tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691363292055788702024-03-13T08:08:59.833-07:001978, The Year it all began.MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.comBlogger334125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-24564509968278158812023-12-26T16:10:00.000-08:002023-12-26T16:10:22.948-08:001990 Publications International Baseball Trivia Book & Sticker Kit<p>Publications International Limited (<a href="PIL">www.pilbooks.com</a>) was launched in 1967 and quickly became a leading specialty publisher for informational and later interactive books, such as consumer guides, trivia, games and variety of other subjects. Odds are you have probably owned one or more, browsed one during a book story trip or purchased one as a gift for someone else. They are going strong today under the same owner.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGHcbMuUKBsz1i0tV2_Jc3Ew5quZTcQmULEnxF7pkQ6_KAiUlyivTng4ygNcMoLPO6F7unAQn2QX_D3P_GD1ttF1MN1d29m4RweIM9PbM1J9AIafwnw9Ro7VTh4k0IQiuovJoJIQiZa0yEHbujQ6rKxCmWXObV2BekyP3OZQ4NeZ3q2WpuhY5l2uATuwb/s1615/PIL%20Offerings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1615" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGHcbMuUKBsz1i0tV2_Jc3Ew5quZTcQmULEnxF7pkQ6_KAiUlyivTng4ygNcMoLPO6F7unAQn2QX_D3P_GD1ttF1MN1d29m4RweIM9PbM1J9AIafwnw9Ro7VTh4k0IQiuovJoJIQiZa0yEHbujQ6rKxCmWXObV2BekyP3OZQ4NeZ3q2WpuhY5l2uATuwb/s320/PIL%20Offerings.png" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGK6Bm8t_c_UxbBucx1l274AsamET3dsIWP7hTMSjWv0YZVQlKcENpFX6wQ94zGzRxwpQuY0owJT8Q4ogIiLkTLAYn4KDAOWyP2B4CoNodVlljyenTPWyU2C_-mxhFkTpt4A7FLoaLQem_-okQMuarsiSc3sc5YzgfQdlUqldPzXxnjnDLTHowHIE15Ii/s1158/pil%20offerings%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="1158" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGK6Bm8t_c_UxbBucx1l274AsamET3dsIWP7hTMSjWv0YZVQlKcENpFX6wQ94zGzRxwpQuY0owJT8Q4ogIiLkTLAYn4KDAOWyP2B4CoNodVlljyenTPWyU2C_-mxhFkTpt4A7FLoaLQem_-okQMuarsiSc3sc5YzgfQdlUqldPzXxnjnDLTHowHIE15Ii/s320/pil%20offerings%202.png" width="320" /></a></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcyVAXmxOoTHs49cO7l9KWX-87Ij52T6cBDryqkJvQZ6rn3xHHvQqTf2XaWU9mTZ4GpwIPdkeuTkJlkiNgQvQIhHGz6D2pxKH5gxc3Zfq_sQmXEYs4KMMyDH1QvcrRx1uLCsubcrOVmaNapaL65LBSugmY0LLUPSDphbAJWrxW9bmCrcUZJLZ6m_Qt6Wj/s744/PIL%20History.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="744" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcyVAXmxOoTHs49cO7l9KWX-87Ij52T6cBDryqkJvQZ6rn3xHHvQqTf2XaWU9mTZ4GpwIPdkeuTkJlkiNgQvQIhHGz6D2pxKH5gxc3Zfq_sQmXEYs4KMMyDH1QvcrRx1uLCsubcrOVmaNapaL65LBSugmY0LLUPSDphbAJWrxW9bmCrcUZJLZ6m_Qt6Wj/s320/PIL%20History.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Although sports was not one of their widely explored subjects, they did dive into it with a few offerings and in 1990 in particular, they issued 2 sticker books. One had large stickers that were about 1/4 of a standard sheet of paper and the other had many, many more stickers that were much smaller. This blog entry describes the latter issue.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQ50iBBGLjr5vRy7QP74f-VHy0Z2OTaakWK_y_ZpibVW2TfKsiV8e5hWLj0xUM2UE6BckjY0o5R2fL7pH66hlUFVODvIqzsE_9QNqQcE0RDsJ3bd7p8HejQcaItlapgod1Ijov0-9rqmqp7Sszr6e8tU2h0stANIGczY2u4_bLfMy5GO8n8uQA9NNwpYB/s1600/Packaging%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQ50iBBGLjr5vRy7QP74f-VHy0Z2OTaakWK_y_ZpibVW2TfKsiV8e5hWLj0xUM2UE6BckjY0o5R2fL7pH66hlUFVODvIqzsE_9QNqQcE0RDsJ3bd7p8HejQcaItlapgod1Ijov0-9rqmqp7Sszr6e8tU2h0stANIGczY2u4_bLfMy5GO8n8uQA9NNwpYB/s1600/Packaging%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzgEifVA007oaCI0rH1d92J4FPMcyijewykM7vWlwyWodA9EWdaEZCdrGZ9ZVVnS-i5t7eJXBV7twAo91HtTraSjc_DlRcjvs0S4KQJKwU0s9Nz8yMiHrS8Ta5qUVuUvebESM491YqzejamLFa9vzOjKyB5jKeJ4WyNm3jImDYpou9mJNg7LSh-0nv3oS/s1600/Packaging%20F.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1600" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzgEifVA007oaCI0rH1d92J4FPMcyijewykM7vWlwyWodA9EWdaEZCdrGZ9ZVVnS-i5t7eJXBV7twAo91HtTraSjc_DlRcjvs0S4KQJKwU0s9Nz8yMiHrS8Ta5qUVuUvebESM491YqzejamLFa9vzOjKyB5jKeJ4WyNm3jImDYpou9mJNg7LSh-0nv3oS/s320/Packaging%20F.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1600" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQ50iBBGLjr5vRy7QP74f-VHy0Z2OTaakWK_y_ZpibVW2TfKsiV8e5hWLj0xUM2UE6BckjY0o5R2fL7pH66hlUFVODvIqzsE_9QNqQcE0RDsJ3bd7p8HejQcaItlapgod1Ijov0-9rqmqp7Sszr6e8tU2h0stANIGczY2u4_bLfMy5GO8n8uQA9NNwpYB/s320/Packaging%20Back.jpg" width="320" /></div>With 18 sheets of stickers in this book set, readers would read trivia questions and find the corresponding sticker/answer. With over 600 stickers, 648 to be exact, it was a pretty large issue.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR24kakvHR96zVFVzpyXtFynvL-o_N3k7ReF1ZJlB1Y4gKP8mt2EKnsOMQ7p8nWKKMuQIZLcVGQMsWAe2SU_cJ9FmZDxPmf4bJxST-NP0PuS8pKvJxatDtGpfMefALZl1ll0ngNEaeX7ydF7SuFRQ8N_Wh4nWouVA8vgqzI8DB4rXz0LVKev4v-iuC743x/s1000/Book%20F.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR24kakvHR96zVFVzpyXtFynvL-o_N3k7ReF1ZJlB1Y4gKP8mt2EKnsOMQ7p8nWKKMuQIZLcVGQMsWAe2SU_cJ9FmZDxPmf4bJxST-NP0PuS8pKvJxatDtGpfMefALZl1ll0ngNEaeX7ydF7SuFRQ8N_Wh4nWouVA8vgqzI8DB4rXz0LVKev4v-iuC743x/s320/Book%20F.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUC98KHZWvcwr-K98M5CWZXUmJvbEqzsQmDT0HqA7jEmWaB8X0k1KAia77XxcYBsZ7TwseUebCWWwOFrMnIWVlm1pO3-IsXwKJrspwVtI8l3NEVP3-KPBAnrLwaWf1W3bU8BYp-p4DzlFZu7S8akvg_H_R3OxzMgcymRVTPEO7-Rtt4SQ-wgokNsYnYvi/s1000/Book%20B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUC98KHZWvcwr-K98M5CWZXUmJvbEqzsQmDT0HqA7jEmWaB8X0k1KAia77XxcYBsZ7TwseUebCWWwOFrMnIWVlm1pO3-IsXwKJrspwVtI8l3NEVP3-KPBAnrLwaWf1W3bU8BYp-p4DzlFZu7S8akvg_H_R3OxzMgcymRVTPEO7-Rtt4SQ-wgokNsYnYvi/s320/Book%20B.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Profit driven resellers have made it a career to take offerings like this, split them up and sell to a wide variety of specialty team and/or player collectors, who are willing to spend a buck or two on their favorite subject instead of spending just a bit more for the complete set. This activity has also lead to a diminished supply of the original product in some cases, although in this case, it's likely so many were produced that they will never be considered scarce.<div><br /></div><div>To have a checklist so large, you are bound to get a decent number of common players that most collectors don't care about unless they are making a full set. This set is no exception. Lots of players who were typically not issued on anything outside of the annual full sets by the large card makers like Topps, Upper Deck, Fleer, Donruss, etc. On the flip side, it makes for a unique oddball item for those more popular players like Greg Maddux, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr, etc.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are all 18 sheets for your viewing pleasure:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2P__4cDE7T0hOUIu_DRdABSOEaqyY4lclrR4VwA8u9BXfSINocr2ReZ69v-2f9gxYMNmmyqkwluj8_TMKEGtKsDKTXdH40KTuRBpu9OhxKhKUIYNiRIFVHuGhYXNGOL0ykC11vCAFtPzFwnjVQ_-G3HXSYpGye75aEjcFJVbftrQyAJ9TnrbYvpsyAGPq/s3296/Publication%20International%20Stickets%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3296" data-original-width="2465" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2P__4cDE7T0hOUIu_DRdABSOEaqyY4lclrR4VwA8u9BXfSINocr2ReZ69v-2f9gxYMNmmyqkwluj8_TMKEGtKsDKTXdH40KTuRBpu9OhxKhKUIYNiRIFVHuGhYXNGOL0ykC11vCAFtPzFwnjVQ_-G3HXSYpGye75aEjcFJVbftrQyAJ9TnrbYvpsyAGPq/s320/Publication%20International%20Stickets%201.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GHhc0zW9689skW5MvYKKgACupMW4xsvydbshCCDL7wQs6WkB3Hcl5OwI8b8iXuxzh9CmRGRhfKfiWHrVygslYnIvgajmyZZeEZ4GKmr2v50bOIZQYiFGAQF8_ZyvK9gmEdalGaZk-jRJE9RU9mbgaPvOjOSmtW9GGzqt4stwwTy7UUAhZqSjcqNw1T6L/s320/Steve-Garvey-Social-Share-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Steve Garvey, former Dodgers and Padres great turns 75 today. Happy Birthday, Mr. Garvey.<p></p><p>When he was an active player, word was that Garvey had political aspirations. A few personal scandals later and that dream seemed out of reach. Has enough time passed? Will he be taken seriously? Is it time for Garvey to be a US Senator from California? If elected, will that give him a new look for future Hall of Fame balloting and consideration?</p><p>Only time will tell, but for now...Congrats on another pass around the sun, Mr. Garvey.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5aJBoc6rfPmEjIMr-QLynL7UPTb119u4T-zYevb53HtC9zPJP0MzKC7ZZ9Yq66_XtiOGFXQd1ima0wfdPdhTVna3sD8UepMRuwE4DY-RwbqVt-13epgvl3y0wR9LK4m4b4_PUMW1DllE2zmllvq7tE_k7d3scOc5XbGGvngvxnJABlaJVmobWd_jEYQNy/s644/artbb-cckb16-23tls-0677__3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="644" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5aJBoc6rfPmEjIMr-QLynL7UPTb119u4T-zYevb53HtC9zPJP0MzKC7ZZ9Yq66_XtiOGFXQd1ima0wfdPdhTVna3sD8UepMRuwE4DY-RwbqVt-13epgvl3y0wR9LK4m4b4_PUMW1DllE2zmllvq7tE_k7d3scOc5XbGGvngvxnJABlaJVmobWd_jEYQNy/s320/artbb-cckb16-23tls-0677__3.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-86760470197371566262023-12-21T20:36:00.000-08:002023-12-21T20:36:33.629-08:00Frank Howard 1936-2023 & Vic Davalillo 1939-2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKtjZDbTLg87NEoxwSxjEl-5JV8YTX_uis_AiziLCis3wcVdGHwcFELmrtTl26Q9CNJdaWyRF8vQuhsvtZ-qtMBOBj9FSlrEawdHRYidXVEt2CiHxwS7yWytmgJujVodOqlrrF6tXwhemHjeKuU6j0iG-rlIOwF-RiwwftUfz_U5X8fbS4jmTvvrg0ODd/s1200/135189272.0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKtjZDbTLg87NEoxwSxjEl-5JV8YTX_uis_AiziLCis3wcVdGHwcFELmrtTl26Q9CNJdaWyRF8vQuhsvtZ-qtMBOBj9FSlrEawdHRYidXVEt2CiHxwS7yWytmgJujVodOqlrrF6tXwhemHjeKuU6j0iG-rlIOwF-RiwwftUfz_U5X8fbS4jmTvvrg0ODd/s320/135189272.0.jpg" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMO7ZwGMhy0ZPLQZuLD1eCN1lSKMCWeV2bfkFqJVPJKh0lvlUR6ngvgRvGG6SmR9IS6zCKZwutm4WUoCUlvDuFUcrsMY3POywqyGgLt31gTTWCKVT2P9v0l4nMd5Q41PXjUinqOihVMQ_dk1DNNEggrFFn7oFrts4scjx_QqH6_JVnqHdHNXsS1wLRCPjj/s400/vic_davalillo_autographed_signed_los_angeles_dodgers_photo_autographs_p5416895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMO7ZwGMhy0ZPLQZuLD1eCN1lSKMCWeV2bfkFqJVPJKh0lvlUR6ngvgRvGG6SmR9IS6zCKZwutm4WUoCUlvDuFUcrsMY3POywqyGgLt31gTTWCKVT2P9v0l4nMd5Q41PXjUinqOihVMQ_dk1DNNEggrFFn7oFrts4scjx_QqH6_JVnqHdHNXsS1wLRCPjj/s320/vic_davalillo_autographed_signed_los_angeles_dodgers_photo_autographs_p5416895.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /></div>When I first started reporting former Dodger deaths, it was a tribute to the thinning herd of Brooklyn Dodger players. It became a quest to track who was left. Along the way, LA Dodgers were dying, although at a more expected rate than their Brooklyn counterparts. Now I feel as thought each man should be remembered in this blog at the time of their passing<p></p><p>Unfortunately, I missed a couple recently. Mr. Frank Howard passed away at the age of 87 on October 30th and Mr.Vic Davalillo passed away at the age of 84 on December 6th. Both gentlemen were better known outside the Dodger organization, but both contributed to the Blue. While Howard began his career in Los Angeles and won the 1960 Rookie of the Year Award, he was just hitting his stride when the Dodgers traded him to the Washington Senators. In hindsight, the Dodgers probably made a bad trade in that deal. Big Frank (6'7", 255#) would go on to have some massive numbers in the late 60s, including a couple AL HR crowns and 4 consecutive all star appearances. He finished his 16 year career in 1973 after a short stint in Detroit, racking up 382 career home runs.</p><p>On the other hand, Vic Davalillo was more of a singles hitter. He began his career in 1963 with the Cleveland Indians and would eventually play for 4 additional teams before leaving MLB to play in Mexico almost exclusively from 1974-1977. He returned to the majors in 1978 with the Dodgers in what was mostly a pinch hitting role and back-up outfielder, remaining with the team through 1980. That was his final year in MLB.</p><p>Interestingly, both men were members of the Topps All-Rookie Team. Howard was cheated out of a trophy on his 1961 Topps card, but Davalillo had one on his 1964 Topps card.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zlj8jA2owSVFxs6ft9N5ELbw7Yk4tcQgBz21kMg5fE8RHGgAZqTrkgHCuhIanWxozP-2z5QuVwqC2iS5PQmDAY_BGhmHIQxVWk3k5gPtumoxflF6H67_lLNcNVoCG4RgIQnYBZHpcwnP7VGsR4Bz7R2wAp1GnWUZHr9D1kA5_w-Nliqxo_JNK_NCDZvw/s1168/s-l1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="874" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zlj8jA2owSVFxs6ft9N5ELbw7Yk4tcQgBz21kMg5fE8RHGgAZqTrkgHCuhIanWxozP-2z5QuVwqC2iS5PQmDAY_BGhmHIQxVWk3k5gPtumoxflF6H67_lLNcNVoCG4RgIQnYBZHpcwnP7VGsR4Bz7R2wAp1GnWUZHr9D1kA5_w-Nliqxo_JNK_NCDZvw/s320/s-l1600.jpg" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15iowCF43uX9BhVfPlJA17c7JUWRAO5iQperFxb02T3bnY7TgAwUjCLMQwftQiBpXw8yE2nuz5ah75Z9kLklUWCRyTe9chAQAxgmxNjT4aYoWBPqlWJWyQwGQCVQDvwgukIE9dfsK_hl3Th_5BX_F5TT4bx0AJ_JyTU2vSfdIa1n3BHehaVRhAKAaX1I_/s1075/s-l1600-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15iowCF43uX9BhVfPlJA17c7JUWRAO5iQperFxb02T3bnY7TgAwUjCLMQwftQiBpXw8yE2nuz5ah75Z9kLklUWCRyTe9chAQAxgmxNjT4aYoWBPqlWJWyQwGQCVQDvwgukIE9dfsK_hl3Th_5BX_F5TT4bx0AJ_JyTU2vSfdIa1n3BHehaVRhAKAaX1I_/s1075/s-l1600-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15iowCF43uX9BhVfPlJA17c7JUWRAO5iQperFxb02T3bnY7TgAwUjCLMQwftQiBpXw8yE2nuz5ah75Z9kLklUWCRyTe9chAQAxgmxNjT4aYoWBPqlWJWyQwGQCVQDvwgukIE9dfsK_hl3Th_5BX_F5TT4bx0AJ_JyTU2vSfdIa1n3BHehaVRhAKAaX1I_/s320/s-l1600-1.