The Quest

The Baltimore Orioles have been in town since '54 and have had over 900 men don their uniform. My goal is to obtain a signed card of each player. If you have something I need, or see something you want, don't be shy, we can make a deal.

Collection Statistics

Total Players 877/977 = 89.25%
1991 Orioles Crown Set
Total Players 309/465 = 66.45%
Alive Players 274/369 = 74.25

Monday, June 10, 2013

Autographs of Abnormal Size

In my hiatus from blogging, I have been working on tracking down more autographs I need via eBay, and Sportscollectors.net.  I have had good luck on eBay with the harder to find guys and some deceased players, whereas SCN is great for the new 2013 roster guys.

Here are a couple that are of the postcard variety.

Danny Valencia 2013 Orioles Postcard
OK, I misled a bit.  All of these came from eBay, Valencia here being the most expensive.  These postcards usually do well, especially if it is a player with limited time in the Majors.  I was able to pick up a
 
Danny Valencia 2010 Bowman Draft Picks
Which is for trade.

Bob Alexander 1955-57 Jim Rowe Postcard

Even though he finished his career with a 1-1 Major league record, Bob was a minor league pitcher.  He played in 19 minor league seasons and only 9 games in the big league.  He spent the twilight of his career in the Pacific Coast League' Portland Beavers.  See photo above.  I am a huge fan of old postcards and index cards.  It wasn't as easy as picking up a lot of 1000 cards on eBay of your favorite team and sending out for requests.  You had to truly want it
 
 
Leo Hernandez Rochester Red Wings Photo Card

A lot like Bob, Leo was always more of a minor league kinda guy.  He spent 9 years in the minors after being drafted by the Dodgers.  Four of those were with the Birds AAA affiliate in Rochester before he was sent to the Yankees as a "Player To Be Named Later".  He finished his career in the Mexican league and is a notoriously difficult signer with no known addresses, successes and only minor league cards.
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3 comments:

  1. FujiJune 10, 2013 at 9:33 AM

    Nice pickups. The Orioles did an excellent job with their 2013 postcard design.

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  2. Orioles MagicJune 10, 2013 at 10:52 PM

    Kirk, I'm kinda jealous about that Valencia, that's a nice looking postcard.

    As far as Hernandez goes though, he was included in the '84 Topps set as an Oriole, and signed copies do occasionally turn up here or there.

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  3. Kirk JacobsonJune 12, 2013 at 9:29 PM

    Fuji--The O's have done a great job over the last few years with the postcards. The white goes real well with the orange and I am a big fan.

    Ryan--I am sure you will get a custom in your collection very soon, and there are probably a few more of the postcards floating around. Thanks for the info on 84 Topps Hernandez'. I will keep my eyes open.

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