Grail, White Whale & World Series - Ken Caminiti

[R. C. Walker]

I'm done . . . .

[frikativ54]

Nice. What's the second word of the inscription say?

[ironmanfan]

Nice. What's the second word of the inscription say?

"old"

[MSpecht]

Very Sweet, Robert.....

Mike Jackitout7@aol.com

[ironmanfan]

The pinstripes should make it easy to photomatch to one or all of the home games...

nice pickup!

[Jags Fan Dan]

The pinstripes should make it easy to photomatch to one or all of the home games...

nice pickup!
Yeah, here it is, you can even see the dirt on the left shoulder. Sweet jersey! Congrats!

[frikativ54]

Awesome pickup! Would look great in the World Series gamers thread. I've always been a fan of Ken Caminiti. :)

[MarkakisMania]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1914901

[frikativ54]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1914901

Thanks for the article. How tragic. :(

I'd always liked Caminiti.

[R. C. Walker]

Thanks to all who posted. Saw the Getty’s image a while back. I guess you can say that it is an actual “photo match” without using all the arrows and circles. This acquisition has taken over a decade to complete. I should say ten years of pestering. A friend of mine has had it in his collection for that time. Thanks Bill! The foremost Tony Gwynn collector on the planet!



http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1914901

Yes, you decided to post an article which is less than flattering for an individual who, confessed himself, to making many stupid mistakes. I prefer to remember Ken Caminiti from this article. The “Snickers” game will always be remembered by Padres fans (Not naive enough to believe he had food poisoning though).

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1008712/1/index.htm

One thing I will add is that with all his faults and personal demons, Ken Caminiti was the first to state he used steroids and that he would do it again. No Book. Waving a finger in front of Congress. No blaming it on a relative. Straight up. He did it and would do it again.

Thanks Ken for all the great baseball you played here in San Diego.

[frikativ54]

Yes, you decided to post an article which is less than flattering for an individual who, confessed himself, to making many stupid mistakes. I prefer to remember Ken Caminiti from this article. The “Snickers” game will always be remembered by Padres fans (Not naive enough to believe he had food poisoning though).

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1008712/1/index.htm

One thing I will add is that with all his faults and personal demons, Ken Caminiti was the first to state he used steroids and that he would do it again. No Book. Waving a finger in front of Congress. No blaming it on a relative. Straight up. He did it and would do it again.

Thanks Ken for all the great baseball you played here in San Diego.

I read both articles and enjoyed them. There are many different facets to a lot of ballplayers, and it's good to be able to read all perspectives, flattering or not. Thanks to all for the links.

[AstrosGU]

Awesome pick up! Glad to hear that your persistence paid off!

I was such a huge Cammy fan when he was with the Astros.

Please check your email, I have emailed you over that Getty image for your photomatching!

[cliffjmp33]

Always glad to see someone pick up a piece they have always wanted. Congrats!