Old Brick & Mortar store Owner. Went out of business in 1994. Right after MLB went on strike. Couldn't keep the doors open without the traffic that MLB brought in. Currently opening up an Internet Ball Card store and a Card Grading Service
Interests:
Love collecting Ball Cards...all Sports. Have 20 years of Card Grading Skills and want to use this skill for fun and profit.
Occupation:
Work with Mentally Disabled Men
Favorite Players/Athletes:
Harry Chiti,Mickey Mantle,Roger Maris,George Brett,Stan Musial,Babe Ruth,Lou Gehrig,
My Baby...My Labor of Love
(Mr. BallCard...Brick & Mortar Store. Please come and Visit us Online!)
Harry Chiti was only a journeyman catcher. His statistics were unremarkable. He was big, slow and a .240 hitter. But I loved him!
He was my neighbor in Independence Mo. We both lived on North Hocker.
One day in 1959 Harry got the word out to the neighborhood kids that he was giving