Cool, Old Baseball Photos

[Edgy MD]

This isn't really a baseball photo, but an all-city guard is an all-city guard.

[Edgy MD]

[Benjamin Grimm]

[Frayed Knot]

That's looking like, maybe, their Atlantic City casino greeter days. Both recently retired and taking money to act as greeters/celebs for A.C. gamblers. Bowie Kuhn didn't like it and they were banned for working within MLB unless and until they cut ties with the casinos and those who ran them.

How times have changed.

[Edgy MD]

25 minutes ago, Frayed Knot said:

Bowie Kuhn didn't like it and they were banned for working within MLB unless and until they cut ties with the casinos and those who ran them.

The Law of Unintended Consequences really kicked into overdrive.  Joe Torre chose Bob Gibson to replace Willie as the living legend coach in the dugout.  Ater the Mets selected Roger Clemens in the 12th Round of the 1981 draft out of community college, Gibson supposedly gave him a negative scouting report when the Mets invited him to work out for them in Houston, and the Mets (again, supposedly) opted not to sign him (or, perhaps, simply not meet his asking price) largely based on that report.

History might have been very different.  I mean, how stunningly embarrassing would it have been if Piazza had that bat thrown at him by a teammate?

[Benjamin Grimm]

[Edgy MD]

Gotta be 1984, as Ron Hodges has a locker behind Darryl.

[stevejrogers]

3 minutes ago, Edgy MD said:

Gotta be 1984, as Ron Hodges has a locker behind Darryl.

Also they are pursing the 1984 All Star Game program, which all four were selected for.…which reminds be I need to put that, and a ton of other ASG programs through the 1970s-early 2010s in eBay and Facebook marketplace…

[Benjamin Grimm]

[Benjamin Grimm]

[whippoorwill]

On 7/2/2026 at 9:16 PM, Frayed Knot said:

That's looking like, maybe, their Atlantic City casino greeter days. Both recently retired and taking money to act as greeters/celebs for A.C. gamblers. Bowie Kuhn didn't like it and they were banned for working within MLB unless and until they cut ties with the casinos and those who ran them.

How times have changed.

Yes indeed. Back then you had to wear a tie if you were a man and nylons if you were a woman. 
while we were in Pittsburgh we spent a couple hours at the casino to pass the time until the game and everyone was in baseball attire.