Thursday, January 29, 2009

Some Vintage Reds

Enough shiny, foil covered bling. Here comes a vintage fireballer from 1963 Topps.
No. 70 Jim O'Toole

Classic!
A fuzzy picture. Lines off center. The dirty looking uniform. The Ultimate Warrior snarl.
But the best part of this card is the back.
That's right people! Not only is Jim's wife a hottie toddie but we learn that the pennant winning 1961 season started by proving one thing:

STARTING ON OPENING DAY
THE CUBS SUCKED!

4 comments:

Dan said...

Hell yeah! Keep the vintage comin'!

Duke said...

I met Jim O'Toole and his son in Cincinnati at the Green Diamond Gallery. He was drinking Jack Daniels on the rocks and was telling some great stories. 63' was his best year and he started the All-Star Game. O'Toole talked alot about the 1961 team that went to the World Series.
1961 is my favorite O'Toole card.

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