Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Collection Update

Baseball

Oldest





-  1954 Bowman Toby Atwell

-  1955 Topps Gene Conley

Most Valuable

Most Occurring Players

Basketball

Oldest












1971-72 Topps

Most Valuable


Most Occurring Players


Football

Oldest


-  1955 Bowman

-  1956 Topps

Most Valuable


-  SN2008

-  RC

Most Occurring Players


Hockey

Oldest


-  1970 - 71 OPC

-  1971 - 72 OPC

Most Valuable


-  LaFontaine's RC

Most Occurring Players

Soccer

Oldest


-  2015 Panini U.S. National Team

Most Valuable


Most Occurring Players



Friday, October 11, 2024

Time Traveling

 


Another trade with Matty K.


-  1955 Topps.  Some of you might remember Conley from my Trivial Batters post.  This is the TCDB scan.  Mine is a bit dinged up, but nothing major.

-  A couple Hall of Famers from 1986.  The way food issue cards should be done - both the company logo and licensing so they don't have to airbrush the team logos.












-  Store brand isn't quite as good as food issue, but it's still something a bit different from the mainstream.  And he's a Hall of Famer.  


Diamond Jesters (diamond-jesters.blogspot.com)

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Trivial Batters

(and other players who don't rhyme with 'matters')


Catcher











-  Urged Dodgers trainer Bill Buhler to invent the throat protector. 

First Base





 






-  First DH in MLB.

Second Base











-  Last Oriole to play shortstop before Ripken's streak started.

Third Base











-  All-Star at five different positions. 

Shortstop











-  The Mendoza Line

Left Field











-  Got a hit in his 50s. 

Center Field











-  Cardinals GM:  I'm trading you to the Phillies, Curt.

Flood:  I'm sorry, sir.  But with my limited skills, I can't accept a trade to such a storied franchise.  It would be unfair to the best fans in baseball.   

Right Field











-  the flag incident

Designated Hitter











-  Broke the color barrier in the A.L.

Bench











-  Played for both the Blue Jays and the Red Sox in the same game.











-  High school All-American in baseball, basketball, and football.











-  Tigers scouts noticed him while he was playing for a prison team.  They helped him get paroled early.   

-  All-Star in baseball and a Pro Bowler in football.












-  Invented the high five (with Dusty Baker).  First MLB player to come out as gay.











-  Professional singer.











-  Pinch runner.

Starting Rotation











-  Tommy John surgery











-  Challenged the reserve clause, thus bringing about free agency. 











-  wife swapper











-  one hand











-  Won a World Series and four NBA titles. 

Bullpen











-  Cy Young Award as a starter and a Rolaid Relief Man Award as a closer.











-  Shot by his ex.    











-  the other wife swapper











Fought with the Sandinistas in the Nicaraguan Civil War.