tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478210922256628541.post2013138936047149680..comments2023-12-27T13:27:41.645-06:00Comments on garvey cey russell lopes: the decline of western civilization began even sooner than i had thought, which was sooner than i had remembered...gcrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09882449679093991427noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478210922256628541.post-79467334620782536642015-07-16T08:00:04.465-05:002015-07-16T08:00:04.465-05:00Went over to COMC and couldn't find any older ...Went over to COMC and couldn't find any older examples of Hendrick covering up his stirrups, but that's only b/c his legs are cropped out of the 70's cards he's listed in. I did find one example of where you can see stirrups in his photo. It's from a 1971 oddball set:<br /><br />http://www.comc.com/Cards/Baseball/1971/Doug_McWilliams_Oakland_As_Postcards/71-10/George_Hendrick/1836242/REVIEWED/COMC/G-VG-EX<br /><br />It's sad that stirrups have come and gone. When I was in Little League... I was always proud to show off my team's colors with my stirrups, matching belt, and if I was lucky... I even found the batting glove to go with it.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.com