MrMopar's New Dodgers Autograph Thread (and other interesting items on a slow mailday)

[mrmopar]

just 1 today, as I left work before mail arrived.

Bill Madlock from COMC. Numbered to 25.

 

[mrmopar]

Keibert Ruiz. Loved the look of this card. This is one that you gamble with. If I wait a couple years, maybe I find other copies cheaper (if he doesn't make a big impact). Another possibility is that he becomes red hot and you either never see another or the copies you can find are really pricey. This didn't break the bank, so I am good with having it now. He has yet to play for the Dodgers, but this is a Dodgers affiliate card, so it counts.

Alex Verdugo. Now a Red Sox, but this was another design I just liked. Can't lose with a red, white and blue design for a Dodgers card.

The last card is non-certified, but it is still certified. A rare PSA card for the collection. I didn't notice that it had some creasing when i bought it, but the price was right anyway, so no worries. Ron Cey High# RC:

 

[mrmopar]

COMC buy, Matt Beaty:

 

[mrmopar]

Was surprised when some mail was dropped off today. Probably the stuff they try to deliver on Saturdays. Todays batch is very underwhelming, but a Dodger auto is a Dodger auto.

A pair of Dennis Santana certified cards:

The rest today are former/future Dodgers on certified cards, mostly guys who flew through LA for a very brief stay:

Travis d'Arnaud (1 game!):
Eric Goeddal (1 year):
Luis Gonzalez(1 year):
Andrew Lambo (Minors Only, technically the card really doesn't count as he is shown as a Pirate):

 

[mrmopar]

Garvey /10:
Duke Snider Heritage:
Will Smith Gold /50 & Dustin May 2020 Topps:

Former/Future Dodgers...

Juan Marichal /25:
Mark McGwire /70:

I can't get enough of these early Mariner PCs, signed or not. A couple former/future Dodgers in the lot:

Joe Simpson
Ed Vande Berg
Matt Young

Ted Sizemore signed Hostess panel (w/ Grich too):

Lastly, a couple of non-certified cards...

Dick Schofield:
Rick Sutcliffe:
Will Venable (Had 1 hit for the Dodgers in 2016):

 

[dano7]

Love the Snider, especially. He was such a great TTM signer!!!!

 

[mrmopar]

I need to get a new scanner (or buy less!). Loading the images 1 at a time is a bit tedious.

Rounding out the week was a pretty large lot by count, but nothing too exciting for content.

Two sport star Brian Jordan /12:
Jimmy Lewis Plate.
Michael Busch:

This Chuck Connors is probably the most exciting pick up. I am always nervous about his autograph though, because it is SO basic. Just about anyone with a hand could possibly forge this one:
Clyde King:
Davey Lopes:
Norm Sherry:
Ted Sizemore:
Jeff Torborg (This proves I need to slow down and L@@K closer at these photos). I prefer less damage, but it was still cheap:

Joe Amalfitano:
Jim Bucher:
Gil English:
Stan "Packy" Rogers:

The former/future Dodger selection...cards

Pair of Bill Buckner:
Tom Hutton:
Johnny Oates:
Tom Paciorek:

photos...

Carroll Beringer:
Sid Fernandez:
Clem Labine:
Bill Sudakis:

and finally, a couple of letters

Johnny Enzmann:
Joe Orengo:

 

[MrMet]

Couple nice Mets recently


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[mrmopar]

Couple nice Mets recently


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It is interesting when you see other team stuff, featuring players who played for your team, and you start to see the teams that your team seemed to deal with a lot. The Mets and Dodgers have transacted quite a bit. Right out of the gate, two aging Dodger greats headed back to NY to join the Mets (Snider & Hodges) as well as Burright, Neal, Pignatano, Harkness, Craig, Zimmer, W. Hunter, Fernandez.and maybe a few more!

 

[MrMet]

It is interesting when you see other team stuff, featuring players who played for your team, and you start to see the teams that your team seemed to deal with a lot. The Mets and Dodgers have transacted quite a bit. Right out of the gate, two aging Dodger greats headed back to NY to join the Mets (Snider & Hodges) as well as Burright, Neal, Pignatano, Harkness, Craig, Zimmer, W. Hunter, Fernandez.and maybe a few more!

The early Mets tried a lot to connect back to the Brooklyn and New York (Giants) roots, and bring in the former fans of those teams, so bringing back a lot of the former players helped with that


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[mrmopar]

Steve Garvey /20:
Clem Labine:

I had not seen these before. Looks like possibly from mid 1983. Obvious mention of the 84 Olympics that were held in LA, but Stewart was traded in Aug 1983. If anyone has or has seen others, please let me know. Would love to add more.

Manny Mota:
Dave Stewart:

Bart Shirley:

Got this in a trade with Therion. This is not the actual card, but an image I found online:

Now for the former/future Dodgers. Price is premature of course, but is a member of the organization now.

David Price:

Joe Beckwith:
Jim Gott:
Dick Nen:
Alejandro Pena:
Ron Roenicke:
Ed Vande Berg:

Finally a cut Hoyt Wilhelm.

