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20th Century Baseball Man

@20thbaseball.bsky.social

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Baseball enthusiast, TTM autograph collector, Baseball Cards, vinyl record collector, movie nerd, Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror, Bass Player, Paw Sox aficionado.

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20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 16h

Of course I meant 8-6-TWO-U

20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 16h

Just your run of the mill 8-6-3-U double play

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20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 17h

20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 22h

Now onto the NLCS! I still find it odd that the Brewers are in the NL, they'll always be an AL team to me. One thing for sure, we're getting blue teams in the series.

A plastic batting helmet of the brewers with the white panel front and a plastic batting helmet of the Dodgers

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20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 1d

1977 was the first year I started following baseball, so I am loving the 77 expansion team ALCS this year!

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20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 2d

2$ ?!?! Yea all day long!!

20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 2d

Nice haul! Particularly Hemispheres

20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 2d

Nice haul!

20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks! Complete with Woodstock outfit

20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 3d

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20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 3d

RIP to Moody Blues bassist John Lodge. Always enjoyed his bass playing #vinylrecords

The Moody Blues In Search of the Lost Chord album spinning on my turntable

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20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 3d

I'm firmly in this camp too

20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 4d

Awesome card. I know 89 Donruss doesn't get a lot of love possibly because they printed a kazillion of them, but I always liked this set and the Ryan card may be the best one in it.

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20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 4d

This is the ball Greenwell hit in 1986 for a homer over the CF fence of McCoy Stadium while playing for the Paw Sox which I had to out run a dozen other kids to snatch up.

20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 4d

RIP Mike Greenwell. This is the ball Greenwell hit in 1986 for a homer over the CF fence of McCoy Stadium while playing for the Paw Sox which I had to out run a dozen other kids to snatch up.

An International League baseball encased in a clear plastic cube

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20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 4d

Today's TTM return is from Hall of Famer Jack Youngblood who played 14 years in the NFL, all for the Rams. He was a 7x Pro-Bowler and was probably the toughest player I ever saw play football, once famously playing in the '79 playoffs with a broken leg. #TTM #TTMSuccess #cardsky

2 Topps cards autographed by Jack Youngblood

20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks for sharing, Chad. Great story!

20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 5d

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

Princess Leia in custody by stormtroopers

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20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 5d

Yea $10 , didn't ask for inscription either so that was a nice bonus

20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 5d

Today's TTM return is from former outfielder Bill North who played 11 years for the Cubs, A's, Dodgers and Giants. He was a key member of the 1974 World Champion Oakland A's and was also a 2x AL stolen base leader, topping out at 75 swipes in 1976. #TTM #TTMSuccess #Cardsky

1978 Topps card autographed by Bill North with the inscription #4 Oak A's '74 WS Champs

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20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 6d

I wasn't sure if I had it in me either but I did go up. It probably helped that we stayed above the festival grounds with many other balloons and didn't go super high up. I found the chase crew job to be a lot of fun too.

20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 6d

According to Kodak, it's the most photographed event in the world and who am I to argue with them? Did you go up in a balloon?

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20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 6d

Nice! My late uncle was on the festivals board of directors for decades. I went there in 03 and had the time of my life. Got behind the scenes looks at everything. Every year he'd send me a winter jacket for Xmas with the festival logo on the back. Still wear several of those

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20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 6d

Are you at the Albuquerque Ballon fest?

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20th Century Baseball Man @20thbaseball.bsky.social · 6d

Love those unexpected super long returns. Sadly, I don't have great record keeping skills with my TTMs to know how long they've been out though. I do it on paper which I inevitably lose