Show Off Your Newly Renovated Memorabilia Rooms

[abstractheory]

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Ahhh...one of my favorite threads revived. Very nice!

[soxbats]

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RJ, you probably could hear my groan when I saw your post. We have the same idea about collecting bat themed pics to go with game used bats. I am still gathering pics and trying to come up with a coherent and not incredibly space consuming way to display. Of course my are much more tasteful as they are Red Sox and not Yankees, but all the same, I think it is a very cool idea. I particularly like the posed ones most popular in the 60s with the players aiming bats like rifles or holding 4 at a time. I have an idea for a display and if I ever put it together I will post it.

Soxbats@aol.com

Collecting Red Sox bats 1960 to present, need Ron Jackson (60), Ray Webster, Carmen Fanzone, George Smith, Felix Mantilla, Ken Poulsen, Chuck Goggin, and Luis Alvarado

[jsage]

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Just a corner of my way-too-small display room, but the snowstorm gave me a chance to organize my bat rack & accompanying photos (mostly type 1's). Unfortunately the bats on the rack do not have any direct correlation to the players in the photos...

I have a Mattingly GU L/V Slugger T141 - Autographed 1986-89 for sale.
Jerry Sage jssage24@yahoo.com

[DonFan23]

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RJ, you probably could hear my groan when I saw your post. We have the same idea about collecting bat themed pics to go with game used bats. I am still gathering pics and trying to come up with a coherent and not incredibly space consuming way to display. Of course my are much more tasteful as they are Red Sox and not Yankees, but all the same, I think it is a very cool idea. I particularly like the posed ones most popular in the 60s with the players aiming bats like rifles or holding 4 at a time. I have an idea for a display and if I ever put it together I will post it.

Thanks, Jeff. It has taken me a couple of years to collect the photos. I have a few that didn't quite make the cut and am always on the lookout for more upgrades in the hope that I'll have more space one day.

[Abigballs]

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Ken (earlywynn fan) how did you make the bat structure in the corner? Are the bats glued together? It looks really cool.

[Joel_Brock]

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My wife surprised me for Christmas and had our basement turned into a sports area. She hired a local company to design and build this. They built it all in 5 days while we were out of town. What a nice surprise to come home to.

[Roady]

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That's a great present from your wife.
Congratulations!

[EricTheRed44]

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Nice new cave, Joel! You have a keeper my friend.

My wife is too scared to touch anything in the cave... even when I ask her to grab something or hold something she says no and runs off. She can tend to be a klutz though, so it may be for the best.

[earlywynnfan]

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Ken (earlywynn fan) how did you make the bat structure in the corner? Are the bats glued together? It looks really cool.

Everybody asks about those. It's the easiest thing in the world: just lay a bat down and lay the next one alongside with the knob overlapping. The knobs hold them together, although it's obviously not the sturdiest. The one I have pictured is a little too tall, but it works.

Ken

[jayt1234]

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Joel,

That is a great present and hope you enjoy your room, thanks for sharing.

Jay

[abstractheory]

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EVERY collector needs a room like this. Looks good, Joel. Very cool wife, indeed.

[CampWest]

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Not strictly a memorabilia room - its more like home-theater, home-bar, poker, pool hall, sports museum... but I'm squeezing in as much as I can little by little... I think if I add a piece here and there the wife won't notice like she would a huge wing being added...

[MLB~NUT]

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Very Classy Wes...

[Nnunnari]

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Very nice Wes. We Californians are jealous of all the basement space you guys have.

[CampWest]

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Very nice Wes. We Californians are jealous of all the basement space you guys have.

Thanks... if its any consolation, us Kansans are jealous of all the beach front and girls in short skirts that you guys have.