Showing posts with label Al Jackson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Al Jackson. Show all posts

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Orioles Coaches Collection

At times, I almost forget that I am still trying to add a few Orioles' coaches autographs to wrap up my managers & coaches collection. That mini-collection has never been a top priority for me, but I have been able to acquire signatures of all of the managers in O's history, as well as all of the coaches but two. I'm still also looking for a few upgrades as well.  Here is my need list as things currently stand and what I'm looking for:
Carlos Bernhardt- Any autograph
Minnie Mendoza- 1981 Miami Orioles, 1988 French Bray
Tom Oliver- 1954 Topps coach card
Ralph Rowe- 1984 Orioles postcard
Ray Scarborough- Any autograph


The various autographs in my coaches collection really run the gambit visually, much more than my Orioles player collection which is probably 90% cards, and as many Orioles cards as possible. However, it's pretty rare that coaches are included on cards, so I will gladly snag anything that's signed.

I would say about 50% of my coaches collection features autographs on team postcards, which is typically the only item produced of the coaches that picture them in an Orioles uniform.





A few index cards reside in my collection as well, but notice these are mostly guys that I am on the lookout to upgrade.

Jimmie Adair

Minnie Mendoza
 Tom Oliver

Ralph Rowe


There are also a few random major release sets that included coaches, but that largely seems to be a thing of the past.




While some others were featured on cards in an oddball release over the years. These are both French Bray cards from two different years.




Some of the guys were also coaches in the Orioles minor league system, so I have signed cards of them from the team sets issued by the various minor league affiliates.





To be continued...

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Hoscheit, It's Vern

Depending on how you pronounce Vern's last name, the title might make a little more sense. I honestly don't know how to pronounce, and my default setting is funny. 

 bullpen coach, 1968

 My recent acquisition of ol' Vern's autograph reminded me that I have neglected my coaches/managers collection, at least in terms of blogging, over the past few months. So here are a bunch of autographs of the men who have helped lead the Orioles over the years.

Cal Ermer, coach 1962

 Mike Ferraro, third base coach 1993

Davey Lopes, first base coach 1992-94

Sammy Ellis, pitching coach 2000

Phil Regan, manager 1995

Rick Down, hitting coach 1996-98

Tom Trebelhorn, third base/bench coach 2001-07
pitching coach 1989-91

pitching coach, 1987, 2001-04