Power? One person might say Hank Aaron, another Frank Thomas. Fast? One man's Billy Hamilton is another man's Kenny Lofton or Rickey Henderson. There's one trigger word that I think almost all baseball card collectors would give the same answer to in this experiment though. Play along for a second and see who comes to mind. Ready?
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Ears!
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1962 Topps #105 - Don Mossi
If Don Mossi didn't come to mind for you, then I'm dying to know who did. No, really, please leave a comment if there's another individual who popped up in your thoughts. I first learned of Don's pair of Dumbo flaps courtesy of The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book (which, if you haven't read it, is an absolute must have if you can find a copy), and since then on just about every baseball card blog in existence (including my own).
I was pumped when I landed this one for $1.50 on COMC a couple of months ago. It's an honor to welcome the greatest ears in the history of baseball to my humble franken-set!
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6 comments:
Austin Kearns came to mind immediately for me.
Yeah, Mossi. And Jorge Posada is a distant second.
Posada and Kearns are two good ones I hadn't thought of. Not too surprised about Kearns since I tend to forget about him as a player for some reason, but I definitely whiffed on Jorge.
Oh, definitely thought Mossi--more specifically, 1958 Topps Mossi.
I too have a Frankenset. Don Mossi is in it. Empty seats in the background is the theme. Great card.
Definitely not my first guess....check out Jesus Alou he is at least in the same conversation.
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