This weekend was the first summer weekend in as long as I can remember where I didn’t either play softball myself or at least listen or watch a Mariners game. Instead while many of you suffered through a couple of tough mariners losses, I set-up my first table from the Gordon ” Dusty” Rhodes collection in Shoreline as part of the WSSCA summer show for collectors of Sports cards and memorabilia. I had a blast talking to everyone and look forward to meeting and sharing this game with the other serious collectors from around the NW. My “Rookie Show” went off without a hitch and though I really had no intention of selling items like 1931 Yankees piece or my newly obtained Babe Ruth signed ball, I did get some ideas on how to advance my involvement in this hobby and thus keep my love for Baseball alive.
The national show is coming-up in a couple of months outside of Chicago and there is an off-chance I may attend but I will probably wait another year in order to get some of my stuff graded by PSA and acquire more items like the autographed photo of Hall of Famer Charles “Red” Ruffing pictured below to trade or sell:
Time will tell where this new aspect of the game will take me but at age 55 I’m just glad to have another couple of innings to play! Go Mariners! http://jeffsmariners.com
Just thought I”d let all my readers know that this weekend up in Shoreline I’m going to be displaying the Baseball Memorabelia collection I have built thanks mostly to the old items I inherited from my Grandfather Gordon “Dusty” Rhodes. This should be a fun event with all the details listed below and I hope to talk Baseball, meet other serious collectors and maybe swap or sell a few items if the price is right.I will have a recording of a game from 1936 that Dusty pitched in playing on my computer with copies for sale along with other interesting photos, and autographs like those below for any of you serious fans of the game. Come check it out!
Just a quick update on the Washington State Sports Collectors Association’s 41st Annual Summer Convention.
Dates/Hours are: Saturday, June 1 – 9 to 5 pm; Sunday, June 2 – 9 to 3 pm.
Location: Meridian Park Elementary School, 17077 Meridian Avenue North in Shoreline Washington.
For more Convention information, see our web site at: www.wssca.net
Twenty-nine Dealers from Utah, Washington, California and Oregon will be setting up on 43 tables.
All 43 Dealer tables have been sold out since mid-April. If you’re interested in getting on our waiting list, in case table(s) should open up, contact: Andrew at 206.914.1614 or wsscaconvention@yahoo.com . Cost per table, if available, is $100.00 which covers both Saturday and Sunday.
We will once again be holding drawings, both Saturday and Sunday, for $600.00 in Show Merchandise Gift Certificates.
The Seattle Mariners are out of town, that weekend.
Admission is $2.00 per day; Children under 7 years, free. Lots of free, accessible parking.
No Beanie Babies, Comics, Pokemon or Magic Cards – just the BEST in Sports Cards and Memorabilia! Come see for yourself why we’ve been doing this for 41 consecutive years – the longest in the Hobby.
Hope to see you at the Show!
P.S. Don’t forget about WSSCA’s 7th Annual Winter Convention in November, 2013. Dates to be announced.
Rookie second baseman Nick Franklin had a big day today as part of the Mariners home run barrage in support of their ace Felix Hernandez in the 7 to 1 thumping of the San Diego Padres. Franklin hit homers in both the sixth in the eighth inning to let people know he was here to play, and that all his success in college and the minor leagues was no fluke. Franklin’s dingers were part of a five home run day for the Mariners offense, the highest output of the year so far enabling the Mariners to split the interleague series with the San Diego Padres 2-2 and get out of town in order to fly to Minnesota to take on the struggling Twins.
Unlike the much heralded Dustin Ackley, Nick Franklin has climbed the ladder since being drafted in 2009 without as much fanfare as his counterpart who finds himself down in Tacoma fielding grounders now. I like Nick Franklin, he’s got that extra edge and energy necessary to make it in the big leagues, Ackley just seemed to be to blasé whereas Franklin seems genuinely excited , focused, and intense.Time will tell if the young Nick Franklin will be capable of producing on a consistent basis here with the Mariners, but today’s bombs will go a long way to help convince Eric Wedge to keep in him in the lineup for now.
It was nice to see Felix Hernandez pitch a gem today going eight innings , fanning three and only allowing three hits and a run after a couple of rough outings for the Mariners Ace.Of course as we all know the King is not used to getting much offensive support so today’s power display came as a welcome change of pace for the King. As we all know the Mariners have not been much of a home run team over the past three seasons but today’s output of five homers by Kendrys Morales,Ende Chavez, and Brendan Ryan along with Nick Franklin gives the squad 64 homers with only one-third of the season gone. Of course home runs are only one part of the equation, and there is no point in getting too excited as the Mariners still find themselves eight games under .500 before heading to Minnesota.
As this season moves along it is become apparent that Kendrys Morales is the real deal, Morales had another great today going two for four to bring his batting average up to .298 and he now leads the team with 31 RBIs . Brendan Ryan is making a miraculous comeback at the plate himself which helps solidify the middle infield with Nick Franklin rounding out the double-play duo. After all the hoopla about Justin Smoak, Dustin Ackley, Michael Saunders and Jesus Montero the Mariners are fielding a team at this point in the season that looks quite different then what was anticipated earlier on in the spring, which is fine by this Mom and Pop Mariners Blog, I’ll take a win however we can get at this point…. Go Mariners!http://jeffsmariners.com