schaub sendsa a bunch of 54 bowmans in retaliation for a bunch of football i sent,thanks bob and have more for ya. lynn miller sends the nicest 66 topps i have yet and even some higher numbers.thanks jim silva sends some much neened second set help in the form of 71 and 75 topps.thanks jim ed schott who handed me a few hits for my 71set and a nice 58 maz at a recent md get together at the east point mall/hartford mall.thanks ed matt-man heilenman who is over every week to trade cards and go with me to look for cards,a bunch of stuff was left for me,too many to name-thank matt-man. trader doug who sent me something in a bubble pack?not sure what it was,got it from the mail lady in a clear plastic bag with a apology about it getting caught in one of there machines and contents getting lost in the machine-chalk another one up for the post office.let me know what was in the package so i can morn. mike rich who almost finished my multi back 76 disc set with some real nice one like ryan and rose,thanks mike. thanks go out to all who help me out with me collection. richard the fugitive kimball The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ================= Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 12:06:36 EDT Subject: The envelope please... To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com, JGreco@us.imshealth.com From: cardclctor@aol.com Hi all, Three packages arrived since my last note to this server (aside from the Vegas thanks). Number one package comes from Lynn Miller bearing back to back 63's (#'s 378 and 379) that knock the list down to just 31 more. Lynn wonders how he could've overlooked these, but I know the real story... he hadn't gotten around to printing a few copies of them up until now. ;-) THANKS LYNN!! Peter Mead sent a couple listed names for my tall boy hoop set (the #1 LL and Don Nelson), plus a 1962 Post variation he picked up at the last Ft. Washington show we met up at. By coincidence, I FINALLY got my promised package in the mail to him before arriving back home to open his envelope. THANKS PETER!! Kit Okamuro must've known I didn't take a look at all the binders and boxes he brought with him to Vegas, so he sends five more tall boys in a puffy. A couple were hits and a couple others replaced crinkly messes in the binder. THANKS KIT!! That's all the mailman is bringing for a couple days, but these great card s should be enough to let that good feeling carry over for an extra day or two. Thanks guys! Hope everyone has a safe and pleasant Memorial Day weekend. Ken M ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: Thanks Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 12:40:48 -0400 From: "toppsrun368" Thanks to Grant Rainsley for (5) trimmed 1957 Topps cards for my "all-trimmed" special set. These five get me within 79 cards of the end. Thanks, Grant! Thanks to John Collins for some waiver wire 65s. Thanks, John! Thanks to Spike for some trimmed 56s and a 59 Topps off the waiver. Thanks, ================= Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 13:13:38 EDT Subject: a tip... To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: dsh46@aol.com .....of the obc cap to Larry Tipton for some OBC.com stickers that came wrapped in these funny burlap cards-NL Rookies (w/Mike Lum one of my favorites as a kid) and mayo smith, a hard to find 68 tigger. lynn miller also sent some redlegs of the 65 and 66 variety, incl. Frank Robinson. very nice! many thank's gentlemen--i will be hitting ye olde dupes box soon as i am remiss in reciprocating to the group--i think tonite i will look at some lists. ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Subject: two weeks thanks Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 13:52:19 -0400 From: "Bob Donaldson" I returned home from 2 weeks in California to find the following packages waiting for me; Joe Cerullo sends a 39 Playball, a T206 or Ed Ruelback and a 63 Post (or is it Jello?). Doug Chamberlin sends 9 65 Topps Steve Rittenberg sends a 39 Playball Hubbell and some MLB showdown cards for my step son Lynn Miller sends a puffy full of 65's, 67's and a 74 Munson. Thanks Guys! Thanks OBC! ================= To: Subject: Big Binder Thanks Day !! Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 11:45:36 -0700 From: "Brian Lindholme" This morning's mail was full of fun for the familytoad ! Bob D'angelo sent 2 wonderful black beauties, Larry Bowa Rc and Rick Monday! Thanks Bob !! Big holes in the binder will be filled !! ( Note to self:This set is NOT the psycho set, this one will be fun !, Really !) Lynn Miller's printing press chugs along, making 32 hits to my new 1961 quest !! Thanks Lynn !! So many hits, I need to start a binder !! ( Note to self : How am I gonna hit Lynn's list ???) Joe Cerullo sends a 6-pack !! The 1951Bowman flavored kind. Neat action shots !! Thanks Joe !!! They are also off to the binder ( Note to self: Why did I start a set with Mantle and Mays RC's ???) Ron Perry passed along a pair of cool 1954 Topps cards. Thanks Ron !! As ifI don't have enough binders yet, I'm getting to the point where I'll need one for these soon. ( Note to self : Banks, Aaron & Kaline 1954Topps cards...ouch!!) Note to OBC-World: I acquired a big lot of miscellaneous English cigarette cards. I'd like to pass some along to you fine folks out there. Mostly Will's and Player's cigarettes, depicting an unbelivable assortment of topics (non-sports). If anyone has interest, drop me a line with your address, I'll share as much as possible. flowers, planes, fish, birds, kings & queens, planets, motor vehicles, etc. You name it...lots of cool stuff here. OBC-Grateful , ================= To: "OBC Thanks" , Subject: Thanks from Glasgow Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 19:58:08 +0100 From: "Glenn Codere" Thanks out today to: JOHN COLLINS : A pair of �65s including Maz wing their way across the big pond from off the waiver wire. LYNN MILLER : The rarely hit of late 1967 list takes some incoming, with 3 beauties � Brock/Flood, Tug, and a very young Dierker. BRIAN LINDHOLME : No sooner was I �mentioned in dispatches� by Mr Mead in relation to our �Coalition against the Psychos�, then a hi# drops through the mailbox. Accompanying Dave Marshall was a foursome of 1966 Philadelphia football Detroit Lions, including Dick LeBeau. Finally, a special mention to Jack Whittleton of Ontario, Canada. A few months back, after I�d won a 1970 Detroit Tigers photo pack, Jack dropped me an email to let me know that I�d outbid him, but would I be interested in selling the Mike Kilkenny photo in the pack to him as he collects items relating to Canadian born players. After establishing that Jack was a genuine collector, I sent him the photo free of charge. In return he sent me 3 or 4 Tigers photo cards from the early to mid �70s. Yesterday, another envelope from Jack turned up at my door, this time containing a further 6 photo cards (Kaline, Horton, Lolich, Fidrych, Stanley and Gates Brown), a � 64 Giant Kaline, and a pair of Exhibits � Norm Cash & Hal Newhouser! Wow! Thanks, Jack. I�ll have to find some way to get back at you! OBCers�..If Jack�s name should ever turn up in your Inbox looking to turn a trade or two, I can thoroughly recommend him as an honest and decent collector! Cheers for now! Glenn Codere Glasgow, Scotland ================= Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 15:45:10 -0400 (EDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: TOO COOL!! From: Originaleek@webtv.net You can always trust a guru, especially when it's our own OBC Guru, LARRY TIPTON who sent me the freshest thing in summer wear, OBC T-shirts. I'm proud to say I'm the first (& only) guy in Grand Blanc to own not one but two of these Guru Originals. I know I will be the envy of all the folks at Warwick Hills Country Club when I show up tonight in my after five white OBC T-shirt. I won't get seated because it's coat and tie only, but I'll be envied. And I can't wait to march down Saginaw St. in the Greater Grand Blanc Memorial Day Parade with my gray OBC T-shirt. Really guys and gals, as Guru promised, these shirts are magnificent. So excited was I with the shirts I almost threw away the wrapping wherein were OBC decals and a 64T hard to find Julio Navarro in anything but Tipton shape. Thanks for the hit Guru and thanks again for a job well done with the shirts. They are truly a work of art! After-thought: Did I hallucinate again or was Lynn Miller involved in the T-shirt project as well? If he was I owe him thanks as well, if not, what the heck he can't be thanked enough for all he contributes to the group, so........Thanks LYNN! We keep what we give away! ================= Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 16:02:38 EDT Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] recent thanks To: kimballrw@juno.com, obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Traderdoug@aol.com In a message dated 5/24/2003 10:34:42 AM Central Standard Time, kimballrw@juno.com writes: > let me know what was in > the package so i can morn. A 52 Topps mantle I think. - Doug ================= Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 16:16:26 EDT Subject: Great Cards In (Fremont West)! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: tply@aol.com My sincere thanks out to Joe Cerullo and Lynn Miller!!!! Joe surprised me with a "Puffy" that contained four 1961 Post, three 1962 Post and two 1963 Post the players included were Don Drysdale, Harvey Kuen, Felipe Alou, Curt Flood and Hoyt Wilhelm!!!!! WOW, THANKS Joe for the great "Puffy"! We missed you in Vegas and you missed a great time! Lynn surprised me with a "Puffy" that contained two 1966 Topps, one 1965 Topps, and two 1958 Topps!!!!! WOW, THANKS Lynn for the great "Puffy"! Another Baseball Quote: "To be ab American and unable to play baseball is comparable to being Polynesian and unable to swim. It's an impossible situation." --------John Cheever from "The National Pastime" Tripleplay (Rick) ================= Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 13:16:43 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Cards in recently To: obc thanks From: Matthew STEVE RITTENBERG provides another fine collection of hits, including two off the short 52B list (Pierce and Simmons) and four (4!) 55B high numbers! Throw in a 54T Yankee and it's a fine GURU sends a batch of OBC stickers for all my labeling needs (cool!) and kicks in a 67 SCP for good measure--another high number! JOE CERULLO finishes it off with a 48B, a 49B, and 2 50Bs including Joe "Flash" Gordon, the MVP in Thanks guys! Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com ================= To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 16:50:40 -0400 Subject: weekly thanks! From: Bob Saxton Big thank yous this week to: Kent Montgomery for a trio of Topps and quintet of Fleers, both barely unmentionable and in great shape, and to Lynn Miller, who tunneled into the Topps vault again for a pair of 59's, eight 60's, a trio of 61's, a pair of 76's and four 77';s, all in nice shape and with some big names. Thanks guys! And y'all have a great weekend and remember what Memorial Day is all about http://www.Writing.Com/authors/judgeguy ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: Thanks guys!! Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 17:22:29 -0400 From: "Steve Rittenberg" Two great envelopes arrived today. Kit Okamuro sent a 63 MANTLE peel-off, as if he hadn't given me enough out in Vegas. Thanks Kit!! Larry Tipton sent the latest OBC accessory item -- OBC (oldbaseball.com) stickers. Woohoo! Thanks Guru!! ================= Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 16:26:19 -0700 (PDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Up town hits From: digdugdig@webtv.net Hi all, The Florence, OR chapter of OBC is having so much luck in hooking up with each other that Brian Lindholme decided to use the mailman, or, actually, in my case, the femailman to deliver a little bundle of joy...no not a baby!!!...baseball cards!!! First off, a Bobby Orr count of...oops, wrong sport...a four bagger...of 52 bowmans including, as the back of the card states, The Virginian gentleman, Willard Marshall. Guess he must have won the Lady Byng a couple times...ah shoot...wrong sport again!! Also included was a six pack of....uuuhhh, wrong sport....sport???...improvise!!! Anywho, a 6 pack of no-name, overpaid, bench warmers from the 69T's with names like McGraw, John, McCovey, Stargell, Martin and an uncut strip of Al Kaline...well, ok...a miscut card of Al Kaline and ???. Gotta love it!! And gotta love OBC!!! Thanks Bri...will try the cross town trek again sometime this weekend but today is a definate day of R&R (rough work week)!! Later all...Doug ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: another miller attack Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 19:34:36 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" My mailbox has also been attacked by Lynn Miller. A nice pack with an Aparicio SCP from the birthyear set, 9 more from '66 including the Pirate team and 7 more from '67 including a couple team cards, Lee May RC, a semi-hi and Jim Lonborg. Thanks Lynn for the cardboard! Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: OBC Thanx Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 19:55:55 -0400 From: "LARRY GERSBACH" OBC Thanx goes out to: JOHN McLAUGHLIN-Sends in a pack fresh 60T-Robin Roberts and a 53B-Color duo of Sauer & Cain. KENT MONTGOMERY-Hits a clutch single with a razor sharp 68T Game card of Gene Alley. Much appreciation guys, STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ================= Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 00:27:48 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Maxing on Minis! From: "jmoleta30341" One puffy into Sugar Hill today from MIKE RICH, and its a big one...er a mini one...um, good stuff! SIXTY-EIGHT hits to my 75 mini list! Wow! thanks Mike! OBC - You gotta love it! ================= To: Subject: thanks Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 20:06:44 -0700 From: "terry ellis" thanks to lynn miller hitting my 70s list, ken goetsch for shrinking my 71 listand neal thomas for 71s andfor 59s. thanks guys kit okamuro ================= Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 05:23:07 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Peter Mead From: "rayluurs" PETER MEAD add to my list of Philadelphia gum cards with two 65 or 67 not sure yet but since my goal is to get the 4 year set the Saints team card and Maxie Baughan will eventually become an addition to the set as i dont have them yet. Thanks Peter ================= Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 07:11:13 EDT Subject: thanks to Lynn To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: typecard@aol.com Lynn Miller has been busy recently based on all the thanks postings. Lynn hit my 55 list, 1960 set with a Whitey Ford, a bunch of 1961s, a 1962 F Robinson AS and a 1972 football Vic Washington! Thank you Lynn, ================= Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 09:39:09 EDT Subject: OBC Live thanks To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com, JGreco@us.imshealth.com From: cardclctor@aol.com Hello everyone, The mail may be stopped for the long weekend, but that doesn't stop the cards from rolling into Everett. Last night Mac Wubben stopped by for the evening on his baseball tour throughout North America. After seeing a game in Montreal and visiting the Hall of Fame with his friend from Atlanta, they plan on taking in a Sox game today (weather permitting) and one with the hated Yanks tomorrow in NY. Last night Mac saw a card collection that may not have been as broad in scope as the one at the HOF, but I think it was about as impressive from what I gathered. Mac added a card to it while he was here: a SCP T205 of HOF'er Zach Wheat! Definitely a big hit to that list. THANKS MAC!! In what proved to be a lopsided trade in my favor, I parted with four 1963 commons from my second set to finish off Mac's set. As soon as Mac gets his list posted to the web again, I get my name up in lights. Cool! It was great meeting up with Mac on his trip. I'd go to the game with them today, but tickets at Fenway are WAAAY too much money now. Mac reported that the bleacher seats which cost him under $10 in NY and Montreal cost $38 in Boston. I'll never go to another game if those are the cheapest seats in the place. YIKES! TAYL, Ken M ================= Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 09:41:54 EDT Subject: Thanks to Lynn To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: directorth@aol.com The Lynn Miller Express ends a long dry spell for my mailbox. Not only does Lynn send great cards, but as an added bonus, high numbers as well. Lynn sent 6 hits to my 1961 list, including a nosebleeder; 5 hits to the 65 wantlist (officially getting me to 400 cards) including a nosebleeder AND a Willie McCovey; a pair of sharp 66's, including, yes, another nosebleeder;, and fianlly a hit to my hard-to-hit 67 list - a sky-high number of NY Met Chuck Estrada. Many many thanks, Lynn! ================= Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 11:18:32 EDT Subject: I am stuck om Tipton... To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jfsilva@aol.com Larry Tipton sends me a string of OBC stickers (very cool OBC stickers by the way), oh yeah - and a baseball card too - a '50 Bowman of George Vico (who apparently went by Sam. Vico hit 11 triples in his two partial seasons for Detroit which isn't bad in 663 ABs for a first baseman! Thanks Larry! ================= Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 13:04:21 EDT Subject: OBC brightens up another rainy day To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jceru8600@aol.com Hello OBCmates, It's raining again in MD. I think that makes it 20 days so far this month with more rain expected this week, too. So what can make a rainy day brighter, OBC that's what. Thanks to the following: Doug Chamberlain who finds a toughie from the 62 Post set of the orginal bad boy, Billy Martin!!! thanks Doug!!! Bob Schaub who hits with two from the 54 Bowmen set of Doby and Schoendienst, Wow!!! Bringing that set so close, Thanks Bob for the Stars!!! Guru for some cool stickers!!! take care everyone and lets pray for some prolonged sunshine, Joe Cerullo ================= Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 18:07:55 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: It's Miller Time From: "kevin71058" Hi all, Just like join in with Thanks to Lynn Miller for including me on his hit parade.Lynn sent me 9 1967 Topps cards. Thanks you Lynn!! Happy Trading, ================= Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 16:07:09 -0400 To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: 3 bagger! (or is that 4...?) From: Dan Austin Thanks go out to: GURU LARRY TIPTON sends along my OBC shirt! Wow, these things are nice! My 4-yr-old has a matching one, so we'll have to show them off at a show soon. Larry also sends along some neat OBC stickers and tosses in a few mid-60s Topps to boot! Thanks! JOE CERULLO hits me with a 4-pack of 2 59 Ted Williams, a 63 Post and a 51 and KIT OKAMURO continues his onslaught with 2 more packages. One knocks 5 hits off my 60s Bell Brand lists and the other hits some tough Hostess lists and also a 61 Post McCovey! Thanks, OBC! Dan Austin - dan@iamdanaustin.com Visit me at http://iamdanaustin.com "How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world." - William Shakespeare ================= Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 00:29:14 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Winged From: "mikesportsfan" Grant sends a stack of UV Red Wings for my nephew. Numerous future HOFers in the stack. Thanke. Mike Rich ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 18:00:42 -0700 Subject: Vegas Thanks...! From: Peter Iversen Huge Thank You's to Mike and Cindy for creating another wonderful Vegas 'xx!! Denice and I can not imagine what our year would be like without being able to go to Vegas and spend time with you and all the other Vegas regulars and soon-to be regulars... Thank you for all the work that you do that goes into making the Vegas weekend a real vacation 'experience' for Denice and I. Also - thanks for the 'special' dark roasted ribs and the Chinese salad and pasta salad that go with them are wonderful too! Here is the rundown on the cards that came my way last weekend... BRETT DOMUE - gives me a beautiful 'card' that I never heard of - a 1914 Piedmont Art Stamp - of Dodger Jake Daubert - also two 1960 Bell Brand Dodgers - Gilliam and Williams..! TODD KNOWLES - finds a 1936 Goudy Wide Pen (my first) of a Dodger named Rigs (my first of him too...) and also a 1971 high # of Boog Powell!! RICK ELLISON - gives me a 1909 T212-1 for my type set collection - of Sacramento Salon Jansing! GEORDIE CALVERT - finds a 1955 Bowman hi# of Miranda that I needed and 4 1972's - including a Willie Stargell!! GEORGE HAY - hands over 4 lovely 1955 Bowmans - Alie Reynolds and Bobby/Billy Shantz among them! GENO WAGNER - shows up with a 'smaller' version of a 1955 Bowman Richie KEN MORGANTI - finds a 1960 Leaf high# of Stan Williams!! and a 1951 Bowman High # RC of Card Erskine! AND a T205 of Titus!! BIG AL CUMMINGS - gives me a 1950 Remar Bread of Augie Galan for my Van Lingle Mungo set!! STEVE RITTENBERG - gives me a circle cut 1959 Joe Pignatano - a TCMA Drysdale and 1941 Dodger photo - a 74 Dodger Postcard of Alan Foster - an 8x10 of the 1953 Dodgers Team!! and also finds some great stuff for me to get via D.S. - 1930's R311 leather Dodger - 1955 Golden Book of 15 Dodgers including Koufax - and a 1962 Topps Venezuelan #200 - of Louis JOSH LEVINE - buys a 1952 Wheaties of Preacher Roe I needed - for me!!! DOUG SMITH - gives me a 1951 HORIZONTAL of Yankee Joe Paige and a 1972 of someone (those cards are on the way to me from Josh - I left them in his ALL of the cards were a real treat and delight and I am sorting and reading and putting them away tonight (and maybe tomorrow...) I really appreciate them ALL - But even more I an grateful for the chance to meet and spend time with all of you and the others who were in Vegas - I hope to write a RAMBLE to express my thoughts on the weekend - tomorrow. So - until them my mother thanks you, my father thanks you, my sisters thank you, my brother thanks you my wife thanks you - and I thank you... The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 17:59:20 -0700 Subject: Recent Arrivals!!! From: Peter Iversen I got a few more things while I was away and also this week - that have really made it 'good to be back home'... SPIKE GLIDDEN - sends a 1956 Gray back of #22 Finigan - to take that back variation quest down to 22 - I love it Spike!! DOUG CHAMBERLAIN - the newest OBCer finds two GREAT 1949 Bowmans of Van Lingle Mungo players Eddie Waitkus (this card was printed the year he got shot...!) and Henry 'Heeney" Majeski - these cards are great and look as though the extra colors that were laid on by the printer were done by hand and not with a press - It is amazing the difference between the quality and printing from 1949 to 1953... Thanks so much Doug for the lovely cards! LARRY TIPTON & LYNN MILLER - conspire with a shop in the Philippines to print the OBC shirt that I now have that my wife even likes! I think it came out just great and I will wear it proudly - Larry also included some really cool looking OBC Stickers...!! Thanks Guru!! Much appreciation to you ALL for the stuff and additions to my The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ================= Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 21:57:15 EDT Subject: Vegas Thanks and More To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: GHAY1@aol.com What a great Vegas spectacular! As has every previous V-session, V-03 was fantastic. A huge thanks as always go out to our wonderful host and hostess, Mike and Cindy Hair. One can only imagine the prep time necessary for them to get ready for the OBC crowds. Ribs were fantastic as were the salads. It was great to see old friends and to meet three new OBCers (Ray, Brett, Kit). Golf was fun as usual and I was fortunate enough to be a part of the "ringer" team. I was anything but a ringer, being the "E" player on a team of four (figure that one out). Thanks go out to the following for some great old cardboard. I believe that I was able to keep track of where these cards came from, however, if I missed someone or credited someone for someone else's card, I apologize and request that you please correct me. Big Al - 8 great hits of '55 Bowman's, all of which looked like they were straight off the press Cousin Todd - a '54B Ferris Fain, getting me to within 6 cards of completing that set Steve - 3 '40 Playball Yankees, a '63 Aaron and a Monte Irvin All Time great Peter - a '66T Venezuelan Cullen (Yankee) Ken - a '51B Berra Geno - a '60T LL Clemente/Mays and a '63T Mays/Musial Pride of NL Doug - a 33 Goudey Byrd (Yankee) Brett - E-90 (Mitchell) and E-220 (Meusel) Yankees Josh - A Lou Gehrig, Pride of the Yankees book Thanks to all for those great additions. In addition, a big thanks out to Lynn Miller and Larry Tipton for coordinating the OBC tee-shirt project. I received my gray version and it looks great! Everyone have a great holiday. George and Lucy ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: to Joe Cerullo Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 21:58:16 -0500 From: "George Vrechek" who sends 4, count 'em 4, 1949 Bowmans off my list. George Vrechek ================= To: Subject: Thanks you Mr. Moleta! Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 11:59:35 -0700 From: "Grant Rainsley" For a couple of very nice '59's...including a Baseball Thrills Sievers hitting a dinger. I hit a card show yesterday and managed to knock 10 '59's off the list, so this makes 12 in less than 24 hours...a real good day. Thanks James, very much appreciated. ================= Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 15:22:26 EDT Subject: thanks To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jazzgirl1920s@aol.com Hi- this is Linda-thanks to JOE CERULLO for a 1954 topps of Yankee Hank Bauer and 3 1951 Bowmans- Dick Kokos, Sam Dente and Mickey Owen- thanks Joe my next thanks to LYNN MILLER for 7 1961 topps including Angel pitcher Ron Moeller, a 1962 topps of my favorite pitcher- Whitey Ford, some casey at the bat playing cards of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig i had never seen before and a few recent Mantle UD cards + a few Bowman 89 Reprints- thanks Lynn ================= Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 15:38:34 EDT Subject: Thanks Larry! To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Sweendoger@aol.com LARRY TIPTON sent me the two OBC shirts that I ordered. Nice job everyone involved - gotta love 'em! LARRY also included in the package a 1968 TIGERS TEAM CARD!!!!! That's right, the highly coveted 1968 holy grail. Thanks LARRY - your the man this fine Memorial Day! Pat Sweeney ================= Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 22:22:24 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Just arrived home thanks From: "bobs7714" Just arrived home from a weekend trip to St. Louis where it rained a lot and the Cardinals were out of town. The food was teriffic and so were the poeple there. Two thank you`s for puffies that arrived after I left Saturday: Thanks to Kit Okamuro for a 66`T Fergie Jenkins rookie! Thanks to James Moleta for a bunch of hits: 55`T Carlos Paula 58`T Jim Bunning 59`T Ernie Banks Hustler 61`T NL Hr. Ldrs with Banks, Aaron, Matthews, and Boyer 63`T Elston Howard 64`T Indians Rookies Tommy John Besides these James hit two of my newly started fb sets! Thanks again to you both and expect return fire in the near future. Thanks OBC! Bob Schaub ================= To: typecard@aol.com, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Andy cook's up a huge hit!! Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 16:05:44 -0700 From: "Geno Wagner" OBCers -- Andy Cook sent me a great hit to my list today - a 1963 Bazooka All-Time Greats Eddie Plank! This leaves me only one shy of completing the set, but I have a high bid on the Simmons card right now on Ebay, so hopfully it will be complete tomorrow. Thanks a ton for the great card, Andy! I've been trying to get those last three cards (including the one from Steve Rittenberg the other day) for quite some time now. They don't go for much in the price guides, but they aren't easy to find. I owe you once again! Take Care, Geno Geno Wagner Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. ================= To: "OBC THANKS" Subject: Styling... Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 17:32:36 -0500 From: "Suzanne Freegard Schoenrock" What a suprise to have my OBC shirts arrive just in time for our teenie weenie 10 table mall show! The shirts are great and I had a great time explaining the group to all who asked! Being down about my 52's, I decided to add three new sets that I found at the show. I found some 1940 playball cards, some 1962 Topps Stamp Panels, and finally, the 1981 MSA Peter Pan BakeryDisc. Of Course I realize in my small town I will have a hard time finding more of these...but I will try..:) I'd like to thank Larry for also incuding some stickers and a few 63's for my birthyear and some 73's... And finally, with out going into details, there have been several OBCer's that have given me tremendous support through a tough time...Thank you all... This truely is a great group! I am honored to be a member! ================= Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 20:34:32 EDT Subject: Tip to Tip To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jdelott@aol.com Holiday found its way to my door containing a 1964 Mets Rookie Stars. I tip my cap to Larry Tipton for the delivery. Thanks much. ================= Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 22:04:02 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: MOM! Lynn Miller Kepps Hitting ME!!!!! From: Robert Fitts >Thanks again to Lynn Miller who hits me again this month with a 57 Nellie Fox, a 58 common, and 50 Osteen and cepeda. I love them! I tried to hit you back but the list is just too short. Maybe someday I can find that Japanese Hank Aaron for you! ================= Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 20:45:57 -0700 (PDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Stuff From: digdugdig@webtv.net Back again all, Much more than "thanks" here...saving a stamp or two. First and foremost (sic??), hooked up with cross town compadre Bri Lindholme today and swapped some 54 Topps for a T201 Dooin/Titus!!! Couldn't be tickled a brighter shade of pink!! That gets this set down to 8 needed!!! (never enough said Brian...for the card(s) and just bein' who you are...thanks!!) Also, after an eBay score last week, the 38 Goudey quest is down to 3!!...Lombardi, Mungo, and York!! I'm discovering that me 'ole webtv does not like to digest some members' wantlist pages. Seems to be an AOL thing but not all...please bare with me on this...used Bri's "real deal" today to bring up a few...Mr. Housley has a couple overdue cards en route as of the A.M. And can't help but put in my 2 bits on this Biscuit thing but I've heard that Galen Cisco has agreed to manage the team as long as he can "leagueally" add an "R" to his last name...but...doughn't count on it!! later all...D ================= To: "Thanks $OBC$" Subject: appreciations - Vegas edition Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 22:45:01 -0700 From: "Geordie Calvert" I tried my best to label everything that came my way. If I forgot you or mixed it up, my apologies. Thanks out to these fine gents: Doug Smith - '73 highs of Don Carrithers and Ray Newman. Thanks Doug! Brett Domue - 1960 Bell Brand Dodgers Norm Larker and Roger Craig. I don'thave any of these - time for a new set! Brett also hands me a '63 Fleer of Sandy Koufax!! Yikes!! Another new set to start! Wow, thanks Brett! Todd Knowles - '70 highs of Bob Tillman and Tom Matchick, plus a '61 Post of Duke Snider. Time for another new set - I've got another Postie somewhere around here.... Thanks Todd! George Hay - a '63 John Roseboro, bringing my Dodger set down to one - anyone have a spare Ken McMullen (Rose) rc?? Thanks George! Mike Hair - I was very surprised and grateful with Mike's generosity. At the card shop on Sunday, Mike gave a book that Frank (shop owner) had saved for him. It is Topps Baseball Cards - A Complete Picture Collection - a 40year history. It features a picture of every card (regular issue) that Topps put out between 1951 and 1990. I've been looking for this book for a good price on eBay for several years. I was stunned when Mike put it into my hands. Thanks very much Mike! Josh Levine - remembering that I am originally from Portland, Josh passes on a couple of cards I've never owned before - Obaks! Portland P.C.L. cardsof Hetling and Netzel, and other new team set is started. That's four newsets I've gotta chase now! Ken Morganti - Ken surprises me with T-205s - two Brooklyn Superbas!! William Bergen and John Hummel. Thanks Ken!! Steve Rittenberg - another T-205 Superba!! George Bell. Cool! Steve alsohanded me some other interesting stuff. 1936 World Wide Gum (Canadian Goudey) Dan Tayler of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Printed in Quebec, so back is in English and French. Very cool. 1962-65 Dodgers postcard of Ron Fairly. 1969 Dodgers postcard of Bill Grabarkewitz. Here's a cool one: 1952 Royal Desserts Pee Wee Reese. This card measures 5 X 7 and features a facsimile auto and the words "To a Royal Fan". Neato! Steve also had several copiesof a special edition 1973 Basketball Digest with Wilt Chamberlain on the cover. One of these made it home with me. Thanks Steve!! Dealer Scum - Steve emailed me late Wednesday night as I was packing, letting me know there would be some interesting things to look through. I picked out some '57 mid-series and a couple '52 Topps Dodgers (Clyde King and Billy Kit Okamuro - '69 Gale Sayers! Thanks Kit! Peter Iverson - 4 beautiful '57s - Danny O'Connell, Mickey Vernon, Jack Crimian and Jim Brideweser. Also a '73 Walter Johnson (All Time Strikeout Leader). Thanks Peter!! Al Cummings - St. Al, who as far as I'm concerned can drive me anywhere (can't say the same for Peter or Trips), handed me three '66s - Jim Bouton, Deron Johnson and Red Sox team card, and a great '70 SCP - Thurman Munson rookie!! But the best was the last '62 Dodger I needed (except for green tints), Doug Camilli, who shares the card with Bob Uecker. Wow, thanks Al! Ray Luurs - I raided Ray's dupes box and came up with some '57s, but I can't figure out which ones - they got mixed in with some other stuff. Thanks Ray! That leaves me with three things I can't match with the giver - a '63 FleerTommy Davis, a '62 Post Jim Gilliam and a really cool little Los Angeles Rams button. Sincere thanks and apologies to whomever gave me these! Thanks again everyone! I had a great time in Vegas. It was wonderful meeting new guys and seeing old friends again. Til next year! ================= Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 09:14:09 -0400 Subject: Where is that 55 Koufax? To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT EEK sends a short note "found a couple from your list." Unfortunately the PO decided to mangle the envelope pretty well. What fell out? Thanks for the SCP of a 1955 Frank House. And the T-shirts--great stuff. Many thanks Lynn and Guru! Also enjoying the 67 Lew Krausse that Larry slipped in the package along with the OBC stickers. thanks everyone-- peter mead ================= Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 07:17:30 -0700 (PDT) Subject: A fitting envelope from the Guru! To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Chris Stufflestreet Thanks to LARRY TIPTON for sending as short stack of great OBC stickers and an SCP '68 Jim Davenport Here's where it gets interesting... It seems the envelope wound up somewhere else besides my mailbox. I came home from spending the afternoon yesterday at a park grilling burgers and hot dogs with my family to find the envelope stuffed in my door...bent up. The Davenport card didn't escape the abuse, I'm sorry to report. I figure one of two things happened: 1. The fine workers at the USPS have been waging something of a vendetta against OBC lately...first, some envelopes have been reported mangled, and now this. I must discount this theory, because my mail carrier doesn't go to my front door on her regular work days and certainly wouldn't make tyhe trip there on a holiday. 