Quick Poll

Was the last year of the junk era for baseball cards 1994 or 1995?   

Seen 'em

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.        

Elliptical Man: Fashionista!

 

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  

NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Contest Winner

The winner is RJ Sahl, who correctly picked Michigan to win the national title.

1.  Champion - Michigan

2.  Lowest seed to make the Final Four - #3 Illinois    

3.  Biggest Upset - #11 Texas over #3 Gonzaga and #9 Iowa over #1 Florida

4.  Most points in one game - Florida, with 114 in the first round

5.  Most Upsets - #9 Iowa, with 3.  They beat a #8, a #1, and a #4.    

I have his address, so unless he's moved, he doesn't have to email me.

He may choose between the following:

Junk Era Basketball

More Recent Basketball

Hockey (because I don't do hockey contests) 

Baseball Contest Winner

Congratulations to John Sharp, with 5 of 6 correct.     

I need a mailing address.  

morganyud at protonmail dot com

He can pick from the following:

1.  Junk era

2.  More recent

3.  1993 Donruss (set building)

4.  2024 Topps (set building)

5.  2025 Topps (set building)

6.  2026 Topps (set building)

Play Ball!

 

Pick the winners of six (6) MLB games on March 26.

Deadline:  9:00 AM Petco Park time on the 26th.

Playing for a PWE of baseball cards.

U.S. addresses only.    

March 17