tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post6914463693566025833..comments2023-12-11T03:37:10.895-08:00Comments on This Card Is Cool - My Life in Baseball Cards: A Long Time Ago, In A Draft Far Away...Ryan Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-79280660743857737412014-01-23T12:40:19.730-08:002014-01-23T12:40:19.730-08:00Depending on whether they are descended from the G...Depending on whether they are descended from the German Preßler/Breßler or English Priestley, I could also be related to Jim Presley, Alex Presley, Josh Pressley and Ryan Pressly.Jason Presleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543465200431539036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-86050856715279030572014-01-23T07:18:56.920-08:002014-01-23T07:18:56.920-08:00After being a teacher for so long in the US and no...After being a teacher for so long in the US and now in Japan, I've essentially stopped associating names with celebrities. Once you see so many names even the less-common names become common. But it's cool to say I know someone related to Elvis now! Not that I'll be boasting about it...<br /><br />I don't care for most Signature Rookies product, and I agree that their "throwback" style was quite unattractive. Mainly because they just played with the white balance and used a stencil font which both ruined the card. At least Topps bothers to turn the photo sepia instead of just washing it out.Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-68353136855326418062014-01-22T20:21:21.163-08:002014-01-22T20:21:21.163-08:00Interesting fact, Elvis gets his surname from his ...Interesting fact, Elvis gets his surname from his grandmother, who never married. In generically traditional circumstances, he wouldn't be Elvis Presley at all. Either way, yes, we are related. we're both descended from the same German immigrant who arrived in New York in the mid-1700s. My line from one son, Elvis' (and presumably Kirk's) line from another.Jason Presleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543465200431539036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-10468406658947810832014-01-22T11:39:57.430-08:002014-01-22T11:39:57.430-08:00IIRC Kirk Presley was something like a third cousi...IIRC Kirk Presley was something like a third cousin of Elvis Presley. Does that mean you're related to Elvis too, Jason?<br /><br />The thing that's always struck me about that 1972 Dick Allen card is that he's wearing a Phillies uniform even though he hadn't been a Phillie for two years.<br /><br />That may be the first "Royal Rookies" card I've ever seen that I didn't completely hate the look of. I used to refer to their "Throwback" cards as either "Throwout" or "Throwup" cards. Maybe they got better after I stopped collecting minor league cards.NPB Card Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-54117265479332435572014-01-22T06:05:13.982-08:002014-01-22T06:05:13.982-08:00Nice eclectic haul! I remember going to the game ...Nice eclectic haul! I remember going to the game back in 1988 to get the Huntsville Stars set. Several players from that set made it to the majors, though most of them only briefly. I've actually got a small Kirk Presley collection going, but I still don't know much about him. Since he's from Tupelo, we're probably distantly related (like 8th cousins or something). One of these days I really need to make an effort to swing a trade with Wes. We probably live with in 10 miles of each other.Jason Presleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543465200431539036noreply@blogger.com