tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45438806567718094332024-02-20T05:27:28.939-05:00Stats on the Backmmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-48869851220356575492023-12-29T20:39:00.000-05:002023-12-30T10:01:07.175-05:00Baseball Card Want Lists<p><b>Top 99 Hits (preferably with bat)</b></p><p>Jake Beckley, Willie Keeler, Frank Frisch, Jesse Burkett, Vada Pinson, Doc Cramer, Max Carey, George Davis, Harry Heilmann, Lave Cross, Jim O'Rourke, Ed Delahanty, Richie Ashburn, Willie Davis, George Van Haltren</p><p><b>Top 99 Ks (preferably with glove)</b></p><p>Jim Bunning, Don Drysdale, Sam McDowell, Camilo Pascual, Ryan Dempster, Dazzy Vance, Billy Pierce, Red Ruffing</p><p><span style="color: red;"> Frankensets (need any base card with the given number. Better players, cooler cards preferred)</span></p><p><b>Any Mini (A&G, GQ, T206, Obak)</b></p><p>2, 14, 23, 41, 42, 61, 65, 96, 97</p><p>107, 118, 130, 146, 148, 156, 158, 159, 169, 179, 183</p><p>202, 208, 214, 216, 244, 246, 256, 261, 262, 269, 271</p><p>309, 310, 314, 315, 324, 330, 334, 336, 344 </p><p><b>Chrome/Optic</b></p><p>59, 87, 88, 147, 169, 196,</p><p>207, 218, 219</p><p>Upgrades wanted (would like to improve on player/card)</p><p>34 Andrew Toles 55 Gavin Cecchini 57 Dylan Cozens 58 Felipe Vazquez</p><p>122 Lewis Brinson 126 Victor Reyes 130 Scott Chiasson 160 Yuan Moncada</p><p>177 James Shanks 199 Elijah Dukes And 204 Rico Washington</p><p>205 Brian Bocock 206 Daryl Clark 208 Ronald Belisario 209 Chris Jakubauskas</p><p>211 Sergio Santos 214 Clete Thomas 215 Kenny Baugh 217 Richard Lewis</p><p>219 Craig Brazell</p><p><b>New Donruss (2014-present)</b></p><p>6, 12, 14, 15, 17, 21, 22, 26, 37, 42, 49</p><p>53, 91</p><p>100, 108, 110, 112, 134, 137</p><p>151, 179, 180, 184, 192, 197, 199</p><p>202, 209, 230, 246</p><p>257, 258, 261, 262, 267, 269, 270, 272, 274, 275, 277, 285, 289, 291, 292, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299</p><p>Have 310, 325, 327, 333</p><p><b>Stadium Club (2008-present)</b></p><p>1, 2, 6, 8, 11, 16, 18, 37, 49</p><p>56, 57, 67, 69, 71, 74, 91</p><p>109, 117, 119, 124, 126, 128, 134, 136, 138,</p><p>157, 159, 167, 171, 173, 175, 176, 183, 186, 190, 191, 192, 194</p><p>201, 208, 216, 217, 218, 219, 225, 232, 233, 238, 240, 243, 248</p><p>251, 259, 261, 265, 270, 273, 274, 277, 279, 282, 284, 288, 293</p><p><b>HOF</b></p><p>Bowie Kuhn, Doug Harvey, Jacob Ruppert, John Schuerholz, Bud Selig</p><p><b>Best of Each Uniform Number (# must be visible on card)</b></p><p>4-Lou Gehrig, 6-Stan Musial, 36-Gaylord Perry, 37-Dave Stieb, 49-Ron Guidry, 54-Goose Gossage, 58-Jonathan Papelbon, 61-Livan Hernandez, 63-Rafael Betancourt, 65-James Paxton, 66-Yasiel Puig...to be continued</p><p><b>All_Time Teams (Must be a card featuring listed teams</b></p><p><b>Braves - </b>Tommy Holmes, Johnny Logan, Vic Willis</p><p><b>Orioles - </b>Urban Shocker</p><p><b>Cubs - </b>Grover Alexander, Clark Griffith</p><p><b>Reds - </b>Noodles Hahn</p><p><b>Tigers - </b>Dick McAuliffe, Frank Lary</p><p><b>Yankees - </b>Bob Shawkey</p><p><b>Pirates - </b>Wilbur Cooper</p><p><b>Cardinals - </b>Harry Breechen, Max Lanier</p><p><b>Giants - </b>Roger Connor</p><p><br></p>mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-23775433280126102252014-09-28T11:08:00.000-04:002014-09-28T11:08:45.024-04:00Actual Stats on the Back: 1986 Fleer1986 Fleer #591 Otis Nixon<br />
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These comments are meant to be yelled, for no apparent reason.<br />
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1. New Shipment of HIGHLIGHTER YELLOW!!!!!!!<br />
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2. Where did the TINY picture go??????<br />
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3. Why do I feel like I'm looking at a SOCCER JERSEY????<br />
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4. Otis Nixon was an original CALIFORNIA RAISIN!!!!!!!<br />
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5. PCT AGAIN????????<br />
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6. There are obviously ONLY 12 STATS that exist in the world!!!!<br />
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7. DID I KNOW??????<br />
Otis Nixon was NOT a HR hitter? Yep<br />
Otis Nixon was a base THIEF? Yep<br />
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8. DID YOU KNOW?????<br />
Otis Nixon enjoyed the CRACK?<br />
Otis Nixon also enjoyed the LADY GOSPEL/R&B SINGERS?
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And I thought I had nothing to say about 1984 Fleer Stat backs!<br />
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Red and black replace blue in 1985. Same fonts, same placement of info, same stats, same size picture, same PCT, blah, blah, blah.<br />
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Let's check out those tidbits:<br />
1. 6 runs and 2 doubles in '84 World Series (Trammell was "awesomer" in that series and won the MVP)<br />
2. started career at the hot corner (who doesn't?)<br />
3. Tiger's 5th pick (Only 3 of the Tigers' 26 picks in 1975 ever made the majors -Whitaker, Jason Thompson, and Bruce Berenyi )<br />
4. BONAFIDE STATISTICAL NUGGET!!! .988 fielding average in 1982 (according to Baseball Reference, Sweet Lou had his best fielding years in 1981 and 1982, He won gold gloves from 1983-1985)<br />
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<b>1984 Fleer #599 Darryl Strawberry</b><br />
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UHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...........<br />
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It's blue now?<br />
The photo is slightly bigger and comes out of the blue frame.<br />
The name and card number switched places.<br />
That's all I got.<br />
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In review: Less brown, more blue.
