Your top GU pickup of 2012

[godwulf]

Re: Your top GU pickup of 2012

Bob Welch's jerseys from his stint as Manager of the independent league Valley Vipers in 2000.

[prichmond]

Re: Your top GU pickup of 2012

have to be my 2012 Game Used MLB auth Buster Posey Jersey. Sorry don't have a picture handy to post.

Pete

[GameUsedGR61]

Re: Your top GU pickup of 2012

I would have to say my 2012 Game Used New York Yankees Raul Ibanez Batting Helmet

I love the helmet because it has great use, we are both of the same nationality, and that its a great memento of his magical performance at the end of the 2012 season

[Texstros]

Re: Your top GU pickup of 2012

Jose Altuve game used All-Star game used jersey & fielding glove, ect!

[genius]

Re: Your top GU pickup of 2012

Feast or famine this year, lost out on some great items (Joe Greene jersey from Canada, where are you????), picked up a few great items. Best one though is a golf item, a sport which isn't mentioned much on this forum, it's the actual flag that flew on the 18th green when Jack Nicklaus won one of his greatest and most famous major championships. When I was 15 I had the good fortune to meet the great man when he made a surprise appearance at my home club and I was introduced to him by our Pro as our "Junior Club Champion", what a thrill! Later on I attended many major championships and followed Nicklaus around the course every time I could. Golf items that are truly the "game worn" type are so few and far between, this was a real surprise pickup and definitely made my 2012! I'm always happy to top off the year with a Steelers durene though if anyone is selling!!!!

[Dewey2007]

Re: Your top GU pickup of 2012

My most sentimental pickup this year was a game worn Mika Kane Cal Bears jersey since he gave it to me personally. Kane was a student-athlete I advised and I was very proud of him for coming back to school, after his pro football career didn't pan out, and graduating this past May.

After holding out on collecting game used baseballs, I finally picked up a few for my Jimmy Rollins player collection this past year. The top one is his first career World Series hit...a single off Matt Garza. It's a ball authenticated to Game 3 of the 2008 WS. I also picked up a Rollins HR ball authenticated to 9/19/12 vs the Mets. It was J-Roll's 192nd career HR and his 43rd career leadoff HR. In addition I picked up J-Roll's 400th career double. I'm now on the lookout for a J-Roll "triple" ball to complete the career cycle!!

[HawaiiSportsNut]

Re: Your top GU pickup of 2012

Just got this today. It's my 21st Kurt Suzuki bat.

[rchimes13@yahoo.com]

Re: Your top GU pickup of 2012

Hard, but will have to go with my Joey Votto gu 100th career HR bat... A thrill tracking it down.

[joelsabi]

Re: Your top GU pickup of 2012

mine would be the two custom Rawlings wristbands (home and road version) from 1996 period. very inexpensive but hard to find. waited four years for them to come up for sale again. got to thank Tony (3arod13) for giving me the go ahead with the purchase, preventing a bidding war. thats what this hobby is about -- helping friends complete their collecting goals.

[suave1477]

Re: Your top GU pickup of 2012

Cano 2011 Locker name Plate & Rookie Game used Wrist band.

Full single yankee Stadium Seat with old sides aand Rails not the new "fake" ones they sell them with now would be my favorites.

Now just waiting for a public signing to be held.

A public signing of who?

[ChicagoCubsWS]

Re: Your top GU pickup of 2012

Probably my Starlin Castro game used bat.

[jbsportstuff]

Re: Your top GU pickup of 2012

A 1996 Larkin away jersey that was photomatched...

OR

A nice 2011 Votto jersey with a COA directly from Joey.

[wsohlcano]

Re: Your top GU pickup of 2012

A public signing of who?

Cano, Would like to get the Name plate signed.

[karamaxjoe]

Re: Your top GU pickup of 2012

Spalding. The Cards seemed to switch back and forth between Spalding and Rawlings in those days. In fact, the '26 road was Rawlings. 1927 home and road both were Spalding. Seems if you see the Old English STL on the sleeve (the L looks like an M), Spalding was the manufacturer.

Wow, that's pretty cool. How did you attribute the jersey to Blades and where did you get it?

I took a look at Dressed to the Nines and the 26 Cards jersey looked a little different. Thoughts?

[Kid4hof03]

Re: Your top GU pickup of 2012

Jeff, what an absolutely amazing jersey!

My favorite of the year is my 1985 Gary Carter Mets road jersey.