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"></div></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-31811962438379155562023-12-18T20:15:00.000-08:002023-12-18T20:15:30.493-08:00Baseball Card Art<p>I am not trying to take on Baseball Card Vandals by any means. These guys have amused me for years now and I even bought a book by them. If you have a childish sense of humor and also love baseball cards and have not discovered them yet, check out their website! They are on Instagram as well, but I am not really active on that platform myself. These guys have taken "ruining" cards to a new level.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://baseballcardvandals.com/" target="_blank">Baseball Card Vandals</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">One day many years back, I was bored and had a fat stack of 1987 Topps cards and a sharpie in front of me. Not one to usually waste, damage or throw away cards, but I already had so many and this was probably part of some lot or small collection I had recently purchased. After picking out the best cards to keep (Oops, I missed HOF manager Sparky Anderson), I was left with yet another pile of junk that I couldn't bear to throw away. What to do? Hence the sharpie...</p><p style="text-align: left;">Without a whole lot of thought, I whipped out about 50 of these. Some were a little bit clever, some were just dumb and a few were just me drawing a moustache on the player or something simple. I even just wrote "Deceased" on Donnie Moore's card. The artwork, if you can even call it art, is simplistic at best. I don't consider myself to have any artistic talent and my creativity is borderline invisible.</p><p style="text-align: left;">After I got done defacing these poor, defenseless cardboard gems, I flipped the stack and proceeded to sign and mark each with a 1/1, because the event had to be memorialized with something special. After all, I had just spent 10 minutes amusing myself.</p><p style="text-align: left;">WARNING: Just like BCV, there is some crude humor not suitable for minors or the work environment. Enjoy my contribution to the baseball card art world. 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From 1955-1963, Roebuck was in the bullpen for the Dodgers. As a rookie in 1955, he registered a career high (tie) 12 saves and joined the club in the 1955 World Series against the Yankees. </p><p>He closed 1 game, pitching 2 innings and allowing only 1 hit and 0 runs against 8 batters. Of course, the Dodgers would win that World Series, their only World Championship in Brooklyn. The following season, the Dodgers once against squared up against the Yankees in a rematch of the previous season. This time the Yankees regained their grasp on victory. In that series, Roebuck worked 3 games, pitching well in a total of 4.1 innings. He faced 14 batters, struck out 5 and allowed only 1 run on 1 hit, a HR to Mickey Mantle in game 4. </p><p>Having appeared in 2 World Series in his first 2 seasons was a great opportunity, but sadly he would just miss 2 more changes to be World Champion. In 1959, the Dodgers in only their 2nd year in Los Angeles beat the Chicago White Sox to win their 2nd World Series. However, roebuck had spent the entire 1959 season in the minor leagues and was not on the roster.</p><p>In 1963, the Dodgers were on their way to another World Series season, when on July 30th, Roebuck was traded to the Washington Senators for Marv Breeding. The Dodgers ended up facing the Yankees in the World Series once more and swept them in 4 games. Breeding did not play and Roebuck missed his 2nd Championship.</p><p>The Phillies purchased Roebuck from the Senators in April 1964 and it turned out to be another career year for him, as he was 5-3 and tied his career high 12 saves. He would wind up his career in Philadelphia in 1966 with a career 52-31 record, 62 saves and a 3.35 ERA in 460 games.</p><p>After his playing career ended, Roebuck worked as a scout for several teams over the course of about 4 decades, finally hanging it up in 2006. He died in California a few weeks shy of his 87th birthday in 2018.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSld0bw1GYNS3pTRMbbG0ALrdXWtPbbc4C-QpHq5twzuEonILMDYqSRb74JEG7I65UaR8GjOUYGR8WiBKMyaH62z1bFlym518oHh_40f9dg4BnpQHU6zOLYeCGY2hj56ztSNjUxiVuOs6f7TeWUGcGxxoS8H7bR3C7c02rBkGaHg-Nv-CVCwTueicJP0Tg/s1559/Roebuck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1559" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSld0bw1GYNS3pTRMbbG0ALrdXWtPbbc4C-QpHq5twzuEonILMDYqSRb74JEG7I65UaR8GjOUYGR8WiBKMyaH62z1bFlym518oHh_40f9dg4BnpQHU6zOLYeCGY2hj56ztSNjUxiVuOs6f7TeWUGcGxxoS8H7bR3C7c02rBkGaHg-Nv-CVCwTueicJP0Tg/s320/Roebuck.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><p>Presented here is a 2012 Topps Heritage Real one autograph card, the red ink version numbered to 63 copies, as this card is a tribute to his actual 1963 Topps card.</p>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-25872298610205029192023-12-16T15:56:00.000-08:002023-12-17T12:08:06.268-08:00Michael Cramer and Pacific Trading Cards<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu49S3ZqM5GIgIavipX2B3qRfSToTfqkt8T0Da5jNN7ydyLV28HKgu4WUsPWR6DWRS9o_zwcrM7Ix9_y897wtVek6OTdkn_p7uq-gNkFh_qSl6FGmAdTpX_sHSUTkq7uzdG18Gahna3XZJQPOlD4vn2OitKDtOoxnNefHz-kaGmuwY6IZHZh1T4Asd4sG7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu49S3ZqM5GIgIavipX2B3qRfSToTfqkt8T0Da5jNN7ydyLV28HKgu4WUsPWR6DWRS9o_zwcrM7Ix9_y897wtVek6OTdkn_p7uq-gNkFh_qSl6FGmAdTpX_sHSUTkq7uzdG18Gahna3XZJQPOlD4vn2OitKDtOoxnNefHz-kaGmuwY6IZHZh1T4Asd4sG7" width="160" /></a></div><br />Michael Cramer has a new book out. Published just this year, it chronicles his life in trading cards and Alaskan fishing, among other things. Admittedly, I have not read it yet. I bought a copy, fully intending to read it, but I also wanted to get it signed. A local signing was set up, but sadly my book arrived the day of the signing and I was not able to make it in time. Here is hoping there will be another one sometime soon.<p></p><p>Most people in the hobby know Pacific Trading Cards. Cramer's Lynnwood, WA based company revolutionized the die cut card that we know today. A pioneer of prism technology as well, Pacific produced some of the best looking insert cards ever made. However my connection to this company goes back to before it was a licensed card manufacturer, as it does for many Washingtonians who either bought Cramer Productions products or frequented Mike's Pacific Trading Cards hobby shop in Edmonds, WA in the 80s. It was located at 7505 Olympic View Drive.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkcLySsz_-k3_UjBgHnQ4V8ste5kffi0Gx5uPzgmaA1A2kEHAcfolN6k0Ex_PCnOA-9tm5VVs7UAn6BjsUPPtfdw7th0bsj79nhbeyqdwtc929cTG6_JGH6_P8T49vQu0Y0AYBjs5YGWOEnrQI2vPR8Nj5zALpPz8BGZZEGdLVgj3Isot5YrQTm6HmLyl/s437/PTC%20Catalog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="338" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkcLySsz_-k3_UjBgHnQ4V8ste5kffi0Gx5uPzgmaA1A2kEHAcfolN6k0Ex_PCnOA-9tm5VVs7UAn6BjsUPPtfdw7th0bsj79nhbeyqdwtc929cTG6_JGH6_P8T49vQu0Y0AYBjs5YGWOEnrQI2vPR8Nj5zALpPz8BGZZEGdLVgj3Isot5YrQTm6HmLyl/s320/PTC%20Catalog.png" width="248" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4VxwszRPuqEXby2_BiUUPFLrmZj_peEalBvc8sMd_XBOhE2hicDkl0iLzcVPwy1b_w-UDNdN7Tcu-IeCAAW8Ib4l3BFisXftKeSj06wItZu5F7_o7aY6GP1_JnVuWrxGiZzck90rZjOkJM_0AMT-5n_KaHa6eLGYS8BuM_5jfpfRlhtBuF8jRR4AUMkf/s3279/PTC%20Catalog%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3279" data-original-width="2543" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4VxwszRPuqEXby2_BiUUPFLrmZj_peEalBvc8sMd_XBOhE2hicDkl0iLzcVPwy1b_w-UDNdN7Tcu-IeCAAW8Ib4l3BFisXftKeSj06wItZu5F7_o7aY6GP1_JnVuWrxGiZzck90rZjOkJM_0AMT-5n_KaHa6eLGYS8BuM_5jfpfRlhtBuF8jRR4AUMkf/s320/PTC%20Catalog%201.jpg" width="248" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQAwFs7atCm0CXceOa-OV-7ZEeflc1j0XqRXE3uWbdm6SOU-2uGddO89eWAwT127SNiDb1W44U7TQ0RFRv_lOYmfRdBlCeWzALt4YjAo3wXK30dbjqmcJDn6qgr18297QFbGbqFG17lIBa4psbA7X4A7ZQ55ee5UeBvI2o2fhrjysijxQbkngHMcRDJu-/s3273/PTC%20Catalog%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3273" data-original-width="2543" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQAwFs7atCm0CXceOa-OV-7ZEeflc1j0XqRXE3uWbdm6SOU-2uGddO89eWAwT127SNiDb1W44U7TQ0RFRv_lOYmfRdBlCeWzALt4YjAo3wXK30dbjqmcJDn6qgr18297QFbGbqFG17lIBa4psbA7X4A7ZQ55ee5UeBvI2o2fhrjysijxQbkngHMcRDJu-/s320/PTC%20Catalog%202.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The shop can be seen in the catalog photo above during their grand opening in 1981above. Here is the building 40+ years later, now a dental practice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwaQC4JCZkHt6VNywzF0ODf4DLISegqX-Omlmfei0rGayJ9gPp7yVCIsslBPQ6NFz3cefly_bNhwWCdXjcpQ5pK2FCZcwMyhsvR6V_MfS2e0iXGYXyKc-n_G99s-pK2v-nuyJczM4lfQqkw95VqH1aP4RexCeU8JEKyC6fIKJQqv_Jh7QfxSxQRMi0yJy/s754/7505%20Olympic%20view%20Dr.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="754" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwaQC4JCZkHt6VNywzF0ODf4DLISegqX-Omlmfei0rGayJ9gPp7yVCIsslBPQ6NFz3cefly_bNhwWCdXjcpQ5pK2FCZcwMyhsvR6V_MfS2e0iXGYXyKc-n_G99s-pK2v-nuyJczM4lfQqkw95VqH1aP4RexCeU8JEKyC6fIKJQqv_Jh7QfxSxQRMi0yJy/s320/7505%20Olympic%20view%20Dr.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQAwFs7atCm0CXceOa-OV-7ZEeflc1j0XqRXE3uWbdm6SOU-2uGddO89eWAwT127SNiDb1W44U7TQ0RFRv_lOYmfRdBlCeWzALt4YjAo3wXK30dbjqmcJDn6qgr18297QFbGbqFG17lIBa4psbA7X4A7ZQ55ee5UeBvI2o2fhrjysijxQbkngHMcRDJu-/s3273/PTC%20Catalog%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div></div>I don't recall the first time I made a trip to the shop, but it was probably in the 1982-83 time frame. I was too young to drive and we lived quite a distance from Edmonds at the time. However, my sister lived close and when we went to visit her on occasion, if I argued my case well enough and we had time, my parents would swing by the shop on the way to the ferry boat we had to take to get home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was a catalog subscriber for a time, although most or all of those catalogs were probably tossed by my parents, sadly. That is why when i see them listed on ebay or perhaps in a stack of magazines at a local shop or show, I try to buy them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 1984, he had Bob Feller to the shop for a signing. I was a subscriber then, so I got the Feller postcard announcement and was able to make the event. My first signing event ever and a memorable one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNRSPU2EU-CfCApsaSzjm9WtiDaBzB0EBPYXTuEi0ZbiobeCqPrvZmX8W1B9_dWJkwwwagZNrZ92utZyEfSU01vqsN8UahGT8E70tL25LIwrzSfhggotwi5PxSvULi_jxED7e8aqlse9H1vmzR5o0f7kWp7w3OyI34F6lO60IBDwdxxHag6WuMOtlHDoM/s418/Feller%20PC.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="418" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNRSPU2EU-CfCApsaSzjm9WtiDaBzB0EBPYXTuEi0ZbiobeCqPrvZmX8W1B9_dWJkwwwagZNrZ92utZyEfSU01vqsN8UahGT8E70tL25LIwrzSfhggotwi5PxSvULi_jxED7e8aqlse9H1vmzR5o0f7kWp7w3OyI34F6lO60IBDwdxxHag6WuMOtlHDoM/s320/Feller%20PC.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWgsz0xxfvHTGssGZLPgA_pmTcvtHvY-K6TPW9CtYY3yaQRm6JM3oAYz-v_EiqAv-q03iJwr4ol2OFRcThYHIM58GFxyDFXbCZA79Hl8hXmmJ9qN99aJMV4sFy246Bfd5EHMf7V_5c2X53yuRvyXtpuK1iF9UlsW0ovN8lZEjo5RylPM-iChnkwVFIgxz/s1530/Feller.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="1020" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWgsz0xxfvHTGssGZLPgA_pmTcvtHvY-K6TPW9CtYY3yaQRm6JM3oAYz-v_EiqAv-q03iJwr4ol2OFRcThYHIM58GFxyDFXbCZA79Hl8hXmmJ9qN99aJMV4sFy246Bfd5EHMf7V_5c2X53yuRvyXtpuK1iF9UlsW0ovN8lZEjo5RylPM-iChnkwVFIgxz/s320/Feller.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My early card memories are not sharp, but I do recall getting a few cards there that I still own. One being a well loved 1933 Goudey Rogers Hornsby. Another was a fairly sharp 1960 Topps Roberto Clemente. Both were probably each less than $20 at the time. I also remember buying a few "X" boxes, specifically 1984 Topps football. If only I had known...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4RriSWl1xy5gBA_wng1HjBGubqPtAwsDj9mTy-7xy7kzI5Gz0Y_qxSCbXR_V2Hv9UeuIdMZH_XOHDn1K2ZBV4z0FQ1oXHbjukMR1Dnzxlei0euT0ztyOqPAHkPGnOj6KJC6s4YiKJOw9DgsT2L6cCbxDTVUXoocVSI918JHWY2t_l16nG6I1ntHdVI3z/s4032/33%20Hornsby.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4RriSWl1xy5gBA_wng1HjBGubqPtAwsDj9mTy-7xy7kzI5Gz0Y_qxSCbXR_V2Hv9UeuIdMZH_XOHDn1K2ZBV4z0FQ1oXHbjukMR1Dnzxlei0euT0ztyOqPAHkPGnOj6KJC6s4YiKJOw9DgsT2L6cCbxDTVUXoocVSI918JHWY2t_l16nG6I1ntHdVI3z/s320/33%20Hornsby.