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<b>BROWN</b><br />
The last drops of the Highlighter Yellow was used, the Canary Blue was obviously too expensive. So Fleer went with BROWN. Actually, 2 shades of brown! Don't get me wrong, my favorite color is brown. I love brown shoes and pants, brown cars, and I miss the light brown M&M's every time I eat them. But brown is not the ideal choice for the front or back of a baseball card.<br />
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<b>VERTICAL</b><br />
How do you include more years of Stats on the Back? Easy! Make the card back vertical. I still remember seeing cards of Major League Veterans like Carl Yastrzemski with stats from the top of the card to the bottom starting with 1983 Fleer. Awesome.<br />
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<b>TIDBIT</b><br />
If there aren't enough Stats for the Back, then how about an interesting tidbit? Don't mind if I do.<br />
Did I know?...<br />
Sandberg was a record-setting QB in West Virginia? Nope.<br />
Ryno was traded with Bowa for DeJesus? Yep.<br />
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Did you know?...<br />
Sandberg won 9 consecutive gold gloves?<br />
Gold gloves are probably the most meaningless award ever given?<br />
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<b>71 TOPPS TRIBUTE?</b><br />
1971 Topps was the first set to include player photos on the backs of the cards. Topps wouldn't try such a stunt again until 1993. Fleer steps in and fills the giant card-back-photo-sized hole for all us kids of the 1980's. Thanks Fleer!<br />
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<b>NOTED</b><br />
1. Pct. - Again?<br />
2. 12 Stats - Are there any others?<br />
3. Why trade Sandberg to the Cubs? - Mike Schmidt at 3B, Manny Trillo at 2B. No room in Philly, future HOFamer!
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1982 Fleer #416 Hal McRae<br />
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Blog Flashback: <a href="http://stats-on-the-back.blogspot.com/2008/01/catastrophe-on-cardboard-hall-mcrae.html">I featured this card's front way back in the first month on this blog in 2008.</a><br />
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<b>What's the Same From 1981: </b><br />
1. MAJOR & MINOR LEAGUE RECORD. McRae has been in the Bigs too long for any Minor League data to show. I do wonder if it says "complete" if in fact all years fit on the back. (I did a quick check on the interwebs and the answer is no)<br />
2. HIGLIGHTER YELLOW. And more of it. I can only assume they got a good deal at Costco for yellow ink and were determined to use it all.<br />
3. GENERAL FORMAT. Name, Position at top. Same 12 stats in the middle. Generic profile data for those stalker inclined fans.<br />
4. PCT. ????? Still ugh!<br />
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<b>Same but Different:</b><br />
1. 2 CIRCLES. One has the card # (Badly Off Center), the other has TEAM LOGO. I consider the team logo an almost MUST for baseball cards. Sure wish it was on the front.<br />
2. ML AVG. Moved from right circle to the middle. Still LAME.<br />
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<b>New:</b><br />
CANARY BLUE. Reminds me of some sweet throwback Expos, Royals, Phillies, Braves, etc uniforms. The blue improves the look of the back quite a bit.<br />
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Still no Wikipedia-esque factoids from Fleer. See you in 1983.<br />
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<b>1981 Fleer #34 UL Washington</b></div>
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<b>The Good:</b><br />
1. COMPLETE MAJOR AND MINOR LEAGUE BATTING RECORD. I like seeing all the minor league stats. UL was pretty much the same player in the minors as he was in the majors. I'm sure he used a toothpick on the field in San Jose just like he did in K.C.<br />
2. EASY TO READ. Black on white makes every number clear.<br />
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<b>The Bad:</b><br />
1. ML AVG CIRCLE. I get that this cannot be card number .265 but it does take a place traditionally for the card number. This is card #34. Why use the career average? I realize that Bill James was still writing in his basement at his parent's house in 1981 but come on, Fleer.<br />
2. BLANK SPACE. Luckily, UL had enjoyed 10 years in professional baseball or that blank space at the bottom could have taken over back there. I don't want my cards pointlessly filled but I do enjoy the occasional tidbit or statistical nugget.<br />
3. HIGHLIGHTER YELLOW. Is this 1981 or 1991?<br />
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<b>The Ugly:</b><br />
PCT. ?????????? Fleer, you got it correct in your ridiculous AVG Circle and then you go and do this! What dos this stand for? Batting Percentage? As self-proclaimed stathead, this hurts my feelings.<br />
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<b>Something New I Learned About UL Washington:</b><br />
Not a whole lot of extra info in 1981. He was a switch hitter from Oklahoma!mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-16836380100533145452014-09-07T20:15:00.002-04:002014-09-07T20:15:47.998-04:00Listen to What I'm Saying to You!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIemmd9imU_wZr2Mef8AqaMdHNim6DhXKZ-YAX4MJYkZI7wu3NYX5hi3UEKBQbG3pRjyJF_W1JwkQewuM7WlZiwwcbDqxeagMvZB34jfq7AhP_CAIauQ9za7efuQQmHjJY4Qhfw0ziltQ/s1600/Hole+in+Glove.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIemmd9imU_wZr2Mef8AqaMdHNim6DhXKZ-YAX4MJYkZI7wu3NYX5hi3UEKBQbG3pRjyJF_W1JwkQewuM7WlZiwwcbDqxeagMvZB34jfq7AhP_CAIauQ9za7efuQQmHjJY4Qhfw0ziltQ/s400/Hole+in+Glove.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408064179306676594" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 284px;" /></a><br />
"How the BLEEP am I supposed to catch a BLEEPING ball with this BLEEPING glove? There is a BLEEPING hole in the BLEEPING glove! Can you believe this BLEEP? BLEEPING BLEEP! The BLEEPING ball will fit through the BLEEPING hole! What the BLEEP happened to it? BLEEP! Do you see the BLEEPING hole? It's the size of the BLEEPING ball! Holy BLEEP! I can play any BLEEPING position you want me to. I played every BLEEPING one in a BLEEPING game in 19-BLEEPING-68. But don't be BLEEPING complaining when I don't catch the BLEEPING ball. BLEEP, the BLEEPING glove is BLEEPING got a BLEEPING hole in it. Anybody can BLEEPING see that. I'm must be going BEEPING crazy! BLEEP!"<br />
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I hope Cesar Tovar sounded like a Venezuelan Samuel L. Jackson!mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-17467977744592685382014-09-06T16:21:00.000-04:002014-09-06T16:21:31.371-04:00A "Real" Jackie!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Holy Cow! I own this card.</div>
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When I was 10, I bought a T-206 Christy Mathewson card for $35, easily the most I ever spent on a card growing up. It was one of the few times I chose quality over quantity. My 37 year old self is pleased that my 10 year old self ponied up the cash to add a first class Hall of Famer to his collection of 1980's baseball cards. </div>
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Last year, I excitedly went to the Jackie Robinson biopic, 42, at the theater soon after its release. Jackie is a legend through and through. His legend is so great that I had always listed him among Ruth, Wagner, Cobb, etc as a player whose "real" baseball card I could never own. ("real" card = a card produced while the player was an active player.) Robinson has shown up in many recent releases by Topps but those just aren't the same.</div>
