2001 Upper Deck Hall of Famers Royals to Twins

I really miss sets like this 2001 UD Hall of Famers.  I picked this one up for $8.00 shipped.  Lets look at them all.

Nice shot of George banging out one of his 3,154 hits

Not your protopical slugging 3rd baseman.  George is 6th all time in doubles.

Johnson has one of the all-time great nicknames, The Big Train.  He was scary good.

More than a quarter of his wins, 110, were shutouts.

The Big Train and Now Cool Papa.  He looks pretty young here.

Cool Papa was so fast it was said he could turn out the light switch and be in bed before the room got dark.

This is an outstanding group today.  Here's the second of Cooperstown's First Five.  

The numbers speak for themselves.

The greatness continues with two of the game's true gentlemen.

The Eye of the Tiger -- Mr. Tiger

Again, consistency is the mark of excellence.

I love shots of young Harmon with the Senators.  I don't know if I've ever seen this one.  His career total of sacrifice bunts?  Zero.

Harmon was a true slugger.  .256 BA, 573 HR.

Blow Out the Candles May 17

Negro League great, Hall of Famer James "Cool Papa" Bell was born in Starkville, Mississippi on this date in 1903.

Cool Papa sliding into third

Quarterback Earl Morrall is celebrating his 78th birthday today.

Earl at Michigan State

Composer Erik Satie was born in Honfleur, France on this date in 1866.

"I eat only white foods: eggs, sugar, grated bones, the fat of dead animals; veal, salt, coconut, chicken cooked in white water; fruit mold, rice, turnips; camphorated sausage, dough, cheese (white), cotton salad, and certain fish (skinless)."

“Before I compose a piece, I walk around it several times, accompanied by myself.”

Portrait by Ramon Casas

“When I was young, I was told: 'You'll see, when you're fifty. I am fifty and I haven't seen a thing.”

Portrait by Suzanne  Valadon 1893

“I came into the world very young, in an age that was very old.”

1989 Kahn's Cooperstown Collection

I saw these on Ebay and they looked interesting and they were cheap.

The Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards says:
"This 11-player card set was available through a mail-in offer,  One dollar and three proofs of purchase form Hillshire Farms were needed to obtain the set.  The card fronts feature  paintings of recent Hall of Fame inductees.  A coupon was also included with each set."  I'd add that the card stock they used is very thin.