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know Cramer ran the shop and I probably saw him each time I was there, but this was before his "fame" as a major card manufacturer. He did produce a card of himself though, as part of one of his Pacific Coast League sets which I was recently able to get him to sign.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9WOSUHCzsfi9ocOa-4Ykx2DzyoTJoFMPnpBuqgwD5GaaHPEFKrFnfUCkktFkEuzkRKqihkm96-btzNLgPEcWOyNYs4ufirCIZNDtqiUIwihGKFGHiqf8xjdR60BqohaXcDGYI2JTXbBowTV7OgyEt2S_UhtH2JqIZg9KLq-GORTvc6-HlVMfRSxYv66v/s582/Cramer%20Auto.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="452" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9WOSUHCzsfi9ocOa-4Ykx2DzyoTJoFMPnpBuqgwD5GaaHPEFKrFnfUCkktFkEuzkRKqihkm96-btzNLgPEcWOyNYs4ufirCIZNDtqiUIwihGKFGHiqf8xjdR60BqohaXcDGYI2JTXbBowTV7OgyEt2S_UhtH2JqIZg9KLq-GORTvc6-HlVMfRSxYv66v/s320/Cramer%20Auto.png" width="249" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before Pacific Trading Cards, there were a variety of smaller sets that he made. Many of which are common with the hobby. The combination of everything involved with michael Cramer and his shop have made for some great memories and I consider this my favorite shop of all time because of it. I just wish I had lived closer and been able to spend me time there. A common theme for collectors as we think back to our past.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some favorites of mine that came from Cramer included the Baseball Legends set and the 1984-85 PCL sets. Sometimes it is the simple things that give you the greatest memories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIIUdNKDhmcB4ebHABKLsun53gwD6VFp4eCChhMjXzH4jUDdiudG-DaI1sh63-g2nnW7TjQpfO5DZiowrT4X3ohNDVCha3S4qL6dU1JhoB7VA-UWAXGhqddamBcaFw6oywm8NFIjq6zkM-vmGpEzbc4v12n5bP-ZSMJYQi6BWk6mzUiMLu6oZsN9OUAE1/s400/Cramer%20Legends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIIUdNKDhmcB4ebHABKLsun53gwD6VFp4eCChhMjXzH4jUDdiudG-DaI1sh63-g2nnW7TjQpfO5DZiowrT4X3ohNDVCha3S4qL6dU1JhoB7VA-UWAXGhqddamBcaFw6oywm8NFIjq6zkM-vmGpEzbc4v12n5bP-ZSMJYQi6BWk6mzUiMLu6oZsN9OUAE1/s320/Cramer%20Legends.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1KtmlNzNSx3HiH5baVOXiPXqwoiyyPE0WsklxT_tdEZMZbc2s4rNUVphR-X6OId906tiH8bTndhJCA0in3R3oJntkKTrUPqv_Q8OQBZaGUFR5wuOdQqTlaBvm_qViay6q_BrDCfUsNd02_hks7wr4mXj1mklc5kXk65Gtbxvm2GbTMttR-mSWexCVdGE/s1600/s-l1600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1KtmlNzNSx3HiH5baVOXiPXqwoiyyPE0WsklxT_tdEZMZbc2s4rNUVphR-X6OId906tiH8bTndhJCA0in3R3oJntkKTrUPqv_Q8OQBZaGUFR5wuOdQqTlaBvm_qViay6q_BrDCfUsNd02_hks7wr4mXj1mklc5kXk65Gtbxvm2GbTMttR-mSWexCVdGE/s320/s-l1600.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQAwFs7atCm0CXceOa-OV-7ZEeflc1j0XqRXE3uWbdm6SOU-2uGddO89eWAwT127SNiDb1W44U7TQ0RFRv_lOYmfRdBlCeWzALt4YjAo3wXK30dbjqmcJDn6qgr18297QFbGbqFG17lIBa4psbA7X4A7ZQ55ee5UeBvI2o2fhrjysijxQbkngHMcRDJu-/s3273/PTC%20Catalog%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"></div></div><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-19089783064182435262023-12-16T14:29:00.000-08:002023-12-16T14:31:02.402-08:001989 MSA/Ralston Cereal Superstars Baseball Set & a brief cereal/card history from 1984-1989<p>In 1984, Ralston Purina introduced the cereal eating world to their new baseball card set, a partnership with Topps. I remember as a kid, digging for the "prizes" that were frequently packaged with breakfast cereals. This was not a new concept by this time, nor was it the first time trading cards were found. However, it seems that this was possibly one of the largest marketing efforts to sell cereal with baseball cards yet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUAygqpD-tn5nwDfRn9fpuZQkSD8GuGaXC0Xo3i2REziztErD2Sw5-282ShvYAEOeF1lAQ0gPbOkYC4by3C5zItYC9XcGhm8GSjokPH3nWv3ehENEbiH6YMAOi1Kmc6qjSaoam7B1j_o5zINGJJcjSwQtvWqalsTcHVcbjSsxdEDflfMZ3weNaDL9Xyfb/s1600/84%20Purina%20Sheet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="1600" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUAygqpD-tn5nwDfRn9fpuZQkSD8GuGaXC0Xo3i2REziztErD2Sw5-282ShvYAEOeF1lAQ0gPbOkYC4by3C5zItYC9XcGhm8GSjokPH3nWv3ehENEbiH6YMAOi1Kmc6qjSaoam7B1j_o5zINGJJcjSwQtvWqalsTcHVcbjSsxdEDflfMZ3weNaDL9Xyfb/s320/84%20Purina%20Sheet.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Each specially marked box contained a package of 4 random baseball cards from the 33 card set. Evidence of this survives with images readily available of Cookie Crisp and Donkey Kong Jr cereals, showing ads on the boxes. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3JhHLj8f1cTVqdSIvEq59PyKuBrrV7OZqQts2qwKNzYfTdMniol1zZ1lXgM0HV5dyx5ITnCoU4bJHR2ZKHpZgzc2q7gIZhFfCKVhnMR7-LT0XxWej8hsoEVLzFIJ5aC71RVyRHmlLTBD6CaD0kcoRwvEa-m5cTs_hLqgwQ5u_fKXw91dScKODb2HdNia/s1024/84%20Box.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="1024" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3JhHLj8f1cTVqdSIvEq59PyKuBrrV7OZqQts2qwKNzYfTdMniol1zZ1lXgM0HV5dyx5ITnCoU4bJHR2ZKHpZgzc2q7gIZhFfCKVhnMR7-LT0XxWej8hsoEVLzFIJ5aC71RVyRHmlLTBD6CaD0kcoRwvEa-m5cTs_hLqgwQ5u_fKXw91dScKODb2HdNia/s320/84%20Box.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptCBF6GQhLFgIQAjVQbB4txLHtpT7F8ur5KbkY7PJpqAh2bC7CCNCmPpP-ZIv8s8BiRNyYFsQH59cGOd63VRVelgbeTQJSWvdFJTAmLsKm2ij34AZM9kIHxadXITyje41zXeKyWheo7rY9xZRX9bEOMWOufBkK3oYMdSvKJQuTBov6y3szifE08kBJWlk/s1024/84DK%20Box.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="1024" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptCBF6GQhLFgIQAjVQbB4txLHtpT7F8ur5KbkY7PJpqAh2bC7CCNCmPpP-ZIv8s8BiRNyYFsQH59cGOd63VRVelgbeTQJSWvdFJTAmLsKm2ij34AZM9kIHxadXITyje41zXeKyWheo7rY9xZRX9bEOMWOufBkK3oYMdSvKJQuTBov6y3szifE08kBJWlk/s320/84DK%20Box.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a sealed package of the cards as well.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguk_dl5yqXXW4qGCj7cQGMk123YDvJQySsxwMvOE4CX6QqycZip8MMNXWdEMpCYYPmt_-G8fPjdaTrX4SfHWkJrmXU-aLWdbmlzkYrlIDEnRRe9sxU2Vx1vNB6qv1xPuEWIfFHzlBACKbsiJvdcrtVIkDt5CUlZ2yqrM30qSkCJ_hOU8niWUCJ_oDhsPx3/s555/84%20Pack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="402" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguk_dl5yqXXW4qGCj7cQGMk123YDvJQySsxwMvOE4CX6QqycZip8MMNXWdEMpCYYPmt_-G8fPjdaTrX4SfHWkJrmXU-aLWdbmlzkYrlIDEnRRe9sxU2Vx1vNB6qv1xPuEWIfFHzlBACKbsiJvdcrtVIkDt5CUlZ2yqrM30qSkCJ_hOU8niWUCJ_oDhsPx3/s320/84%20Pack.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><p>Full sets of 33 were available as well, by sending off a couple UPC codes and a small amount of money for postage. Sheet sets are fairly common even almost 40 years later, but I can't recall if I personally ordered any full sets at the time and if I did, did they came cut or uncut as a sheet.</p><p>There is another version of this set, also made by Topps, but without the Ralston Purina logo. These have "Cereal Series" across the top. One could speculate that since they were not Purina branded, that they were available via another means of distribution. As you can see, all of the cards shown on the cereal boxes have the Purina logos and not the "cereal series" notation. One site I viewed suggested that these cards were available in other brands of cereal, suggesting maybe Topps saw an opportunity to sell even more of the cards beyond what Purina ordered. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgtli1NRuWwmAjUCRywCcks1wsl_H3oOsQWUALVffSS8crwoGZC0hfcPo6Ow_ebOM_1RABrnlsBA3hhjWVsjnlIN1XwYTWJeCScI5AzhVED5kIhEAEqXe5MAP9BGERBe43TBRB62Hdobl0dPmm8kdWWzxCnahaIVisSKpAoNV3Fzsppk0gAd_NmgHuAGi/s380/84%20Cereal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="270" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgtli1NRuWwmAjUCRywCcks1wsl_H3oOsQWUALVffSS8crwoGZC0hfcPo6Ow_ebOM_1RABrnlsBA3hhjWVsjnlIN1XwYTWJeCScI5AzhVED5kIhEAEqXe5MAP9BGERBe43TBRB62Hdobl0dPmm8kdWWzxCnahaIVisSKpAoNV3Fzsppk0gAd_NmgHuAGi/s320/84%20Cereal.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I found evidence of sealed packs of the cereal series and a checklist card, and you can see, people had the opportunity to order 12 additional cards, but not a complete set, via the checklist offer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFpLCXZTAQnK3FP7_5ibTpkFnedxaT-VhXdHIdhZ-1NxsJ-VfeuVoY1R2_K7FQy0Jd3Q6JDmkBuv1EAnJkpW59JZAd_diPLnNzcAeg0ez7iqk_yVGNEXV1FguhBqNqGv8W2tZOxRp60T_4CFlUKmo_FEZ7SG3DBWb13kLFAvczaGnQJCGPRlBihhynICK/s810/Cereal%20Series%20pack.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="597" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFpLCXZTAQnK3FP7_5ibTpkFnedxaT-VhXdHIdhZ-1NxsJ-VfeuVoY1R2_K7FQy0Jd3Q6JDmkBuv1EAnJkpW59JZAd_diPLnNzcAeg0ez7iqk_yVGNEXV1FguhBqNqGv8W2tZOxRp60T_4CFlUKmo_FEZ7SG3DBWb13kLFAvczaGnQJCGPRlBihhynICK/s320/Cereal%20Series%20pack.png" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyuUEZ1MrD74BivnlTPz-gMBHWCjIrR55CqoFknhfU294heFTXVXfli4cZP52LhmlPw-l-b1PmjGKAglDJjX2__nfGZXnzf04nPXb9K0tTBH2RrXm-AB9V9zNL40zP1rFFpaznQfY6KeG8hDLVa9kGdptc-g1Dh3d1lvvxnivjHOhPnD2MgDsyLzrqIEr/s1600/Cereal%20Series%20CK%20F.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyuUEZ1MrD74BivnlTPz-gMBHWCjIrR55CqoFknhfU294heFTXVXfli4cZP52LhmlPw-l-b1PmjGKAglDJjX2__nfGZXnzf04nPXb9K0tTBH2RrXm-AB9V9zNL40zP1rFFpaznQfY6KeG8hDLVa9kGdptc-g1Dh3d1lvvxnivjHOhPnD2MgDsyLzrqIEr/s320/Cereal%20Series%20CK%20F.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCO7c4jjHVVZp2MTa3z2oegSS4BNUtgAfN13bwrF_Hv-t2mkdLs0FUesREF4XNjo9er3UmHUQyprqSDN8eGGEoighg2WnXUpDqfO2wcHvz2X6xzyK27Y30pQ4HEh8Gb17lTRm5GD-RwyGiKEeut-6F_I1ED3J7mWlSfoXupcHRgiVhTz4BvZp0A-Tg7L9/s1600/Cereal%20Series%20CK%20B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCO7c4jjHVVZp2MTa3z2oegSS4BNUtgAfN13bwrF_Hv-t2mkdLs0FUesREF4XNjo9er3UmHUQyprqSDN8eGGEoighg2WnXUpDqfO2wcHvz2X6xzyK27Y30pQ4HEh8Gb17lTRm5GD-RwyGiKEeut-6F_I1ED3J7mWlSfoXupcHRgiVhTz4BvZp0A-Tg7L9/s320/Cereal%20Series%20CK%20B.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Purina would not issue another baseball card set until 1987, when once again they had cards packaged into cereal boxes. Cookie Crisp and Honey Chex seem to be the main (or only) brands that year. where the cards could be found These cards were sealed in clear cellophane packages of 3 and presumably a game card for a chance to win a prize.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEMKFK-BTYmhKKab0h1pIDnfIyxBaXcf3CUr0tgqoUxp29mEIUxa2iAWvzXF4rmu-iuhwzz4bQqru3RR8mkRci7uYmtXhSygQb1xOAbfjAhcIclhBsNtB_7-VLiIAIlXvWw2jXQMqcGAGYUTxPy7jQz6472MAS0H_AbrUaqUO16uO7aLvXGorCCkOcTou/s268/87%20Honey%20Chex.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="188" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEMKFK-BTYmhKKab0h1pIDnfIyxBaXcf3CUr0tgqoUxp29mEIUxa2iAWvzXF4rmu-iuhwzz4bQqru3RR8mkRci7uYmtXhSygQb1xOAbfjAhcIclhBsNtB_7-VLiIAIlXvWw2jXQMqcGAGYUTxPy7jQz6472MAS0H_AbrUaqUO16uO7aLvXGorCCkOcTou/s1600/87%20Honey%20Chex.jpg" width="188" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlFYcJ06FDHe9KTGEnQOmohMdr3sPbx4yun6BoxLC_MyLsEONnAMVIsI9AiwidRxzHyf-SAelBde0Hcb1NIogvvvQ0Zv3fYMBuGe9cfttkxRaT5VS4BOdXMZouzZPzVguy9ODHbwiTXZEZ7LZag2O1v71wq3o0DYhBubN-8VXYywzpo9u-h7QZjuKefAh/s492/1987ralston2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="455" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlFYcJ06FDHe9KTGEnQOmohMdr3sPbx4yun6BoxLC_MyLsEONnAMVIsI9AiwidRxzHyf-SAelBde0Hcb1NIogvvvQ0Zv3fYMBuGe9cfttkxRaT5VS4BOdXMZouzZPzVguy9ODHbwiTXZEZ7LZag2O1v71wq3o0DYhBubN-8VXYywzpo9u-h7QZjuKefAh/s320/1987ralston2.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROryxwlEutVc02-tOFAcFntCSUY4ePnX9WFQPCGcyoRPTMNfn7qM1ccPu-jy919PEk1vxENdsDpgovBT_qwI0Dzx-7Mzw10YJ_NrpYUi8u5Ki7GM_YOzzMt2hQUy4jlJ9y1iM8idNDOOR_yc-ku69oJ_ONK0TBnN5Zq_sk9VFGAvW1alTRbNE3oYhyphenhyphenDfK/s639/1987cookiecrispbox2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="488" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROryxwlEutVc02-tOFAcFntCSUY4ePnX9WFQPCGcyoRPTMNfn7qM1ccPu-jy919PEk1vxENdsDpgovBT_qwI0Dzx-7Mzw10YJ_NrpYUi8u5Ki7GM_YOzzMt2hQUy4jlJ9y1iM8idNDOOR_yc-ku69oJ_ONK0TBnN5Zq_sk9VFGAvW1alTRbNE3oYhyphenhyphenDfK/s320/1987cookiecrispbox2.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYn2EuD6WY9wwNnIldEDsv6OcVDotg2AegNaASzjdJb1VYQMlPHRT4af2glE6OLt2mUZXBkjO_AtYJh3yzat9HO0LjJmXc9PSz3eGBKWDITDh03qExKJvv3rpiY0fcd1JBCQTLoZCNWhJdUDEoFAtEXtxue5VFbmQrodw-JDpXy6wBYa2LgPALXCN9_iat/s1160/87%20Sealed%20pack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="793" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYn2EuD6WY9wwNnIldEDsv6OcVDotg2AegNaASzjdJb1VYQMlPHRT4af2glE6OLt2mUZXBkjO_AtYJh3yzat9HO0LjJmXc9PSz3eGBKWDITDh03qExKJvv3rpiY0fcd1JBCQTLoZCNWhJdUDEoFAtEXtxue5VFbmQrodw-JDpXy6wBYa2LgPALXCN9_iat/s320/87%20Sealed%20pack.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRq9I-ZYqYClRB-hl6C2-d1NsSCCsiEjPOXVe4Q_STseI2jx31ffRbyytx7LpNhsFY-pLYHlAe9Qs8Sco_ogYgsh0J9OXWok9WGviIhQ_RJYFRZ1vj_EarL97QGJD1LF5rZS0x3PbeqgS7xNcaGYSoLt-fByLGwVZPHdJhqb6hl_252UvEIzPqj6iKs6S/s1600/87%20Game%20Card.