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How can I consider giving my kids my collection, filled with vintage Pete Rose, Willie Mays, Stan Musial cards and not so vintage Jeter, Pujols, and Kershaw cards without Jackie Robinson?<b> It suddenly seemed like the largest hole in my collection.</b> </div>
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I did my ebay research and put in my max bid of $60. I won the card. There will never be a card that cost me more than this one. I am proud that my most expensive card will always be Jackie. Thanks Jackie for making the game I love better.<br />
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Now, how exactly do you split ONE Jackie Robinson card between TWO kids??????mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-1569029874395800562014-09-01T20:23:00.000-04:002014-09-01T20:23:29.420-04:00Red Sox LEGEND: Jack ClarkWhen I think of the Red Sox, two things immediately come to mind, The Green Monster and Jack Clark.<br />
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In 1992, Topps got it right by photographing the Red Sox legend in front of the iconic left field wall:<br />
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Clark was known for his slick fielding, his ability to stay injury free, and for getting along with teammates.<br />
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Wait a minute. Jack Clark hacked my blog and wrote this ridiculous post. Everything not about the Green Monster is FALSE.<br />
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Here are some Stats on the Back!</div>
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Jack Clark feuded with most every star he played with. He and Tony Gwynn did NOT appreciate each other's approach to the game. Clark fussed that Gwynn hit to protect his average, not win games. Gwynn argued that the team's #4 hitter should not walk so much (Clark led the league in walks in both seasons with the Padres.).<br />
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According to Baseball Reference's WAR statistic, Clark was more valuable than Gwynn in 1989 and 1990.mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-61338547322505989672014-08-29T21:28:00.000-04:002014-08-29T21:28:37.727-04:00Worst Slide Ever?Is this the worst slide ever?<br />
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But back to Frank Duffy's 1973 Topps card:<br />
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<a href="http://fleersticker.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-very-busy-day-for-topps-photographer.html">The Fleer Sticker Project believes this to be Don Baylor barreling into second base.</a> It's definitely an Oriole who was out by at least a Duffy hop and a skip. Frank appears to be halfway into some kind of atomic knee drop. The extra wrestling move looks to be unnecessary as Baylor appears to be down for the count. If I didn't know that Baylor went on to enjoy a long career of being hit by pitches, I would be worried that he did not make it through this slide alive.<br />
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There are lots of other things to like about this display of sliding horror:<br />
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1. <b>Is that an umpire in the foreground?</b> If Fleer Sticker is right about the game, then that is home plate umpire Bill Kunkel. Kunkel was a former pitcher for the KC Athletics and the NY Yankees. His son, Jeff Kunkel, played in the 80's.<br />
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2. <b>Duffy, clearly ahead of his time, wore a batting glove on his glove hand.</b> Ken Harrelson is believed to be the first to wear a glove while batting in a game just 8 years before.<br />
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3. <b>Pastel colors</b>: pink, blue, and green. Pretty tame compared to the psychedelic '72 set, but far from the Hyper-Foil of today.<br />
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4. <b>James Bond-esque Baseball circle!</b> Roger Moore took his first turn as Bond in Live and Let Die the same year this set was produced.<br />
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5. <b>Speaking of worst slides ever</b>, its been over 2 years since my last real post. It's no coincidence that my daughter (child #2) is turning 2 soon. I work and I take care of the kids. There is little time for cardboard tom-foolery! My son has a box of cards that he sorts, dumps out, etc. He asks me questions like, "Why do you have SO MANY cards?" Touche, my boy, touche.<br />
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This was fun. Maybe I'll do again soon.<br />
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<br />mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-81307041145329320742012-01-01T20:15:00.000-05:002012-01-01T20:15:03.884-05:00Coolest Card EverI was hoping that Wes Swackhamer would make it big in St.Louis. Not because I know him personally, I don't. Not because he went to the same college as me, he didn't. Not because I have a rare, shiny, autographed rookie card of his, I do not.<br />
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It's because his 2005 Topps Turkey Red Card is AWESOME.<br />
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He is on the top step, old school striped socks with his pant legs high, waiting to run out on the green grass of ball field. And what will he do once he gets there?<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">He'll <b>SWACK</b> homeruns with his </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">mighty hammer, of course!</span> </div><br />
He doesn't even need a nickname, he's "THE SWACKHAMER". He was almost a legend.<br />
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I like this card so much, I bought each of the variations that are readily available. (Must not have the RED!)<br />
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Need the red. Would like the suede too.<br />
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Happy 2012 from Mark at Stats-on-the-Back!mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-61751476262785512642011-08-13T20:28:00.000-04:002011-08-13T20:28:19.067-04:00My Collecting History<div style="text-align: left;">So now that my blog has withered in the blazing heat, along with my grass, I thought I would throw a post out there and see if it sticks. Here is a short history of me as a baseball card collector:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1984</b></div><div>I was given a big box of cards from a family friend. Mostly 1973 and 1974 Topps. My brother and I shared the cards. We sorted cards by team. Each team had two stacks, players whom we had heard of and those we had not. Rubber bands aplenty!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1885</b></div><div>We diligently collected the 1985 Donruss set, mostly through rack packs. I remember buying a whole pack because Bill Madlock was on the outside and was needed for the set. Also remember getting Razor Shines from a card shop to complete the set (Sad story - I sent the Shines card ttm a few years ago to the Mets spring training facility. Gone forever. It was my first and last ttm request.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1986</b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">Collection split with my brother. Began my years as a hoarder of cards. I wanted every card ever produced. I bought every base set, update set, drug store Fleer set, blister packed classic set, etc that I could find.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1991</b></div><div><div>Fleer Ultra and OPC Premiere arrived, ending my 6 year struggle for EVERYTHING that pictured a baseball player on it.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieg3npbWQL3ji9j8KLX0vWLRYJfUHYD_Cimdbw9jZYTsKBlRAjEon0V9Q19E5v0IIP9rMDvUUZBhWGx8KMWsHsQ1d6FHnymPMzeUIP36ngS30pFvyHXXOnNorhP1ok9x1OIJeuIRwccw0/s400/1991+Eric+Davis.