Do Good Sticker - Graffiti Sticker

Do good.
Originally uploaded by mikeymo Not a bumper sticker but a graffiti sticker with a good message that says "Do God", I like it:) I think I will add these types to bumper sticker madness

I brake for Elves, Faires and Gnomes

Bumper Sticker, originally uploaded by iirraa.Its good to know someone out there doing the hard work the rest of us don't and cant really do. This guy apparently brakes for Elves, Fairies, Gnomes, Leprechauns, Unicorns, Dragons and other invisible creatures only he can see. Keep up the good work.

1971 World Series Broadcast Highlights

I have acquired a copy of all 7 games of the 1971 World Series between the Orioles and the Pirates, and wanted to share some of the more interesting items I saw from these broadcasts.

The pregame show before Game 1 had this great shot of the Pirates and Orioles bullpen carts parked beside each other in Baltimore's Memorial Stadium:


Both bullpen carts were present at all 7 games. In game 1 in Baltimore we see the Orioles cart in their bullpen


as well as the Pirates cart in their bullpen:


I hadn't realized that the team's name was on the back of the cart as well.

The carts were used in Baltimore. The screen capture in the picture above is from Game 1 when Bob Moose came in to relieve Dock Ellis. Unfortunately the broadcast cut away from the cart just as it was exiting the bullpen so I don't have a picture of it on the field.

When the Series shifted to Pittsburgh, both carts made the trip as seen in the Pirates bullpen:


and the Orioles bullpen:


Notice the Oriole walking behind the cart. That is Tom Dukes who is getting ready to come into the game to relieve Mike Cuellar in Game 3. Does Tom take the cart...

No, he walks right past it and heads to the mound:


The Pirates didn't use their bullpen buggy either. Here is Bruce Kison in Game 4 walking right past the cart and heading onto the field:




One of the things that was noticeable watching the games was the variety of batting helmets used by the Orioles. Most of the players wore batting helmets with the smiling bird such as seen in this shot of Boog Powell


but at least 3 Orioles wore helmets with no bird on the helmet, as seen in this picture of Elrod Hendricks:


Mark Belanger and Merv Rettenmund were the other 2 players wearing helmets without the bird.

And of course, Brooks Robinson was wearing his signature shortened brim


which also did not have the Orioles insignia, but was one of the few with an ear flap.


Given the quality of these old tapes, I didn't really notice much variation with the Pirates helmets except for this odd looking helmet worn by Dock Ellis in Game 1:


This was one of the only helmets with an ear flap that I saw while watching the games, and the interesting things are that 1) the lower portion of the helmet is painted black and 2) he's batting right handed, but has the flap covering his right ear, which is not the ear that would be exposed while he was batting. Here is another view:


It did not appear that there was a flap on the left ear, which makes this a very unusual helmet. Dock wore the same helmet (or one that was almost identical) in the 1971 All Star Game according to this Uni Watch News Ticker item.

On the field at Memorial Stadium, the Orioles used a unique logo which is the classic swinging bird, but if you look closely, you can see he's wearing a crown:


Here's a closer picture showing Jim Palmer walking to the dugout:


Here's a sticker showing the logo:


Since the Orioles had won the World Series the previous year in 1970 against the Reds, they were the defending World Champions, so it looks like they decided to reflect this on the logo on the field.

The lines you see in foul territory are from a previous Colts game, since they shared Memorial Stadium with the Orioles.

Obviously, when the Orioles got to Pittsburgh, the Pirates did not use the same logo on the field:


Both Memorial Stadium and Three Rivers had the Pirates early 1970's logo on the field:


Speaking of logos, here is a look at what was then the state of the art NBC graphics featuring the team logos:




as well as pennants:


A significant event took place during this Series - Game 4 in Pittsburgh was the first World Series game played at night:

and the NBC broadcast was making a big deal about it talking about how many press credentials had been issued and how much media from around the world were on hand to cover this historic game:




While this was an historic event, unfortunately the downside is that we no longer see any announcements like this:


A World Series game starting at 1:30 in the afternoon! How strange does that now seem? I understand its all about the advertising and getting the most number of viewers possible, but I would really like to see 1 game each year played in the afternoon.

