Showing posts with label Hall-of-Famer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hall-of-Famer. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Chrome and Wordpress

Anyone else having issues with Wordpress blogs loading while using Chrome?
The Mojo Beard, 30 Year Old Cardboard, and ERayhanh Rayhan, for example, are all loading very oddly.
And now, a League Leader card for your enjoyment. 1982Topps #168. Oh the joy of facial hair... kempt and unkempt. Kempt? I guess.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

League Leader Cards

I was sifting through a box of old cards. Old for me is '60's and '70's stuff. I came across this card. "Why had I never pulled it from this box?", I thought. It has three Hall-of-Famers, what's not cool about it? Further sifting revealed many many more League Leader cards. Many have multiple legends of the game. I began to pull them. A new collecting tangent may have been spawned tonight.
1970 Topps #67
ERA Leaders (Marichal/Carlton/Gibson)
1974 Topps #202 (Reggie/Willie)
1976 Topps #191 (Madlock/Simmons/Sanguillen)
1967 Topps #239 (Robinson/Oliva/Kaline)

Friday, March 25, 2011

When the Card Fits the Player

I have been looking for cards that fit the player to a T. 1982 Topps #610 is a perfect example. Snagged on eBay for $15 bucks.
The all-time stolen base king (1,406 swipes) is shown edging his way off first base. In my time, Rickey goes down as one of the top 3 most dominating players. He single handedly changed games with his speed on the bases. When pitchers tried not walking him, he cranked home runs (297 career/81 to lead off games).

Inducted into the Hall-of-Fame with 94.8% of the vote. Who are the dickhead sports writers that don't think Rickey is a first ballot Hall-of-Famer?