up on the roof aka almost free stuff friday!

looks like harry heilmann found that ball that ty cobb hit up on old man peterson's roof

when i first saw this 2013 panini cooperstown card a few years ago, it immediately brought to mind those front yard wiffle ball games i played in my neighborhood growing up.  every once in a while, someone would hit the ball up on the roof. there were a couple of homes that had flat and/or tar and gravel roofs in our neighborhood, and therefore would require someone to climb up and retrieve the ball.

i was further surprised, but then again not really, to find that heilmann really is on a roof when i went searching for this photo online and found it on the hall of fame's website.

i like to think that heilmann is going to toss the ball to a fan on the outside of what i assume is the tigers' spring training facility. it doesn't look like any part of their home park of the time.

moving on, this card and others like it are available to you. in the spirit of the 'free card friday' movement that jon started and brian and rod and chris (and maybe others) have expanded upon, i am offering up these cards - with a catch.

similar to the nachos grande trade stack, i am going to ask that you send me a card from my want list in return. you can choose to claim as many cards from this post as you like in exchange for at least one from my want list.  just claim the card(s) you want in the comments below and they will be reserved for you. email me your address and i will send the cards to you. i will trust that you will send me at least one card in return. easy enough, and this should keep the 'something for nothing' folks that we've all dealt with at bay. 

i'll see how this goes, but i'm currently planning on doing this biweekly-ish. if nothing is claimed, no big deal.

let the claiming begin!

anyone?