2. The envelope ended up in a neighbor's mailbox by accident (I'll allow that the USPS makes its mistakes from time to time). The unknown neighbor came home from a weekend trip and decided to be nice enough to hand the envelope to me. When he/she saw that nobody was home, the envelope was stuffed into the door...and bent in the process. Interestingly, the modified Davenport card doesn't really look out of place in my '68 set-in-progress. Thanks, Larry. Take care, I am an avid collector of vintage baseball cards. To view my online wantlist, visit: http://www.geocities.com/chrisstufflestreet/wantlist.html Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com ================= Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 11:45:16 EDT Subject: Post holiday thanks To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com, JGreco@us.imshealth.com From: cardclctor@aol.com Hi gang, I'm typing this note sporting my new OBC T-shirt courtesy of Larry Tipton and Lynn Miller. Guru also included some shap looking OBC stickers and a SCP hit to my 1963 Topps set - one of the very few semi-highs left on the list. THANKS GURU!! Also in the mailbox was a ticket stub from Roger Clemens' 298th career win. Rick Ellison was an attendee and sent over the stub for a friend of mine. THANKS TRIPS!! These T-shirts are really great. I love the pocket in the front. Perfect for stuffing a couple cards into at a show ;-) TAYL, Ken M ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Incoming Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 09:15:34 -0700 From: scarter@multek.com Cards incoming to Brooklyn Park recently: Steve Rittenberg sends in 8 hits to the 1974 Fleer "Pioneers of Baseball" Set. It's nice to start a wantlist out with only six more needed to finish it off. Thanks Steve! Larry Tipton sends me 2 cards that must not have met his low quality requirements. Two nosebleeds from 1963 that were in about EX condition. Finally, Doug Chamberlain sends me 3 from 1953 Topps. That list gets tougher to hit all the time, and Doug did an excellent job. Thanks. Steve Carter ================= Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 13:58:18 EDT Subject: post holiday incoming To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com my good friend BOB SCHAUB surprises me with 2 woodie tints, including tim mccarver and frank howard. tnx bob! terrific as always! LARRY TIPTON sends my OBC T-Shirt, a bunch of stickers and for good measure, a hi # 64 in the form of a gene alley rookie card. tnx larry, and thanks for all of your help on this project! ================= To: Subject: Thanks to the Guru Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 16:27:05 -0400 From: "John Collins" Thanks to Larry Tipton for a 1963 Topps hi # Ken McBride, and some really cool OBC stickers !! I will have to put some of these up somewhere at work, so people can ask me what OBC is.... John C. Collins ================= Date: 27 May 2003 21:30:54 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: A tip of the From: "obcjohn@knology.net" OBC cap goes out from Mungumry (or should I say Biscuitland) to: Peter Mead - who sends a nice 4 pack of assorted hits, including 1 - 60, 2 - 64's and 1 - 65 Topps. Thanks Peter. Guru - who completes my summer ensemble with a gorgeous OBC T-shirt and furhter adds a stack of OBC stickers, plus 3 nose-bleed hits to the 65 set. Guru, you da man. Have an error-free season. ================= Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 18:33:25 -0400 Subject: every once in a while-- To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: hoot-owl@comcast.net Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Every once in a while you receive a package that pretty much shocks the daylights out of you. You look up a few cards hoping to identify them. You come upon a few cards that you had been trying to obtain for months on Ebay or elsewhere. And then there is a whole lot more in the envelope than you expected. Today's envelope from Ken Morganti went for the triple crown-- I was expecting the 59 Ashburn and 58 Birdie's young sluggers with a youthful Frank Robinson. I was not expecting the stack of 1977 footballers and was quite surprised to see a 2nd year Payton--then the next card was a Largent rookie. Need I say more--well I need to. Tucked between a couple of commons was a 63 Fleer Joe Adcock--a card I have been chasing on Ebay for months. Then Ken decides to hit my HOMer list with a 1956 Yankees team card--that has Jim Konstanty hiding on the second row. Finally I have to go to the Standard Catalog to figure out that the other two cards in the puffy were 1952 Parkhurst cards--adding something to my type list. Or do I follow the Mike Rich rule and decide to collect a set when you have more than one sample? What a puffy--many thanks for an incredible package. peter mead ================= Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 18:44:16 EDT Subject: Tim Newcomb Completes a Prewar Set To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: typecard@aol.com Tim Newcomb sent one of those dream packages today. He completed my E93 Standard Caramel set with a Three-Finger Brown! This is the second caramel set of mine that Tim has completed. Two years ago he provided the long-sought Rossman to finish my E96 set. Tim also made tremendous hits on T205 (3), 1934 Goudey (5 including 3 HOF), 1940 Playball (9), knocked E91-C down to just 2, and hits to W572, W575-2 and Diamond Stars! ================= Date: 27 May 2003 22:48:34 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: A tip of the From: "obcjohn@knology.net" OBC cap goes out from Biscuitland to: Ken Goetsch - who corrects my atrocious spelling with some White out (62 Bill White). Great hit to noe of the newest sets. Thanks Ken. Bill Malson - who despite his nickname, sends a very nice 66 Joe Azcue. Joe's a bit off center, but then that matches the play of the Tribe during the 60's. Thanks for the hit Bill. Have an error-free season. ================= Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 18:53:27 EDT Subject: Thanks to Guru and Storman To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: typecard@aol.com Guru sent one of the hottest fashion statements around -- an OBC t-shirt packed with OBC stickers and 3 woodies! John Storman made a great hit to my tv set with a very sharp umpire! A great mail day! ================= Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 22:57:24 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Thanks to Ken & Guru!! From: "jmoleta30341" Picked up 2 great pieces of mail in Sugar Hill today! KEN GOETSCH hits my fledgling basketball sets hard - 4 hits to 69-70 & THIRTY-TWO hits to 70-71, including Earl the Pearl, Unseld, Goodrich & Elvin Hayes! GURU LARRY TIPTON sends a slew of super-cool OBC stickers, and tucks a 63 mid-series Gus Triandos in for the ride! You hear that Doc J? Gus has reached Sugar Hill, GA & is safely tucked into my 63 set! Thanks guys! OBC - You gotta love it! ================= To: Subject: Tipton sends a welcome Tipton Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 17:59:20 -0500 From: "Tim Newcomb" 1965 Topps Jim Hannan, to be precise. And also some very cool OBC decals (which are nearly mint). Thanks Larry! Thanks OBC! ================= Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 18:06:07 -0500 Subject: The Corps Thanks Guru, Lynn, and James! To: "OBC Thanks" From: "Matt Shirley" Hello OBC!
I have been out awhile...a weeks leave and then a week of retirement training in Texas (sorry Doug! couldn't pull it off). Yes, the USMC has to teach you how to retire!
Thanks out today to the Guru for two sweet looking T-Shirts, some way cool OBC stickers and most importantly a couple of high end hits to the woody set in Jim Golden and Claude Osteen. Many thanks for all your efforts Larry!
And another thanks for the T-Shirt project goes out to Lynn Miller who also gets a thanks for including me on his cardboard assault of late. Lynn sends along two 56 hits and another couple of 58's. Many thanks Closing out today were two more sharp looking 56 hits from James Moleta. James sent along Maurice "Toby" Atwell (I'd go by Toby also I think) and Karl Olson. Thanks James and I'll get back at you soon.
In closing, I am going to be hit and miss for the next four to five months. I have much to do to prepare for my family's departure from my beloved Corps. Currently targeting 10 Oct this year. Will keep ya'll posted as I can. We are Brady, Texas bound!
God Bless America!
Semper Fi,
================= To: "Thanks" Subject: Tuesday thanks Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 17:10:05 -0600 From: "Todd Knowles" A trio of inbounds today. First off from the House of Maxwell, the Earl of Kilbourn sends 3 great cards, a 52B Fred Hatfield, a 58 Red Schoendienst, and a 69 Ray Oyler. Next up was Lynn Miller, who must have the printing presses going 24/7 judging by the number of thanks he's gotten lately. Well, Lynn didn't disappoint here. A pair of 58s, 6 69s, and 2 70s, including a Third was the Shirt Package courtesy of Guru and Lynn. The shirts look great, and Larry also sent along a 64 and 3 62s for the ride. Thanks Larry, Lynn and Earl!! I never met an OBCer I didn't like... ================= To: "Ramblings" , Subject: Vrechek out of email touch for awhile Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 18:56:36 -0500 From: "George Vrechek" We are moving to another condo within our building on Friday May 30th. We will have to disconnect and reconnect our internet access. Hopefully everything will remain the same, but I'm told it will be mid-June before a new DSLline is hooked up. I hope to be in touch before then, but if you don't hear from me it is because I've gone into internet/email limbo. George Vrechek ================= To: Subject: Thanks! Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 19:08:56 -0500 From: "wierzbickim" Thanks go out to LARRY TIPTON, who sent a slew of OBC stickers and a 1963 high number (Phil Regan). Thanks, Larry! Mike W ================= Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 20:14:14 EDT Subject: ketchup To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Jrhatchjr@aol.com I haven't been around the OBC campus much in the last few weeks. Big time thanks to the following folks: Rob Gioia sends along a W513 Joe Harris! Making slow but steady progress on this set. Thanks much Rob! Lynn Miller mails a puffy full of goodies. Five (really nice) 1975 Topps football hits, a 1970 Topps semi-high Dock Ellis and a 1967 Steve Carlton! Great stuff Lynn! Thanks a bunch! Steve Rittenberg sends the latest installment of what seems like a never-ending stream of cardboard. This time around he fills a puffy with 9 1954 Topps hits and then knocks out 33% of my 1969 Topps list...with an SCP Ted Williams! Thanks yet again, Steve! Brian Lindholme checks in with a nosebleeder from the psycho series: a Chris Short! Yes Brian, they are tough indeed. My list is now one card "Shorter." (bada-bing!) Merci! Guru sends a fun envelope. Inside is an SCP Gary Wagner high number from the 1967 set and a bunch of OBC labels! Way cool! Thanks Guru! Happy Collecting! ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: 2 fer Tuesday Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 20:14:44 -0400 From: "Joe Isaac" Two envelopes were in the mail today. I want to thank.... D'Angelo Sports Dept for a DCP from '60, the fork and knucker combo of Elroy Face/ Hoyt Wilhelm and Yankee Hector Lopex, thanks Bob, yes they will do just fine! Guru for a few neat items, a stack of OBC stickers and a couple Indians from a time gone by (or is it here again?) - a '63 semi hi of Gene Green and a '64 nosebleed of Max Alvis, thanks Guru! Thank you OBC! MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ================= Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 00:21:12 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Guru visits Ky. From: "bobs7714" Thanks to Guru for a neat OBC shirt, a bunch of stickers, and a 65` Hi# Jake Wood and a 68` Hi# John Bateman! Thanks also to Lynn for making the shirts a reality. Thanks OBC! Bob Schaub :-) ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: Thanks guys!! Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 20:21:01 -0400 From: "Steve Rittenberg" Two great packages arrived today. Brian Lindholme sent 9 cards from 1950 Bowman including BOB FELLER. Rob Gioia sent 10 cards from 1976 Topps including guys like Doyle, Fosse and Al Downing. Soon I'll add these sets to my wantlist. Thanks guys. ================= Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 20:31:39 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: tuesday thanks From: bdangelo@aol.com Hi gang, Huge thanks today to John McLaughlin, who sends a very sharp, 1958 Pee Wee Reese. Thanks also to Randy Griffin, which will be detailed on another server. Thanks Grif! ================= To: "OBCthanks" Subject: Guru visits Utah Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 19:24:06 -0600 From: "Marshall West" I worried when I read everyone was wearing their new gray OBC t-shirts. Well, MINE came in the mail today!! Along with the shirt came a pile of OBC stickers, and 4 '68 Topps hi numbers (of course Larry had to give me his crappy ones: no creases, no bends, nothing. I'm guessing they are EX+, but who am I to say. I don't really know what EX+ should look like). Thanks Larry! Nice job. Marshall West ================= Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 22:02:16 EDT Subject: thanks to guru - and an All-Ugly Team Nomination To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: malsman250@cs.com Thanks out to Larry Tipton for a pair of woodies. If you have the set, check out #492, Mr. Hal W. Smith. They pulled his card directly from his mug shot. In his high school, this guy was voted "Most likely to take a life." They made him become a catcher because it involved a mask. In other words, Hal was not a handsome guy. And also in the envelope, some really cool OBC stickers! Now to find the appropriate locations... ================= Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 22:06:00 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Shirt plus bonus To: From: Hi all- My OBC shirt arrived today as well--great shirt. Thanks to all who put this together. Included from Mr Tipton were two hits to my shrinking 1967 list. Thanks, ================= Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 22:21:10 EDT Subject: thanks To: octraders@yahoogroups.com, obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jazzgirl1920s@aol.com Hi- this is Linda- thanks to BROCK HATTOX for a SCP 1966 topps of Tiger pitcher Mickey Lolich- thanks Brock ================= To: "Thanks $OBC$" Subject: apparel appreciations Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 19:22:09 -0700 From: "Geordie Calvert" Thanks out to Guru for my new grey shirt and some cool OBC stickers! ================= Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 22:30:32 EDT Subject: I got shirts too! