hey-found something recently here in a thrift shop, Saratoga County, NY. Never seen anything quite like it, about four feet high,vinyl and in great shape. Any clue as to its ID. There is no tag or any identifying info attached. It's cool as hell, but pretty specific, and random to show up here, i thought. Anyhoo, i appreciate any info.
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That’s super cool, is that a poster?
What exactly do you wanna know about it? Do you wanna know if it’s like vintage or something because it most certainly is not; the logo used on the graphic at the bottom technically could be as old as 1994 but I highly doubt it. This is probably from the 2010’s, perhaps 2000’s. It’s still really cool though.
If I had to bet, I’d guess this was something that was on display at or around the ball park. Maybe for a season or for a special event. It’s not something I see being sold regularly. I suppose it also could have been for some promotional event that Juan Marichal was attending.
It might have been auctioned off, or maybe someone was opportunistic with it.
It’s a neat flag/display and will have some value because it’s unique/low production, but I don’t think it would be especially valuable or collectible.
Saratoga County isn’t too close to Cooperstown, but not ridiculously far, either. With the more general “Baseball’s Greatest” up top and the team reference at the bottom, I’m guessing maybe it’s not from a Giants-specific display.
Cool find! There were a lot of ceremonies honoring past players and retired numbers when the new park opened in 2000. It could have come from one of those. It looks like the kind of banner you would display on lamp posts as you enter the park or along the route to get in. With that size it’s definitely something to be enjoyed from a distance.