World Series Heroes Mr. October (the first)

i know the babe was the first guy to hit 3 homers in one World Series game, but after seeing a few of the sportscaster talking heads out there call that panda from nocal by the same moniker...well, i just hadda let the whipper snappers out there know there was another guy who was first dubbed mr. october, and he wasn't chubby like the babe or the panda.

the first mr. october was reggie.  one of those players called by only one name, and everybody knew who it was.  like ichiro or manny, he was known by baseball fans, writers and players as just plain "reggie", and that was about the only plain thing about him. 

in commemoration of what happened in game one, it's only natural that the next installment of World Series Heroes feature one of the four guys to hit 3 homers in one Fall Classic game, reginald martinez jackson...

reggie first came up with the A's.  this is his topps '75 miiiiiiiinnnniiii.  again, this is about the only thing mini about reggie.  long before the cheater brothers canseco and mcguire were 'bashing' HR's for oakland, reggie blasted 47 in 1969.

2012 topps archives.  got this one in a trade :)

caught this in a group break. love the design - text, logos, info and still doesn't feel crowded.

reggie was World Series MVP twice !  1973 and '77

AWESOME relic card from a trade  :)   the gold swatch just jumps off the card.

quality control alert: "jackson was oakland" ???

here's reggie's card commemorating those 3 knocks in one WS game.  if you want to know the story, read the back of the card below.  it would pain me too much to type it out.

i don't know if jackson was ever oakland, but he was definitely new york. "I didn't come to New York to be a star. I brought my star with me."
-- Reggie Jackson, when he joined the Yankees after the 1976 season

i've got the card, but not the figurine :(

just this week i upgraded this card in a trade with The Diamond King ! THANKS D.K.

reggie hit his 500th HR with the angels - and he hit it on the 17th anniversary of hitting his first.

THANKS for reading !

Binder Page Heroes The Bambino Edition

hey everybody,

no baseball today, and as we all wait for the Fall Classic to begin - FINALLY ! - i bring a post featuring one of the greatest ball players ever.

babe ruth was no stranger to the World Series and he has stats that most players only dream of, as a hitter AND a pitcher !  how about these numbers:

the babe pitched in 3 games, with 2 CG, a record of 3 wins, no losses, and an ERA of  0.87 !
amazingly, only 10 strike outs total, so that says quite a bit about the men playing defense behind him.

what about his WS batting stats, you ask?  spanning 10 years he has a .326 BA, .426 OBP and .744 SLG.   wow !

the cards below come from my single best LCS purchase ever.  these are from 1962 topps. they are a subset known as 'the babe ruth story'.  this subset chronicles ruth's life story, and they are awesome vintage cards featuring some baseball classic photos.

i saw this set sitting in a card shop display case; the complete 9-card subset in a binder page with the absolutely unbelievable price of $20.  
                                                               WAITAMINUTE -

these cards usually go for $20 just for one ! needless to say, i pounced on that in about a half a heartbeat.
                                                                 BAM  - SOLD !! 

i'm gonna let the cards speak for themselves.  what an awesome set. check em out...

THANKS everyone for reading !