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRq9I-ZYqYClRB-hl6C2-d1NsSCCsiEjPOXVe4Q_STseI2jx31ffRbyytx7LpNhsFY-pLYHlAe9Qs8Sco_ogYgsh0J9OXWok9WGviIhQ_RJYFRZ1vj_EarL97QGJD1LF5rZS0x3PbeqgS7xNcaGYSoLt-fByLGwVZPHdJhqb6hl_252UvEIzPqj6iKs6S/s320/87%20Game%20Card.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Similar to 1984, sheet sets were available as well from both Chex and Cookie Crisp, but one way to tell them apart when they are cut is the color of the paper used. The sheets are printed on paper that gives the back a more creme colored appearance, where as the box inserted cards look darker and grayish, more like a standard card or a cereal box itself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bNox4scZZSmk9szeuTcpBohkB_ANC5cg-5382CS82rtIdKvuEVDchRSlkWeFIeB4TFKRx9tDAM9Km20r8MDE4QTH_NvhyphenhyphenTlmKvCcfTo6yieNx8VAglBWdF_1n0mmDy9qj2_vpRrky5BH04EdbmQq7ek4atyYBL0rIKUmRMZ-RxcS4CH7liR0BbXDJ5tG/s1277/87%20Chex%20Sheet.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1277" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bNox4scZZSmk9szeuTcpBohkB_ANC5cg-5382CS82rtIdKvuEVDchRSlkWeFIeB4TFKRx9tDAM9Km20r8MDE4QTH_NvhyphenhyphenTlmKvCcfTo6yieNx8VAglBWdF_1n0mmDy9qj2_vpRrky5BH04EdbmQq7ek4atyYBL0rIKUmRMZ-RxcS4CH7liR0BbXDJ5tG/s320/87%20Chex%20Sheet.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="235" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxLC49BxtXN_ZlrahbuYvuPDFhn7P-SZmdwuqdoBB01oNXMMs16M5z0TqUuUUQO_vlyTpIOkL8Kcs1FZjqULjoy65VC39IG0MIrpo424UcR3ZVWJL_MDMCvaKHG8-p1bbFyeOyawEGJq9oboO3T7BFlgucKCr2cqckdVsCynRjqLfQubzqvhxjLgheqbn/s1600/1987RalstonPurinaCut4.png" width="235" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By this time, card makers and retails were really picking up on the ability of trading cards to help sell their products, or just selling as a standalone product outside of wax packs. Boxed sets started to become very commonplace. Toy stores, retail outlets and even Topps, Fleer & Donruss were making their own boxed sets of typically around 30 cards each to sell.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are several other cereal based card products that I am not touching on here, including the early 60s Post cards, the 1970s Kellogg's 3D cards (and their revival in the late 80s/early 90s) and a number of products in the early 90s like the Post revival. However, two more sets warrant mention here before we discuss the featured set. After the flurry of cereal cards in 1987, there appeared to be a break and nothing more from Purina was issued until 1989. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile, Quaker had produced some cards back in 1986 that were marketed in their granola bar product line. Found in tightly wrapped cellophane packs like many of the other offerings. Complete sets were available via an offer on a card inserted into each individual pack. It was a one time offering though. Quaker would disappear as well until 1989.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrrAy46yRSOiENRfYxgMCeuuIJYOVWvnzZBGrrJX2Chrif-HZOD1lyhyphenhyphenpag1QYU2b63Uy_ZdNQOMd00_4Gn_1HIk-rVIc6dyqfzWBbpdBkVW1tZpSL6sS1-Acf1D_8hglyup9F7ItZmgDqE9Tq7Aj2-JL93nZ1m1B4k2sC8CSgnd_4yz0IOTYpLLKVxH7/s1600/s-l1600-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrrAy46yRSOiENRfYxgMCeuuIJYOVWvnzZBGrrJX2Chrif-HZOD1lyhyphenhyphenpag1QYU2b63Uy_ZdNQOMd00_4Gn_1HIk-rVIc6dyqfzWBbpdBkVW1tZpSL6sS1-Acf1D_8hglyup9F7ItZmgDqE9Tq7Aj2-JL93nZ1m1B4k2sC8CSgnd_4yz0IOTYpLLKVxH7/s320/s-l1600-1.jpg" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1VUyHIfN1VWmKBfVPVtBBuX1KPQAo8kyhmgFS3w7jIFG0HQRTTsUSpoVzN8Xlgd8NYm_2JkshApSb_ZZ755Z6cDreXmHxIPt62yTeHCyAzWtN_oPUvL9DHRSUYst1ZlnNGVwPRj2hnN09OCLbNifwSZWEOWicYmUAbULP-4iSDiZtdw9deCADXC1MzNp/s1600/s-l1600-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1VUyHIfN1VWmKBfVPVtBBuX1KPQAo8kyhmgFS3w7jIFG0HQRTTsUSpoVzN8Xlgd8NYm_2JkshApSb_ZZ755Z6cDreXmHxIPt62yTeHCyAzWtN_oPUvL9DHRSUYst1ZlnNGVwPRj2hnN09OCLbNifwSZWEOWicYmUAbULP-4iSDiZtdw9deCADXC1MzNp/s320/s-l1600-2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_scIZhKizculJVTVjDi1-k0MoFfgDOqeRGyVkpmvKnjArgKfgfKINdFV1flua9XbSG0M0ew_Xus1S3Z4JAAQsH6N8Vwa91cMAInBkL_IMxQ4FhmOYNb0OewlruMHrUe_V0jqkYqXeEM_u6RzotyaKmYeQYbZqMewOfbEGbKUJgJMg_jfbujPNl9c8P-Q/s1600/s-l1600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_scIZhKizculJVTVjDi1-k0MoFfgDOqeRGyVkpmvKnjArgKfgfKINdFV1flua9XbSG0M0ew_Xus1S3Z4JAAQsH6N8Vwa91cMAInBkL_IMxQ4FhmOYNb0OewlruMHrUe_V0jqkYqXeEM_u6RzotyaKmYeQYbZqMewOfbEGbKUJgJMg_jfbujPNl9c8P-Q/s320/s-l1600.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1989 introduced us to another Topps based cereal offering, found in Quaker Cap'N Crunch boxes. They seemed to be alone in the cereal prize department that year...or were they? Which brings me to the whole reason for this blog entry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLuSITzbsj4jUhFIF5ctmkqQr0dvrqOceAdIxEOqTq9imPSIqigdGpWmjsNDGboBLc6EdTuHKta0UGvL2FtGlMoSiJxgbaicOnSVXV-IRpFDODMNDdSrlC3wQYn1py-sJ8myVJAtqxFmRvAlYNYIzwSng0ntpSw3wPsg87grKbhdTM42-PMiWLMgh9V86a/s649/capn%20crunch%20box%2089.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="449" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLuSITzbsj4jUhFIF5ctmkqQr0dvrqOceAdIxEOqTq9imPSIqigdGpWmjsNDGboBLc6EdTuHKta0UGvL2FtGlMoSiJxgbaicOnSVXV-IRpFDODMNDdSrlC3wQYn1py-sJ8myVJAtqxFmRvAlYNYIzwSng0ntpSw3wPsg87grKbhdTM42-PMiWLMgh9V86a/s320/capn%20crunch%20box%2089.png" width="221" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCp02ReV_T4Me1NtyX8tu5-EMob8yzffZaf96qQPjkKCLG3Yrhel89qrQO0_cFzXB4T2noUiWwlTv_fCfRMBx6b8ysNicKEMzsFwBvy8_pj7akjPyLnr5jLJ_0QworRU02W86As7bzUpW_aocJzCYO8LuZ-fALgub81ZWWDbhHOSIjI3VPOI3DbeL3KECc/s1600/89%20Cap%20n%20crunch.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCp02ReV_T4Me1NtyX8tu5-EMob8yzffZaf96qQPjkKCLG3Yrhel89qrQO0_cFzXB4T2noUiWwlTv_fCfRMBx6b8ysNicKEMzsFwBvy8_pj7akjPyLnr5jLJ_0QworRU02W86As7bzUpW_aocJzCYO8LuZ-fALgub81ZWWDbhHOSIjI3VPOI3DbeL3KECc/s320/89%20Cap%20n%20crunch.png" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEna40DBX7N8qIg3J2l4b0brl84rYTI9-Z8G2GKeUcpxPOOIjDliX2GHxP2bWmvCQgX_uVYvejsu2VR7y0VhBhqtV8El09vYUNLSw9EuE7kxiWx5g2tEWat73sbm4krLestUwgTiE108cPZVjfwVl7qewFkajcGzR9GzVz3STob6GcZ9cFxqn7bHsbPl0/s1600/89%20cap%20n%20back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEna40DBX7N8qIg3J2l4b0brl84rYTI9-Z8G2GKeUcpxPOOIjDliX2GHxP2bWmvCQgX_uVYvejsu2VR7y0VhBhqtV8El09vYUNLSw9EuE7kxiWx5g2tEWat73sbm4krLestUwgTiE108cPZVjfwVl7qewFkajcGzR9GzVz3STob6GcZ9cFxqn7bHsbPl0/s320/89%20cap%20n%20back.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Also found in 1989, but this final issue seems somewhat shrouded in mystery. Although it has been almost 35 years since it's issue, there seems to be very little written about it. I can't find one cereal box image that shows baseball cards being offered in 1989, except for the aforementioned Cap'N Crunch set. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfP__sZlSxo1ywWC4dsBBaTYVcNutElkHoUV8ktQXa1Yodxn3RkaZu2nvazxktQ320owGBGruO_UZTEng_ozLMtZ3tBmrT8azTtWcpOI3MG-C_lhJmPWKpkHGP6sijMCdmSr_Ndu2FfkopDyh1rpyxMicaZ6KJknpRhV9zVDMbZMdvG8Psobdt7ZwmhHQ/s2256/Superstars%20Front%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2124" data-original-width="2256" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfP__sZlSxo1ywWC4dsBBaTYVcNutElkHoUV8ktQXa1Yodxn3RkaZu2nvazxktQ320owGBGruO_UZTEng_ozLMtZ3tBmrT8azTtWcpOI3MG-C_lhJmPWKpkHGP6sijMCdmSr_Ndu2FfkopDyh1rpyxMicaZ6KJknpRhV9zVDMbZMdvG8Psobdt7ZwmhHQ/s320/Superstars%20Front%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qJpWwF2paIZ7gMNC_RXD7uH8cgbbZCYnzYbrDDFBUgKXUEiBnolxYLZCZiXCPslSqVZQGJtB2bpFOZlDvdQTvAIwxM8j64bLohhOCP8IknAGQ3YoiBihg3fF8SyAoiYjj9v55DJjUoJhZZ3fEeq0cK01ma91N40HgumLUo6hT9V0Ne4HKEZzlcFG-oiK/s2258/Superstars%20Back%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qJpWwF2paIZ7gMNC_RXD7uH8cgbbZCYnzYbrDDFBUgKXUEiBnolxYLZCZiXCPslSqVZQGJtB2bpFOZlDvdQTvAIwxM8j64bLohhOCP8IknAGQ3YoiBihg3fF8SyAoiYjj9v55DJjUoJhZZ3fEeq0cK01ma91N40HgumLUo6hT9V0Ne4HKEZzlcFG-oiK/s2258/Superstars%20Back%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2258" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qJpWwF2paIZ7gMNC_RXD7uH8cgbbZCYnzYbrDDFBUgKXUEiBnolxYLZCZiXCPslSqVZQGJtB2bpFOZlDvdQTvAIwxM8j64bLohhOCP8IknAGQ3YoiBihg3fF8SyAoiYjj9v55DJjUoJhZZ3fEeq0cK01ma91N40HgumLUo6hT9V0Ne4HKEZzlcFG-oiK/s320/Superstars%20Back%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleAe4fTTyBLa25imMzNidPg8GBLnYqBgho68VVqbnj0PkWXXLxlrR9lHGzb0fxtJVRIhYWLVy7C_tWQnttxL9XkbDu0F2478zPobP2uCtSks4ugUlhqhb8eFBNLbJItaK583kQqQCamtRhlWQmuK8vGVxug6-een0k3w9i1qMNiRTKL2UidZpqnqctFq-/s2264/Superstars%20Back%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2124" data-original-width="2249" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fpfD4P8MaUgLXZcRQhXv6qlZh83peIRQ9Ljs_980hWtIHjs-G6iFntA8qTJ23dewlVw8hyphenhypheno26chldJmm53uFbLU42coDZz1qBFcEYfkZWcNbHS_-CSaJdxnJhYv_KmE-iRPXqfiwRTDE_YC8EQutsO1-3QD_Xaa2mjldBa9YgYsFFTcuEhc7lHgqJ_qs/s320/Superstars%20Front%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleAe4fTTyBLa25imMzNidPg8GBLnYqBgho68VVqbnj0PkWXXLxlrR9lHGzb0fxtJVRIhYWLVy7C_tWQnttxL9XkbDu0F2478zPobP2uCtSks4ugUlhqhb8eFBNLbJItaK583kQqQCamtRhlWQmuK8vGVxug6-een0k3w9i1qMNiRTKL2UidZpqnqctFq-/s2264/Superstars%20Back%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="2264" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleAe4fTTyBLa25imMzNidPg8GBLnYqBgho68VVqbnj0PkWXXLxlrR9lHGzb0fxtJVRIhYWLVy7C_tWQnttxL9XkbDu0F2478zPobP2uCtSks4ugUlhqhb8eFBNLbJItaK583kQqQCamtRhlWQmuK8vGVxug6-een0k3w9i1qMNiRTKL2UidZpqnqctFq-/s320/Superstars%20Back%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">This 1989 set is commonly referred to as 1989 Cereal Superstars or 1989 MSA Superstars, but has no manufacturer or sponsor markings, other than MSA. MSA is/was Michael Schechter Associates, a marketing company that produced a wide variety of trading card sets designed to be used as advertising by companies that gave out the cards either with purchase or free. The best example would be the mostly baseball card discs they were involved with in the mid 1970s, associated with a dozen or more mostly food/retail businesses including Wendy's, Pepsi, Red Barn, Carousel, Holiday Inn, Isalys, Dairy Isle and several others. Their product line is certainly worthy of another separate blog entry, if not an entire blog dedicated to the sets they were associated with, so I won't go into them in any more detail at this time.</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">The only clue to the origin of these sets comes from an information card sealed within an unopened package of the cards. This sealed cellophane format was used for most of the other food issue cards, so it stands to reason that these cards were inserted into packages of cereal. However, WHY is the cereal maker not taking credit? Why can I not find a shred of pictorial evidence that any cereal was marked as containing these baseball cards in 1989?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKrzO4VRK5At-rebtI0LCM2_nMUupBnxUj1izYRGnRfN578LOeGQ3M3HygjvSbIOGbl4ZDCZWQ0LHV-bnj5HPAPuN063xQ9T_Nm-shicdQ0VhKy-z9gFYoK2dUAGi7D8AL6RG-eK0DspmVdUF1cEf4Re1uiDb-SopkuNFcYOEe8PjnuIXcV8AT0KHSmG0/s1720/Superstar%20Pack%20Front.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1720" data-original-width="1033" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKrzO4VRK5At-rebtI0LCM2_nMUupBnxUj1izYRGnRfN578LOeGQ3M3HygjvSbIOGbl4ZDCZWQ0LHV-bnj5HPAPuN063xQ9T_Nm-shicdQ0VhKy-z9gFYoK2dUAGi7D8AL6RG-eK0DspmVdUF1cEf4Re1uiDb-SopkuNFcYOEe8PjnuIXcV8AT0KHSmG0/s320/Superstar%20Pack%20Front.PNG" width="192" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyK9m6wzUSYneqBJA6022F4HSc_MbjOlT4N4xQgX2oCiArOSQtMahabu1GFUp6KtgJwFlnHdboBPVpChJs8Vx9pEH9ZmmPND_1cDn6KleFTnEInW01O5ZulL2tPs155_o3yH7qVnhx9YEA9KWLDMIB6Dn6SlGz4ZjzLyOFzDodWcbAsgpBc9dFZC5o9oG/s1771/Superstar%20Pack%20Back.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyK9m6wzUSYneqBJA6022F4HSc_MbjOlT4N4xQgX2oCiArOSQtMahabu1GFUp6KtgJwFlnHdboBPVpChJs8Vx9pEH9ZmmPND_1cDn6KleFTnEInW01O5ZulL2tPs155_o3yH7qVnhx9YEA9KWLDMIB6Dn6SlGz4ZjzLyOFzDodWcbAsgpBc9dFZC5o9oG/s1771/Superstar%20Pack%20Back.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1771" data-original-width="1045" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyK9m6wzUSYneqBJA6022F4HSc_MbjOlT4N4xQgX2oCiArOSQtMahabu1GFUp6KtgJwFlnHdboBPVpChJs8Vx9pEH9ZmmPND_1cDn6KleFTnEInW01O5ZulL2tPs155_o3yH7qVnhx9YEA9KWLDMIB6Dn6SlGz4ZjzLyOFzDodWcbAsgpBc9dFZC5o9oG/s320/Superstar%20Pack%20Back.PNG" width="189" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you can see, the info card indicates that complete 12 card sets could be ordered by sending 2 UPC codes from 4 different Ralston cereals and $1.00 for postage/handling. The cereals listed are Fruit Rings, Frosted Flakes, Crisp Crunch and Honey Nut Tasteeos. Clearly this promotion had to be for Ralston, but they sure didn't look like they were taking full advantage. It's surprising what you can find on the internet these days and I was able to track down all 4 boxes of cereal, but no mention of cards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4yT6Cxjn23PHLxIJChcEkFoc86gnbnMmRTTp0sujeK3sSTPwGyghe9A5Xuw6qtDknGnW8YYEhGTpoUsHMB9_DdcGjM1mUD_nqGeGmAmJYRHsJuj0Bca5pl7a9bWgnLaZsbJyvqV6C23tDnxHRu4xnEB0_HGR08X8teOdfjwl2gR9PO43_CaDtKgfIZVj/s1600/Ralston%20Frosted%20Flakes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4yT6Cxjn23PHLxIJChcEkFoc86gnbnMmRTTp0sujeK3sSTPwGyghe9A5Xuw6qtDknGnW8YYEhGTpoUsHMB9_DdcGjM1mUD_nqGeGmAmJYRHsJuj0Bca5pl7a9bWgnLaZsbJyvqV6C23tDnxHRu4xnEB0_HGR08X8teOdfjwl2gR9PO43_CaDtKgfIZVj/s320/Ralston%20Frosted%20Flakes.