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640499689231603106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px; " /></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1992-1994</b></div><div></div><div>I bought a set or two, a pack here, a pack there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1995-1998</b></div></div><div><div>The dark years or maybe the light years, depending on your perspective. I didn't think too much about cards, as I finished high school and started college.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCJMmllNFIzubFJ9DGhmEuNtVlSKdRxr5ve3gqWEFUKaiFzVdBVbs-9nJA9ZZfoqI4c0sp1ETuuFrqTEsy9nXrqoy5yrH9zi2_ESficTL08XsbboGu0blr47Eyia7m5Aup94B-GYUeNI/s200/ncsu.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640499267810598658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 200px; " /></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1999</b></div><div>My brother reentered the baseball card world, buying up cheap sets and Jeff Bagwell singles. I set out to collect my birth year set, 1976 Topps.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2000 - 2004</b></div><div>Other than my 1976 Topps set, very little hobby activity.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2005</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">The pack ripping bug bites, retail style. I would buy a few packs a week at the local target. The thrill of the unopened pack was exciting again. I discovered shiny inserts, gamed-used bits, SP's, and parallels.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2006 - 2007</b></div><div>As my collection grew, a few packs at a time, I felt the need to organize. Most of my cards were in their respective set boxes and the others were in binders, toploaders, or boxes, in alpabetical order by last name, of course. The collection was overwhelming. I took up an entire bookshelf. There were probably 90,000 - 100,000 cards and I rarely looked at them. Something had to be done.</div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>early 2007</b></div><div>The year I threw away baseball cards. I have admitted it more than once on this blog. I knew that I did not want every common card from the over-produced era of my childhood and I was sure, at the time, that no one else did either. I threw away roughly 20,000 cards. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>mid 2007</b></div><div>I discovered A Pack a Day, and then discovered Cardboard Junkie, Thorzul Will Rule, White Sox Cards, and a few others. Maybe there were people who still wanted 1989 Donruss Lloyd Moseby</div><div></div><div> cards.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>January 1, 2008</b></div><div>Stats on the Back was born.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2008</b></div><div>I created custom cards, gave away 30,000 cards, honored (or made fun) 1985 donruss, 1976 Topps, and 1981 Fleer, made lots of trades</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2009</b></div><div>I shared my thoughts on the top three at each position.(I don't think I got around to RF. Hank Aaron and Roberto Clemente are in the top three off the top of my head), had some contests, ridded my collection of "Lame Hits", and didn't post as much</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6iNkuLWKREkVySCs-r1rgedUGCtPebYaABjidW527vlraudzMqpDnu_4AMsd_jIy04nrtxQB55TXyxR4yAD3qxUkqGS420eMzu7dXggo8oF0rhMAmjdNx-PEmgxOKqiUQfxYOthvVJOA/s400/1955+Hank+Aaron.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640498450764870706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px; " /></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2010</b></div><div>Lots more reducing of the collection. traded away stacks of stars and excess vintage, even less posting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Today</b></div><div>I continue to reduce my collection every time I look at it. I am down to less than 10,000 cards, not counting the ones I will be trading/giving away this year. and almost no posting. Mostly I work and take care of my little boy (19 months).</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Next Up: My collection now and the next great Trade/Giveaway from Stats-on-the-Back!!</div></div></div>mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-33109504665159924792011-02-21T20:02:00.000-05:002011-02-21T20:02:55.411-05:00Roberto Alomar is a NinjaNewly elected Hall-of-Famer, Roberto Alomar shows off his rarely talked about ninja skills by balancing a baseball on 1 finger. (Pay no attention to that index finger!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCg9-Vm5FtlCwbBZQvvYEoJl6CdcsDg8X0zZf8G6A_5ecHrvV2eHX1X0xWy4vQWvXLys1JYAGWiuVUTuDKLxPfu-zequtVj5emSBYK_whLLlSq8e1xTm7BgGixH3H97mY2Uzx5bjv9kk/s1600/Alomar+Front.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCg9-Vm5FtlCwbBZQvvYEoJl6CdcsDg8X0zZf8G6A_5ecHrvV2eHX1X0xWy4vQWvXLys1JYAGWiuVUTuDKLxPfu-zequtVj5emSBYK_whLLlSq8e1xTm7BgGixH3H97mY2Uzx5bjv9kk/s400/Alomar+Front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496894844501188818" border="0" /></a>The headband and the shades complete his mysterious ninja look. While Topps made Alomar look beyond cool on the front, they were not so flattering on the back.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjid2ASJ7nSey108lPuN2TCuCXenl0T-qeUS5Fe0xuWlo92lmlJzaG9e52oKpoYv6UhIlhQ7-HxNIkKjWdzTBUYIPIy9-EDeJQnrja-8MMlEHq2VJsk4wh1gCIEmirsCU1vppmdeRNdnsk/s1600/Alomar+Back.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjid2ASJ7nSey108lPuN2TCuCXenl0T-qeUS5Fe0xuWlo92lmlJzaG9e52oKpoYv6UhIlhQ7-HxNIkKjWdzTBUYIPIy9-EDeJQnrja-8MMlEHq2VJsk4wh1gCIEmirsCU1vppmdeRNdnsk/s400/Alomar+Back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496894724891901922" border="0" /></a>Right after pointing out that the Alomar family loves baseball, the Topps writers let us know that Roberto and his dad, Sandy, book-ended Nolan's career of no-hitting everyone. Not cool, Topps.<br /><br />More info on Ninjas can be found <a href="http://www.realultimatepower.net/">here</a>.<br />If you would like to compare Ninjas and Pirates, go <a href="http://www.ninjapirate.com/battle.html">here</a>.<br />Or maybe you just want to find out <a href="http://theoatmeal.com/quiz/justin_bieber">How Many Justin Biebers you could take in a fight</a>. I can take 21!mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-1206653396822133552011-01-17T11:55:00.000-05:002011-01-17T11:55:28.242-05:00Jim Abbott, HitterJim Abbott, who only had one hand, pitched for 1o seasons in the big leagues, including one in the pitcher-hitting National League. Abbott's 1991 Upper Deck card features him bunting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyofUTSUzzKwRWtj3fsMNLWPKyaJKmX4QwCxZEvoVN9JFNjuadkSDYpcu6zbeVIW6Wj-JEY2KfE9jVe-xP4P2u0tvG8DdI4qXeicKoPxAIL_pRD_yuEFxQn5GExlRkgZcv72z6bJvDg8/s1600/Abbott+Front.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyofUTSUzzKwRWtj3fsMNLWPKyaJKmX4QwCxZEvoVN9JFNjuadkSDYpcu6zbeVIW6Wj-JEY2KfE9jVe-xP4P2u0tvG8DdI4qXeicKoPxAIL_pRD_yuEFxQn5GExlRkgZcv72z6bJvDg8/s400/Abbott+Front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496894523452102354" border="0" /></a>And the back of the card shows him on base, different at-bat (check the batting gloves):<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_QHqEo9maEps-hrHH87tnsAaB3I7ltcCOTWooGGRbRTo1PYrZ5JZBK66Iuj8FgDYN1xloWSDdcn9Dgzrusj7JNx5bIWXZzVFiKzhCmh2kBmmDXCb0EihEe_iAgnEcn0i3gtysj_LrC4/s1600/Abbott+Back.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_QHqEo9maEps-hrHH87tnsAaB3I7ltcCOTWooGGRbRTo1PYrZ5JZBK66Iuj8FgDYN1xloWSDdcn9Dgzrusj7JNx5bIWXZzVFiKzhCmh2kBmmDXCb0EihEe_iAgnEcn0i3gtysj_LrC4/s400/Abbott+Back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496894369718606834" border="0" /></a>In Abbott's last season, he pitched for the Milwaukee Brewers and got to the plate 24 times. He collected two hits (both singles), three sacrifice bunts, and three rbi.