Saturday Night Five: Bay Area Treasure Trove

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Remember the Treasure Trove of Goodies? Well... I finally sifted through the boxes and produced three piles: one for my students, one for the flea market, and one for my PC.

Here's a look at five "lots" I decided to keep for myself...

#1: Tony Larussa Autograph Lot

I'm in the mood to start off with the big ticket item. It's an official MLBbaseball signed on the sweet spot by the former Oakland A's manager with the 2nd most wins in franchise history. According to the note that was tucked inside of the box, this ball was sent to A'sseason ticket holders in 1995.

There were also several incomplete sets of Mother's Cookiestrading cards, including several team albums. In one of the albums there was another Tony LaRussaautograph. Both of these are amazing additions to my Oakland Athletics PC.




#2: Small Collection of Super Bowl Programs

Before this, I owned oneSuper Bowlprogram. Now I own six. I probably won't chase down the other forty-one programs, but one of these days I'd at least like to grab the ones involving the Packers and Seahawks.





#2: 1976 Coca-Cola Pocket Schedule

This is probably the most unique item in the bunch. It's a pocket schedule (w/ stadium maps) featuring the San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, SJSU Spartans, Stanford Cardinals, CAL Bears, and Santa Clara Broncos.




#3: 1982 Stanford vs. CAL Football Program

If you're a fan of college football, then you probably know the significance of this particular game. Just in case you don't know... here's the play that made the game famous:

#4: California Golden Seals Memorabilia


I've been debating on whether or not to start a California Golden Seals PC. These two items have solved that dilemma.

First up is this cool team poster from their final season in Oakland. There was also this cool Seals Boostersticker in the box.

#5: 1994-95 Upper Deck BAP Igor Larionov Autograph

Last, but not least there was this Be A Playerautograph. There are only twoSan Jose Sharks who have been elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame. This guy was one of them. Unfortunately, he's mostly remembered by hockey fans for his years with the Red Wings and the time he spent on the KLM Line.

Happy Saturday and sayonara!

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