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QViEJeSKIM4hy3daxFO-ui5XdixP_6lBod9gy4VwxoRbOPaCriWkw2zSEBkkNfBi3Iehh7-7hw3Rx9EZrZHxxcQSipohmZLG-kFsyqRA3FXOWzcKZjtD4kadcj2Dc2WHzJ_VL5MSrzk8fOBRmCljYPCoO0DhZVMQPO0srtfev8pjI-3y2ZQu7X89PEKL/s296/Ralston%20Crisp%20Crunch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="200" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QViEJeSKIM4hy3daxFO-ui5XdixP_6lBod9gy4VwxoRbOPaCriWkw2zSEBkkNfBi3Iehh7-7hw3Rx9EZrZHxxcQSipohmZLG-kFsyqRA3FXOWzcKZjtD4kadcj2Dc2WHzJ_VL5MSrzk8fOBRmCljYPCoO0DhZVMQPO0srtfev8pjI-3y2ZQu7X89PEKL/s1600/Ralston%20Crisp%20Crunch.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVupniTGgul6Ad-jdASQ9AkxaMnVLSHEsf71R6ZzF-_yAKvrIBIt3VV3y5Q44jZvPiS3r9FpnC6KXTrKi5vD2KyQg9APNlqe8vaUINBmZkx-qYeueeisYF6_B9PolZGyeGDZmoYPjIajYUA4pr1XtdZJzfzCjlj-3ak3U_XFMVECoLYbYIxmKMO7pTJnq/s640/Ralston%20Fruit%20Rings.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVupniTGgul6Ad-jdASQ9AkxaMnVLSHEsf71R6ZzF-_yAKvrIBIt3VV3y5Q44jZvPiS3r9FpnC6KXTrKi5vD2KyQg9APNlqe8vaUINBmZkx-qYeueeisYF6_B9PolZGyeGDZmoYPjIajYUA4pr1XtdZJzfzCjlj-3ak3U_XFMVECoLYbYIxmKMO7pTJnq/s320/Ralston%20Fruit%20Rings.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghi03aWcx5cHOYF7FrW7KekW6WIwfblUzxvRFL7UCz6KlcywDU8WBAyCYXf34oDPYdaxAZ3GEE0dx2dmspz-VV_yKDli-nXLVhear4ITGZ5FruGDdRwhQNJmI7N0QbpegUKQo0sxtzeYchG9fM1RXUbY8rCy0lc0dDsX26YMgjgwB3wxhuoW5yE64tHSfi/s483/Ralston%20Honey%20Nut%20Tasteeos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="336" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghi03aWcx5cHOYF7FrW7KekW6WIwfblUzxvRFL7UCz6KlcywDU8WBAyCYXf34oDPYdaxAZ3GEE0dx2dmspz-VV_yKDli-nXLVhear4ITGZ5FruGDdRwhQNJmI7N0QbpegUKQo0sxtzeYchG9fM1RXUbY8rCy0lc0dDsX26YMgjgwB3wxhuoW5yE64tHSfi/s320/Ralston%20Honey%20Nut%20Tasteeos.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In digging a little deeper, I did find an ebay seller that was selling sealed 12 card sets. I clarified with them that each pack was in fact still sealed and complete at 12 cards each and once confirmed, I made my purchase. The cards have not arrived yet, but here is the image they were using in their listing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_OeO4cre2zQe89ubcsNAot_vr0NklCRNMtGojH87SzWqftxS_iSAeMHKaRqLCBbldytGqtBEtMNqqWgYHeUiyiFVh0YvaFEWECK4DrjQerHQ-I2K9G4irelTzI6C6Anln8LzLpLPEtJc-vLqh4jz5zNkF-VoHJcqRfLuOa20-NQ1sVTz5Wubf4r6bTi8/s1600/Sealed%20Sets.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="1600" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_OeO4cre2zQe89ubcsNAot_vr0NklCRNMtGojH87SzWqftxS_iSAeMHKaRqLCBbldytGqtBEtMNqqWgYHeUiyiFVh0YvaFEWECK4DrjQerHQ-I2K9G4irelTzI6C6Anln8LzLpLPEtJc-vLqh4jz5zNkF-VoHJcqRfLuOa20-NQ1sVTz5Wubf4r6bTi8/s320/Sealed%20Sets.png" width="320" /></a></div>So there you have it. The set is void of any sponsor or manufacturer, aside from MSA. Complete sets were presumably available by buying Ralston cereal products, but may not have actually been issued that way or advertised, at least. Maybe MSA was distributing the sets and cereal was not even involved, other than to help sell the boxes to redeem the sets? How would someone obtain the initial cards and info card that told them they needed to buy the Ralston cereal to get more cards? It's all very odd. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was in the Navy by this time and was not eating or buying store bought breakfast cereal, nor was I overly active with my card collecting at that moment. It would have been easy to miss out on this offering. It was also right in the middle of a short break that I took from the hobby, at a time when there was a lot of oddball activity happening, before jumping back in head first in 1993 and never looking back. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would love to hear from anyone who remembers this set as it was issued, could confirm they were issued in cereal (I could find no sealed individual or multi-card packages, besides the full 12 card set) or that could provide any other information, especially images that could be added to what I have found.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Despite having a pretty decent look to them for un unlicensed issue, they are not hard to find and not overly expensive of a set to obtain. Containing the biggest stars of the day, and half the set eventually being inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame, this is a set worth adding to your collection if you don't already own one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I want to thank a variety of websites, blogs and ebay listings for the images I used and information I found, although I didn't keep track of each one I am sorry to say.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"></div></div><br /><br /><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div></div>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-1672338977693401252023-08-16T18:09:00.000-07:002023-08-16T18:09:05.705-07:00Bobby Morgan 1926-2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyHQ0FAsLc6vZSHMWgwUWAnHdzFDeNeFcTu2UsblJMg4KyYeSaqtH8M_C2i0ki8aY3HFWGvQAIKyfmGuAHS8cyVyEtyp31DR-sJOhOVUP7RjOEwJ1-P37-tca9c-LrdHPluEO67wnIsVPXPoyPbcxIysjo9IxB_GmV9dak4Mjy-29_8emRliVPUFa8IhG/s135/7fd469bc_davis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="135" data-original-width="90" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyHQ0FAsLc6vZSHMWgwUWAnHdzFDeNeFcTu2UsblJMg4KyYeSaqtH8M_C2i0ki8aY3HFWGvQAIKyfmGuAHS8cyVyEtyp31DR-sJOhOVUP7RjOEwJ1-P37-tca9c-LrdHPluEO67wnIsVPXPoyPbcxIysjo9IxB_GmV9dak4Mjy-29_8emRliVPUFa8IhG/s1600/7fd469bc_davis.jpg" width="90" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And just like that, we are down another former Brooklyn Dodger. Bobby Morgan's family opted for no official announcement when he died June 1st of this year, so word of his passing was slow to reach the fans. I therefore erroneously listed him still living at 97 in the last passing blog entry for Chris Haughey about 2 weeks ago, who himself had been gone for quite some time before the fans were made aware. Morgan would have turned 97 at the end of June.<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><u style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Player Birthdate (age) - Debut with Brooklyn</u> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Carl Erskine 12-13-26 (96) - 1948</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tommy Brown 12-6-27 (95) - 1944 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Fred Kipp 10-1-31 (91) - 1957 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Jim Gentile 6-3-34 (89) - 1957 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sandy Koufax 12-30-35 (87) - 1955 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bob Aspromonte 6-19-38 (85) - 1956</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Down to the final 6 pack.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Morgan played part time for the Dodgers in 1950, 1952 and 1953, before being sent to Philly, where he would have his best MLB years. He did get a taste of the World Series though, courtesy of the Dodgers and across 3 games in 1952-53, he was hitless in 2 AB. He finished his 8 year career in Chicago in 1958, appearing in a single game for the Cubs that season!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">RIP Mr. Morgan</div>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-39378424471323373362023-08-01T18:06:00.005-07:002023-08-16T18:05:56.284-07:00Chris Haughey 1925-2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IWE3HWPXsMmDHPLzcW3TYJ2ODxhnbjOg9npQnU8W-1djNghWoQRKwYWd6ZdQWyeIELzT27p15waRiZW_NEWKSU6o2fO47vdfWvWJXpD9gzBvHc2sTIk6Kd72tv4iy-Ov5yUjzSBD8Ujw4eVl2QD-Qf9RGE1rGnQz1ujeaItpVrTv9bKpNYgmUnjaqhkL/s135/b589f898_davis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="135" data-original-width="90" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IWE3HWPXsMmDHPLzcW3TYJ2ODxhnbjOg9npQnU8W-1djNghWoQRKwYWd6ZdQWyeIELzT27p15waRiZW_NEWKSU6o2fO47vdfWvWJXpD9gzBvHc2sTIk6Kd72tv4iy-Ov5yUjzSBD8Ujw4eVl2QD-Qf9RGE1rGnQz1ujeaItpVrTv9bKpNYgmUnjaqhkL/s1600/b589f898_davis.jpg" width="90" /></a></div><br />Apparently it was discovered recently that Chris Haughey, former Brooklyn Dodger pitcher (1 game career at age 17) had died "under the radar" last April 2022, taking the remaining living Dodgers (out of order, of course) down to the magnificent 7. No notice of his death was posted in the typical baseball spots, so nobody outside of those closest to him really knew.<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><u style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Player Birthdate (age) - Debut with Brooklyn</u> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bobby Morgan 6-29-26 (97) - 1950</div><div style="text-align: center;">Carl Erskine 12-13-26 (96) - 1948</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tommy Brown 12-6-27 (95) - 1944 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Fred Kipp 10-1-31 (91) - 1957 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Jim Gentile 6-3-34 (89) - 1957 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sandy Koufax 12-30-35 (87) - 1955 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bob Aspromonte 6-19-38 (85) - 1956</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Haughey's only MLB appearance was a relief effort in 1943, although he finished the game. The opposition dealt him a loss after 7 IP. He allowed 6 runs (3 earned) with 5 hits, struck out none and walked 10. He would come back in 1946 and play through 1948 in the minors before hanging up his spikes for good. RIP Mr. Haughey.</div>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-84554545875487260592023-06-08T19:01:00.002-07:002023-06-08T19:01:43.892-07:00Roger Craig 1930-2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeftzFsOBz4gbtWmclfOKqqEZlhdhEqwBCNXO7OvtiusNc2Zb1F5p1Xw-ulF2KoxOwRoksH04SRg4SpWw6fP7bj93HzyeYB0pcZYz6p0pjbUFemzxni68SWDcnJfuACuhTFWOy9wB1CNLITgDwyRYE8QwEjzqKJFNpoDguegIouX6sJy0z81zpAa9oA/s180/feb39a5f_sabr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="120" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeftzFsOBz4gbtWmclfOKqqEZlhdhEqwBCNXO7OvtiusNc2Zb1F5p1Xw-ulF2KoxOwRoksH04SRg4SpWw6fP7bj93HzyeYB0pcZYz6p0pjbUFemzxni68SWDcnJfuACuhTFWOy9wB1CNLITgDwyRYE8QwEjzqKJFNpoDguegIouX6sJy0z81zpAa9oA/s1600/feb39a5f_sabr.jpg" width="120" /></a></div><br />Roger Craig passed away this week, on June 4 at the age of 93. This loss leaves us with just 8 former Brooklyn Dodger players still alive. Jim Gentile just celebrated his 89th birthday the prior day, otherwise all of those left have yet to reach their birthdays in 2023. Aspromonte and Morgan are looking to celebrate this month though, turning 85 and 97 respectively.<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><u style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Player Birthdate (age) - Debut with Brooklyn</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Chris Haughey 9-3-25 (97) - 1943 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bobby Morgan 6-29-26 (96) - 1950</div><div style="text-align: center;">Carl Erskine 12-13-26 (96) - 1948</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tommy Brown 12-6-27 (95) - 1944 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Fred Kipp 10-1-31 (91) - 1957 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Jim Gentile 6-3-34 (89) - 1957 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sandy Koufax 12-30-35 (87) - 1955 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bob Aspromonte 6-19-38 (84) - 1956</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6U88-azL6j9HC1aLhvx3fDzWzBRqBZgcBImjDZLtKvqNw3MAzYvG1r4AIlusP3fjmr8EzPAGQHoLADgisPZ-laR2atXYCuntCp11CJsztfCtYfEQUY4iLNYysQrrpNWu4UpF0Lh5ysfIXboSL_xuxQUkSdGvX5-31OaQDaCwHHTCJhTtLraGLxVxpSQ/s1134/s-l1600-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="840" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6U88-azL6j9HC1aLhvx3fDzWzBRqBZgcBImjDZLtKvqNw3MAzYvG1r4AIlusP3fjmr8EzPAGQHoLADgisPZ-laR2atXYCuntCp11CJsztfCtYfEQUY4iLNYysQrrpNWu4UpF0Lh5ysfIXboSL_xuxQUkSdGvX5-31OaQDaCwHHTCJhTtLraGLxVxpSQ/s320/s-l1600-1.