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baberuthfan

Active member
Aug 12, 2008
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florida
Thank you very much. Is that where lefty owned a bowling alley?? I never expected to own a single signed baseball of grove but the price was too good to pass up


Niiiice! I'm very jealous but congrats!!
I know I've told this story on the boards a few times in the past but I was born and raised in Norwalk, Ohio which was where Lefty lived the last 14 years of his life. He lived with his son and daughter-in-law at 52 Parsons St. from 1961 until he passed away on May 22nd, 1975.
I played my little league years in the Lefty Grove Baseball League which was named after him and is still there to this day. I was too young to appreciate him then and never met him but in hindsight it was pretty cool growing up in a town where the man who many consider the greatest left-handed pitcher of all time lived the final years of his life. I had a buddy in high school who lived right beside of him and would talk to him on occasion but again we were both too young at the time to really have a sense of appreciation or admiration for what he had accomplished in life.
He's only one of three players that I actually collect and I'd love to pick up a single signed baseball of him at some point in the future.
Congrats again on a truly great pickup!!

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Randy Shields

Well-known member
Aug 20, 2008
2,224
441
OH-IO
Thank you very much. Is that where lefty owned a bowling alley?? I never expected to own a single signed baseball of grove but the price was too good to pass up
I saw what your winning bid was. I'd say that's a pretty good price especially with a pretty bold auto compared to a lot of others and seeing what some sellers have their fixed ones priced at with most not being single-signed.
So after he retired he returned to his hometown of Lonaconing, Maryland and opened Lefty's Place, which was a duck pin bowling alley & pool hall.
Here's a picture of it. Unfortunately it was destroyed by a flood in 1996.

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tb3nn3tt

New member
Jul 23, 2018
20
0
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I'm a fan and a believer... got 1 chrome auto, 1 refractor auto, and 1 EEE auto for $18 delivered!
 

madbull34

Well-known member
Sep 10, 2009
1,081
425
San Diego, CA
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Had an open redemption from 2013 Topps Tribute WBC Heroes auto of Kenji Johjima. Since it's been so long I figured Topps would never make this card. They sent this replacement the other day. Wish they would've contacted me for some sort of replacement preference. Oh well.

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jbhofmann

Active member
Mar 12, 2009
6,914
2
Indiana
Got in on Gleyber before his HR uptick and then lots were hard to come by.

Ohtani is a black and thought it had room to grow, but he’s struggling right now.

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WCTYSON

Well-known member
Nov 3, 2014
7,364
171
Got in on Gleyber before his HR uptick and then lots were hard to come by.

Ohtani is a black and thought it had room to grow, but he’s struggling right now.

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Nice Gleyber collection. If you would consider moving the Ohtani black, reach out and we can try to strike a deal.
 
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