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

Get Me On the Court and I'm Trouble

Last week - messed around and got a triple double.  - Ice Cube  

  

Give me the following for the NCAA men's basketball tournament:

1.  National Champions

2.  Lowest seed to reach the Final Four

3.  Biggest upset by seeding

4.  Team that scores the most points in a single game

5.  Team that pulls off the most upsets by seeding

U.S. addresses only.

Winner gets either a PWE of basketball cards or a PWE of hockey cards.

Entry Deadline:  4:00 PM Pacific on March 17  

Scoring from My Dealer

 

A couple more purchases from Target.

A hanger box of 2026 Topps baseball:

-  A bit surprised the BoSox let Betts walk.  But I guess ESPN's ratings were down, so they needed to tighten pay roll.

-  Also surprised that the Big Dumper won a Gold Glove in 2024.

-  Acuna could've been special.  Durability is an ability or something like that.

-  Been pulling plenty of Tatis cards this year. 

-  Judge is close to Hall of Fame territory, despite a relatively low Hits total.

-  With back-to-back Cy Young Awards, Skubal's the best pitcher in the AL.

Time Traveling

Another trade with Matty K.

-  The 1982 World Series featured Simmons catching for the Brewers (formerly for the Cardinals) and Darrell Porter catching for the Cardinals (formerly for the Brewers).

-  Santiago won 3 Gold Gloves and 4 Silver Sluggers.

-  Some say Carlton is the best pitcher ever.

-  75.1 WAR for Whitaker. 

-  Williams won 4 Gold Gloves and 4 Silver Sluggers.

-  Nomo threw a no-hitter at Coors Field. 

-  Might Kershaw sign a one-day contract so he can retire as a Phillie?

-  Tooz had a bit of an acting career after football.

-  Bruce Smith had 200 sacks in the NFL.   

Scoring from My Dealer

 

I visited Target recently, and purchased a 2025 Stadium Club baseball hanger pack and a 2026 Topps baseball hanger box. 

Let's see some highlights.

-  And the Yankees lose!

-  Ramirez is getting close to Hall of Fame territory.  

-  Larkin's a Hall of Famer, and deservedly so.

-  Phillies legend McCutchen is hoping for the Baines treatment.

-  The Big Hurt only hit 521 Hrs.  Must be really hard to hit 548.

-  Junior won 10 Gold Gloves and 7 Silver Sluggers. 

-  Sanchez was robbed of a Cy Young Award last year.

-  Lindor's getting close to Hall of Fame territory.

-  Turner led the NL in BA last season - .304.

-  Kershaw should be a first ballot Hall of Famer.

-  Trout should be a first ballot guy.

-  Altuve's getting close to Hall of Fame territory.  Statistically. 

-  Betts deserves to be in the Hall.