the making of a gamer.....

[spedrunr]

Mizuno sales rep: "....hey Robin, Yoshii Tsubota is swamped with glove orders, all we have is this cheapy story model....."

Yount: "....no problem, i can play with a piece of cardboard if need be...."

MSR: "....as soon as we have your glove ready, we'll ship it global priority and you should have it by the playoffs....at least it looks like the real deal..."

http://cgi.ebay.com/Robin-Yount-HOF-Bre ... dZViewItem

(it could happen)

[quaz95]

did they print that name on by hand???

[spedrunr]

ok, so the bambino, the sultan of swat passes on to the HOF in the sky in 1948. can anyone tell me how he could still be a spalding glove advisor in the 60's?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1960S-BABE-RUTH-SPA ... dZViewItem

[Chicago Red Sox Fan]

I thought the same thing! Although, this glove has the Sweet Spot Pocket, that's got to be worth something!

[docglov]

don't spend much money on the Robin Yount...
doc

[BretMan]

One of those run-of-the-mill Ruth Spaldings sold for THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS!?

Hey, if anybody wants one of these "rare gems", I have four of them collecting dust. You can take all four for the bargain price of $1000.

[Chicago Red Sox Fan]

Here's another example of the "rare gem" (so far failing to attract an opening bid of $9.99)

http://cgi.ebay.com/BABE-RUTH-SPALDING- ... dZViewItem

[mudman]

I am always impressed with the $77,000 Mantle that has popped up several times lately on eBay.