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: tply@aol.com Thanks to Larry Tipton for sending the OBC shirts, stickers and a couple of Dodger cards! I guess Larry must think I like "Dem Bums"! It has been rough for us Giants fans watching "Dem Bums" win 10 in a row and take the lead in the National League West! It should be interesting when I attend a Giants Vs Dodgers game with two of my Dodger fan friend Mike Hair and Geordie Calvert! Thanks again Larry for the shirts, stickers and cards! I mail payment ASAP sorry I didn't sooner! Another Baseball Quote: "Baseball is all clean lines and clear decisions ... wouldn't life be far easier if it consisted of a series of definitive calls; safe or out, fair or foul, strike or ball. Oh, for life like that..." ------Eric Rolfe Greenberg from "The Celebrant" Tripleplay (Rick) ================= To: "bb thanks" Subject: STUFFED MAILBOX Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 22:30:49 -0400 From: "jeff sinclair" hey guys, thanks today to the following JAMES MOLETA for a "pirate pack", an scp woodie burgess, an scp 63 sturdivant, a 64 3 pack, and a 67 3 pack of some of my old favorites, pagan, alou, and THE GURU adds a 64 mcbean bucco with a 64 rigney and some cool obc stickers JOHN STORMAN sends a waiver claim of 11 67's featuring the twin terrors andthe sox sockers. also got an ebay win of a couple hi # 73's Great day THANKS GUYS! ps. those 67 waivers will be in the mail tomorrow for those who claimed. ================= Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 02:31:07 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Joining the Bubble/Guru parade From: "mikesportsfan" I was not left out, with my new OBC shirt accopmpanied by a stack of 14 1963 Topps FB for a set I wish to duplicate. Thank You gentlemen for your efforts and setting an example for the rest of us to live up Mike Rich ================= Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 22:47:40 EDT Subject: Thanks Larry, Paul and Connor To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: trufan999@aol.com Thanks Larry for sending me some OBC Stickers and a 1967 hi number A big thanks goes out to Paul and his son Connor, who with his note thanked me for sending him some cards for his growing Twins collection and I am very happy to receive the 1966's they sent. John Leroux ================= To: "OBC-Thanks" Subject: Grateful to Guru Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 20:32:33 -0700 From: "Dave Fallen" The now-famous OBC stickers arrived here in sunny(!) Pacific Northwest. Thanks -Dave Fallen ================= To: larry.tipton@netzero.net, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: A Cubs kind of day! Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 21:16:08 -0700 From: "Geno Wagner" OBCers -- Guru hits my list today with a 1964 Cubs Rookies! The infielder on the card, Jim Stewart, was Ken Hubbs' replacement, but didn't really pan out I guess. Maybe that's why he ended up in "It's a Wonderful Life..." Thanks once again, Larry! Take Care, Geno Geno Wagner Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. ================= To: "OBC-Thanks" Subject: 3,417 years of vintage cards - addendum Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 21:43:41 -0700 From: "Dave Fallen" I forgot to mention something else in Steve Rittenberg's package - one of the coolest items ever received - a 1940 matchbook cover showing the baseball schedule for the Spokane Washington baseball team. That year they were in the Western International League, along with Salem, Vancouver, Tacoma, Yakima, and Wenatchee. THANKS STEVE!!! -Dave Fallen ================= To: "OBC-Thanks" Subject: 3,417 years of vintage cards Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 21:38:24 -0700 From: "Dave Fallen" Steve Rittenberg has been hitting heavy and often lately, none more heavilythan myself. Steve hits repeatedly with both baseball and very old non-sports cards. I added up all the years between card issue and 2003, and cameup with an incredible 3,417 years worth of vintage stuff! The haul: 1947 Tip Top Bread Fred Hutchinson 1953 Topps Fred Hutchinson (Fred is a local icon, one of my WABORN players, and we attended the same High School - not at the same time, of course) 1970 Dick Such Topps rookie card! (2) 1971 Dick Such Topps cards (Dick is the only MLB player born exactly on my birth date, 10/15/44). (2) 1965 Topps cards of players with "Tacoma" written on them by some kid (or by Steve!). 8 T53 Hassan Cowboy Series (1910-1912) 7 T73 Indian Life in the "60's" (1910) 24 R172 Gum Inc. Wild West Series (1933?) (7 Series 1, 10 Series 2 - 1st printing, 7 Series 2 - 2nd printing) Only one word sums this up -- WOWZER! -Dave Fallen ================= Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 04:28:01 EDT Subject: Thank you To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: friar4@aol.com For two big hits on my wantlist from Earl Kilbourn. Earl surprised me yesterday with a '51 Bowman and one of those great Fleer Laughlin World Series cartoon cards. And a me too thank you for the Guru for one of those great t-shirts along with two '65 nose bleeders and OBC stickers in what looked like a pregnant package when it arrived. Well, the package gave birth very quickly after arrival and I love all of the great contents. Thanks again, Larry. ================= To: "OBC_Thanks" Subject: OBC Shirt Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 07:14:37 -0400 From: "Bob Donaldson" Thanks to Larry Tipton who sends me my OBC t-shirt. It looks great! Also included in the package were some OBC stickers and a 1967 Topps rookie thanks Larry! thanks OBC!!! ================= Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 06:26:54 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Yet again, thanks Lynn... To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Chris Stufflestreet No sooner do I put away the last stack of cards sent my way by LYNN MILLER than I get another package from the Philippines. This time, he sends a full deck -- 52 cards from the 1966 Topps set! Among the aces are Don Kessinger, Harvey Kuenn and an AL batting Ldrs cards with Oliva and Yaz. Also tossed in is a Ty Cline card that somebody felt needed a little ink work. That blue ink may have been better utilized on the two unmarked checklists in the package. If every deck has a joker, this deck has the Turk Farrell card. On the back, it reads, "Turk is the all-time winning pitcher in Houston history." Checking the stats, Turk ammassed a 46-54 record (.460 percentage). Phenomenal! Thanks, Lynn. Take care, I am an avid collector of vintage baseball cards. To view my online wantlist, visit: http://www.geocities.com/chrisstufflestreet/wantlist.html Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ================= Date: 28 May 2003 08:47:19 -0500 Subject: Out Foxed To: OBC Thanks From: Roger Raum Larry Tipton removes Terry Fox from my 1964 wantlist and furnishes me with some OBC stickers to brighten my office. Thanks alot. Anyone going to Detroit Sunday for Clemens' attempt at 300? ================= To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: OBC Thanx Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 11:20:56 -0400 From: "LARRY GERSBACH" OBC Thanx goes out to: BOB D'Angelo-And behold a 60T Frank Howard RC finds it's way home. GURU-Ving to the oldies, A 68T Hi # Double Play of Coleman & Dalrymple spins my kind of music. Much appreciation guys, Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail ================= Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 23:32:26 +0800 To: Thanks Subject: To My Newest Hero Ron Perry From: Lynn Miller Ron provides me the elusive, rare and much sought after Jim Coates to complete my 1961 Topps set. Woohoo, another OBC milestone :-) And I have plenty of them to be so thankful for and believe me I am. What a terrific group of people we have here. The daily random acts of kindness and the obvious joy they bring are what keeps me in the old lineup and I'm extremely happy to be part of it. So thanks Ron for doing something only we OBCers understand and can truly appreciate, at both ends. Special thanks to all for getting in on the Rick's Kids Foundation Drive. Sorry if I was a little pre-emptive with my Ramblings. I know that there were probably some things in the mill and in time would have come to the forefront for action. I was reminded that many people had other things to take care of like Vegas 03 and the other stuff that keeps all of our lives busy all the time anyway like family, career, volunteerism, etc. I certainly didn't mean to diminish those things. I applaud Mike and his bride and all the effort they put in to hosting such a well-loved and by now most coveted traditional event. And to those that attended and gave up a lot of time to make it such a great event. But given all that it just "seemed" to me that this was just going a little too slowly and, to be perfectly candid, I had feared almost forgotten already. And after all the discussion I can certainly understand and appreciate the AC's position on this. And I believe that their opinion that the general membership can do this on our own is agreed upon by all. The Tresury does have limited resources and the AC has to protect that. Definitely no hard feelings on that score from this little corner of the globe and I would hope from nowhere else either. So let's make it happen. Thanks a ton again Ken for volunteering to honcho this worthwhile OBC project. My cards are on the OBC - You Will Never Topps This! ================= Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 12:24:32 -0400 To: lynnm@piol.net (Lynn Miller), OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com (Thanks) Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] To My Newest Hero Ron Perry From: tply@aol.com As always well said. However, I do wonder why the AC did not get anything started before this which could have included getting everyone involved. As for the treasury, as I understand we have over $2000.00 and the only thing it is being used for now is the renewal of the home page. I see no reason why some of that money could not be used for this worthy cause, after all it is money that came from all of us. I am not saying we need to deplete the treasury but a suggestion of matching funds up to $1000.00 seem reasonable to me. In any event, we are rolling now and I mailed a package to Ken yesterday. I am sure the auction will be a tremendous success. ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: Thanks from Glasgow!! Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 17:32:08 +0100 From: "Glenn Codere" A pair of BIG THANKS out today to: GURU � It�s always a pleasure to hear from Mr Tipton, and on this occasion he affords me the opportunity to cross 4 (count �em�4) high numbered woodies off my list, two of which are short prints. Accompanying these cards was a fine selection of the now-famous OBC stickers which I can guarantee I�m going to have a lot of fun with!! KIT OKAMURO � 8 terrific cards graced the envelope sent by Kit � a �61 hi# and Groat MVP, a �62 Gus Bell, and 5 1964 (four semihis, and a hi#). Great cards Kit!! Payback is on its way soon! I�ve also received a few very special items from Sims Classic Sports over the past 2 days (I�d like to take just a moment to thank Mr Steve Rittenberg for alerting me to their Super Sale, thereby lightening my wallet by a considerable amount). In addition to a pair of psycho hi#s, I�ve also added a complete 1967 Dexter Press Premiums Tigers team set, and about 25 Jay Publishing Tigers from both series one and series two. All in all, a great two days on the collection front! Cheers for now! Glasgow, Scotland Ps To my fellow FOOT brethren who may be attending Comerica Park this weekend thinking that they may see a little piece of history�..I hope you are disappointed. As far as I�m concerned, I hope the Tigers rattle Clemens cage real early and knock him out of there. Let him win his 300th against somebody else, NOT our Tigers!! ================= To: Subject: i dont like the shirt Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 10:55:46 -0700 From: "terry ellis" I love it. thanks to larry and lynn for shirt stickers( I already put one on my town car)and to lynn thanks for a 68high#. kit okamuro ================= Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 12:55:33 -0700 (PDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Work, work, work From: digdugdig@webtv.net I've spent a good chunk of the morning working on updating wantlist pages but aaaahhhh ... a labor of love!!!

