New Stamps Honor Baseball's Big Bats

[LiberalHeart]

The big bats came out Friday. The U.S. Postal Service unveiled its new set of 39-cent stamps honoring four of baseball's biggest hitters. The stamps will be issued July 15 in ceremonies at Yankee Stadium.

More on who the honorees are can be found here:
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=4678352

[demosincebirth]

1. Will Bonds or McGuire be on there?? heh, heh

[texastoast]

5. Or Sosa

None of those guys count. Cheaters get no respect. They might have fat wallets, but no respect and no frigging stamp.

[Semi_subversive]

2. What? No Barry Bonds stamp?

They could use steriod flavored adhesive.

[madinmaryland]

3. Heh Heh, Barry Bonds covered with stamps

to get all of the steroid flavored adhesive.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

4. Saving him & Sosa for the Airmail stamps. Envelopes will

fly farther than they ever could naturally...

[MsUSA]

6. Thought it was pretty cool Hank Aaron threw out the first

pitch at the world championship!!

[SaveElmer]

7. No Harmon Killebrew?...c'mon!!!!!

:mad:

[eppur_se_muova]

8. Holy Home Run, Batman! The new Bat-stamps are out! nt

[Gogi]

9. C'mon fellas!

You have to be dead to be on a stamp!

[Zomby Woof]

10. Roy Campanella

Sweet. :thumbsup:

[Carla in Ca]

11. Amen, ZombyWoof

Roy Campanella

"Campy"

Induction Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 1969, Player
270 votes on 340 ballots 79.41%


Born: November 19, 1921, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: June 26, 1993, in Woodland Hills, California

ML Debut: 4/20/1948
Primary Position: Catcher
Bats: R Throws: R Primary Uniform #: 39

Played For: Brooklyn Dodgers (1948-1957)
Primary Team: Brooklyn Dodgers


Post-Season: 1949 World Series, 1952 World Series, 1953 World Series, 1955 World Series, 1956 World Series
Awards: All-Star (8): 1949-1956; National League Most Valuable Player 1951, 1953, and 1955
Hitting

Bio |
A star with both the bat and glove, Roy Campanella was agile behind the plate, had a rifle arm and was an expert at handling pitchers. He was named National League MVP three times, including a 1953 selection when he set single-season records for catchers with 41 homers and a National League best 142 RBI. Before signing with the Dodgers, the broad-shouldered receiver starred with the Negro National Leagues' Baltimore Elite Giants for seven seasons. His career was cut short by a tragic auto accident prior to the 1958 season.


Quote
"More than one observer has likened Campanella's quickness behind the plate to that of a cat. He can pounce on bunts placed far out in front of the plate and he gets his throws away with no waste motion. He had not only a rifle arm but an accurate one."
— Tom Meany, NY World Telegram

Did You Know... Roy Campanella's final major league game, September 29, 1957, was also the last big league game ever played at Brooklyn's famed Ebbets Field?

[MadHound]

12. What, no Hank Aaron stamp?

Geez, who made the decision on this one:eyes: At least they didn't throw up McGuire or Bonds as choices.