As you could see from my previous post, I was back in New York a couple weeks ago. While there I was able to find two binders full of my older Met cards (including all my Doc Gooden stuff) and early 90s stars (including my Griffey Jr and Frank Thomas collections). That was fun, and I am still working on recombining that stuff with my newer stuff.
However, I also found a bunch of autographed cards: some of which I remembered and others which I had totally forgotten. There are seven in all, and my plan is to feature each of them in a post over the next week and a half.
I thought I'd start with the only non-Met of the bunch: Duke Snider
The card is a bit of an odd ball, and to be honest I have no idea how I got it. If I had to guess I would say it was a mail away offer from Nabisco cookies. However, the card does come with a separate Certificate of Authenticity card, so that is always good.
I was a fan of the Duke of Flatbush as a kid, and I still am. You might have noticed from my screen name that I have strong connections to Brooklyn. I was born there and returned for my entire undergraduate and most of my graduate schooling. I also had my first adjunct professorship there. It is a great place, and the Brooklyn Dodgers perfectly symbolize the area. All that AND they broke the color barrier. It is hard not to be proud that the Dodgers played in Brooklyn, despite a lack of World Series victories to show for it.
So to round out this post, I thought I would include a picture of another oddball Duke Snider collectible I own. I saw this in a discount store across the street from my graduate school one day and knew I had to have it. It is numbered 13 of 275 on the bottom, but I am pretty sure more than 275 were produced. For those who are interested it is a '57 Chevy. Let me know what you think.