James Moleta sends an SCP ... to 6, yes 6 different sets!!!
1953T Harry Byrd
1955T Gus Zernial
1956T Russ Meyer (24-3 against the Cubbies...no wonder they reacquired him)
1959T Chuck Essegian
1965T RBI Leaders
and a 1969T Bob Gibson all-star!!!

Mr. Moleta is making a monopoly of my "latest hits leaderboard"!!! Thanks a ton James!!!!

Joe Cerullo also sends cardboard west with a 4 banger to the 1959T, including Lew Burdette.
2 all-stars from the 1969T in the form of Curt Flood and one of my ole time favs ... Sudden Sam McDowell!!
And Joe hits the type card list with a fine example of Lamar Newsom...1936 National Chicle Fine Pens...whooaa...way too cool....fer sure!!!

Mucho, mucho thanks out to ya Joe!!!

Thanks all...it's been a good day ================= Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 17:19:35 EDT Subject: more thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com BOB FARRELL delivers 20 big hits to the 57-63 lists including herb score, billy hoeft (who?), nellie fox, luis aparicio and juan marichal. wonderful hits all! tnx bob! gm ================= To: Subject: An OBC day! Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 17:24:10 -0500 From: "Randy G. Griffin" Guru sends my OBC shirt plus some stickers and a 64 Dal Maxvill and a 63 Giant Jim Coker. These are great looking shirts! Thanks so much! Terry Dietrick sends three 60 Topps, two 55 Topps, 63 Post Coleman and 62 Post Woodling. Thanks, Terry! Thanks, OBC! ================= Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 19:26:27 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: shirt is in, plus some surprises From: bdangelo@aol.com Hi gang, My OBC shirt came in today, and it certainly is a beaut. Thanks to Guru and Lynn for their hard work. And thanks also for the OBC stickers (there is now one on my computer at work) and the two high numbers from the '64 Topps set - George Thomas and Tom Satriano. That puts my set at 20 to go -- it's getting real close. ================= To: "obc" Subject: Guru -Hits Wisconsin Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 18:54:40 -0500 From: "ken goetsch" Larry Lipton -hits me in Wisconsin with some great looking stickers, and then manages to toss in the envelope, SCP from 62' from the 5th floor. Thanks very much Larry. Ken Goetsch ================= Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 20:37:18 EDT Subject: Guru's Haberdashery... To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: ChicoD1@aol.com Yes, my delivery came in and I must say it is a fine looking shirt! Excellent job by the L&L boys (Larry and Lynn).. Instead of getting two pairs of pants with my order, I received some terrific OBC Stickers and one of my all time strat-o-matic favorites, a 68 Andy Kosco (He had that two column full of homers one year with Cincinnati )! Thanks guys and great job! ================= To: "OBC - Thanks" Subject: Re: I've been Tiptonized! Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 22:17:40 -0500 From: "Kevin Wolf" To all, Larry Tipton knocked off another elusive Twins cards bringing me ever closer to my top card collecting goal of getting all Topps issued Minnesota Twins cards in their history. (Which is from 1961). Thanks ever so much Larry! Till Next Time.... Play Ball! Kevin Wolf (Wolfman) ================= To: Subject: BIG thanks to Andy Cook! Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 22:47:00 -0500 From: "Tim Newcomb" Andy today completed a blockbuster OBC swap with great cards: a T205 Corridon, E92 Smith, W711 Riggs, E97 McConnell.... and the biggie, a 1911 Obak Buck Weaver!!! This puts me only one card away from completing the set. If anyone has a 1911 Obak of Flame Delhi (yes, believe it or not), let me know! Thanks again Andy-- ================= Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 10:48:29 EDT Subject: Thanks to Guru To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: brockhattox@cs.com Thanks to Larry, the Guru, for a nice 1964 Topps Birdie Tebbetts. This card is much appreciated. Take care, ================= Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 13:59:01 EDT Subject: This Week in Baseball Cards To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: JEdward@aol.com Yes, I can see it now... Twenty years from now. Much excitement amongst the trading community as word gets out that someone has put an original OBC sticker up for auction on eBay. It could happen, anyway, let me say thanks to Guru for some really cool OBC stickers which arrived along with a 1968 Topps Dick Schofield card. Thanks Larry. OBC, it's an attitude John's Old Baseball Card Site ================= To: "Thanks" Subject: Thanks guys! Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 15:23:18 -0400 From: "Steve Rittenberg" Ben Fisher sent me a sharp looking '75 Killer card. Howard Morgan sent two '41 PBs (Camilli and Hamlin), getting me down to just 8 for the set!! Spike Glidden sent a 4 hits to my '54 Bowman set. Grant Rainsley sent a 54 Bowman plus some UV of old-timers like Grove, Banks & Doby. And via John Morrison, Lynn Miller sent a 75 George Brett RC, finishing up that set! Now I'll start another one. ================= Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 15:23:02 -0500 To: _thanks Subject: OBC T-shirt From: Rick & Deb OBC Friends...I got my OBC T-shirt from LARRY TIPTON. Fits good, looks great! I'll be wearing it to a card show on the 1st. Wait 'til they get a load of me. Thank you to Guru and LYNN MILLER for the effort!! Thanx...Rick Svetecz...The Biggest Phillies Fan in Kansas (Ph03) ================= To: Subject: Wardrobe Complete! Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 13:35:02 -0700 From: "Grant Rainsley" I was already impressed with my T-shirt...today's mail finally yields my OBC hat, and thanks to Ken M. for all his hard work Tiptonizing it. Ken arranged some months ago to have his car stolen, just so this cap could rate a Tipton Grade...under magnification, glass shards and fingerprint dust are visible...DNA results are pending, and the blood splatter expert has been alerted. The best part is that this cap also made it to Vegas '03, and comes to me complete with autographs of all the ne'er-do-wells and miscreants who attended, and I just love it. There was also some very nice cardboard along for the ride, in the form of '56's and '63's, including Whitey Ford. I am now suitably attired for weddings and card shows... Thanks gang! ================= Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 17:04:44 -0400 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Football thanks From: bdangelo@aol.com Hi gang, Thursday thanks go out to Ken Goestch, who sends five hits to my 1970 Topps football set. And really sharp cards, too! Thanks Ken! ================= Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 18:28:25 EDT Subject: Re: [OBC-Thanks] Digest Number 772 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com Content-Language: en In a message dated 5/29/03 1:02:01 PM Central Daylight Time, OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com writes: > Ps To my fellow FOOT brethren who may be attending Comerica Park this > weekend thinking that they may see a little piece of history=E2=A6..I hope > are disappointed. As far as I=E2=99m concerned, I hope the Tigers rattle > cage real early and knock him out of there. Let him win his 300th against > somebody else, NOT our Tigers!! yes. please let the tigers beat him so i can see him go for #300 against kerry wood on saturday, june 7! gm ================= Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 20:19:09 EDT Subject: Triple Thanks To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: typecard@aol.com Thanks to Geno for two hits to my fledgling 1961 Fleer set! Thanks to Grizzly for two hits to my 1941 Goudey set! (I love this set!) Thanks to Ken Morganti for 3 hits to 1961 Post including Billy Martin! ================= Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 00:59:27 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: From Montgomery From: "bobs7714" Big thanks to Bama for two nice 68`s, Zolio Versalles and Tigers Rookies! Thanks OBC! Bob Schaub ================= To: ObC-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 21:34:07 -0400 Subject: almost Christmas From: Bob Saxton Almost like Christmas in May!! Larry Tipton sent the OBC shirt, and of course it was accompanied by the stickers and a couple needed 62 Topps. Thanks to everyone who had a hand in the shirt project! Then, I get from James Moleta, a big thick puffy with 4 dozen Topps and 6 of the 62's! Very much appreciated!!! http://www.Writing.Com/authors/judgeguy ================= Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 21:55:39 EDT Subject: Three for Thursday To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: directorth@aol.com First, thanks to GURU and to LYNN MILLER for the great t-shirt - complete with pocket to hold cards. Very nice job, fellas! GURU sends some things with the shirt to keep it company - OBC stickers (terrific!) and a pair of 1965's - a semi-hi of Bob Priddy & a high # of the AL rookie "stars" - Darold Knowles, Richie Scheinblum, & Don Buschhorn. Thanks Larry, nice additions to my set TERRY DIETRICK sends a variety pack - a 61 Post, 4 62 Posties including Brook Robinson, and 4 hits to my 59 wantlist, including former Negro Leaguer Connie Johnson. Connie is one of the guys that Buck O'Neil mentions in his book "I Was Right On Time", a great read by a terrific gentleman who I had the honor of meeting a couple of years back. I also received 3 hits to my 1960 Fleer All Time greats set - but in my rush to open packages I forgot whether Guru or Terry sent them. So, if the correct OBC'er can remind me I'll extend proper thanks. Finally, BILL MALSON sends a three-pack - a 1958 Gene Conley & 2 1960's including Yankee John Blanchard. Terry was worried about the condition, but they are great Bill, thank you. ================= Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 23:08:56 EDT Subject: Nice shirt! And other thank you's.... To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: XDDX@aol.com My OBC shirt apparently arrived Saturday, but my son left the mail in the garage when he got distracted by something. Too cool! Guru also includes a great liiking 64 Topps and a 67 high number (the second to the last card in the set defintely qualifies as a high number! Thanks much! Also, James Moleta sent a great envelope featuring a 78 Winfield, 6 71s and 7 76s. Thank you James! ================= To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Incomings. Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 00:11:00 -0400 From: "Bob Reed" I also received a package from Larry Tipton. Two cool shirts, some cool stickers, and a cool 1962 high number. Thanks Guru! Also thanks to Lynn Miller for his part in the shirt project and anybody else who had a hand in Kent Montgomery sent a puffy of unmentionables. Thanks Kent! p.s. I think the Birmingham Biscuits should hire BAKE McBride as their manager. Dennis COOK could be the pitching coach and Steve Garvey could be the hitting coach but only if he changes his name to Steve GRAVEY. Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail ================= To: Subject: income Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 23:54:29 -0700 From: "Greg Conway" A big pile of OBC stickers and a pair of hi number 64s arrived from Larry Tipton. Thanks Guru! Greg (yaz) ================= Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 01:24:12 -0400 Subject: Very belated thanks!!! To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com, lynnm@piol.net, larry.tipton@netzero.net, From: Mark S Talbot Hello All,

