tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post7321029269666231799..comments2023-11-27T12:31:26.087-05:00Comments on The Great 1965 Topps Project: #155 Roger MarisKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-63686655942584907092011-03-03T16:23:47.503-05:002011-03-03T16:23:47.503-05:00Anon - Very true. I wonder if Babe would've ta...Anon - Very true. I wonder if Babe would've taken steroids if he had the opportunity...Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-80222954066398040372011-03-03T14:06:25.475-05:002011-03-03T14:06:25.475-05:00...Reminds me of seeing a fan in Phila. holding up......Reminds me of seeing a fan in Phila. holding up a sign when Bonds was coming to bat and getting close to the record,"Ruth did it on beer and hotdogs"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-39202935580760992232011-02-28T08:19:33.195-05:002011-02-28T08:19:33.195-05:00Bob - I wonder if you could say the same for any b...Bob - I wonder if you could say the same for any baseball moment in my lifetime. Possibly Cal's 2131 - everyone I knew watched that, but maybe that's because we were in Baltimore.<br /><br />Baseball Idiot - I did note in the post that Frick didn't *officially* give an asterisk. My sources indicate that there was no "official" baseball record book at the time. I could have been clearer, but my point is that Frick took a very public stance against the legitimacy of Maris' record, and certainly influenced the treatment of it.<br /><br />Marc - Sadly, baseball has its share of hypocrisy.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-63607237909127160772011-02-25T13:48:20.037-05:002011-02-25T13:48:20.037-05:00The expression on Maris' face seems to express...The expression on Maris' face seems to express his disgust with the media in NY.<br /><br />It's ironic that Maris is now being held up by many as the "true" record holder considering that, at the time, he was considered a mediocre interloper who had no business breaking the Babe's record.Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-7977019216905706202011-02-25T11:20:23.196-05:002011-02-25T11:20:23.196-05:00Just a note of correction. Frick never actually pl...Just a note of correction. Frick never actually placed an asterisk on the record. Major League rules don't allow for it.<br /><br />It was the Baseball Encyclopedia or Elias that did it for their own publication, and it became an accepted thing that baseball did it.<br /><br />Whoever did it was wrong, but it wasn't Frick.The Baseball Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259799886656706541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-21569366976078899892011-02-24T22:07:27.225-05:002011-02-24T22:07:27.225-05:00Wow, this is a terrific card. Every single person ...Wow, this is a terrific card. Every single person I know was watching when he hit #61. No bull, every single person. Even my German grandmother was watching. After he hit it all my friends were running up and down my street yelling. Good times. <br /><br />Hard to believe he was only 51 when he passed. I'm almost a decade past that.Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.com