tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post6544821494744858744..comments2023-11-27T12:31:26.087-05:00Comments on The Great 1965 Topps Project: #380 Rocky ColavitoKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-11765822472809986382013-02-01T11:06:02.486-05:002013-02-01T11:06:02.486-05:00Re - my earlier comment:
"was forestalled&qu...Re - my earlier comment:<br /><br />"was forestalled", not "were forestalled."<br /><br />Haste indeed does make waste. Sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-28563881127221200472013-02-01T11:03:00.445-05:002013-02-01T11:03:00.445-05:00I disagree that the 3-way trade with Chicago, Kans...I disagree that the 3-way trade with Chicago, Kansas City and Cleveland was a bad trade for Cleveland -- because the trade may have saved Major League baseball in Cleveland.<br />The Indians at that time were doing poorly attendance-wise (they were middle-of-the-pack in the standings). They were making trades in order to make payroll (the Jim Perry and Jim Grant trades to the Twins come to mind), and there was talk of the team moving. Rumors included places like Atlanta and Seattle. Reacquiring Rocky Colavito -- perhaps the best-loved player in Cleveland history, traded away in 1960 -- revived attendance, at least to the extent that the possibility of the team moving were forestalled for several years (another prospective move to New Orleans was in the works in the early/mid-1970's).<br />Yes, it was painful in retrospect to lose Tommy John and Tommy Agee, two young but (at the time) unproven players. But for those of us in Cleveland, losing the team would have been much worse.<br />Love this blog, by the way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-1366652047615021102009-07-27T13:36:02.346-04:002009-07-27T13:36:02.346-04:00Max - It's worth it just to have Reggie's ...Max - It's worth it just to have Reggie's RC, right?<br /><br />Doug - You can kind of tell on the scan that there's a tear in the bottom of the card. I think you may be right about the origins of this card.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-3010025638673156782009-07-27T13:10:37.062-04:002009-07-27T13:10:37.062-04:00Love the card. Reminds me that kids used to fasten...Love the card. Reminds me that kids used to fasten cards on their bikes with clothespins so that the card hitting the spokes would make a "flappy" sound.Doug C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-13419047034097356372009-07-27T10:26:46.648-04:002009-07-27T10:26:46.648-04:00that card is beautiful. I have a 1969 reggie rook...that card is beautiful. I have a 1969 reggie rookie in similar shape.jacobmrleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991748868368917576noreply@blogger.com