#4 Gil Hodges & The Coliseum
by delias man on Jun 10, 2011 3:45 PM PDT
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This card right here is probably the most beautiful card I have ever seen.The profile of Gil is striking. The closeup look at the uniform is so cool. I like the style of the sleeves showing off the pipes. But let's get serious. The image of one of the most iconic images in Los Angeles is in the background. I love the Coliseum, and I have so many great childhood memories of being there. Of course they are all Raider related. The game at the Coliseum in 2008 was special for me, just to imagine what it was like to witness baseball there. If you wanted to pick one of these up for yourself, this card in this condition would cost around $50.
Since we are talking about 1959, Gil hit a pretty big homerun in the World Series. Topps commemorates that for us here.
And for more Coliseum porn for you, in 2008 in the Topps Heritage set, I have a good image in a Carl Erskine card for you here too.
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very cool. I’m gonna go on a limb and say the walls were not blue, probably the same green as the seats. The crowd looks so yellow too.
I think from looking ar other 59 Topps the walls were grey and the seats were beige like today
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by delias man on Jun 11, 2011 12:03 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Back in 2008, I got a lot of that Topps Heritage set. I was going about it old school, buying packs/boxes to try to complete the set, until I realized that a bunch of high number cards were damn near impossible to get. Love the design though.
If Topps continues this theme they are about to have a run of boring sets coming up with the Heritage line.
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by delias man on Jun 10, 2011 4:56 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah i assume they do 63 next year. Those are OK.
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by delias man on Jun 10, 2011 9:44 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
did you pull any autos or jerseys from those packs?
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Sold them all on eBay. I have no use for those cards.
by Eric Stephen on Jun 11, 2011 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
The home run by Hodges
came in the 8th inning of Game 4. Game was tied 4-4, and Hodges hit a solo shot.
Larry Sherry, who got the save in Games 2 & 3, got the win in Game 4, and also won Game 6 (he pitched the final 5 2/3 innings in relief!) and won the World Series MVP.
Sherry threw 12 2/3 innings in that series, which was more than any other Dodger pitcher. Johnny Podres and Roger Craig each started twice (Drysdale says WTF?) but each only pitched 9 1/3 innings total.
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