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Craig was a decent pitcher for the Brooklyn and LA Dodgers for 7 year, compiling a 50-38 record, before being selected by the newly formed NY Mets franchise in the 1961 expansion draft. Unfortunately for Craig, 2 very rough league leading 20+ loss seasons would follow. The next 3 years would see him suit up in a different town each year, finally bringing his career to a close after stops in St. Louis, Cincinnati and Philadelphia with a final win/loss record of 74-98 (ouch). He would pitch in 4 World Series and earned a ring in 3 of those seasons, 1955, 1959 and 1964! In the1956 World Series, the Dodgers fell to the Yankees.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">He was never an all-star or award winner, but was just a solid pitcher. However, he may be more well known as a manager, making his debut in San Diego for the 1978 season with a respectable 4th place finish 6 games above .500. He managed the Padres one more season in 1979 before being replaced by Jerry Coleman. He would later skipper the San Francisco Giants from 1985-92, guiding them to the infamous 1989 Earthquake World Series, where they were handed a loss from the cross bay rival A's. He then skippered the NL squad in the 1990 All Star Game.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKy2PK3mdvBzdXL7Pew7nxbtn5fVgfWnz436MDhwig9iBVUcJI0gHbtleQ9DZ6z_P5fr8vOmQEJK8YjyibTw-jdrtFGwOQp7cdxo-cq7UwxCEQrZaax-vjDMaqOwBLigz6Par6EZdgRblwE1FGonXLVG4925QzREucFo0yroF4Y_ws2JlEgaOuHl1Ljg/s281/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="180" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKy2PK3mdvBzdXL7Pew7nxbtn5fVgfWnz436MDhwig9iBVUcJI0gHbtleQ9DZ6z_P5fr8vOmQEJK8YjyibTw-jdrtFGwOQp7cdxo-cq7UwxCEQrZaax-vjDMaqOwBLigz6Par6EZdgRblwE1FGonXLVG4925QzREucFo0yroF4Y_ws2JlEgaOuHl1Ljg/s1600/images.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>RIP Mr. Craig.<br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-65435126727719036962023-05-03T20:18:00.001-07:002023-05-03T20:18:13.754-07:00Steve Garvey's Hit & Run game uncovered<p>Epic day for the Garvey collection!</p><p>There isn't much more I can say about this, other than I found one and it exists! Well actually a fellow Garvey collector, who is selling his collection, found it. I saw it listed and nearly fell out of my chair. I had to have this piece and I'll refer you back to a previous blog article to tell you all that I know about the game.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1978theyearitallbegan.blogspot.com/2015/02/a-game-that-was-never-sold-steve.html">Steve Garvey's Hit & Run</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">This one is a little worse for wear, but I am not complaining. First time I am seeing and holding one in my hands. It gives me hope there are more copies out there possibly. I don't count on it, but now I would love to upgrade some day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrl2p5LDHs74MuALYt2GBozFXf7suQpl7yrA0WoovEIGCgPQz9f9nbDDz6JdiAfCbg6M3J0gcl52QPmcf8P0RBrwHMyqX0DqBjcbxftVRjVpNDpW7RHGZXZoS1IcpLADjvXwdrBrS60MO79egpNOG0LC0LkzX1W0_7ZwMxQiTU6azaojZVwZO5g2Ap1Q/s4032/IMG_0342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrl2p5LDHs74MuALYt2GBozFXf7suQpl7yrA0WoovEIGCgPQz9f9nbDDz6JdiAfCbg6M3J0gcl52QPmcf8P0RBrwHMyqX0DqBjcbxftVRjVpNDpW7RHGZXZoS1IcpLADjvXwdrBrS60MO79egpNOG0LC0LkzX1W0_7ZwMxQiTU6azaojZVwZO5g2Ap1Q/s320/IMG_0342.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBCXeo8DdPAOcnVCtcpMUPmM5zYKh_dv2owiuWUcJPsEMYKaUtCwNxTMj1IKjJIMr7gLiCMdN771M2mVhZRMtemu-mFkEv3OYlbrobDzhPffWc87Bxv_bqb7kbYiLXvoeEuDJxnEaLtw0Y1iT8F_TRQCy37OFBIj26JCfOlJvwLjvC_WYqEPPaTJs8A/s4032/IMG_0343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBCXeo8DdPAOcnVCtcpMUPmM5zYKh_dv2owiuWUcJPsEMYKaUtCwNxTMj1IKjJIMr7gLiCMdN771M2mVhZRMtemu-mFkEv3OYlbrobDzhPffWc87Bxv_bqb7kbYiLXvoeEuDJxnEaLtw0Y1iT8F_TRQCy37OFBIj26JCfOlJvwLjvC_WYqEPPaTJs8A/s320/IMG_0343.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-64248204928380709652023-04-01T20:10:00.005-07:002023-04-01T20:15:22.417-07:002022 Wrap Up & 2023 - My first post is April Fool's Day!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafiJi1KJOy9vT-WDUaO6Ayt3Ux8HYzoRKIly046oHoVMqlSg8gYUinTVtS-fGod_3PR0bRZ6XvK516MwgA69j7YqnldYjnxr7l0k5OBdJ8fNGzuyfAzTLIKvHDkwPNz12oFi_bNyT8daLdDjcc7DRmYzMF8t_T9TeNiMt_mbXZMG_agRL-NAQlki-Iw/s1024/xuvb0tqb4via2gj3lei6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafiJi1KJOy9vT-WDUaO6Ayt3Ux8HYzoRKIly046oHoVMqlSg8gYUinTVtS-fGod_3PR0bRZ6XvK516MwgA69j7YqnldYjnxr7l0k5OBdJ8fNGzuyfAzTLIKvHDkwPNz12oFi_bNyT8daLdDjcc7DRmYzMF8t_T9TeNiMt_mbXZMG_agRL-NAQlki-Iw/s320/xuvb0tqb4via2gj3lei6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I can't believe I only wrote 5 entries in 2022. Sadly, most of my posts lately are to announce Dodger related deaths and less about cards and collectibles. I will one day get back to writing about the cards and such.<p></p><p>Baseball season opened up this past week and I will get back to focusing on Dodger roster additions that I need for my autograph collection. As it stands, I only currently need 5 for the all-time roster. David Peralta is my only new addition so far this year, but I'm sure many more are to come. The other new Dodgers were already captured in my collection thankfully. Mookie Betts, Juston Bruihl, Darien Nunez and Chris Martin are all previous (or current roster) players that have eluded me so far.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrR5oAvQquWqU4gBU0fVuJAEU5gogMDA1pM6By5kyGrHE_c7CnNrdoKxlDrtyxF0_zaKdXh4CtAkLohj0TNmzRi-kmQ-nxIiwvPWwRnJvodK6CWae1mv01N5mWfD2Slhcx3jF_CAI0oEwZ3Bnpt8Th9-evbsOyW74jA-DJNll4pfiW0G6HYRz2O0p75A/s180/ce273625_mlbam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="120" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrR5oAvQquWqU4gBU0fVuJAEU5gogMDA1pM6By5kyGrHE_c7CnNrdoKxlDrtyxF0_zaKdXh4CtAkLohj0TNmzRi-kmQ-nxIiwvPWwRnJvodK6CWae1mv01N5mWfD2Slhcx3jF_CAI0oEwZ3Bnpt8Th9-evbsOyW74jA-DJNll4pfiW0G6HYRz2O0p75A/s1600/ce273625_mlbam.jpg" width="120" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_g7heDoh1UaCC_pPicXOjoKV10qpSysKTqcnnF0yw0nyvUdjpqg_GsrUg5S1rNdmJh0g08iKvegNKcSUv0X75JmABqTsr9jZTyyOgtDTRHtXxVX3kTyPyCwM7gImU9dlXHx71D63sNZXrYO3uP53LkMCGBWzTCrr2mcR4hJu2DqzHN4Iq8f62vMobYA/s180/f3a0cc68_mlbam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="120" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_g7heDoh1UaCC_pPicXOjoKV10qpSysKTqcnnF0yw0nyvUdjpqg_GsrUg5S1rNdmJh0g08iKvegNKcSUv0X75JmABqTsr9jZTyyOgtDTRHtXxVX3kTyPyCwM7gImU9dlXHx71D63sNZXrYO3uP53LkMCGBWzTCrr2mcR4hJu2DqzHN4Iq8f62vMobYA/s1600/f3a0cc68_mlbam.jpg" width="120" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81HGDP5Vam-8JZFL1MEOo3FcycRORbG-s5PztcJK5EKJe6qotqLHYimGyzOjtwIiTKeNrow_DNIX2FTcjxEOdN6b89JXTWpisdICvnlrm5DyPi_N6YQP212_ynaC80Jky3ytJ1e_6jT9M5H1293Xp9SXnN_FTDZfuzNoclkVDhfg38Ge7JTAZGbLuSQ/s180/a1f9ef30_mlbam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="120" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81HGDP5Vam-8JZFL1MEOo3FcycRORbG-s5PztcJK5EKJe6qotqLHYimGyzOjtwIiTKeNrow_DNIX2FTcjxEOdN6b89JXTWpisdICvnlrm5DyPi_N6YQP212_ynaC80Jky3ytJ1e_6jT9M5H1293Xp9SXnN_FTDZfuzNoclkVDhfg38Ge7JTAZGbLuSQ/s1600/a1f9ef30_mlbam.jpg" width="120" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg87mo9rn394zgbUQcyvoqDeeEuXe3Ejx2RNj7NlvgVbX3odOMWtF0CLwcQ7N0kwPVvK3SBJ4dZTS4AhBCxdvr5SBHTWYNx4RniWnQR92WNGzZvrBD6gkOy3vjO0aLSk7fjWedIQhtes9v9xORywisfZ5lFJkxP-hv12GhsLQcRq06rOcbKGOn-i1i-A/s180/e4acde31_milb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="120" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg87mo9rn394zgbUQcyvoqDeeEuXe3Ejx2RNj7NlvgVbX3odOMWtF0CLwcQ7N0kwPVvK3SBJ4dZTS4AhBCxdvr5SBHTWYNx4RniWnQR92WNGzZvrBD6gkOy3vjO0aLSk7fjWedIQhtes9v9xORywisfZ5lFJkxP-hv12GhsLQcRq06rOcbKGOn-i1i-A/s1600/e4acde31_milb.jpg" width="120" /></a></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KOX0VRcUgXAq4-9lhmgWZWz_Xzz_0R9gjRCl-3KICmy_mo9KYSotBlIGw0WTZa-VJHgqzXgwyrXgEBGs9VA5gQQNhVUEjC7fX92794WMCGDLPIWh2ER_LaRJ5fFmT3m3DClGOiM-D4w86EIvAUgAUsysa_A4bPGuU6VPviYlisUIZluoxCEmoNIpQA/s247/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="247" data-original-width="204" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KOX0VRcUgXAq4-9lhmgWZWz_Xzz_0R9gjRCl-3KICmy_mo9KYSotBlIGw0WTZa-VJHgqzXgwyrXgEBGs9VA5gQQNhVUEjC7fX92794WMCGDLPIWh2ER_LaRJ5fFmT3m3DClGOiM-D4w86EIvAUgAUsysa_A4bPGuU6VPviYlisUIZluoxCEmoNIpQA/s1600/images.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><br /></div><p>I also somehow missed a few passings in 2022. Most notably, Vin Scully. Probably a testament to how busy and/or disconnected I was. I also failed to mention the passing of Dick Schofield and Julio Lugo. I think I captured everyone else though. </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhxJfi-qmV3p7hjMcErAv8wnhbktmCcKrED3wkMiTebwXjqX1ps65UT_DV6Bm0WKIH-drjSb1-EOZZWgB5q2_mh1K6TSzhDSBsyqok8m5xr0l60RPgHrhHEXcWGqyYnYEi7bREFys6TWZRGju9dRdi4YDOL8d5hwwYWVN_QVKB2l--rEcU_pf1v0TMw/s249/download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="203" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhxJfi-qmV3p7hjMcErAv8wnhbktmCcKrED3wkMiTebwXjqX1ps65UT_DV6Bm0WKIH-drjSb1-EOZZWgB5q2_mh1K6TSzhDSBsyqok8m5xr0l60RPgHrhHEXcWGqyYnYEi7bREFys6TWZRGju9dRdi4YDOL8d5hwwYWVN_QVKB2l--rEcU_pf1v0TMw/s1600/download.jpg" width="203" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvFuzXWYpIypDyWFn9yLVwDo_vs8BZyUerGIAGjRASRhKSXj1WoRdEKvmL0WVVRBfeVhKTtpnL1LhFIykE6dRONj4s4ll4omfGsdr5h68A2HMCVMqWSw6O3RHgibQN53PgBK5LH_HYRODXJLCNAgQcCkD_vJxy0jgMIrSiIbwIXlnYUGOuNJvucJ21g/s874/Julio-Lugo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="874" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvFuzXWYpIypDyWFn9yLVwDo_vs8BZyUerGIAGjRASRhKSXj1WoRdEKvmL0WVVRBfeVhKTtpnL1LhFIykE6dRONj4s4ll4omfGsdr5h68A2HMCVMqWSw6O3RHgibQN53PgBK5LH_HYRODXJLCNAgQcCkD_vJxy0jgMIrSiIbwIXlnYUGOuNJvucJ21g/s320/Julio-Lugo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">One additional "event" I missed marking in 2022 was the birthday of Steve Garvey on December 22. Garvey turned 74 this past year. I though about it around that time, but clearly didn't motivate myself to hop online and give him a quick birthday wish. I doubt he'd see it, as I have never even seen him acknowledge or answer a Twitter comment/question on his own page from me, so there is that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8mqL0-LCJ-twIBOxyHJxr7Ooh_aPdKbhOonPrpZuBmvWvHkvJwcc13QW1ALU8FORfKVx5dIv72-lY2wo2jaBxL2-AYlVwIJ5v5MFzlEdliPq3CXulR6pDu6TL1FstXpMPh-uykegln51-7ezimt8rVlszVsvo6_ebVbxhnjEY6bqjRSqqIKdjiTUQQ/s941/Steve-Garvey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="941" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8mqL0-LCJ-twIBOxyHJxr7Ooh_aPdKbhOonPrpZuBmvWvHkvJwcc13QW1ALU8FORfKVx5dIv72-lY2wo2jaBxL2-AYlVwIJ5v5MFzlEdliPq3CXulR6pDu6TL1FstXpMPh-uykegln51-7ezimt8rVlszVsvo6_ebVbxhnjEY6bqjRSqqIKdjiTUQQ/s320/Steve-Garvey.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The Brooklyn 9 remain strong for now as well. It's been nearly a year since the club dropped to single digits. Here is hoping the rest of 2023 being great.</p>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-78371120400571708472022-09-20T18:58:00.002-07:002022-09-20T18:59:03.480-07:00Maury Wills 1932-2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpa9LTyxS28EONPslhfNKWdeuDPIVa4k5Gv3ZfibtiLR2icerLl38NpPv__Tx-AoLTq9yS2CgQneFt4I47KJr33yUeFiUBdNZRbTVWCj99U_BZTxjBmYPA2ObZ5c4XOzQtR80-RuYByKt8I9a91AlykRNxDOQ5Mf7weyuZA2mYrL1at7tb7W-X_dNmw/s1285/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-20%20at%206.32.50%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="1285" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpa9LTyxS28EONPslhfNKWdeuDPIVa4k5Gv3ZfibtiLR2icerLl38NpPv__Tx-AoLTq9yS2CgQneFt4I47KJr33yUeFiUBdNZRbTVWCj99U_BZTxjBmYPA2ObZ5c4XOzQtR80-RuYByKt8I9a91AlykRNxDOQ5Mf7weyuZA2mYrL1at7tb7W-X_dNmw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-20%20at%206.32.50%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />Maury Wills died yesterday, September 19 at the age of 89. He missed playing for Brooklyn by 1 year, debuting with Los Angeles in 1959. He lead the league in steals his sophomore season and by his 4th in 1962, he won the NL MVP and had set the record for steals in a season with 104. He was the first man (and only a handful have done so since) to steal 100+ in a season, breaking a record set by Ty Cobb nearly 50 years earlier in 1915! He was a star for those 1960s Dodgers until they traded him away in 1966 on the heels of his 5th All Star season. He put up a few more decent seasons, however his best years were behind him at that point and he moved from Pittsburgh and Montreal before rejoining the Dodgers in 1969 where he would remain until the end his career after the 1972 season.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0gT4X8RR8Lj72RdiASWoMwCEUpvGfMDrx7FXnbsQmO7riVnm2OgmiX-anF4eHfXVrUOo_UbEEdJp-6dIVaLxIHJtGSV01Wp86K65KL1nDKERImX3eKEdYVHA8eLHE9u1MlrdRBNLKR1tjEdr9vUbzpkcpKk34cHLFUkhi1nBZ3lYkNa1_AusszK6zg/s1096/s-l1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1096" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0gT4X8RR8Lj72RdiASWoMwCEUpvGfMDrx7FXnbsQmO7riVnm2OgmiX-anF4eHfXVrUOo_UbEEdJp-6dIVaLxIHJtGSV01Wp86K65KL1nDKERImX3eKEdYVHA8eLHE9u1MlrdRBNLKR1tjEdr9vUbzpkcpKk34cHLFUkhi1nBZ3lYkNa1_AusszK6zg/s320/s-l1600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>He also managed the woeful Seattle Mariners for 2 partial seasons in 1980-81, a trail blazer at the time as only the 3rd black manager to lead a MLB team by then, behind Frank Robinson and Larry Doby.