Jim Fregosi

[Zvon]

Looks kool!

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy MD wrote: I think we can narrow that "sometime during the 1972 season" down a little, to "after May 11."

The Mets first road game against the Dodgers with Mays on their roster was played on July 18, 1972.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Zvon wrote: Looks kool!

Now you're squarely in Grimm's neighborhood with those '72's and '73's.

[Zvon]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Zvon wrote: Looks kool! Now you're squarely in Grimm's neighborhood with those '72's and '73's.

lol. I hope he don't mind cause I'll be cuttin' thru his yard.

[stevejrogers]

Looks more like a scene out of a movie or TV show than even a baseball card with today's zoom lens tech!

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Looks kool! Now you're squarely in Grimm's neighborhood with those '72's and '73's. lol. I hope he don't mind cause I'll be cuttin' thru his yard.

Cool detail: I noticed you added fans in the stands! Awesome.

[Zvon]

SteveJRogers wrote: Looks more like a scene out of a movie or TV show than even a baseball card with today's zoom lens tech!

Yea, it lost clarity when I stretched it to be square. I tried to draw the details back into his face but it's still far from crisp. Yep, it looks like it could be a screen grab instead of a photo. And the folks in the stands need to cover a few more back rows. I'm gonna continue to work that.

I looked hard for a better version of the photo and I'll keep looking. I'll even shop Ebay and buy that to scan the cover, if it's out there.
The thing that makes it for me is that its such a rare pic. It's an angle/view that you never see on a card. The added crowd makes it look like it could be during a game.
If I could get a hi quality image of that it would be a major WOW card for me. I have a few much better quality pics of MetMays but everyone's seen them, I'm sure. And one's already been used for his '72 fantazy card.

And here's the real dilemma.
When I set out to collect (and replaced in some cases) all the Mets baseball cards in the late 80's the '73 Mays was the very first card I wanted, I found, and I bought. IIRC it cost me 5 bucks, gem mint.

This is one of the most perfectly beautiful baseball cards known to human kind. Great posed shot, '73 topps, a very kool border. And it's Willie Mays! He's in a Met uniform! So a '73 Mays custom card is gonna have to be special in some way.

How do you top perfection?

[batmagadanleadoff]

Zvon wrote: I looked hard for a better version of the photo and I'll keep looking. I'll even shop Ebay and buy that to scan the cover, if it's out there.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WILLIE-MAYS-1972-MAYS-METS-OUTFIELDING-FUNDAMENTALS-RECORD-BOOKLET-MT-/171251812139?pt=Vintage_Sports_Memorabilia&hash=item27df67472b

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WILLIE-MAYS-1972-MAYS-METS-OUTFIELDING-FUNDAMENTALS-RECORD-BOOKLET-MT-/360868393753?pt=Vintage_Sports_Memorabilia&hash=item54056eb319

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Audio-Sports-Booklet-Record-WILLIE-MAYS-/380829258803?pt=Vintage_Sports_Memorabilia&hash=item58ab315433

[Zvon]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: I looked hard for a better version of the photo and I'll keep looking. I'll even shop Ebay and buy that to scan the cover, if it's out there. http://www.ebay.com/itm/WILLIE-MAYS-1972-MAYS-METS-OUTFIELDING-FUNDAMENTALS-RECORD-BOOKLET-MT-/171251812139?pt=Vintage_Sports_Memorabilia&hash=item27df67472b http://www.ebay.com/itm/WILLIE-MAYS-1972-MAYS-METS-OUTFIELDING-FUNDAMENTALS-RECORD-BOOKLET-MT-/360868393753?pt=Vintage_Sports_Memorabilia&hash=item54056eb319 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Audio-Sports-Booklet-Record-WILLIE-MAYS-/380829258803?pt=Vintage_Sports_Memorabilia&hash=item58ab315433

Thank you sir. I searched Ebay too. Do you have special connections?

I think I found a posed pic that trumps Willies real card. I'm still going to see what I can do with the middle one there. That's very crisp.

OE: The last one is the right proportion but to me it looks all blurry. Is that not loading for me?