As Three Rivers Stadium had opened the previous year, there was a lot of discussion about the Pirates new fabulous ball park:


which now 40 years after it opened and 10 years after it was demolished is amusing to hear.

Some of the broadcasts included the pregame show, which featured Joe Garagiola and Sandy Koufax:


If you take a close look, Joe and Sandy are wearing some great NBC blazers.


Apparently NBC had a thing for really big World Series tickets!

One thing that caught my eye is the supposed "unwritten rule" of not crossing over the pitchers mound that we've heard so much about recently with Dallas Braden and A-Rod. Here is Don Buford of the Orioles clearly running right across the middle of the mound back to the Orioles dugout after being thrown out at first in Game 1. Dock Ellis is the pitcher on the mound.


There wasn't a single word mentioned about this being an unwritten rule and nobody seemed to take offense to it.

To wrap this up, I want to show a few shots that I enjoyed seeing from my favorite ballpark - Memorial Stadium. Growing up an Orioles fan (but alas too young to have any memories of this Series), Memorial Stadium was where I remember going to see the Orioles as a kid, and those memories of how amazing it is to be at a Major League stadium are impossible to erase.

Seeing shots like this of the Memorial Stadium scoreboard with the old National Beer (Natty Boh) sign on top


and shots like this of Jim Palmer pitching to Willie Stargell with the trees and houses in the background (reminding us that this really was a neighborhood ballpark)


bring back fond memories of the old lady on 33rd Street who is no longer with us.

Randy's Excellent Cardinal Contributions!

I recently received a number of scans from The Fleer Sticker Project's newest contributor - Randy Trierweiler. Randy is a dedicated Cardinals collector has been kind enough to share some great images to compliment some of the sets that we've previously covered.

The first item I'd like to show is the gorgeous 1955 Post Cereal Cardinals patch:

In addition to the patch, Randy has the mailing envelope that the patches came in:


I really like the fact that the back of the envelope shows all the team logos / patches - this is a great collectible itself:


Randy also has some examples of the 1968 Fleer Baseball Emblem "trio" stickers which were stickers that contained 3 patches with team names that were included along with the larger patches that contained team logos. When I originally did my post on the 1968 Baseball Emblem set, I did not have any examples of these trio stickers, but now I do thanks to Randy:


And finally, for a really unusual Fleer item, Randy has a scan of the rarely seen Cardinals logo that was briefly used in the mid-1970s that was issued as a Fleer iron-on in 1976:

The back of the pack shows the logo



but now we've got a scan of the actual iron on itself (which is an item I never thought I'd see)!

I'd like to say thanks to Randy for taking the time to scan and send these pictures as they are great additions to the blog. I will be going back to the appropriate posts and updating them with these images as well.

The Dallas Cowboys Vintage Football Card & Memorabilia Guide

On the day Texas Stadium came down, I thought it would be appropriate to review the latest installment of Steve Liskey's amazing catalog of vintage Dallas Cowboy items which has just been published: The Dallas Cowboys Vintage Football Card & Memorabilia Guide 1960 - 1990:


This is the 5th version of the guide, which provides a comprehensive checklist of every Cowboys card that has appeared from 1960 up through 1990. There are color pictures showing a sample card from each set as well as a detailed listing of all Cowboys related cards in that particular set:

In addition to the standard card sets from Topps, Fleer, Philadelphia, etc., there are listings for every type of oddball set featuring the Cowboys logo or a Cowboys player:

Steve has been a great contributor to The Fleer Sticker Project over the past few years as he has brought a number of items to my attention, including the mid 1970's Sunbeam releases, the Stancraft NFL Playing Cards shown above, and the Chiffon NFL decals shown below:

Some of the key updates to the Guide include a brand new section for Pins & Buttons

as well as a total rework of the Pennants section

and the Pocket Schedule section.

In addition to these categories, Steve also takes a detailed look at Team Issued sets

and Game Day Programs and Media Guides:


The Dallas Cowboys Vintage Football Card & Memorabilia Guide 1960 - 1990 is available now at Steve's fantastic Cowboy's website: TheCowboysGuide.com.

Even though today was the day for the Texas Stadium Implosion:



you can still relive all the great Cowboys memories from before and during their time at Texas Stadium through looking at all the great Cowboys memorabilia in Steve's latest book.