Anyone going to HOF this year? Do me a favor...

by aisle209 on Jan 27, 2010 12:54 PM CST

I donated some stuff to the HOF, and if anyone will be there soon, see if it's out on display. I gave them...

2003 Cubs Phantom World Series tickets
2003 Cubs Phantom League Championship tickets
Cubs World Series t-shirt 2003

I haven't ever been farther east than Cincy in my life and I always wondered if they put that stuff out or have it in some back room somewhere.

If there is a big Cub contingent going for Andre in July, could one of you do a scavenger hunt?

Congratulations Andre!

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Like a lot of museums...

… probably the majority of their memorabilia is in storage at any one time; they rotate it as they make up new exhibits.

I was there in the summer of 2008 — can’t recall seeing any of those things then, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t on display.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Jan 27, 2010 12:56 PM CST reply actions

Besides being a good person...

…is there any other reason to donate these sort of things?

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Jan 27, 2010 2:35 PM CST reply actions

Somewhere in the HOF there is a sticker that says "Donated by -- ME"

That’s why I did it.

Afterwards I got this and this

and they are both hanging on the wall at home.

But, maybe I’m a good person, too.

There are those who dedicate themselves to a sense of honor, a life of courage, and a commitment to something greater than themselves. The Few. The Proud.

by aisle209 on Jan 28, 2010 11:35 AM CST up reply actions

how did you donate them

did you call and talk to someone, was there an ad somewhere you saw looking for those items, etc?

Wait for it....POUND SAND Without me this board is Al Yellon talking to himself.....................by BLou

by Cubbie-Tim on Jan 28, 2010 11:51 AM CST up reply actions

Al might holler at me because I posted this before...

but I couldn’t find it in the BCB archives. Maybe it disappeared when SBNation took over.

Anyway – I read Cubs Nation and in it, Mary, a researcher at the HOF, says that one of the things she wishes the HOF had was a set of 2003 Cubs World Series Tickets.

So I called her up and it turns out she is a huge Cub fan. And she also wanted my tickets for the HOF. My tickets were in the mail to New York the next day.

And I forgot something: for my donation, I think I got a lifetime membership to the HOF. We moved and I can’t find the thing.

There are those who dedicate themselves to a sense of honor, a life of courage, and a commitment to something greater than themselves. The Few. The Proud.

by aisle209 on Jan 28, 2010 12:22 PM CST up reply actions

Not sure why you can't find that in the archive.

But anyway, I’m sure if you wrote the HoF, they’d send you a replacement card.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Jan 28, 2010 4:23 PM CST up reply actions

cool beans

i was just curious and its got to be a nice feeling to know that you did something like that.

Wait for it....POUND SAND Without me this board is Al Yellon talking to himself.....................by BLou

by Cubbie-Tim on Jan 28, 2010 4:30 PM CST up reply actions

I have a good friend who works there

So I will email him and ask. He is also a big Cubs Fan.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim

by Doggie Stalker on Jan 28, 2010 4:37 PM CST up reply actions

Cool story.

That’s very interesting.

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Jan 29, 2010 8:51 AM CST up reply actions

I'm going there. I'll see if it's there.

Some men learn through what they read. Some men learn through what they're told. Some men have to piss on the railroad tracks. And some men keep on pissin'.

by Ryno Runner on Jan 27, 2010 8:44 PM CST reply actions

I could Watergate the place.

Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.

by daver on Jan 28, 2010 10:53 AM CST reply actions

Actually I am confused

Why would you have PHANTOM League Championship tickets for 2003. Did I imagine going to the games ?

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim

by Doggie Stalker on Jan 28, 2010 4:40 PM CST reply actions

Maybe he meant 2004.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Jan 28, 2010 4:41 PM CST up reply actions

You are correct

One too many Phantoms – only the WS were Phantoms.

And my wife says that the Membership card is in the basement somewhere.

Big Help.

There are those who dedicate themselves to a sense of honor, a life of courage, and a commitment to something greater than themselves. The Few. The Proud.

by aisle209 on Jan 28, 2010 7:29 PM CST up reply actions