tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post2062348264256859472..comments2024-03-14T13:52:34.337-05:00Comments on Can't Have Too Many Cards: What Was Your First Piece of Sports Memorablia?Hackenbushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-49446562791981645672012-02-16T13:34:27.247-06:002012-02-16T13:34:27.247-06:00Hmmm, what was my first sports item? Though I don&...Hmmm, what was my first sports item? Though I don't have a collection of those memorabilia, my father gave me a New York Yankees jacket with all the signatures of their players as a birthday gift. I think it was 1992 then.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sportswall.com/" rel="nofollow">Jeremy Bastow</a>Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07882942223570373085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-57754138604751658122011-08-14T19:49:03.373-05:002011-08-14T19:49:03.373-05:00I really have no idea. I remember getting a full s...I really have no idea. I remember getting a full size Yankee batting helmet that I used to wear around. I still have it too.The Lost Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281282785351456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-18195246973351194692011-08-14T07:24:29.541-05:002011-08-14T07:24:29.541-05:00I was think about this...what was the first thing....I was think about this...what was the first thing. Sewingmachineguy entry made me remember I had a Twins batting helmet in 1969 (in lue of actually to a game which have been a long trip). It was kind of big deal at the time.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01050857323785108411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-30675355762968498502011-08-13T22:15:19.748-05:002011-08-13T22:15:19.748-05:00I couldn't tell you. I still have a very large...I couldn't tell you. I still have a very large Ron Cey button, which was probably one of the first items of memorabilia I ever owned.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-59278500849187763902011-08-13T22:14:29.544-05:002011-08-13T22:14:29.544-05:00This pennant was the first piece of Oriole swag I ...<a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zKZmirEE2vk/TkceRJvGtvI/AAAAAAAAB6w/4HFZhkGzJOk/s640/Photo_86B8B211-9201-D0C8-D1F6-34D9213BF068.jpg" rel="nofollow">This pennant</a> was the first piece of Oriole swag I ever got, and it's been on a wall of mine, one place or another, for decades.<br />My Dad bought it for me when we went to one of my first games at Yankee Stadium about 1960ish. We got it at Manny's Baseball Land across from the stadium. <br />Don't know why they chose to make it in maroon and yellow but at least the bird was mostly orange once upon a time.Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-33409610019729024572011-08-13T21:31:56.490-05:002011-08-13T21:31:56.490-05:00Mine was a signed Joe Carter hat my dad gave me sh...Mine was a signed Joe Carter hat my dad gave me shortly after the '93 world series (I assume he didn't buy low on it)Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09063200864403610622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-51394007823157765082011-08-13T20:47:12.004-05:002011-08-13T20:47:12.004-05:00My Dad gave me a Cincinnati Reds batting helmet, a...My Dad gave me a Cincinnati Reds batting helmet, and my brother got the Oakland A's. This would've been mid '70's. Baseball and me have never been apart since.the sewingmachineguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041850862520319891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117013339527801809.post-88795766824409312742011-08-13T20:14:51.367-05:002011-08-13T20:14:51.367-05:00I used to have all four of the mugs, but lost them...I used to have all four of the mugs, but lost them in a move. If I remember correctly, it was Martin gas stations that gave the mugs away.<br /><br />My first non-card piece was a Cubs Power button that I got from Jewel in 1969.Wrigley Waxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04609243184562074109noreply@blogger.com