Valentine's Day

Contest Winner

Congratulations to Jon, from A Penny Sleeve for Your Thoughts.

http://pennysleevethoughts.blogspot.com

 

I have an address, but I need an idea of what cards to send.  

Pro Set

College Uniforms

Horizontals

Ghost Cards  (cards of players who had already retired)

Or you can pick an NFL team or two and I'll see what I have.

Super Bowl Contest

 

Simple contest for a PWE of football cards:

Eligibility

-  U.S. or Canada only. 

-  Have commented on posts that weren't contest or give-away related.

   or 

   Have sent me cards.

How to Win

-  Guess the total points scored in the Super Bowl. 

-  Deadline:  Kick-Off

The Bronx vs The World

 

Let's start with 1920.  It's the first year post-dead ball era.  It's also Babe Ruth's first season with the Yankees.   

New York Yankees

Catcher:  Yogi Berra

First Base:  Lou Gehrig

Second Base:  Willie Randolph

Third Base:  Alex Rodriguez

Shortstop:  Derek Jeter

Left Field:  Roy White

Center Field:  Joe DiMaggio

Right Field:  Babe Ruth

Top Three SPs:  Whitey Ford, Red Ruffing, Ron Guidry

Closer:  Mariano Rivera

Key Reserves:  Thurman Munson, Graig Nettles, Mickey Mantle

So I let A-Rod on the team, despite the 'roids issue.  Reggie only played five seasons as a Yankee.  The guy who went home to Marilyn over the guy who strayed out late.  Munson over Bill Dickey.  Randolph and Nettles over Tony Lazzeri.  

    

Everybody Else

Catcher:  Johnny Bench

First Base:  Stan Musial

Second Base:  Rogers Hornsby

Third Base:  Mike Schmidt

Shortstop:  Ernie Banks

Left Field:  Ted Williams

Center Field:  Willie Mays

Right Field:  Hank Aaron

Top Three SPs:  Tom Seaver, Lefty Grove, Greg Maddux  

Closer:  Hoyt Wilhelm

Key Reserves:  Ivan Rodriguez, Jackie Robinson, Ken Griffey Jr. 

Banks over Ripken.  Ivan Rodriguez over Gary Carter.  Trout hasn't done it long enough.

Obviously, the team with Schmidt wins. :)  

Discuss! 

The Weekly Clean-Up

 

-  So I've been trying out a couple movie podcasts lately.  They're both about movies that aren't "current", which is what I want in a movie podcast.  Spoilers abound, so you should probably see the movie first. 

The Rewatchables is from Bill Simmons and a rotating group of guests.    

Unspooled is from Amy Nicholson and Paul Scheer.  They went through the AFI Top 100 and are doing something else now.   

-  Watched an Anna Kendrick movie on YouTube - The Last Five Years.  It's based on a musical, so it's almost constant singing.    

-  Been going through a box of tea my mother sent me for my birthday.  Thought I had it figured out yesterday, but today (when I'm typing this) was a regression.  

-  Organized my card boxes.     

L.A. vs the World

L.A. Lakers 

Center:  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Forwards:  LeBron James, Elgin Baylor

Guards:  Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson

Key Reserves:  Shaquille O'Neal, James Worthy, Jerry West

Karl Malone played for the Lakers, but it was just one insignificant season.  So did Wilt, but it's a tough line-up to crack at center.  The Logo doesn't start.  Should he?   

Everybody Else

Center:  Bill Russell

Forwards:  Tim Duncan, Julius Erving

Guards:  Michael Jordan, Oscar Robertson

Key Reserves:  Hakeem Olajuwon, Dirk Nowitzki, John Stockton

Both bigs are defense-heavy so I'm starting the better scoring threat at point guard.  If I did this three  years ago, LeBron would have bumped Doc.

   

Discuss!  

Dream Team with a Twist (football)

Every NFL team represented, with none repeated.  

QB (2):  John Unitas - Colts, Tom Brady - Patriots

RB (2): Jim Brown - Browns, Barry Sanders - Lions

WR (3): Jerry Rice - 49ers, Andre Johnson - Texans, Steve Smith - Panthers 

TE (2): Kellen Winslow - Chargers, Shannon Sharpe - Broncos

OT (2): Tony Boselli - Jaguars, Anthony Munoz - Bengals

G (2): Will Shields - Chiefs, Bruce Matthews - Oilers / Titans

C (1):  Dwight Stephenson - Dolphins

PK (1): Morten Andersen - Saints

   

RS (1): Deion Sanders - Falcons

DE (2): Bruce Smith - Bills, Deacon Jones - Rams

DT (2): Alan Page - Vikings, Cortez Kennedy - Seahawks

OLB (2): Derrick Brooks - Bucs, Lawrence Taylor - Giants

ILB (2): Dick Butkus - Bears, Chuck Bednarik - Eagles

CB (3): Mel Blount - Steelers, Darrell Green - WTF, Darrelle Revis - Jets   

S (2): Ed Reed - Ravens, Larry Wilson - Cardinals  

P (1): Ray Guy - Raiders

HC (1): Vince Lombardi - Packers

DC (1): Tom Landry - Cowboys

Okay.  What would you do differently?  Did I sacrifice too much for Brady?  (both Hannah and Stenerud)