Big Hurt
Charlie Hustle
Penguin
Blade
Splendid Splinter
Say Hey Kid
Nails
Toy Cannon
Cobra
Mr. October
Sultan of Swat
Louisiana Lightning
Blue Moon
El Presidente
Sweet Music
Big Unit
Spaceman
Mad Hungarian
Wild Thing
- Not a definitive list, obviously.
- Williams had the nickname before Major League came out.
- Photos from TCDB.
- I have all these cards, with two exceptions. Feel free to guess the two for bragging rights.
I got this topic from Not Another Baseball Card Blog who got it from Shlabotnik Report.
Anyway, let's gaze at some Cowboys cards that are in my collection.
- That's a '69 Renfro. Hall of Famer, 10 Pro Bowls, etc.
- Hayes won 2 Gold Medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics and then had a Hall of Fame career in football.
- Staubach served in the U.S. Navy and was stationed in South Vietnam during the war.
- White saving his team a roster spot.
- I do like the art cards.
- Haley with an illegal hand to the face.
- Emmitt praying he gets traded to the Eagles. (The highlight was breaking the all-time rushing TD record.)
- Witten and Lamb: good players who don't bother me other than them being Cowboys.
- Bland is from Modesto and attended the first high school I attended. A couple years after me.
Starting Line-Up
1. Rickey Henderson - R - DH
2. Tony Gwynn - L - RF
3. Barry Bonds - L - LF
4. Mike Schmidt - R - 3B
5. Jeff Bagwell - R - 1B
6. Joe Morgan - L - 2B
7. Mike Piazza - R - C
8. Barry Larkin - R - SS
9. Kenny Lofton - L - CF
Starting Rotation
1. Steve Carlton - L
2. Tom Glavine - L
3. Curt Schilling - R
4. Johan Santana - L
5. Jake Peavy - R
Bullpen
Trevor Hoffman - R - Closer
Goose Gossage - R - Righty Set-Up
Dave Righetti - L - Lefty Set-Up
Francisco Rodriguez - R - Bridge
Dennis Eckersley - R - Long Relief
Bench
Ted Simmons - S - C
Pete Rose - S - U
Chase Utley - L - 2B
Scott Rolen - R - 3B
Jimmy Rollins - S - SS
Robin Yount - R - CF / SS
Ichiro - L - RF
- Two cards means I saw the player play for both teams.
- My memory for specific games sucks, so it's possible I omitted a deserving player. But I know I didn't see Rivera when I saw the Yankees at Petco and I'm about 90% sure Jeter was injured. So I don't know who's making this team other than a starting pitcher.
- I don't call for blog bat-arounds, because readers can use my ideas whenever they want as long as they're not monetized. But this would be a good one, I think. At least for the starting line-up, if not the whole team. Ha.
- Card images from TCDB, per usual, and all are cards in my collection.
Ranking the best players for throw-back jerseys:
Phillies
1. Mike Schmidt
2. Steve Carlton
3. Garry Maddox
4. Chase Utley
5. Lenny Dykstra
Lesser MLB Teams
1. Willie Mays (Giants)
2. Roberto Clemente
3. Ernie Banks
4. Tony Gwynn
5. Mark Fidrych
NBA
1. Julius Erving (76ers)
2. Charles Barkley (76ers)
3. Gary Payton (Sonics)
4. Dennis Rodman (Pistons)
5. Reggie Miller
Eagles
1. Ron Jaworski
2. Harold Carmichael
3. Brian Dawkins
4. Vince Papale
5. Mike Quick
Lesser NFL Teams
1. John Elway
2. Walter Payton
3. Kellen Winslow
4. John Unitas (Colts)
5. Pat Tillman
Hockey
1. Bobby Clarke
2. Ron Hextall (Flyers)
3. Bobby Orr (Bruins)
4. Mario Lemieux
5. Ken Dryden
