tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post4972413509608114965..comments2023-12-11T03:37:10.895-08:00Comments on This Card Is Cool - My Life in Baseball Cards: Book Review: Wally YonamineRyan Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-38525802604193859852020-05-17T11:42:33.900-07:002020-05-17T11:42:33.900-07:00I really enjoyed this book. After getting the who...I really enjoyed this book. After getting the whole story behind his time with San Francisco, I couldn't help feeling the whole thing spoiled a huge potential opportunity for both leagues.<br /><br />About the only place where it felt like it was bogging down was when Wally learned how to intentionally foul off pitches. While fascinating that someone can be good enough to do that at-will, reading about pitch after pitch quickly got old.<br /><br />What really came through was how much he loved the game. I'm surprised more hasn't been made of his football career.Jason Presleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543465200431539036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-66922810181664052072020-04-30T20:10:37.718-07:002020-04-30T20:10:37.718-07:00Players from the 50s are probably much more diffic...Players from the 50s are probably much more difficult to get the rights to, since they're either really old or no longer with us. I wish they would try, though; there are some stars from that era who really need modern cardboard. And they could just toss those players in with the big-name stars everybody already chases. I've found that players with only one or two modern cards tend to be very popular.<br /><br />I want to pick up more of Fitts' books. Despite reading a lot of biographies lately, I tend to enjoy regular history more, so both Banzai and Issei are very appealing.Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-27085199959942136672020-04-29T16:05:51.333-07:002020-04-29T16:05:51.333-07:00He actually didn't show up in BBM's OB set...He actually didn't show up in BBM's OB sets all that much - only twice in their annual "Historic Collection" sets between 2002-15, a couple Dragons Anniversary sets (the 70th and 75th but not the 80th), the 2006 Nostalgic Baseball set, the Giants 80th Anniversary set (but not the 70th) and the 2014 Professional baseball 80th Anniversary set. And the 20th Century Best 9 set from 2000. I suspect it has something to do with BBM favoring players from the 1960's-80's in their OB sets.<br /><br />I like this book a lot but I think my favorite of Rob's books is the one about the 1934 US tour called "Banzai Babe Ruth". I just got his latest book last week (Issei Baseball about a Japanese team that barnstormed the Midwest in the 1910's) but I haven't gotten a chance to read it yet.NPB Card Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-40625657932622070312020-04-29T07:39:19.937-07:002020-04-29T07:39:19.937-07:00Wally's got some vintage cards back from his d...Wally's got some vintage cards back from his days playing with the Giants, but those seem kind of tough to find. I see some menko issued by Pepsi back in the 1970s when he was managing, but I'd prefer a playing-days card. He has shown up in some BBM OB sets, both as a player and a manager (the card above is from 1992). Again, something I could collect but not terribly interested in. I do have a foil signature card of him though, numbered /50, which is neat.<br /><br />I'm doubtful Wally has any certified auto cards, but he was always happy to sign, so his autograph can be found relatively easily.Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-39490728464469532562020-04-29T05:27:44.815-07:002020-04-29T05:27:44.815-07:00It doesn't see like Yonamine has a lot of card...It doesn't see like Yonamine has a lot of cards out there to collect. I think I only own two: 1979 TCMA and a promo card given to me by Fitts. But I'd also love to add an autographed card of his one day.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.com