He keeps three souvenir bricks, a gift to the race winner, at his home in Florida.
Every player came home with at least two souvenirs: caps of the Yomiuri Giants and the Hanshin Tigers.
While the skyline once seemed merely a buoyant symbol of cosmopolitan life -- the backdrop for Woody Allen movies, the inspiration for Gershwin melodies, the centerpiece of a million souvenirs -- it now invites sadder associations.
My other two souvenirs – a body covered in flea bites and three bottles of brandy – would disappear in due time.
A spokeswoman from Hunt Auctions said that while most high-end items, like Babe Ruth and Jim Brown uniforms, were holding up at various auctions, goods aimed at sports fans interested in $1,000-and-under souvenirs has been moving slowly.
To ensure you experience the warm fuzzy feeling that comes from hearing a U.S. Customs agent say, "Welcome home, Gianni Jaccoma", here are eight souvenirs you should absolutely not bring back with you.
"That was the great year," said Ms. Heinold, whose center also operates four souvenir stores.
In the first of my two souvenir photos, my brother is frozen behind me, a look of consternation in his eyes.
Tells what the amusement park looks like, with four souvenir pavilions, three restaurants, a baseball clinic by Walt (No-Neck) Williams of the Yankees, and a $2,200,000 ride called the hydro flume, which takes 3 1/2 minutes.
J. Burnett used to have only one souvenir from Felix Hernandez, the Mariners' superlative right-hander: an autographed uniform top, which he added to his collection of No. 34 jerseys.
If you bring home one souvenir from Nice, make it a signature yellow-and-blue tin containing some Niçoise olive oil from Alziari (16) at 14 Rue St-François-de-Paule (00 33 493 857 692; www.alziari. com.fr).
