tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post3510326154644129412..comments2023-05-30T09:44:03.923-04:00Comments on A Cracked Bat: Baseball Cards and a Hot Dog: The Summer of 74acrackedbathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056658025780679689noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-14976338990178551052017-12-07T09:53:40.250-05:002017-12-07T09:53:40.250-05:00thanks much for the book! Thank you card on the w...thanks much for the book! Thank you card on the way! ;)acrackedbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056658025780679689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-2470385021449524422017-12-07T09:52:59.282-05:002017-12-07T09:52:59.282-05:00those were good years!those were good years!acrackedbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056658025780679689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-71952985604227576082017-11-25T15:45:26.491-05:002017-11-25T15:45:26.491-05:00Julie, this is Stealing Home from ATBATT. Congrats...Julie, this is Stealing Home from ATBATT. Congrats on winning a copy of Electric October, but we need to get your mailing info out to the publisher. Please email me at om sports 42 at gee mail dot blah blah, and I will give you the name and email of the contact person :)Stealing Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818879297909675392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-89310133465671385932017-11-21T06:52:28.763-05:002017-11-21T06:52:28.763-05:00I too was 10 in the Summer of 74. Great memories.I too was 10 in the Summer of 74. Great memories.The Angels In Orderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18266787671936519341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-37207458140893275332017-11-17T16:45:48.403-05:002017-11-17T16:45:48.403-05:00So…Tiger Pride has revealed her true identity: Cir...So…Tiger Pride has revealed her true identity: Circus Entertainer (clown)acrackedbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056658025780679689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-52550601074613541122017-11-17T08:52:18.618-05:002017-11-17T08:52:18.618-05:00No training wheels allowed...my dad taught he how ...No training wheels allowed...my dad taught he how to ride on the sidewalks in the first few minutes. Now the unicycle, that should have had come with training wheels...Tiger Pridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18151310269193303216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-53123896905640275902017-11-15T15:09:25.692-05:002017-11-15T15:09:25.692-05:00Thanks - I should do just that - display the littl...Thanks - I should do just that - display the little Panapet in my hobby room! As for your bike, 26” is pretty big for a six year old! What does a bike that size look like with training wheels anyway??acrackedbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056658025780679689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-33961767810175629682017-11-14T11:59:26.006-05:002017-11-14T11:59:26.006-05:00I always wanted a bike like that but alas my paren...I always wanted a bike like that but alas my parents were practical and bought me a 26" bike...at age 6! I did however score one of those groovy flowered baskets! I also say find some batteries for the radio and enjoy it...make new memories next summer while listening to baseball on the transistor! Tiger Pridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18151310269193303216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-61698068784446574332017-11-12T14:21:23.128-05:002017-11-12T14:21:23.128-05:00Thanks John! It took me too long to discover base...Thanks John! It took me too long to discover baseball cards but I already loved the game. You grew up watching those Tigers with an 84 WS Championship to remember. I wasn't following them yet and missed it all. They need another one in my lifetime!acrackedbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056658025780679689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-17611910812412312682017-11-12T14:19:16.215-05:002017-11-12T14:19:16.215-05:00I do it for you Jeff. It's always about you, ...I do it for you Jeff. It's always about you, JJ.acrackedbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056658025780679689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-33965702560516553352017-11-12T14:18:22.472-05:002017-11-12T14:18:22.472-05:00Thanks Fuji. I'd like to write more story cent...Thanks Fuji. I'd like to write more story centered posts - so why don't I?? I'll get there. :) I love those old catalogs. Hard to believe these are now valuable!acrackedbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056658025780679689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-9778932882585458902017-11-12T14:12:57.373-05:002017-11-12T14:12:57.373-05:00I was 14 in 1974...I lived for the Tigers and base...I was 14 in 1974...I lived for the Tigers and baseball cards. I am also Happy that I found this awesome blog. John Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12839504730875750409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-73652255399781797642017-11-12T13:27:01.025-05:002017-11-12T13:27:01.025-05:00Thanks a lot for sticking that song in my head ALL...Thanks a lot for sticking that song in my head ALL FRIGGING DAY.<br /><br />jerkJediJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261262040532716901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-17880590958572312052017-11-12T10:48:14.299-05:002017-11-12T10:48:14.299-05:00Love reading blog posts that talk about the writer...Love reading blog posts that talk about the writer's childhood. I don't remember the ball radios, but I remember looking through Sears catalogs looking for bikes. Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-6927800416933004242017-11-12T09:52:03.550-05:002017-11-12T09:52:03.550-05:00He seems like a nice guy. You must have a lot of ...He seems like a nice guy. You must have a lot of fun!acrackedbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056658025780679689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-45673153835772598562017-11-12T09:50:21.229-05:002017-11-12T09:50:21.229-05:00thanks Jon. Life has been more happy than sad. We...thanks Jon. Life has been more happy than sad. We all have those moments in our lives. Yeah, I can see you wanting one of these. :)acrackedbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056658025780679689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-46244946256828192912017-11-12T09:48:40.057-05:002017-11-12T09:48:40.057-05:00i liked him with the Rangers. Always seemed to be ...i liked him with the Rangers. Always seemed to be on base. Not a home guy for sure but a reliable hitter. Thanks for commenting!acrackedbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056658025780679689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-61483247063581591222017-11-12T09:46:57.220-05:002017-11-12T09:46:57.220-05:00happy little radios they were. I really should st...happy little radios they were. I really should stick a battery in it. There's a great station up here -580am- that plays 60s and 70s. acrackedbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056658025780679689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-74846561317641027812017-11-12T09:44:23.025-05:002017-11-12T09:44:23.025-05:00I hope I sent something you liked as well! Thanks...I hope I sent something you liked as well! Thanks for your blog!acrackedbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056658025780679689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-27243607539904220122017-11-12T09:40:11.781-05:002017-11-12T09:40:11.781-05:00Not easy to slip one past the N.O.! Success!!!Not easy to slip one past the N.O.! Success!!!acrackedbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056658025780679689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-58990426610349369912017-11-12T09:33:34.861-05:002017-11-12T09:33:34.861-05:00that's so cool! The flowered banana seat was s...that's so cool! The flowered banana seat was so 70s!acrackedbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056658025780679689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-23402875114422110402017-11-11T23:59:45.019-05:002017-11-11T23:59:45.019-05:00I like Catalanotto, interviewed him for my blogI like Catalanotto, interviewed him for my blogBohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10955725607806692792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-75705073276425117652017-11-11T22:02:27.449-05:002017-11-11T22:02:27.449-05:00Great post, albeit a bit sad. Some really great ca...Great post, albeit a bit sad. Some really great cards too! And dang, those Panapet radios are amazing. I hadn't ever seen them before, but now I really want one.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-59361137090069808692017-11-11T21:47:44.314-05:002017-11-11T21:47:44.314-05:00Ahh Frank Catalanotto... Seemed as though all he e...Ahh Frank Catalanotto... Seemed as though all he ever did as a Jay was hit grounders to the second baseman... Mike Matsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07423029196949506523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989790787001049208.post-56378916876101049062017-11-11T17:44:52.957-05:002017-11-11T17:44:52.957-05:00When I saw the Panapet ads, I LAUGHED OUT LOUD! (...When I saw the Panapet ads, I LAUGHED OUT LOUD! (Somehow, "LOL" doesn't do it justice in this case). Holy smokes, I haven't thought about one of those in who knows how long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com