 

[dano7]

Nice additions! I got a Chuck Connors PSA/DNA index card a few years back. He checked off boxes for my Yankees and Celtics autograph collections!

 

[mrmopar]

Capping off the week, just two.

Liked this one so much, bought another! Todd Zeile #2/6:

Rick Honeycutt, the blue version /25:

 

[mrmopar]

Our building had a gas leak scare today, so I took off before mail was delivered. This was the lone hold-over from Friday's delivery I also missed.

Chris Taylor. I got this for $1.50! I was shocked, as it seems nothing is that cheap these days...ever! Of course, with shipping and tax, my $1.50 deal actually cost me $6.27! I am thinking it's about time to call it quits with ebay singles buying.
The "hidden" costs are really adding up.

 

[Brewer Andy]

Ugh Chris Taylor. Heart breaks thinking about that catch he made in the playoffs in ‘18


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[mrmopar]

Going to break this up, since it has been a few days since I could retrieve mail and also post. Corona virus has us in WA running scared! Well, not really all of us, but you can see how the US is taking this one so far...

First group are the Dodgers certified cards I have received in the last week or so:

Ethier/50:
Grandal/11:
Jordan/6:
Jordan/7:
Kemp/50:
Madlock/99:
Muncy:
Sutton (Think this was /25):

Next up are the non-certified Dodgers:

Pena:
Podres:
Zachry:

Last for this post, the former/future Dodgers:

Demeter:
Nen:
Wynn:

Lot that includes Baker, Brooks, Garvey & Howe:

Next post will be all the 3x5 cards

 

[mrmopar]

Got each of these for a buck with the exception of the last one! Most are now deceased. Perfect for customs if I ever get around to it.

Stan Andrews:
Carroll Beringer:
Ray Berres:
Pete Coscarart:
George Dockins:
Willard Hunter:
Newt Kimball:
Fred Kipp:
Charlie Kress (x2):
Don Lund:
Carmen Mauro (x2 - Both look the same and forgot to grab the 2nd scan):
Cal McLish:
Ron Negray (x2 - Same as Mauro):
Mike Sandlock:
Johnny Schmitz (x2 - Same as Mauro/Negray):
Elmer Sexauer:
Bart Shirley:
Ed Stevens:
Ben Wade:
Preston Ward:

The final guy was not a buck. Wilson only played in one season and even then, only a handful of games. Seems he kind of disappeared from the scene after baseball. He died in 1985. He has a TCMA Stars of the 50s and a Target card and I am not sure anything else. Would love to find a TCMA card signed, the Target card would be impossible. Have never seen a signed photo. I have only seen a handful of Wilson signatures and they all look like this. it's either legit or there are a bunch of similar fakes floating around. To make matters worse, he shares a name with a player who was much, much more common a signature from the same era, Robert "Red" Wilson. He remains one of the tougher to find LA Dodger signatures.

Bob Wilson:

 

[dano7]

You have been really adding on lately. The index cards are always great for those who had no or very few cards.

 

[mrmopar]

I am an addict and a bargain hunter, so I have always been buying like this. I really do need to chill though. Just about anything I get these days is a duplicate, at least as far as the signature itself is concerned. I will grab cards I don't already have, cards that really jump out to me and of course, cheap cuts/3x5s are always nice too.

As soon as the season starts, I'll be picking up more new signatures I suspect. The Dodgers, like most teams I bet, rip through pitchers all year long. That is where most of the adds come from when I am getting new players.

 

[mrmopar]

Catch up time again.

Certified Dodgers:

Eric Gagne:
Al Oliver /10:
Joc Pederson:
Steve Sax /43:
Alex Wood:

Certified Non-Dodgers:

Tommy Dean:
Al Ferrara:
Ken Landreaux:
Juan Marichal /10: . I am somewhat leery of this card. Looks like a regular old archives buyback card, but was not in holder. That alone should not be a worry, but you just never know these days. The holder would have added that extra confidence I want. I absolutely love this pose. One of the best images on a card ever!
Al Oliver /10:

Non-certified Dodgers photos and cards:
Dusty Baker PC:
Mark Cresse Police:
Steve Garvey 8x10:
Pedro Guerrero 8x10:
Dave Hansen:
Mike Hartley:
Todd Hollandsworth:
Tommy John:
Rafael Landestoy PC:
Danny McDevitt PC:
Dave Patterson PC:
Ron Roenicke Police:
Dave Walsh:
Steve Yeager PC:

1986 Topps lot w/ Dave Anderson, Bob Bailor, Mariano Duncan, Rick Honeycutt, Jay Johnstone, Mike Marshall, Len Matuszek, Tom Niedenfuer, Bill Russell:

1988 Topps lot w/ Danny Heep, Mike Davis, Phil Garner, Tito Landrum, Matt Young:

Non-certified former/future Dodgers:

Phil Garner:
Ken McMullen:
Terry Mulholland:
Erv Palica:
Rip Repulski:
Juan Samuel: