RIP MR CUB ERNIE BANKS

[BigAppleJak]

What a class act.

Amazing to see his 500th HR, and by the time he is in the dugout for the curtain call he already has the ball.
Shows how much he was loved as well as how times have changed!

 

[joey12508]

what a wonderful man. RIP

 

[hive17]

Besides hockey players and Mark Grace, Banks was the only Chicago athlete I ever had any affinity for.

 

[MaineMule]

Sad, sad news.........woke up early (3pm EST) and checked my phone and really struggled to get back to sleep due to this news. He was a GREAT one!!

 

[dano7]

He was not only great to Cubs fans, but to all baseball fans.
DANNY

 

[elmalo]

He always seemed like a very nice man.

 

[Pine Tar]

Just picked these up. eBay here they come
Not....... I got them for some of the guys on here.

 

[robertwolf1]

Just picked these up. eBay here they come
Not I go them for some of the guys on here.

Tis a sad day indeed. Such a great guy and great for baseball. My mom was crying this morning when I called her to say hi. [MENTION=3132]Pine Tar[/MENTION] Any chance I could pay you to send me a copy of both for her?

 

[Pine Tar]

Tis a sad day indeed. Such a great guy and great for baseball. My mom was crying this morning when I called her to say hi. [MENTION=3132]Pine Tar[/MENTION] Any chance I could pay you to send me a copy of both for her?

I'll see what is left on these since
Jeff Indymanning18 has dibs on the 5 Tribunes and 5 times.

I'm heading out soon I'll look for more of them

 

[James52411]

http://www.topps.com/topps-my-hero-banks-t-shirt.html

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[michaelstepper]

Morning!

Anyone have a Banks auto they are willing to trade for a Musial Team Topps auto? I'm not looking for pack-issued, in specific. Just anything. ($50 value, or so)

Musial is like this one:
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Morning all,
Sweet Musial adam. That's one of the first Musial autos I was looking at back in the day.

Saddened to hear of Mr. CUBS passing. While I didn't get to see him play I've seen footage and read some great stuff. Everyone seemed to love the man and looked up to him. A true pillar of the baseball community

 

[IndyManning18]

Thanks, Richard. Let me know what I owe for them.

 

[rsmath]

1970 05 Ernie Banks Cubs Home Runs 498, 499, 500 - YouTube

What was the deal with Ernie in 1970? This clip said he entered the season needing 3 HR to get to 500 and it took him until Mid-May? Was he suffering age-declined skills such as power hitting or was he on the DL a lot in 1970 or...? I would think being a power hitter, he should have been able to knock out those 3 homers in less than a month even if he got off to a bad start unless he just wasn't the power hitter anymore or was often injured.

 

[James52411]

What was the deal with Ernie in 1970? This clip said he entered the season needing 3 HR to get to 500 and it took him until Mid-May? Was he suffering age-declined skills such as power hitting or was he on the DL a lot in 1970 or...? I would think being a power hitter, he should have been able to knock out those 3 homers in less than a month even if he got off to a bad start unless he just wasn't the power hitter anymore or was often injured.

Ernie was in his late thirties and really was just simply in decline as a hitter. He retired shortly thereafter.

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[WCTYSON]

http://www.topps.com/topps-my-hero-banks-t-shirt.html

I actually just got one. Hard to beat for under $8. I went ahead and got my 4 year old son two Topps shirts as well, for just $5 each. Thanks for the link.

 

[WCTYSON]

What was the deal with Ernie in 1970? This clip said he entered the season needing 3 HR to get to 500 and it took him until Mid-May? Was he suffering age-declined skills such as power hitting or was he on the DL a lot in 1970 or...? I would think being a power hitter, he should have been able to knock out those 3 homers in less than a month even if he got off to a bad start unless he just wasn't the power hitter anymore or was often injured.

Ernie was in his late thirties and really was just simply in decline as a hitter. He retired shortly thereafter.

He played in just 72 games in 1970 and 39 in his last season of 1971.

 

[James52411]

I actually just got one. Hard to beat for under $8. I went ahead and got my 4 year old son two Topps shirts as well, for just $5 each. Thanks for the link.

You're welcome. It's a great sale with much of the apparel at 80 percent off. I dropped a good bit of money last night on Cubs shirts. You can get the Archives memorabilia boxes for $20. Felt pennants, mini patch sets, and button sets are only $2.50.

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[James52411]

Ernie Banks was a 100% class act on and off the field. I liken him to the Stan Musial of the Cubs. The eternal face of the franchise. And through much tougher adversity than Musial ever had to deal with, Ernie showed as much poise and class as Stan did throughout their careers.

There's a reason he is called Mr. Cub. He deserves it.

My condolences to Cubs fans everywhere. I know exactly how you're feeling.

A great and apt comparison between Ernie Banks and Stan Musial. Both men meant so much to their teams and their cities, and both were the sort of man that everyone loved, that always treated everyone they met well, and that you hope your kids have as their sports heroes.

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[Pinbreaker]

RIP Mr. Cub!

 

[Pine Tar]

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