tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post254340116426860901..comments2024-03-24T08:31:50.254-07:00Comments on The Chronicles of Fuji: Chairman of the BoardFujihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-41737660835093022332020-10-20T13:40:22.691-07:002020-10-20T13:40:22.691-07:00Lots of class, with Whitey. Sad to lose all these...Lots of class, with Whitey. Sad to lose all these old timers recently.The Diamond Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001830855287742523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-23163023674384803622020-10-18T22:55:16.089-07:002020-10-18T22:55:16.089-07:00R.I.P. Whitey. 2020, time for you to end. R.I.P. Whitey. 2020, time for you to end. SumoMenkoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461389544030702085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-90717852933100650642020-10-18T07:04:33.049-07:002020-10-18T07:04:33.049-07:00peter k steinberg - i'd love to get a slabbed ...peter k steinberg - i'd love to get a slabbed copy of his 1967 card, but it's not super high up on my priority list. i did just pick up a signed copy of his 1960 topps card though<br /><br />sport card collectors - yeah, the ford is my only copy. i should look into picking up a few others myself<br /><br />xavier higgins - i sure hope so. i'd like to think they're all hanging out together againFujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-10581855213819053482020-10-17T01:10:14.233-07:002020-10-17T01:10:14.233-07:00Mickey & Billy must have atoned something fier...Mickey & Billy must have atoned something fierce to make it anywhere near those pearly gates. Whitey Ford is The Fifth Beatle in Terms of Yankee LegendsXavier Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798002322557939073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-15308818240502778282020-10-16T06:07:04.076-07:002020-10-16T06:07:04.076-07:00Those topps bucks are so cool. I need to get oneThose topps bucks are so cool. I need to get oneMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02949460127063264497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-52037454164710436972020-10-15T03:57:38.792-07:002020-10-15T03:57:38.792-07:00Really nice post, Mark. And a great selection of c...Really nice post, Mark. And a great selection of cards, too, that you have. I really like the 1856 and 1960. I just have his last Topps card, the '67.Peter K Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08502746737530418049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-42564967073698993922020-10-14T17:10:22.428-07:002020-10-14T17:10:22.428-07:00elliptical man - he was part of my father's ge...elliptical man - he was part of my father's generation too. and as much as it saddens me to say this... he was a closet yankees fan.<br /><br />john sharp - my copy of his 67t card is a little beat up, but i'm not complaining<br /><br />big tone - heard about morgan too. the year just keeps getting worse and worse<br /><br />johnnys trading spot - hope he really did go watching the yankees game. if it's true, he went out doing something he loved<br /><br />the lost collector - that jersey swatch is really nice. love that old flannel<br /><br />shoeboxlegends - thanks. i wish i would have started collecting him a few years earlier. but i'm happy with it<br /><br />nick - thanks nick. i'd love to see more whitey ford posts. actually posts about anyone from that era would be welcomed<br /><br />bo - hopefully there'll be an old timers day in 2021. maybe they'll do a tribute to whitey<br /><br />gtt - yup<br /><br />adam kaningher - those yankees teams were just loaded with stars. my father talks more about football, but i did get him to open up about baseball a few years ago. that's when he revealed to me that he liked rooting for the yankees of that era.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-84532958627836502572020-10-14T13:20:29.836-07:002020-10-14T13:20:29.836-07:00I asked my dad about him, who saw him pitch a lot ...I asked my dad about him, who saw him pitch a lot back then. He describes him as "subdued-but he always got the job done. Overshadowed by a team full of stars. Chairman of the board and getting the job done says it all."Adam Kaningherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604439081636666350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-58735137766308648102020-10-14T11:04:54.356-07:002020-10-14T11:04:54.356-07:00RIP, Whitey.
RIP, Whitey.<br /><br />GTThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571783591509696397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-13193736072211397952020-10-14T08:23:47.382-07:002020-10-14T08:23:47.382-07:00Nice tribute. Hearing the nickname "Chairman ...Nice tribute. Hearing the nickname "Chairman of the Board" reminds me that is how he was always introduced on Old Timers Day, which reminded me that there was no Old Timers Day this year.Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10955725607806692792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-31338451293255045372020-10-13T18:54:27.956-07:002020-10-13T18:54:27.956-07:00RIP, Whitey. I rarely see his cards discussed in c...RIP, Whitey. I rarely see his cards discussed in collecting circles, so this was a very welcome post.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-11374774247609034222020-10-13T17:26:00.537-07:002020-10-13T17:26:00.537-07:00Great tribute post Fuji, you've got a fantasti...Great tribute post Fuji, you've got a fantastic collection of Ford there. That trio of certified autographs is pretty stunning!shoeboxlegendshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11642879419337014960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-18961873926609103172020-10-13T16:29:28.828-07:002020-10-13T16:29:28.828-07:00Really nice autograph collection, but I think I li...Really nice autograph collection, but I think I like the jersey relic the most! I love those old old Yankee jerseys that are more cream colored than today's whites.The Lost Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281282785351456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-88008266810744868602020-10-13T16:27:03.495-07:002020-10-13T16:27:03.495-07:00here here! RIPhere here! RIPJohnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-61625814072071870132020-10-13T15:46:21.589-07:002020-10-13T15:46:21.589-07:00My dad talks alot about Whitey Ford. I was also pr...My dad talks alot about Whitey Ford. I was also pretty sad about Joe Morgan's recent passing.Big Tonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03159094809763970868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-63526496126964921152020-10-13T15:20:15.255-07:002020-10-13T15:20:15.255-07:00One of the b r st World Series pitchers of All- Ti...One of the b r st World Series pitchers of All- Time. I wouldn't mind getting his 1967 Topps card.<br /><br />Good Job. 👍 John Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12839504730875750409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-15503875189883145542020-10-13T15:15:34.941-07:002020-10-13T15:15:34.941-07:00Yeah, I'm happy to say he was my father's ...Yeah, I'm happy to say he was my father's generation. Great player who kind of gets overshadowed by guys like Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle, and Dimaggio. Elliptical Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516754757484718622noreply@blogger.com