It has been some time since I posted a thank to the group mail server and for that I apologize. A whole bunch of stuff has arrived and I have been up to neck in other obligations and have been unable to sit down for any long stretch at the computer. So without further fanfare please allow me to

Geno Wagner completely blind-sides me with a beautiful `63 Topps card of Eddie Mathews. Of course the complimentary APBA card is forwarded it's Sid Monge. I am speechless Geno - you certainly caught me off guard - Thanks!!!

Spike Glidden for (2) trimmed wonders that hit the back variations list for the `56 Topps set. Al Rosen and Carlos Paula have now joined the many new additions to this set since I started going for the back variations. I'm about half way there now and Spike get me just a little closer.

Kit Okamuro slips me a trio of `62 Bell Brand Dodgers cards, I only have a few of these so the addition of Roseboro, Fairly and Roebuck were much appreciated - Thanks Kit.

Finally, on Tuesday the OBC T-Shirt from Larry and Lynn arrived. WOW!!! I love the colors, the insignia, the pocket - a very cool shirt. I also received the much mentioned OBC stickers and they are a welcomed surprise. Thanks the Guru and Lynn for spearheading this project, you guys certainly got the team spirit!!!

So thanks fellas, it's been so nice to be a part of this group for as long as I have (my 3 year anniversary comes up 7/3/03). I hope to get return things out to people ASAP, but I've been saying that now FOREVER. Thanks for all your patience with me gang - BE WELL!!!!