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YoRBiDLGxIgvR7wO6pGVupr2ufNNK8ecIS80OHdRUXMLGLPsgg-O4_92y2UHrnwrGAaMXsl5yJR3lOWKEmBY5Vr_3-3UVp1laFI-bt_cXhXfnmH_5dhslkRDLXJDIb83lXfoUaaqSixHMtA7YvlPKJrGkoubQaAk8hhfIb-5FB4jQ-t18Lk9QRxXFg/s500/s-l500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="366" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YoRBiDLGxIgvR7wO6pGVupr2ufNNK8ecIS80OHdRUXMLGLPsgg-O4_92y2UHrnwrGAaMXsl5yJR3lOWKEmBY5Vr_3-3UVp1laFI-bt_cXhXfnmH_5dhslkRDLXJDIb83lXfoUaaqSixHMtA7YvlPKJrGkoubQaAk8hhfIb-5FB4jQ-t18Lk9QRxXFg/s320/s-l500.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><p>His son Bump played MLB from 1977-82 and although he had speed like his father, he was not nearly the player dad had been.</p><p style="text-align: center;">RIP Mr. Wills!</p>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-27027794579976966182022-05-25T17:55:00.001-07:002022-05-25T17:55:13.099-07:00RIP Luke Allen & Gordie Windhorn<p> A couple of former Dodger players passed away recently. Luke Allen died 4/26 at the age of 43 and Gordie Windhorn died May 21 at the age of 88. No cause of death has been reported for the young Allen, a loss too soon.</p><p>Windhorn played for the Dodgers in 1961 and appeared in 34 games that season. His 1962 Topps card features an airbrush job, but clearly he was pictured in a Dodger uniform. However, he was traded by LA in October of 1961 and appeared as an Athletic on that card.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-gv6rMY5yehwVedg7TDYck6yeXW-2TNGJbX9Zo5TbeeQvgs5hzycsC2Wplanh_B3yO0K4JxD5fAXRvM53CFqFfxTu_dyOtg-Gc0q9QWlvuZIANtqB5cpaY8guQtYZFrQihDHgXdQOv_bCHUEpwIDdidj0zNXkHmUqXiX3Sg537o9RmutLhyur91zpg/s300/gordie_windhorn_autograph.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="212" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-gv6rMY5yehwVedg7TDYck6yeXW-2TNGJbX9Zo5TbeeQvgs5hzycsC2Wplanh_B3yO0K4JxD5fAXRvM53CFqFfxTu_dyOtg-Gc0q9QWlvuZIANtqB5cpaY8guQtYZFrQihDHgXdQOv_bCHUEpwIDdidj0zNXkHmUqXiX3Sg537o9RmutLhyur91zpg/s1600/gordie_windhorn_autograph.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Luke Allen appeared in 6 games for the los Angeles Dodgers in 2002. He had 1 hit in 9 plate appearances. He added 2 more games the following season with the Rockies and just like that, his MLB career was over.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-Xuioja39G6LF7jrLshKAqRT7p-ln-4b3JjTP8JETcx1jja04F5ARmqCxjJbB4nCMfOsoUBQUJ_EGGsMIK23OGe4prjWOGk8MnT2bcarZgpEWvKdrNN5tSHbh1SWWZozT2jEtRZmjYOzLAv827Oi_NYmat9DyTH0HdAofpkoshgCDuCcbdh8RutJng/s265/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="190" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-Xuioja39G6LF7jrLshKAqRT7p-ln-4b3JjTP8JETcx1jja04F5ARmqCxjJbB4nCMfOsoUBQUJ_EGGsMIK23OGe4prjWOGk8MnT2bcarZgpEWvKdrNN5tSHbh1SWWZozT2jEtRZmjYOzLAv827Oi_NYmat9DyTH0HdAofpkoshgCDuCcbdh8RutJng/s1600/download.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-46766096857318326042022-05-25T17:43:00.000-07:002022-05-25T17:43:39.659-07:00Joe Pignatano 1929-2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSo8S0vdzZTn5oMBHUp1bCH6Os1EataZ4Qf0Cu9dU1pXK_tlvEu5DBDp8wvOV6K8ToPIFnMroQ-aEGFjRJ6p8TmOhW6rKQ7zKnhShkLv4lgtTjXyCIQ25Itzx-w8nmXX3LE_oBnbDvtVzLS2E0TqDX6tlpQkFO5NxDrKc9RjjtmZLdr1exZDEMgXTfrA/s620/joe-pignatano.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="620" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSo8S0vdzZTn5oMBHUp1bCH6Os1EataZ4Qf0Cu9dU1pXK_tlvEu5DBDp8wvOV6K8ToPIFnMroQ-aEGFjRJ6p8TmOhW6rKQ7zKnhShkLv4lgtTjXyCIQ25Itzx-w8nmXX3LE_oBnbDvtVzLS2E0TqDX6tlpQkFO5NxDrKc9RjjtmZLdr1exZDEMgXTfrA/s320/joe-pignatano.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Joe Pignatano, died this past Monday 5/23 at age 92. With his passing, the living former Brooklyn Dodger club is now into single digits! Pignatano made it into 8 games with the Brooklyn club in 1957 and moved with the team to Los Angeles in 1958. He would spend 3 more seasons with the club before being purchased by the Kansas City Athletics in 1961. He appeared in 1 game of the 1959 World Series as a defensive player, with no plate appearances.<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><u style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Player Birthdate (age) - Debut with Brooklyn</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Chris Haughey 9-3-25 (96) - 1943 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bobby Morgan 6-29-26 (95) - 1950</div><div style="text-align: center;">Carl Erskine 12-13-26 (95) - 1948</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tommy Brown 12-6-27 (94) - 1944 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Roger Craig 2-17-30 (92) - 1955 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Fred Kipp 10-1-31 (90) - 1957 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Jim Gentile 6-3-34 (87) - 1957 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sandy Koufax 12-30-35 (86) - 1955 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bob Aspromonte 6-19-38 (83) - 1956</div>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-56311533406348314512022-04-06T19:55:00.000-07:002022-04-06T19:55:05.056-07:00RIP Odalis Perez & Tommy Davis<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYumrvLtbgDFlLzrb8ZVSy6HkHgnOTYehzlf1UaQBdsHZvB_XuReX9P6QdKSocj3twYlHpq4hnOU---sSeU8qMvuI5GgKiiBqBR4pMEQvrYj0T8SMrYhvi-ofSlRT7_E5uo156xYrxu_is4H15ExSSyi50INu_xZoaLdeCI7gvo2ePmKDNotWkh2AbOA/s1800/merlin_205002549_43721f86-b8fa-4d87-94fe-5d4063f8d179-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYumrvLtbgDFlLzrb8ZVSy6HkHgnOTYehzlf1UaQBdsHZvB_XuReX9P6QdKSocj3twYlHpq4hnOU---sSeU8qMvuI5GgKiiBqBR4pMEQvrYj0T8SMrYhvi-ofSlRT7_E5uo156xYrxu_is4H15ExSSyi50INu_xZoaLdeCI7gvo2ePmKDNotWkh2AbOA/s320/merlin_205002549_43721f86-b8fa-4d87-94fe-5d4063f8d179-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> I have missed a few recent Dodger deaths, with Perez dying while I was on vacation and Davis not as much a miss, as it just happened this week. Neither played for Brooklyn, which was my original target audience for this type of notice, but I have tried to recognize any Dodger in recent times.<p></p><p>Perez, 44, apparently died due to a fall from a ladder at his home in the Dominican Republic March 10. Accidents happen, but sad to think of someone going that way. He pitched for the Dodgers from 2002-2006, earning his only all-star nod in his first year with the team.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FcCh93JLDaIbyphIEROFYqcOQmhAG4OSgFKhl0smBwFYWR8G3mUMeP7Kd2CmP47p8d6F0y2ODsfXG3Qk1-K6mL8iproGqi_5YnpUd4NMAdb-mGi3tGixuA8vThjOTVJ14B-kiiTd7zMROur29GuWcKNZJZzHIVeBVp2j-S65sLgIAUBkVz_ZwL8yKQ/s299/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="299" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FcCh93JLDaIbyphIEROFYqcOQmhAG4OSgFKhl0smBwFYWR8G3mUMeP7Kd2CmP47p8d6F0y2ODsfXG3Qk1-K6mL8iproGqi_5YnpUd4NMAdb-mGi3tGixuA8vThjOTVJ14B-kiiTd7zMROur29GuWcKNZJZzHIVeBVp2j-S65sLgIAUBkVz_ZwL8yKQ/s1600/images.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><p>Davis, 83, died April 3rd. He spent the first 8 years of his career in LA, earning 2 batting crowns including an amazing 1962 season where he lead the league in hits (230), RBIs (153) and average (.346). Despite that incredible season, he wasn't even the biggest star on his own team, as Maury Wills stole the show, literally. That was the year he stole 104 bases and ripped out 200+ hits of his own, on his way to winning the 1962 NL MVP. Mays was the runner up and Davis took 3rd place in the voting. Frank Robinson was 4th, followed by another Dodger, Don Drysdale wrapping up the top 5.</p><p>He followed up the next season with his 2nd consecutive crown with a .326. Remember he was playing with the likes of Robinson, Clemente, Aaron, Mays to name a few as they were in their prime. Unfortunately, injuries would derail what was looking like a Hall of Fame type career.</p><br /><p><br /></p>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-26704704829024958952022-01-14T20:29:00.004-08:002022-01-14T20:29:57.301-08:00Eddie Basinski 1922-2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEDn7-f-0sBN8Dn7UNTSpO6rzYWoMQe9uR1tcHhJcQF0LgbQGep0_kU8sGcWf_ilaVXNComBP2nQwlIxA4EWto01LPoP9ADWmcZb0F7fp5p5_IMnpnt3YqxkYB6T1Zz2rrHVXL1XCU1Qe5E_cjgpODcPTEpT9e7OuVg2LhWfd2E5oessRY4gPIEoCJ-Q=s135" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="135" data-original-width="90" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEDn7-f-0sBN8Dn7UNTSpO6rzYWoMQe9uR1tcHhJcQF0LgbQGep0_kU8sGcWf_ilaVXNComBP2nQwlIxA4EWto01LPoP9ADWmcZb0F7fp5p5_IMnpnt3YqxkYB6T1Zz2rrHVXL1XCU1Qe5E_cjgpODcPTEpT9e7OuVg2LhWfd2E5oessRY4gPIEoCJ-Q" width="90" /></a></div><br />Sadly, we have lost our first Brooklyn Dodgers player of 2022, leaving just 10 men in this dwindling exclusive club. "The Dodger Decade". I hate to sound so morbid with the term, but realistically speaking the odds are very good that by the end of this decade, we may have few if any Brooklyn Dodgers still living. We can only hope that each remaining member lives the fullest life that he is able.<p></p><p>Eddie Basinski, who had turned 99 just 2 months ago, passed away January 8th. He was the oldest remaining Dodger veteran, now relinquishing that title to Chris Haughey (96) who is actually also the one who played for Brooklyn the furthest back in time, 1943.</p><p>Basinski spent 2 seasons with the Brooklyn club in 1944-45, signing with them in 1944 and jumping straight into the majors and going on a tear. He leveled off that year and ended up in 39 games. The following year was his only real full season, appearing in 108 games as their starting shortstop before losing his spot the next year to the returning war veteran, Pee Wee Reese. After a year in the minors, the Pirates acquired him from the Dodger via trade. He would play a season with the Pirates in 1947, before landing back in the minor leagues for a career much longer and more impressive than his MLB experience. Eddie eventually was elected to the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifyx1Pa5Oa08hNv1IW0IIJ_ZCggtLlE94ZtaqQLgf1QQcAXnbvuRJhvyGbyUNdesRFaGgAyhbuzLzB2TQqRBlyV4ouFcl5qHzKpklZxXwdcpzPmncpWQq_HuOtfI-YHuXSHrZhcpMv---Cx9SKcP37jmbENLVzJD-hwR7Zh69VTMJc-xuBIpFIh9Cpgw=s600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifyx1Pa5Oa08hNv1IW0IIJ_ZCggtLlE94ZtaqQLgf1QQcAXnbvuRJhvyGbyUNdesRFaGgAyhbuzLzB2TQqRBlyV4ouFcl5qHzKpklZxXwdcpzPmncpWQq_HuOtfI-YHuXSHrZhcpMv---Cx9SKcP37jmbENLVzJD-hwR7Zh69VTMJc-xuBIpFIh9Cpgw=s320" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><u style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Player Birthdate (age) - Debut with Brooklyn</u></div><div> </div><div>Chris Haughey 9-3-25 (96) - 1943 </div><div>Bobby Morgan 6-29-26 (95) - 1950</div><div>Carl Erskine 12-13-26 (95) - 1948</div><div>Tommy Brown 12-6-27 (94) - 1944 </div><div>Joe Pignatano 8-4-29 (92) - 1957</div><div>Roger Craig 2-17-30 (91) - 1955 </div><div>Fred Kipp 10-1-31 (90) - 1957 </div><div>Jim Gentile 6-3-34 (87) - 1957 </div><div>Sandy Koufax 12-30-35 (86) - 1955 </div><div>Bob Aspromonte 6-19-38 (83) - 1956</div></div><br /><p><br /></p>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-43942884528186556012021-12-29T15:38:00.001-08:002021-12-29T15:38:38.950-08:00Don Demeter 1935-2021<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFpLE2L3h1GaF6srRD40OUJx_vqJUgzce3wVRBfpyox0eFSFpX4JHEAYH9NEQKtnJPRv2Q8i8j1wh8JtAzC-zgP_aqzz3Rypj_b3CI7P6JSt6x7NreqjegCZMTNl7HvLWxU5zGwN80dBx7IKTfsVvUMFADD5Th1AlVoqct6uMty9lxsHq7l_mwiqIcoA=s381" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFpLE2L3h1GaF6srRD40OUJx_vqJUgzce3wVRBfpyox0eFSFpX4JHEAYH9NEQKtnJPRv2Q8i8j1wh8JtAzC-zgP_aqzz3Rypj_b3CI7P6JSt6x7NreqjegCZMTNl7HvLWxU5zGwN80dBx7IKTfsVvUMFADD5Th1AlVoqct6uMty9lxsHq7l_mwiqIcoA=s320" width="294" /></a></div><br />I am not sure how I missed this, but just found out that former Dodgers player Don Demeter died November 29th at the age of 86. He broke into the majors in 1956 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and played 3 games for the team. He would return in 1958, after the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles and played in 43 games. He appeared in 6 World Series games the following year for the 1959 Dodgers, getting 3 hits in 12 at bats.<p></p><p>The Dodgers traded him away to the Phillies early in 1961 to obtain Dick "Turk" Farrell. The Phillies would end up trading him to the Tigers after the 1963 season in the deal that landed them future Hall of Famer, Jim Bunning. Demeter would go on to play through 1967, showing some power and logging in 20+ HR seasons from 1961-64. He played for the Phillies, Tigers, Red Sox and Indians before calling it a career.