Photos of Willie McGee game used jerseys?

[G1X]

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Thanks Greg and Mike. I started the collection about 15 years ago. McGee and Darren Lewis are two of my all-time favorite baseball players, and when both ended up in the early 1990s playing for my favorite team (Giants), I started collecting their items. With the help of the late-Dick Dobbins (I can never say enough good things about the man) who obtained the Giants equipment at the end of each season back in those days, I was able to slowly accumulate items of both players.

The frustrating part is that I haven't been able to obtain anything from McGee's first stint with the Cardinals other than a few bats, and I have missed out on some nice items over the years by trying to be too cheap. Needless to say, Darren Lewis items are much easier to find and more affordable to collect.

Mark Hayne
Gridiron Exchange
gixc@verizon.net

Always looking for Atlanta Falcons and WFL jerseys

[harpt]

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I don't have any pics of Willie McGee jerseys, but I do have this great shot of my friend Drew with Willie McGee's twin sister.

[bigtruck260]

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I'd like to see that E.T. throw a 300 foot strike to home - or better yet, hit a triple off of a bounce.

Willie is the only person I have ever seen get a staning ovation in STL for striking out. If you non-St. Louisans only knew Willie's place in Cards history...

I am serious about this one (ask Jeff) - Willie's only rivals in popularity are Albert and Stan - and honestly, he might even be more popular than those two. When he comes back to Busch, he always gets the loudest and longest ovation. In his second stint with STL, every time he came to bat, the bathrooms and food lines emptied - and it was like the playoffs for a few minutes.

I think it was the humility and the effort. Not to mention, he was funny looking (thus the ET moniker) but funny looking in a human caricature sort of way. There will only be one Willie McGee....

[harpt]

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Yeah but he beat the Brewers in the World Series as a rookie in '82!!

I am just kidding...I totally see the appeal. Great guy...great player.

[5kRunner]

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Plus he has to be the only player who won a Batting Title while then playing in the other league.

I always thought that was an interesting fact.