<br /><br />Pretty cool!mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-22085937520068894332010-10-29T08:53:00.000-04:002010-10-29T08:54:15.296-04:00Utility DudeI just can't let the month go by without a post.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Cool card, lots-o-gloves, fun facts:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6LGma6-AClJu1kdBBwUH5hgb0-0VMArqk_z7CuwCxNDKivVxERShJn5thWljKXNoo68xpOgnDMjFiAu9DVd3OdiWMe2F_yMpRsxajT9szCwCqmZgRa_SjuZf9U1apxJmWA6bnYsE2lc/s1600/Bradley+Front.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6LGma6-AClJu1kdBBwUH5hgb0-0VMArqk_z7CuwCxNDKivVxERShJn5thWljKXNoo68xpOgnDMjFiAu9DVd3OdiWMe2F_yMpRsxajT9szCwCqmZgRa_SjuZf9U1apxJmWA6bnYsE2lc/s400/Bradley+Front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496897690008823330" border="0" /></a>Interesting Scott Bradley Factoids:</span><br /><p>1. He is currently the head coach of Princeton University's baseball team.</p> <p>2. Bradley was the catcher for Randy Johnson's no-hitter on June 2, 1990.</p><p> 3. Bradley also coached major league baseball pitcher Ross Ohlendorf while he was at Princeton, giving him the unique distinction of catching Johnson's no hitter, and later coaching a player Johnson would be traded for.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bradley_%28baseball%29#cite_note-2"><span></span></a></sup></p> <p>4. He is the brother of Bob Bradley, head coach of the American national soccer team and the uncle of professional <span class="mw-redirect">soccer</span> player Michael Bradley.</p><p>5. When this picture was taken, Bradley had only played 2 positions at the major league level, catcher and left field.</p><p>6. In his sparse 9 year career, he did manage to play C, 1B, 3B, LF, RF, and DH.<br /></p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihnHW6hr7ZyuPXGADWVLdbpRDdpAnCqLO7KMwLt17D6NfZ0so8_oWHu-r_n5C72y5tcLlpfl5RV7KHkwXTILHocTxEDmt_YNS28vMbPTEQABOSbZZnndkzWp6xZZJUxj5iCztO8v62cs/s1600/Bradley+Back.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihnHW6hr7ZyuPXGADWVLdbpRDdpAnCqLO7KMwLt17D6NfZ0so8_oWHu-r_n5C72y5tcLlpfl5RV7KHkwXTILHocTxEDmt_YNS28vMbPTEQABOSbZZnndkzWp6xZZJUxj5iCztO8v62cs/s400/Bradley+Back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496897491093842546" border="0" /></a>mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-36558958231001789432010-07-28T20:14:00.001-04:002010-07-28T20:14:52.933-04:00Dale Murphy: MarinerDid you know that Dale Murphy was a Seattle Mariner in 1980? Neither did I until I found this card. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMqYyXYcqSrPqoec9zDnTAADjeqCoRhHvtiwrS3OSK5Iz5hf-vnSHhrxu3ZhzyZrEXWY571bnAKNs4kaDQJLazSdfYdmCog_mbfNyxPXn3mXCBbskMEQg0yn8bGm6xnZw9EdK5RYlM5E/s1600/Bochte+Front.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMqYyXYcqSrPqoec9zDnTAADjeqCoRhHvtiwrS3OSK5Iz5hf-vnSHhrxu3ZhzyZrEXWY571bnAKNs4kaDQJLazSdfYdmCog_mbfNyxPXn3mXCBbskMEQg0yn8bGm6xnZw9EdK5RYlM5E/s400/Bochte+Front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496898580875834722" border="0" /></a><br />Bochte was a one time All-Star while the Murph won 2 MVPs and was an early 80's baseball god.<br /><br />Bochte is an agnostic while Murphy is a Morman.<br /><br />Bochte sat out the 1983 season in protest of rising salaries ruining the game while Murphy made 1.3 million in 1983.<br /><br />Neither is in the Hall of Fame.mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-1411405556366294702010-07-26T19:05:00.000-04:002010-07-26T19:05:00.520-04:00Jay Bell: EGOMANIACIt's been a while since I did any actual blogging. Trade posts have littered Stats on the Back since my son was born.<br /><br />I thought I would get back to blogging about the simple things: cards I like. They are generally worthless and don't really fit into my collecting goals. But I like them so they are allowed to take their place with Aaron, Pujols, Yogi, etc.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1993 Upper Deck #103 Jay Bell</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghoYHHZ7S6jJmr8HXUd-lGj2Og0yJudgZFMK9hD8LZN5J4SSVzF0L2fE3ATjbZUPMaAb2wMFsnJ0nc0qt0k-wshgkXF8xlHSjVbjsQVizgJhODgkXaOEBBICROXDsX_n5V6FQmqRrPfhQ/s1600/Bell+Front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghoYHHZ7S6jJmr8HXUd-lGj2Og0yJudgZFMK9hD8LZN5J4SSVzF0L2fE3ATjbZUPMaAb2wMFsnJ0nc0qt0k-wshgkXF8xlHSjVbjsQVizgJhODgkXaOEBBICROXDsX_n5V6FQmqRrPfhQ/s400/Bell+Front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496900004987029026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bell is taking infield, wearing a t-shirt that reads "WE NEED ME".</span> The "WE" must refer to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 1992 Pirates won 96 games and eventually lost to the Atlanta Braves in the postseason. Jay Bell was arguably the 3rd best position player for the Pirates that year, behind Bonds and Van Slyke. In 1993, Bell was the best position player and the Pirates finished 5th in the NL East, winning only 75 games. <span style="font-weight: bold;">So while the Pirates "needed" Jay Bell, they didn't need him nearly as much as they needed BARRY BONDS!</span>mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-970081092786628832010-01-09T15:08:00.000-05:002010-01-09T15:09:01.021-05:00All-Time Teams: Braves - As if there was such a thing!I am from North Carolina and because of Michael Jordan and the "Superstation," I grew up surrounded by Tarheels and Braves fans. Being an NC State and Mets fan, it kinda stinks sometimes. UNC fans are everywhere. Braves fans are usually found in the southeast, like Dayf. EXCEPT for the Waxaholic. He lives in Canada, enjoys hockey and the Braves. Sad but true.<br /><br />Here are the All-Time Atlanta/Milwaukee/Boston Braves:<br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Mosley/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjaOP8PfJ-X3ILCBU41Elh9m1KrTfG5fLMU1cz5-wCkRNlCIcPv0A1fopI9BFwITl1mE_nv1E5gyY-5cscGksL25VcYHASFJ1Uiml1Sfn9TAUA6sFaTaIPhMb07XRfTQMxwFMvMuAKfAI/s1600-h/braves+logo.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjaOP8PfJ-X3ILCBU41Elh9m1KrTfG5fLMU1cz5-wCkRNlCIcPv0A1fopI9BFwITl1mE_nv1E5gyY-5cscGksL25VcYHASFJ1Uiml1Sfn9TAUA6sFaTaIPhMb07XRfTQMxwFMvMuAKfAI/s320/braves+logo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424750121144339634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Starting Lineup:</span><br />C - Javy Lopez - Watch out, Javy! McCann is gunning for your spot.<br />1B - Joe Adcock<br />2B - Glenn Hubbard - Really?<br />SS - Jeff Blauser - Blauser was a good hitting shortstop even before ARod/Jeter/Nomar<br />3B - Chipper Jones - Mets killer.<br />LF - Rico Carty<br />CF - Dale Murphy - not worthy of the Hall, but close. Classy player.<br />RF - Hank Aaron - so good for so long<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDM8Hr9C8e-LymObKRhsvFT-6hOmMvdfV7EbjpM5K3Rhtk0NAk85pKU8JE-Guz5uEdxq29OMwJcKytlGN1JKx1QUeessT6MXvYkeN8asmteFN7d7S8oQTY5qYmlOMnctl_K5IyPim8Ts/s1600-h/Braves+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDM8Hr9C8e-LymObKRhsvFT-6hOmMvdfV7EbjpM5K3Rhtk0NAk85pKU8JE-Guz5uEdxq29OMwJcKytlGN1JKx1QUeessT6MXvYkeN8asmteFN7d7S8oQTY5qYmlOMnctl_K5IyPim8Ts/s400/Braves+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424749115390608610" border="0" /></a>Chipper and Javy made a lot of playoff runs together. Anybody have a quantifiable reason they failed to win at least 1 more World Series?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Starting Pitcher:</span> Greg Maddux - one of the best ever.<br />The Maddux card above is from 2000 and is numbered 53/67. The foil might be electric blue!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Bench:</span><br />Bob Horner - 4 HRs in a game<br />Andruw Jones - he was so good when he was so young. Interested to see if he can make it all the way back as an older player<br />David Justice - didn't he date Halle Berry?