REGARDS --------------------------------- MARK

"Live long and prosper" - Spock * Mark S. Talbot * 34030 Chatsworth Drive * Sterling Heights, MI. 48312-4604 * * talbot1@comcast.net ================= Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 13:42:38 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Its Here!! It s Here!! From: "kevin71058" Hi all, I received my OBC Tee Shirt today..I am someone (Taken from the movie The Jerk). Larry Tipton sent me my Tee with a 1964 Topps Rookie Cubs card. Larry and all others that got this all together , Thank you!! and Larry thank you for the 1964 Topps card..Much appreciated!! Happy Trading, ================= Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 09:54:27 EDT Subject: Thursday thanx To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com. From: Celenox@aol.com Hi All Thanks Go out to Ben Fisher and joe sweet Joe sends a dam near mint 56 topps johnny schmidtz and 2 very nice 1960 thank you Joe Ben Sends out 2 T206s 1 being a hot Bresnahan portrait and a flanagan port Thanx BEN OBC GOT TO LOVE IT ROB GIOIA ================= Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 10:29:59 EDT Subject: Grant comes through... and so do many others! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: XTrJmx@aol.com Hi all... Now that I've recovered (mostly) from my "I can't go to V '03" bout of jealousy and depression, it's time to get some thanks out to some incredible individuals. First off, a HUGE thank you to Grant Rainsley for coming through on a side bet we had on our respective favorite NHL teams. Grant sent a cool videotape about American Ballparks, a neat '63, a '62 of Stan Musial playing in his 21st season, and... drum roll please... a '54 Bowman of my HOM'er, Willie "Puddin' Head" Jones!!! What I think I like most about Jones is that he embraced his nickname to the point of including it on all of the signatures on his cards. Way cool!! Oh, and speaking of way cool, Grant also makes sure that Sarah and Ben didn't get left out, adding a great handful of catcher cards for Ben and a pair of stunning postcards of the capital building in Victoria, British Columbia... truly a beautiful structure and the two views (day and night) were equally gorgeous. As a final bonus, Grant tosses in some really neat decals showing how our northern neighbors remember our loss on 9/11. Thank you very, very much Grant! Next up on the thanks list is Tom Housely, who sent me a fantastic package of "newer" cards (even though they predate when I started collecting!!). Details to follow on your local UV Server channel tonight at 11:00. Additional stories will include how Bob D'Angelo and Kent Montgomery continues to pummel my shiny wantlists... THANK BOB AND KENT!!! Finally, THIS JUST IN -- COOLEST T-SHIRT ON THE PLANET arrives in Omaha!! The Guru and Lynn outdid themselves on this one... it might even make me look good (naw, I can't go quite that far!) Guru also added some of the coveted OBC stickers, soon to adorn envelopes headed all over the world, and a couple awesome '65s... Mets team and Harry Bright! Thanks, Larry and Lynn, for bright-ening my day!! Well all, off to work for a bit, then out to play with the kiddos. Take care and have a fantastic weekend... ================= Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 13:06:28 EDT Subject: huge friday! To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: smartalecx@aol.com BOB D'ANGELO sends a well checked checklist (how much wood would a woodchuck..?) from the 73 FB set. tnx bob! SPIKE GLIDDEN sends 5 big hits to 53, 57 and 59, including a maz all star! tnx spike! BAMA sends 2 waiver wire hits to the 62 post set with the traded versions of podres and power. tnx bama! TOM HOUSLEY delivers a hit to the 57 birth year set in the form of don blasingame. tnx tom! ================= Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 21:45:10 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Recent thanks From: "David Skoglund" Lynn Miller sends a seven pack of 1967 Topps. Larry Tipton sends a pair of high numbers (1967 & 1968), along with a couple of great looking t-shirts and a bunch of OBC stickers. Thanks to all who worked on the t-shirt project. They look cool! ================= Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 14:51:50 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Lots o' thanks this week To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: Paul Biggs Hey all, Lots of great people to thank for losts of great stuff: DAN AUSTIN sends 20 1970 CFL cards from his recent offering. Super cards Dan. The last time I got any of these was about 30 years ago. Thanks. ANDY COOK sends half a dozen 61's and a 75 mini off the waiver wire. Plugging away on that 61 list. Great stuff. Thanks Andy. PETER MEAD sends a 75 Hostess, a couple of 59's, and a trio of old Football off the waiver wire. Just starting on those old footballers, cool cards. Thanks Peter. ROB GIOIA sends a waiver package with 4 each from 66, 67, 68, and 72. Super stuff, Rob. Thanks. BOB D'ANGELO sends a nice surprise trio of 60's. Love those sideways cards. Thanks Bob. ED SCHOTT sends an 8-pack of 80's. Making good progress on this set too. Thanks Ed. Finally, I GOT MY T-SHIRT!!!!!!!!!! The shirt looks great! Thanks to Guru and Lynn for making this happen, and extra thanks to Guru for a couple of high 65's and a bunch of those way cool stickers. Another great week in the land of OBC! Thanks everyone, Paul Biggs Do you Yahoo!? Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). ================= Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 18:27:14 EDT Subject: Thanks Joe, Gary and Bama To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: malsman250@cs.com Busy day at the mailbox. Joe Sweet sends along 4 58s, including Harvey Haddix, who my parents knew towards the end of his life. Bama sends two from the 73 set, including the "Beeg Man" Rico Carty; and Gary Mandell sends a 58, along with a semi-unmentionable. I've read various of you who talk about a few cards brightening up a lousy day, this certainly fits that criterion. Thanks, guys! ================= Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 19:15:18 EDT Subject: thanks To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: jazzgirl1920s@aol.com Hi- this is Linda- thanks to LARRY TIPTON for 2 1964 topps Hi #'s of Lee Strange and Leo Burke and some OBC stickers- thanks Larry my next thanks to JOHN HARRELL for 4 1964 topps including Oriole pitcher- Milt Pappas- thanks John ================= Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 22:45:44 EDT Subject: Those four magic words! To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: XDDX@aol.com "Photos - Do not bend" - I love seeing those words on the mail when I get Bama sends me 1-62 and 5-63 Topps cards that fit perfect in the old binder. Thanks Bama! ================= To: "bb thanks" Subject: mail Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 22:57:36 -0400 From: "jeff sinclair" End of the week brought two more packages my way. BOB DANGELO answered my call for 69 topps with 7 hits BAMA hit with 3 63's and a couple of woodies. Thanks guys ================= To: "OBC Thanks" Subject: Long Overdue Thanks Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 20:23:45 -0700 From: "Erik & Leticia Greenwood" Some of the following thanks are 1-2 weeks in coming. I apologize for the The Guru sends two 68 high numbers along with some great OBC stickers. Thank you Larry for the great hits! Bama sends two nice looking 67's and a 65. Thank you John for the hits! Joe Cerullo knocks my socks off with a 5 pack of 51 Bowmans including the likes of Allie Reynolds and Sid Gordon. Thank you for the great hits Joe! ================= To: Subject: Thanks to Bama Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 22:47:40 -0500 From: "Randy G. Griffin" Bama sends a great looking 53 Topps Don Hoak. Thanks so much! Thanks, OBC! ================= Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 06:44:35 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: many thanks to Joes From: "alcattle" Been behind this month of thanking people for the great packages to the NW. Joe Issac send a pile of 78s and a few 65 Embossed. Thanks Joe Joe Cerello sends a leaf hi# and 52 Bowman with some 78s. Thanks Joe Joe Miller sends 3 piles of 78s, 25 66 Topps and 4 69 Topps. Thanks Joe Tipton sends 2 great white Tshirts, a couple 3 65 Topps and some stickers. Thanks Larry Joe Luurs sends 2 54 Topps, 6 56 Topps, and 6 65 embossed. Thanks Ray AS you see, Joe been bery good to me. Big Al in Seattle ================= Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 05:51:12 EDT Subject: Thank you To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: friar4@aol.com To Bama for 6 cards from the '61 & '62 Post collections. Much appreciated. ================= Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 07:04:29 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Thanks To: OBC-Thanks From: Matthew Heilenman I would like to thank the following people for cards this week. Ken Goetsch for 6 1976 Topps Football. Thank you very much Ken! Larry Tipton for 2 '65 Topps hi #'s and some great looking OBC stickers. Thank you very much Larry! Lynn Miller for 6 '56 Topps', 1 '69 , 1 '73 and 6 '74's. Great Variety. Thanks a bunch Lynn! Doug Chamberlain for 3 '56's, 1 '65 and 3 '74's . Another great variety. Thank you very much Doug! Ed Schott for a 1965 Topps Vern Law. Thank you very much Ed! Thanks again to everyone for making this the best receiving week in a while. Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ================= Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 10:11:51 EDT Subject: Really Late TWIBs To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: kwg0@aol.com Hi! All, This time of year is very busy for me. Just got back from a bowling tournament in Knoxville, Tn. and heading out to the west coast the end of June for vacation with my family. Here's the better late then never thanks out to: JOHN McLAUGHLIN - 57Ts - 34,36,63, and 71. STEVE RITTENBERG - Fleer Pioneers of Baseball complete set, Fleer Baseball First #21 and 38, various BB card wrappers, and a match cover of St. Louis Cardinal - Joe Medwick. GREG CONWAY - 53T #85,54T #7,62P #160, and 63P #10. LYNN MILLER - Dodger Team Set wantlist hits of 72T #151, 73T #10 and 151,74T #289, and several 58T #8,132,146,160,172,184,316, and 348. GENO WAGNER - First delivers a Walter Payton 79T, 57T #204, and a knockout with thirty one 52Ts. Then, follows up with 6 more 52Ts. And the customary APBA ML BB cards of course. LARRY TIPTON - OBC T-Shirt and stickems. Great looking shirt. Kudos to Lynn and Larry for pulling this off. Thanks again one and all till next time, Kent ================= To: OBC-thanks@yahoogroups.com Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 11:44:35 -0400 Subject: saturday thanks From: Bob Saxton Thanks to Bama for a pair of 62 Woodies, including our own Frank Thomas! Thanks, and y'all have a great weekend! http://www.Writing.Com/authors/judgeguy ================= Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 17:47:40 -0000 To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: Great day at the mailbox in Sugar Hill! From: "jmoleta30341" I feel good! As I have mentioned in the past, I am leaving the sales workforce to join the teaching profession. Today, my scores on the two state required certification tests arrived and I passed both tests! A great load has been lifted off my mind, and to celebrate, I got cards in the mail! BOB SCHAUB slices and dices 2 of my 60's lists, w/ 12 68s including Boog Powell & 2 69s including a young Johnny Bench! DOUG CHAMBERLAIN apologizes for only finding one card for me...the one card was a 49 Bowman Early Wynn! Apology accepted! ;-) Thanks guys! OBC - You gotta love it! ================= Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 16:29:40 EDT Subject: Doug-Ken cover To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: directorth@aol.com Aplogies for the lame subject line - a reference to the "duck and cover" silliness from waaaaay back. Thanks to KEN GOETSCH for sending an upgrade SCP to my 68 set - some guy for the Twins by the name of Carew. Great card, Ken, Thank you! DOUG CHAMBERLAIN returns fire by sending a DCP - a nice 55 Topps Bill Renna, & a 54 Topps of Tiger Ned Garver. Thank you Doug & Ken - super cards! Tom Housley ================= To: "OBC THANKS" Subject: InBounds Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 17:00:10 -0400 From: "larry.tipton" Today I am cleaning carpets. Time for a break and time to thank: Earl Kilbourn Mr EEK sent me a 1951 Bowman horizontal of Pirate Pete Castiglione. Cas-tig-lione. I like that last namr, and the card. Thanks E! Spike Glidden sent me a stack of 1949 Bowmans. You've heard of a dog named a "Mexican Hairless"? A couple of these cards are "Bowman Backless"! ThanksSpike, I appreciate it! Brock Hattox sent me a sweet looking 1952 Bowman Duke Snider. Very nice card Brock. SWEET! ================= To: "OBCTHANKS" Subject: Many LATE Thanks Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 16:45:12 -0500 From: "David Kolenda" A large number of LATE thanks. The last few months have been busy, very busy. It seems like there is no time to even look at cards. Between trips to the doctor(s), rehab, and work things could be much better. To top it offtoday's weather is 51 degrees with the wind blowing about 25 miles per hour. Some of these thanks are more recent incomings and some are LONG over due. Thanks to all who had cards for me at Vegas 03. Due to the possibility of missing someone from that group, I'll leave it at that. Some recent and late thanks out to Jim Hatch, Major Matt, Geno Wagner, Steve Rittenberg, Brian Lindholme, Ed Schott, Larry Tioton, Doug Chamberlin, Lynn Miller, Bob D'Angelo, Kit Okamuro, Joe Cerullo and any others that I might have missed. David K. ================= Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 19:28:38 EDT Subject: Innards To: obc-thanks@yahoogroups.com From: topgolf@aol.com A big thanks to Gary Mandell for getting me started on the 64 Topps Coins with a couple of All Stars. Thanks Gary! Rest well, ================= Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 22:10:16 EDT Subject: thanks to bama To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com From: typecard@aol.com Bama hit me with 5 waiver wire Posts! ================= Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 19:38:02 -0700 (PDT) To: OBC-Thanks@yahoogroups.com Subject: 69 Duo From: digdugdig@webtv.net D'Angelo for a pair of 1969 Topps...Rrrroberto Pena (gotta roll them R's when ya say it) and 5 foot 7 inch catcher Jim French who's "card back hi-lite" states that he led the Carolina League in bunts in 1964!!! Huh???...Guess the pitcher batted 8th...like Bri said...gotta set up those lead-off hitters!!!

Super hit Bob...your wantlist page is one of those that my ole webtv does not like to digest so I checked it out while at Brian's house but I didn't have me dupes box!!!

Call me the Mickey Owen of OBC!!! But, as Arnie said..."I'll be back"!!

Thanks again Bob and all OBCers...in my short tenure...it's been My pleasure!!!

D.