McCovey Monday #96 - 2019 Immaculate Collection Dual Bat Relic 43/49

My favorite player of all time is Hall of Famer Willie McCovey.  I have amassed a collection of almost 1400 different  McCovey cards since I started collecting him in the late 1980s.  I will show off one of my favorite cards on select Mondays.  Stretch was one of the most feared hitters of all time and I am excited to show off my collection.

Today I am showing off another 2019 release of Willie Mac.  I wasn't sure if his presence would increase or decrease after his passing last October and it seems that it is just about the same as the last few years.  Today I am showing off a relic from 2019 Immaculate Collection and there are even a few low numbered sticker autographs in the product, I suspect those will dry up soon.

Here is today's card:

This is a nice dual bat card from the Legends subset.  I  like the design of this care, the swooshes in the background fit nicely with the Giants color scheme and the gold foil looks good as well.  This is a common photo of McCovey but it fits well on the card front.  Obviously a nice orange SF on the cap would be better but I am passed the point of complaining about licensing, it impacts the sets I collect but not the players.

I don't always snap a pic or scan the back but this card had a couple nice surprises on the back so I thought I would share it.

First, it is claimed this is from an actual game-used material, in this case I assume a bat.  I can't be certain but it seems like there are more instances of things being "player-used or player-worn" material denotations so maybe there is a little bit of honesty on this portion of the hobby.

The best part of the back is the quote from McCovey.  This is a quote I hadn't heard and I have read a lot about McCovey and followed his career since the late 70s.  It is a pleasant surprise to see a new quote like this, and a cool one at that.  I read a ways back that McCovey was one of the few Hall of Famers who hadn't either written an autobiography or been the subject of a biography.  I am not sure how many there are today will the expansion of the Hall but I sure would love to see a bio on Stretch one of these days.