<br />Eddie Mathews - nice back up 3rd baseman<br />Terry Pendleton - did not deserve his MVP<br />Bob Elliot <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">(HELP - I NEED HIS CARD!)</span></span><br />Wally Berger <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">(HELP - I NEED HIS CARD!)</span></span><br />Joe Torre <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">(HELP - I NEED HIS CARD!) -<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">i have a few but none in a Braves uni</span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDpeW-kGJBUbgABS2PtvknjJW5ZX9cc4W8cKnS4VmVQ-jrAtf6w8S4HlB6XBzkVS9EGkq-t2QSfzErvM1dsQSMx9vW1oYmAKKFuxdLdSdkszlWvhxVl7B4g_gCtNEaDn3ckfBKBrixdk/s1600-h/Braves+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDpeW-kGJBUbgABS2PtvknjJW5ZX9cc4W8cKnS4VmVQ-jrAtf6w8S4HlB6XBzkVS9EGkq-t2QSfzErvM1dsQSMx9vW1oYmAKKFuxdLdSdkszlWvhxVl7B4g_gCtNEaDn3ckfBKBrixdk/s400/Braves+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424747615272021906" border="0" /></a>Help me fill this page! I really like the 2007 Bowman Heritage relics and 2008 Goudey is my favorite set of this decade.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Pitching Staff:</span><br />Tom Glavine - Great #2 to Maddux<br />Kevin Millwood<br />Phil Niekro<br />John Smoltz - great starter, great reliver, still pitching!<br />Warren Spahn<br />Gene Garber - RP<br />Mark Wohlers - RP<br />Kid Nichols - Bill James' Win Shares love him <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">(HELP - I NEED HIS CARD!)</span></span><br />John Clarkson <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">(HELP - I NEED HIS CARD!)</span></span><br />Vic Willis <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">(HELP - I NEED HIS CARD!)</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4EHKfiNKn0s8ETP_k67HbYnI21VT-zD9ichsllQqQwMWYpX2XpY3TbFlcZINuIfL5kWeWJOuAszalocaMwQi2yLJowZVZMQZuUuVMicQzv5Tscc7-e5hEZcmPJ3llG7m2q8L7mR1lI8/s1600-h/Braves+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4EHKfiNKn0s8ETP_k67HbYnI21VT-zD9ichsllQqQwMWYpX2XpY3TbFlcZINuIfL5kWeWJOuAszalocaMwQi2yLJowZVZMQZuUuVMicQzv5Tscc7-e5hEZcmPJ3llG7m2q8L7mR1lI8/s400/Braves+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424746411022764386" border="0" /></a>I could definitely use a Warren Spahn upgrade!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Batter:</span> Hank Aaron - not even close!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Worst in the Starting Lineup:</span> Glenn Hubbard - 85 OPS+ = Best Ever!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I'm surprised he made the cut:</span> Mark Wohlers - 9 years as a Brave with solid numbers.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Favorite Card:</span> My 1974 Topps Hank Aaron Home Run King card is my favorite Braves card (in my HOF binder) but the 1984 Fleer Hubbard with the snake and the Phanatic in the background is awesome. The beard and the crayola box seats don't hurt either.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfxgXcuEc_qTeFIgMwTwzsZq6RKn1SOXqHoC1XwKXdPFsnONtg8R93R7sBn7Ikr3KLMKCogqEe3PttDGhzKL_vPrO4hqLh2N7LghjgPO01UkorPTTZtPMqYCTYh799dxlYuuGUJj3HCc/s1600-h/Braves+Favorite.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfxgXcuEc_qTeFIgMwTwzsZq6RKn1SOXqHoC1XwKXdPFsnONtg8R93R7sBn7Ikr3KLMKCogqEe3PttDGhzKL_vPrO4hqLh2N7LghjgPO01UkorPTTZtPMqYCTYh799dxlYuuGUJj3HCc/s400/Braves+Favorite.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424745831856315282" border="0" /></a>Hey Junkie and Aholic! Who did I miss? Who is here that shouldn't be? Convince me I am wrong and you get free cards!<br /><br />Who's next? Don't make me show Beardy the Sox and the Yanks.mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-44197377314624319872010-01-06T19:50:00.000-05:002010-01-06T19:50:30.590-05:00All-Time GIANTS: Responses to ResponsesI received a few responses about my first All-Time Giants team.<br /><br />Matt R, the requester of Giants, offered up a few honorable mention pitchers:<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);"><br />"<span style="font-weight: bold;">Joe McGinnity</span> -- he was a great #2 for Mathewson."</span> - True. He didn't quite dominate his era enough (ERA+ = 118)<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);"><br />"<span style="font-weight: bold;">John Antonelli</span> -- good seasons in the mid-late 1950s." and "Sal Maglie -- didn't stay with the Giants long enough."</span> - I could be persuaded to replace Schmidt with one of these 2 guys, but I like having current players on these lists.<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);"><br />"<span style="font-weight: bold;">Gary Lavelle</span> -- if you need a lefty in the pen he's a good one to put in there.</span>" - Good reliever. I didn't worry about righty/lefty stuff on my rosters. Nen and Beck were better, yet right-handed.<br /><br />Everyone's favorite Troll, other than Shrek, had a few ideas as well:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">"Even though he only spent 5 years as a Giant, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Johnny Mize</span> would get my vote. He did have a 51 homer season there... That is hard to ignore."</span> - Kevin Mitchell, who won an MVP in 1989, probably took his spot. If Mize had not lost 3 years to WW1, he would be on the Giants list. But don't worry, Mize will show up on a list before this thing is over. <br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);"><br />"<span style="font-weight: bold;">Wes Westrum</span> would be a nice back up catcher too."</span> - Like the LHP/RHP, I just picked the best players on each team after the starting 9. Very few teams have a 2nd catcher.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">"<span style="font-weight: bold;">Monte Irvin</span>!!!! Can't forget him!"</span> - Monte Irvin didn't get to play in the bigs until he was 30. He missed a lot of good baseball due to ignorance. Larry Doyle, the last Giant bench player, won a Chalmers Award (MVP) in 1912 but they don't count in my book. MONTE IRVIN IS ON THE TEAM!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XM3mtGRhOdYGOerC_kVzzNphGRQxnt0M-UQaM-JhcAU_f-iZnNlxJlKgz50yyGAsEz184-Y6vaWXV9uAItteqbpscJIak3XgkFatsoTSXpfj-1yXoSypuzZ6OQwY92oqMc2p_AAjD68/s1600-h/Scan_Pic0021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XM3mtGRhOdYGOerC_kVzzNphGRQxnt0M-UQaM-JhcAU_f-iZnNlxJlKgz50yyGAsEz184-Y6vaWXV9uAItteqbpscJIak3XgkFatsoTSXpfj-1yXoSypuzZ6OQwY92oqMc2p_AAjD68/s400/Scan_Pic0021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423787999826437650" border="0" /></a>Troll, I owe you some free cards. Not sure if I can help with the want list, but I will see what I can do. Red Sox are next since nobody asked for their team!mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-49595316706046943322010-01-03T21:39:00.001-05:002010-01-03T21:40:48.117-05:00All-Time Teams: GIANTSI chose 27 players from each Major League Franchise. Why 27? 9-pocket pages, of course. I only considered stats for that franchise therefore some elite players appear on multiple teams. I always included MVPs and CY award winners (mainly because I also made a goal to collect a card of every winner). Most teams consist of 16 batters and 11 pitchers (9 starters, 2 relievers). I usually put my best card of each player unless a better one is already in my HOF binder.<br /><br />First up is the San Francisco/New York Giants:<img src="file:///C:/Users/Mosley/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGYiizCMnva6WdmQMPNV7EPtRj7ATx_DbkOhxBnL4qm8jX_SaH_tho-I8HcZWoWWdfiWMye6Gzny_kbO_FOAN-MFF9OqLqA486cVLj429AuCzMSVdvzO9_sNeYj0PClWdnoRyUXQUoGs/s1600-h/logo+-+Giants.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGYiizCMnva6WdmQMPNV7EPtRj7ATx_DbkOhxBnL4qm8jX_SaH_tho-I8HcZWoWWdfiWMye6Gzny_kbO_FOAN-MFF9OqLqA486cVLj429AuCzMSVdvzO9_sNeYj0PClWdnoRyUXQUoGs/s200/logo+-+Giants.