Wednesday, January 26, 2011

2003 Upper Deck SP Authentic Chirography Don Newcombe


I was thinking about the '55 Dodgers today, particularly Don Newcombe. In 1955, Newk went 20-5, hit seven homeruns and helped the Brooklyn Dodgers win their first World Championship.

He remains the only player in franchise history to win the Rookie of the Year(1949), Cy Young(1956) and Most Valuable Player(1956) awards. You can read Newcombe's bio here.

The Dodgers honored Newcombe with a bobblehead in 2004. You can see my post on his bobblehead here.



Today I'm gonna show Newcombe's autograph. This is a 2003 Upper Deck SP Authentic Chirography Don Newcombe #281/345. This is a pretty good looking card. I love the blue signatures on the Dodger cards, although there are some flaws in this autograph.



My goal is to get Mr. Newcombe's bobblehead autographed. He still works for the Dodgers as a "Special Advisor" to Owner Frank McCourt.
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Posted by Dodgerbobble at 8:41 PM
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11 comments:

  1. night owlJanuary 26, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    The sticker auto somewhat detracts from the card for me, but otherwise it is a fantastic-looking card. Love the Newcombe closeup!

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  2. DodgerbobbleJanuary 26, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    Night Owl - Agreed on the sticker. But the pic is amazing.

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  3. Dutch DodgerJanuary 26, 2011 at 11:39 PM

    Wow, that card totally rules!
    Like night owl said, great close up. You can really see the determinedness on his face.
    Cool card to have!

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  4. DodgerbobbleJanuary 27, 2011 at 5:58 AM

    Thanks Dutch!

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  5. UnknownJanuary 27, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    It took me forever to get my newcombe bobblehead signed but i got it done in the last week of the regular season, good luck!

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  6. DodgerbobbleJanuary 27, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    rafael - Thanks. I know Newcombe lives in Northridge, which is real close to me, but I don't want to send the bobblehead in the mail.

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  7. UnknownJanuary 29, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    Nice card. Would be nice to see a Dodger pitcher go 20-5 and also hit seven homers again! That is an athelete!

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  8. DodgerbobbleJanuary 30, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    Evan - I know. Those days are long gone.

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  9. BrooklynTrolleyBloggerFebruary 1, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    I met him two years ago at a BKN Cyclones game. He was looking good. I'm with "I Love This Game" ~ I'd love to see a pitcher bat like that again.

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  10. DodgerbobbleFebruary 1, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    BTB - Very nice! My goal is to meet him this year.

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