BillyMac would have loved it :D

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

I really want to keep the jump ball. I think it's a valuable, interesting, and still relevant (in limited quantities, of course) part of the heritage of basketball. I had my autographed and well worn copy of Mark Padgett's Guide To Basketball Officiating in my back pocket.

Heritage of the game? Let's bring back the peach baskets.

You've got a Mark Padgett autograph? I'll bet that it's worth a lot. If you give me ten dollars, and pay for postage and handling, I'll take it off your hands.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

You've got a Mark Padgett autograph? I'll bet that it's worth a lot. If you give me ten dollars, and pay for postage and handling, I'll take it off your hands.

I'll sell you an autographed peach basket for $25. You pay the shipping.

Seriously, I had a Joe DiMaggio autograph from 1951 personally wishing me Happy Birthday. He signed it on a paper cocktail napkin when the Yankees were playing the White Sox in Chicago. I had a cousin who was a hostess at the lounge at the hotel the Yankees stayed at back then and she got it for me. I gave it to my oldest grandson, who is a HS baseball player. I checked and it's worth only about $50 on the open market, but it's priceless to my grandson.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I'll sell you an autographed peach basket for $25. You pay the shipping.

If it's autographed by Dr. Naismith, or Mark T. DeNucci, Sr., who suggested to the good Doctor that he use a peach basket instead of a potato basket, then it's a deal.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

If it's autographed by Dr. Naismith, or Mark T. DeNucci, Sr., who suggested to the good Doctor that he use a peach basket instead of a potato basket, then it's a deal.

Hey - I was the one who suggested to the good doctor to use the peach basket. He wanted to use picnic baskets so every time someone scored, they would be rewarded with a sandwich. Not a bad idea, but it would really slow the game down.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I was the one who suggested to the good doctor to use the peach basket. He wanted to use picnic baskets so every time someone scored, they would be rewarded with a sandwich. Not a bad idea, but it would really slow the game down.

I think that you're confusing Dr. Naismith with Yogi Bear. And, by the way, it's correctly spelled "pic-a-nic baskets".

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I think that you're confusing Dr. Naismith with Yogi Bear. And, by the way, it's correctly spelled "pic-a-nic baskets".

You're right. I made a Boo Boo.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

You're right. I made a Boo Boo.

Fifteen minutes? Come on Mark Padgett. I tossing them to you underhanded. What took you so long?

However, I'm nominating this for the most humorous, nonbasketball topic, nonimage, post of the month. I actually laughed out loud when I read this and startled my cat, Callie, who was in her usual place in front of my computer monitor.