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422706134978181346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Starting Lineup:</span><br />C - Roger Bresnahan<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">(HELP - I NEED HIS CARD!)</span></span><br />1B - Willie McCovey<br />2B - Jeff Kent (Best 2B of the past decade)<br />SS - Travis Jackson<br />3B - Matt Williams (lots of HRs in the strike season)<br />LF - Barry Bonds (Great w/ and w/o medical help)<br />CF - Willie Mays<br />RF - Mel Ott (Tiniest dude to hit 500+ HRs)<br /><br />Nice lineup. Teams with long histories obviously have stronger all-time rosters. Kent, Williams, and Bonds are solidly in my wheelhouse of collecting.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Starting Pitcher:</span> Christy Mathewson (original HOFer)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PB2Es5u8o4Tv3r5dxyVgEwYP7C_VUAvJI9OlUgL96ASu5d7MgboB442LIac-7MuXB0EeYNT8FXQgvaK-lpWlmf9xQBy0SSI7DT0dSC36TWcAiAsTLlStpmga1h8t69hJHoZw4Pv8b4M/s1600-h/Best+of+Giants+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PB2Es5u8o4Tv3r5dxyVgEwYP7C_VUAvJI9OlUgL96ASu5d7MgboB442LIac-7MuXB0EeYNT8FXQgvaK-lpWlmf9xQBy0SSI7DT0dSC36TWcAiAsTLlStpmga1h8t69hJHoZw4Pv8b4M/s400/Best+of+Giants+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422701464424144754" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Bench:</span><br />Will Clark (one of the more underrated players in history)<br />Orlando Cepeda<br />Kevin Mitchell<br />Roger Connor <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">(HELP - I NEED HIS CARD!)</span></span><br />Bill Terry <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">(HELP - I NEED HIS CARD!)</span></span><br />George Davis <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">(HELP - I NEED HIS CARD!)</span></span><br />Ross Youngs <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">(HELP - I NEED HIS CARD!)</span></span><br />Larry Doyle <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">(HELP - I NEED HIS CARD!)<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4OVmZEL2kBA8UGUSy9J0BP_zSOaQs7rBG_SOXZIB5rWwelfuT0loHIsYrhW1YqLT_XjgR_jPOAT8DQMay0p-Pf6nulSjQCGKErKATfuH8F5bW3gbh8eQpylqF1UMlNTL9KezjhYEHRn8/s1600-h/Best+of+Giants+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4OVmZEL2kBA8UGUSy9J0BP_zSOaQs7rBG_SOXZIB5rWwelfuT0loHIsYrhW1YqLT_XjgR_jPOAT8DQMay0p-Pf6nulSjQCGKErKATfuH8F5bW3gbh8eQpylqF1UMlNTL9KezjhYEHRn8/s400/Best+of+Giants+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422700930397506754" border="0" /></a>Help me fill this page! Vernon Wells' dad did a great job with the UD checklists!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Pitching Staff:</span><br />Carl Hubbell (Great #2)<br />Tim Lincecum (2 CY Youngs already!)<br />Juan Marichal (Leg Kick)<br />Mike McCormick (Who? He won what?)<br />Gaylord Perry (Better than I ever gave him credit for. But he cheated.)<br />Jason Schmidt<br />Rod Beck - RP<br />Robb Nen - RP<br />Tim Keefe <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">(HELP - I NEED HIS CARD!)</span></span><br />Amos Rusie <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">(HELP - I NEED HIS CARD!)</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLVIgGm7U33tlTg5CSkeRfhGg2_Kn7_oLvQYuLd2Oi2ILcP1AGUJeQap-hyCQw_Q_uUkoH5XOy_sKX6oZAr_zaO0ScMHleDLDc62U00t0PXum-JtpwNa9C2jzUpHu81GTwCxse35cd_M/s1600-h/Best+of+Giants+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLVIgGm7U33tlTg5CSkeRfhGg2_Kn7_oLvQYuLd2Oi2ILcP1AGUJeQap-hyCQw_Q_uUkoH5XOy_sKX6oZAr_zaO0ScMHleDLDc62U00t0PXum-JtpwNa9C2jzUpHu81GTwCxse35cd_M/s400/Best+of+Giants+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422700513671519682" border="0" /></a>Carl Hubbell could wear that hat today, as long as he doesn't take the sticker off the bill.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Batter:</span> Barry Bonds over Willie Mays. (Mays is one of the best ever. Bonds was Ruthian.)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Worst in the Starting Lineup:</span> Travis Jackson (slightly above average for his era, not deserving of the Hall)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I'm surprised he made the cut:</span> Jason Schmidt (Nice career with the Giants. Didn't know it was that good)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Favorite Card:</span> My Original T206 Christy Mathewson is my favorite Giant card but of the ones here: Those 1970 All-Star cards are nice. McCovey is exploding out of that Sporting News. The back is nice too.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgJPXfuyLLJe02MAQlxpTK9bt51-YAbltezyjI8o8-V9P4EBXRemyVoSAIVkEyM-l9Lh5PhSZjaMMyRxAc2Y6joM42qBMtTE7w5syiNoks7W8DmnsmpOZijqWvH72PIfFVUoauW6cUeg/s1600-h/Scan_Pic0008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgJPXfuyLLJe02MAQlxpTK9bt51-YAbltezyjI8o8-V9P4EBXRemyVoSAIVkEyM-l9Lh5PhSZjaMMyRxAc2Y6joM42qBMtTE7w5syiNoks7W8DmnsmpOZijqWvH72PIfFVUoauW6cUeg/s320/Scan_Pic0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422707351014823074" border="0" /></a><br />Who did I miss? Who is here that shouldn't be? Convince me I am wrong and you get free cards!<br /><br />Who's next? Don't make me show Beardy the Sox and the Yanks.mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-33784275444534329372009-12-05T07:41:00.000-05:002009-12-05T07:41:57.154-05:001981 Fleer Steve Renko: A Cardboard MysteryI present to you the mysterious Steve Renko player card from 1981, Fleer edition:<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408063966906909986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLNBBvreGJ8be22d1k1oSZK59LkVBuA-F_hTqOUU8yBVyADt8O03YXX4lLBbtpnyCAVJvxa1JIu0Cq-YNWpzjMYHA1Dw-z9C3b3FbJbcUO_vBw_PSwoYF1BMQertTBgLEpk_6dgsYrHw/s400/Steve+Renko.jpg" /><br /><br />You may be asking yourself, What is that "thing" behind Steve? Here are a few possibilities:<br /><br /><strong>1.</strong> What's left of the bomb that has just toppled Steve Renko. (He's falling and falling fast.)<br /><br /><strong>2.</strong> That freaky smoke cloud from <a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/lost">LOST</a>. (Could Ben have been a Yankee fan in 1980?)<br /><br /><strong>3.</strong> Evidence that Jim Rice <a href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/shc.htm">spontaneously combusted</a> during a game. (Then came back from the dead?)<br /><br /><strong>4.</strong> Maybe it was Yastrzemski practicing for his now defunct <a href="http://www.siegfriedandroy.com/home/index.php">Vegas magic act</a>.<br /><br /><strong>5.</strong> The shadow of the tree that was planted as a memorial to the Bucky "freakin" Dent baseball. (Like goal posts and Yankee monuments, trees should not be in the field of play. Neither should weird sloping hills. I'm looking at you, Houston Astros!)<br /><br /><strong>6</strong>. God, in an updated burning bush, letting the Sox fans know that <a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,995512,00.html">there time will come</a>.<br /><br /><strong>7.</strong> Rick Burleson was a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapeshifting">shape-shifter</a>.<br /><br /><strong>8.</strong> Manny was being Manny even back in 1980.<br /><br /><strong>9.</strong> Fleer was being metaphorical: When Renko pitched, Fenway became a war zone. (Steve was 9-9, average at best, but not terrible.)<br /><br /><strong>10</strong>. This was the precursor to the 1989 Billy Ripken card. The rare original has Glenn Hoffman flipping the double bird right at the camera. This more common version shown here is referred to as the black smoke version. I have heard there is a version where Hoffman is behind a big black box. Other versions include a scribble and Hoffman's birds replaced by "thumbs up".mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-3287566203729447262009-11-28T22:36:00.000-05:002009-11-28T22:36:42.026-05:00Mr.Clutch?I was recently decided against keeping ALL of my 1986 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Donruss</span> set. Many are in my "to be traded" boxes but I couldn't rid the collection of this Pat <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tabler</span> card. