1960 Sports Illustrated cover: Dallas Green
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| Dallas Green on the 1960 Sports Illustrated Cover |
I have been working on this cover for a little over a year now, and so far have collected 12 signatures. A lot of fans may only remember Dallas Green as the manager of the 1980 World Champions, but 1960 was his first of six seasons as a Phillies pitcher. Because of his status as both the skipper of WS team, and a member of the 1964 Phillies makes "Big D" a big target for TTMers. I already have this back out in the mail, turning it around the next day to Taylor Phillips.
1976 Team Ball: Dave Cash
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| 1976 Team Ball: Dave Cash |
The 1976 team was one of the most successful in Phillies history. When I started getting signatures on this ball, one guy was a must - 2B, Dave Cash. Cash came to the Phillies in 1974 as an established Major Leaguer who brought a culture of winning from Pittsburgh. During his time in Philadelphia, Cash became a two-time All Star who gets (and deserves) a lot of credit for changing the attitude - "Yes We Can"! Overall, Cash is a spotty TTMer - but, paying attention to recent history can payoff. He has had almost 20 successes recorded on Sports Collectors Net since February (no failures).
The SI cover looks great so far. I enjoy checking out your additions. Keep posting them!
ReplyDeleteThanks. It has been fun to build out. Since starting it I have received a couple (unsolicited) notes from guys who said it brought back memories. Ruben Amaro leafed through the issue and told me a story about how Johnny Keane was his all-time favorite person in baseball (there was a feature on him in the magazine). And, Tony Taylor enjoyed quizzing me on the other signatures.
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