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Donruss</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">immortalized</span> Mr. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tabler</span> with his nickname, Mr.Clutch.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 303px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408063712987675906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1u9GXwe0hRIHr-u-1_CJyOAbnz7wq8Kj8PHyF9V8vCcLIjI7khuXhQDcRA6pWBWW401uo61uCDTOTKZn5eGKE_t983CQjDwivc7gbsPB51ObZhBOir7Mk6wvTVtv915fB_nmMH5Dyyo/s400/Mr.Clutch.jpg" /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tabler</span> didn't come by his impressive moniker by chance. He hit a more than respectable .488 (43 for 88) with the bases jammed. Some might call him the Jerry West of baseball. I am just not one of them (West was also known as Mr.Clutch). Tabler currently works as a color commentator for the Toronto Blue Jays.<br /><br />I can't think of any other examples of random base card additions in the 80's but I am sure there are some. (Maybe Pete Rose had one?)mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-55967556762852248512009-11-11T20:16:00.000-05:002009-11-11T20:18:09.837-05:00Dinged Corners Assignment: Favorite "On Card" AutographsWhen Patricia, of <a href="http://www.dingedcorners.com/">Dinged Corners</a>, assigns us bloggers some homework, we best get to it without complaining. So here are my favorite on-card autographs (of which I have very few).<br /><br /><strong>#3 - 1996 Signature Rookies Torii Hunter</strong><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69wikDjgNOF-LNDEwqIBCork-PDSgcpGJltI0bRLDDMy2ryIojp_UwQFv9sX_WuoG5GqWNZcq1tKvStZcTLyR-VOiyVCvKb2OWN39EOnxiS9fN3F-vL2W6kZ6cuN54fH2rV-nIfcL74c/s1600-h/Yard+Sale+T.Hunter+Front.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402992662635885442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69wikDjgNOF-LNDEwqIBCork-PDSgcpGJltI0bRLDDMy2ryIojp_UwQFv9sX_WuoG5GqWNZcq1tKvStZcTLyR-VOiyVCvKb2OWN39EOnxiS9fN3F-vL2W6kZ6cuN54fH2rV-nIfcL74c/s320/Yard+Sale+T.Hunter+Front.jpg" /></a> My mom has been on the yard/garage salecircuit for a few months now and happened upon a big box of baseball cards. She paid $10 for the lot. The cards were super fun to go through. I kept a few, my brother kept a few, and the rest will find their way to the blog world in due time. One of the gems of the box was this Torii Hunter autograph, numbered to 5000. Torii has turned out to be a pretty good player as well as an excellent Topps card poser. Thanks Mom!<br /><br /><strong>#2 - 1991 Score <a href="http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/barnes_brian00.html">Brian Barnes</a></strong><br /><p><a href="http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/barnes_brian00.html"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402992325793756658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88fBDcqK4oniKh18r_0GyI2Xx0CziwtiraHe_5Ge4qzVkaUrl65RLuxCZNlf5hDWtEZfa43dV5AI7zh2BvKbwd69oNqxA3tRUGBcLD0K9rsPnef7M5l2G2q51UGXhdBCEJTR1eNrtnBs/s320/1991+Score+B.Barnes+Autograph+Front.jpg" /></a> I got this one in person at a Jimmy V fund event. Brian is from North Carolina, not too far from my hometown of Tarboro. My brother asked him if he remembered playing our high school team. He did and even remembered who the opposing pitcher was. I got cards signed by Marquis Grissom, Lee Smith, Kenny Lofton, and others that day but the interaction with Barnes was the best.<br /><br /><strong>#1 - 2004 Topps Cracker Jack Lucy (Silver Ink)</strong><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjiTFl35qU6rr36Y76_CfPMkPyrejRq06fscUjBgLj3g3r2tVtIvx5z6uE8is3ASdBo4pOkmR1ZfuDRR5dhixzoA-vAtht8UGCvxk3fGTq56EArPixns4uhv0iR7TwDvIZEQR7hGjB7Q/s1600-h/Lucy+Autograph+Front.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402992754359045538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjiTFl35qU6rr36Y76_CfPMkPyrejRq06fscUjBgLj3g3r2tVtIvx5z6uE8is3ASdBo4pOkmR1ZfuDRR5dhixzoA-vAtht8UGCvxk3fGTq56EArPixns4uhv0iR7TwDvIZEQR7hGjB7Q/s320/Lucy+Autograph+Front.jpg" /></a> This remains my one and only TTM autograph. Unlike many stars who scribble their names without regard to what it looks like, I have heard that Lucy practices first so that each fan gets her best. That is how it should be. </p><p>There you have it. My 2006 Turkey Red Roy Oswalt on-card auto may be my most collectable card of this type but the previous three are my favorites. The thing they all have in common is some personal connection. </p>mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543880656771809433.post-84980378937374909802009-10-29T20:25:00.000-04:002009-10-29T20:25:18.100-04:00Tito Fuentes (1975)It's time for another Tito Fuentes card. If you haven't visited the newly sponsored <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fuentti01.shtml">Tito Fuentes reference page</a>, GO <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fuentti01.shtml">THERE</a> NOW! We are up to 1975 in our review of Fuentes' cardboard legacy. 1975 Topps is a beloved set, with it's two-tone fronts and it's miniature counterparts.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZJBMGYiS-zrEOGqwj3L49plQF0CGTjfY0jKPpegk_u1M7vr3wcfsxqJ7N5195JcexwNsniY1cgbB13YmWs6qOErYKEghkldj3LZs3Yn-opct1d8UzQRPApDQWn1qfxLxVE5-BCI-QCE/s1600-h/1975+Topps+Tito+Fuentes+Fronts.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZJBMGYiS-zrEOGqwj3L49plQF0CGTjfY0jKPpegk_u1M7vr3wcfsxqJ7N5195JcexwNsniY1cgbB13YmWs6qOErYKEghkldj3LZs3Yn-opct1d8UzQRPApDQWn1qfxLxVE5-BCI-QCE/s400/1975+Topps+Tito+Fuentes+Fronts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398175412875668962" border="0" /></a>What says San Francisco Giants more than PINK, YELLOW, and BLUE? Tito is a star and he knows it. He now dots his "i" with a star and he still doesn't feel the need to separate his first and last name or capitalize the "f" in Fuentes. Us regular folk can't get away with such tomfoolery. As usual, Tito appears to be cool: nice stirrups, and an ever so slightly dented cap. Did you notice that miniature Tito is every bit as cool as the regular sized Tito!<br /><br />Check the Stats-on-the-Back:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqXxzsKiZSB0r-uq8mJ82ja4hk8ek0Jr5jhkT-43OAHRckLK7Dd-p0Cddg6jYT3vrmI_Fs0soj8B-cIz_8qtgSjOOA51jQjxmsRGWVjrZmRVEQ7Tdeg8FbV5QjZSEEjxnnNfvgV4O8-I/s1600-h/1975+Topps+Tito+Fuentes+Backs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqXxzsKiZSB0r-uq8mJ82ja4hk8ek0Jr5jhkT-43OAHRckLK7Dd-p0Cddg6jYT3vrmI_Fs0soj8B-cIz_8qtgSjOOA51jQjxmsRGWVjrZmRVEQ7Tdeg8FbV5QjZSEEjxnnNfvgV4O8-I/s400/1975+Topps+Tito+Fuentes+Backs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398177445493997730" border="0" /></a>Here is what we learn:<br />1. Runners are out when they go outside the baseline. Seems to be a weak trivia tidbit. Tito would never run outside the baseline. I wonder if Donavon McNabb knew that? (Yes, I know about football, I just don't love it like baseball.)<br />2. Tito had a down year. He hit .249 with 0 Hrs. His 97 hits and 390 ABs were his lowest totals since 1969.<br />3. Tito set an National League record with only 6 errors in 1973. Jose Oquendo only had 3 errors in 1990. (Do you remember when he played every position in 1 game?)<br />4. Tito's .249 average seemed even smaller on the mini version of the card.<br /><br />In related news, while it won't be his name when he is born, my wife and I are affectionately referring to our baby boy in the oven as Rigoberto!mmosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027891996697501495noreply@blogger.com3