</p><p>His death leaves us with just 11 living Brooklyn Dodger alumni. Mr. Sandy Koufax, one of the younger 11, is the last Dodger to have a birthday in 2021 and will be 86 tomorrow so I am updating the chart below to reflect this.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><u style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Player Birthdate (age) - Debut with Brooklyn</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Eddie Basinski 11-4-22 (99) - 1944 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Chris Haughey 9-3-25 (96) - 1943 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bobby Morgan 6-29-26 (95) - 1950</div><div style="text-align: center;">Carl Erskine 12-13-26 (95) - 1948</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tommy Brown 12-6-27 (94) - 1944 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Joe Pignatano 8-4-29 (92) - 1957</div><div style="text-align: center;">Roger Craig 2-17-30 (91) - 1955 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Fred Kipp 10-1-31 (90) - 1957 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Jim Gentile 6-3-34 (87) - 1957 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sandy Koufax 12-30-35 (86) - 1955 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bob Aspromonte 6-19-38 (83) - 1956</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sadly, by my count, he is the 15th former Dodger player or coach to pass away in 2021. RIP Mr. Demeter.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEgPyH_NWw0mScQTA7h_Y7YR_ro7V8k6ZK0tXVMONQiY64HpFlATKCyOE2C2q7b9glZ_U6UHvXCUyrYfne16vwCLEMjL0QGJU829XoYvq9Ushk2Uv1NFANpWZTGMU1NRs576xRWgl8L1UgU3hqUCZZ7UynUQ6ZNYXyEE4fwoqKCEmapM6kZdnZ34zGkA=s1859" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1754" data-original-width="1859" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEgPyH_NWw0mScQTA7h_Y7YR_ro7V8k6ZK0tXVMONQiY64HpFlATKCyOE2C2q7b9glZ_U6UHvXCUyrYfne16vwCLEMjL0QGJU829XoYvq9Ushk2Uv1NFANpWZTGMU1NRs576xRWgl8L1UgU3hqUCZZ7UynUQ6ZNYXyEE4fwoqKCEmapM6kZdnZ34zGkA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-39394271940652305892021-12-22T18:13:00.005-08:002021-12-22T18:13:56.956-08:00Gil Hodges is a Hall of Famer!<p>OK, so I missed this being current news by a little bit. I don't blog daily and sometimes it is weeks between posts, if not months. On December 5, 2021, Hodges was finally called to the Hall.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuN-nPUg5SkR5z084Dj-8XsAgIorDGAp41-KAVWld1jTFRjzqmHL2KvYkehcYWR5RfwwZqKXtpUJ0XCRRcBsrDL3FE086709Uz_RYm_Sa1uezLB-XKfazuxtr6MU5kUTzPGO2mUlfQ4jc7MQGUakeleQOxg54hdMd2ECyA7FPOST9tQJCFxsfBL-D9vA=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuN-nPUg5SkR5z084Dj-8XsAgIorDGAp41-KAVWld1jTFRjzqmHL2KvYkehcYWR5RfwwZqKXtpUJ0XCRRcBsrDL3FE086709Uz_RYm_Sa1uezLB-XKfazuxtr6MU5kUTzPGO2mUlfQ4jc7MQGUakeleQOxg54hdMd2ECyA7FPOST9tQJCFxsfBL-D9vA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /> I have been a fan of Gil Hodges being elected to the Hall of fame for a while. I think it is well overdue. Some will argue that he does not belong, but those opinions no longer matter to anyone, because he is now in!<p></p><p>This makes having this card all that much better. I collect Dodger autographs and have tried to obtain as many different players and others associated with the team. Certified copies are always nice, as it gives me and others a little more confidence into their authenticity. Sometimes the companies make mistakes, but for the most part, a certified autograph will be the real deal. Hodges died before that became a thing, so the only certified autographs possible are those that were bought and inserted into a manufacturer's card. There will always be some risk with that type of card. If you didn't witness the player signing, it might not be real. This isn't the greatest looking Hodges signature, but it fits the bill. One day i hope this becomes a dual HOF autograph.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0gBkf-lvGdUQtCbPFUrcF_Chsl8fgRj3xYzvgZvX9UxTkRwoBpHKY0bo-EA_NTIRZ8aLmw1ajKRnvWRhVpr1pG1wOsU9CO7qyuGcB6NspnoYs6P9McOljgNcDIiZ5VFgmELtwk7rm6UUhr7L37fAISbqfhU6bnvGn_M7hdNTXWp7xv-enmSJuENp32w=s400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="400" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0gBkf-lvGdUQtCbPFUrcF_Chsl8fgRj3xYzvgZvX9UxTkRwoBpHKY0bo-EA_NTIRZ8aLmw1ajKRnvWRhVpr1pG1wOsU9CO7qyuGcB6NspnoYs6P9McOljgNcDIiZ5VFgmELtwk7rm6UUhr7L37fAISbqfhU6bnvGn_M7hdNTXWp7xv-enmSJuENp32w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-40624063752007412372021-12-22T18:03:00.002-08:002022-01-08T15:20:39.169-08:00Happy Birthday Steve Garvey - 73rd Year!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuIlB0fRl3iU3GB-BACC_Jp6RboncBiDUmHxqbfo6gnWKav8PAHwG9PnV-4TbmQ5w4mJ_knWUcrF-Q-4qDRa4bFDPzjFv2fUsPbM3LvHsAkd-I3hzETfTb_cBja5YmIc4TVUU5ET79dfPH-WfFIbpUMqraq7sBG_rgz_oWrawybppSOX9-XvyWf5md9w=s300" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuIlB0fRl3iU3GB-BACC_Jp6RboncBiDUmHxqbfo6gnWKav8PAHwG9PnV-4TbmQ5w4mJ_knWUcrF-Q-4qDRa4bFDPzjFv2fUsPbM3LvHsAkd-I3hzETfTb_cBja5YmIc4TVUU5ET79dfPH-WfFIbpUMqraq7sBG_rgz_oWrawybppSOX9-XvyWf5md9w" width="300" /></a></div><br /> Another pass around the sun for Mr. Garvey. This has been a habit of mine for years now on this blog. I'm sure Garvey hasn't seen one of them, nor would he care. However, I still dutifully create a blog entry for each birthday all the same.<p></p><p>Why not? It only takes a couple minutes. The hardest part is trying to pick an image to use. There are many. There is no reason for any I pick, only that they are somewhat unique.</p><p>Happy 73rd birthday Steve Garvey. May there be many more to follow and let's hope one day, you'll finally see enshrinement into the Baseball Hall of Fame, preferably while you are still among the living! I truly do believe you deserve a spot.</p>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-87666127331641759842021-12-20T16:41:00.005-08:002021-12-20T16:41:57.858-08:002005 Playoff Prestige Champions Redemptions - 11 steps to Steve Garvey Perfection<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFPLeB1MbZhzcV1kScSjY-w-xFUgYQIGR-ohOWy8uplW5XeopWZteOkxmrGv69PG62LOdMWe5ZUYCNZMTAXqre7KTNukgYJUnuNZWLwJfltCIuQBVzNFkYqTWNKxN6r-lGr6XfPO1UcHsMM-PcXLpS4wV5aPEsHqz7kjFK77DqyV_ftV0FCCU7sTjZXA=s750" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFPLeB1MbZhzcV1kScSjY-w-xFUgYQIGR-ohOWy8uplW5XeopWZteOkxmrGv69PG62LOdMWe5ZUYCNZMTAXqre7KTNukgYJUnuNZWLwJfltCIuQBVzNFkYqTWNKxN6r-lGr6XfPO1UcHsMM-PcXLpS4wV5aPEsHqz7kjFK77DqyV_ftV0FCCU7sTjZXA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br />This is another set I have always meant to do a blog entry on. This is another Steve Garvey parallel set that was quite tricky to complete. 2005 Playoff Prestige Champions Redemptions.<p></p><p>Playoff seeded redemption cards into this product in the form of team cards and playoff positions. If the team pictured won that playoff spot, then the card could be redeemed for a special complete set, stamped with that position. For example as seen below, if the Rockies won a Wild Card spot, that card could be redeemed for a complete 200 card set marked with the Wild Card designation. In all, there must have been redemptions for all 30 teams and all 11 positions within the playoffs that year. Even putting together a team set of the redemption cards could be tricky. At least the redemptions came in a full set.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6_VdpzAi5gUL8hWcVzbJMWD_ZDrWUr_KJcJKio4q43lPxeMnrR-GA57YI0TAsPqeAjZvfJ7yW9YFT4f8JJUlPjInf3woUImIPxPzqZr8SfFBK5HlLjijR0ZSjJvNUvUtJuCrxsRUhxphn7Hu2bLCdgjYkGJgLRxXT3ZlwGZ-Ae9jguJWrpnKCiC-OOA=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="760" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6_VdpzAi5gUL8hWcVzbJMWD_ZDrWUr_KJcJKio4q43lPxeMnrR-GA57YI0TAsPqeAjZvfJ7yW9YFT4f8JJUlPjInf3woUImIPxPzqZr8SfFBK5HlLjijR0ZSjJvNUvUtJuCrxsRUhxphn7Hu2bLCdgjYkGJgLRxXT3ZlwGZ-Ae9jguJWrpnKCiC-OOA=s320" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am not going to go back and see who won each of the playoff spots as that is easy enough to look up yourself, but each winning team card could be deemed for a special set, but it seems the redemption cards were either tough pulls or the whole program was just not that popular. In the end, a very small number of each set was redeemed before the deadline. When the redemptions expired, the sets were issued in the following quantities:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14.56px; list-style-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3C%3Fxml version=%221.0%22 encoding=%22UTF-8%22%3F%3E%0A%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 version=%221.1%22 width=%225%22 height=%2213%22%3E%0A%3Ccircle cx=%222.5%22 cy=%229.5%22 r=%222.5%22 fill=%22%2300528c%22/%3E%0A%3C/svg%3E%0A"); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><ul><ul><ul><ul><ul><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">AL Wild Card Champions: 13 sets</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">NL Wild Card Champions: 15 sets</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">AL West Division Champions: 17 sets</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">AL Central Division Champions: 27 sets</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">AL East Division Champions: 20 sets</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">NL West Division Champions: 18 sets</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">NL Central Division Champions: 21 sets</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">NL East Division Champions: 18 sets</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">AL Champions: 12 Sets</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">NL Champions: 7 sets</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">World Series Champions: 19 sets</li></ul></ul></ul></ul></ul></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although the cards were not serial numbered, Donruss did announce the print runs for each set on their website at the time. As you can see, the most plentiful set was 27 copies and the least was 7! Now, winning one of those sets would have been pretty cool, but how many folks were then going to bust their sets to make singles available to the public? With those print runs, the allure of a big return certainly lead to several sets being broken up and sold. Just how many is anyones guess. Clearly, only 7 full sets is possible for any given player featured. I am happy to report that I own 1 of the 7 possible Steve Garvey sets. I do have a few duplicates of this set, but not close enough to make a 2nd set this time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Interestingly enough, the cards were printed either with a regular foil stock or a holofoil stock that looks like a refractor that Topps might have issued. There doesn't seem to be any pattern or reason for the different foils as far as I can tell. If anyone knows more as to why, please share in the comments. This is what each set has for finish:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: right;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>WS - Holofoil/Refractor Effect (19)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">AL Champ - Foil (12)</div></span><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">NL Champ - Foil (7)</div></span><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">AL Central - Holofoil/Refractor Effect (27)</div></span><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">AL East - Foil (20)</div></span><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">AL West - Foil (17)</div></span><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">NL Central - Holofoil/Refractor Effect (21)</div></span><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">NL East - Foil (18)</div></span><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">NL West - Foil (18)</div></span><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">AL Wildcard - Holofoil/Refractor Effect (13)</div></span><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">NL Wildcard - Holofoil/Refractor Effect (15)</div></span></div></div></span></div>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-26421613435178934322021-12-20T16:04:00.000-08:002021-12-20T16:04:35.265-08:002005 Donruss Studio Portraits - 56 Different Steve Garvey Cards To Chase!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1rfwbuoDHo1ia4C8pEdfmP8cG73GGQrP_9y5ARXKO1kzseTV-jcgue6PF1_91wZ-mUFM1gfkf84LBpOZ5vkhErv-GrgtK2OlNTkUd32aerPrQ0FlyQRjXN989Vwip1fgVbdE1KUXdSLrTLSyAyYQi5bSgjgsBeyoOlGYgp4OfZoUriktkLq2_AiFgFg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1rfwbuoDHo1ia4C8pEdfmP8cG73GGQrP_9y5ARXKO1kzseTV-jcgue6PF1_91wZ-mUFM1gfkf84LBpOZ5vkhErv-GrgtK2OlNTkUd32aerPrQ0FlyQRjXN989Vwip1fgVbdE1KUXdSLrTLSyAyYQi5bSgjgsBeyoOlGYgp4OfZoUriktkLq2_AiFgFg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3k0BsDcy4ndXg9m4ZKv83lKtANbS2wHHeuEYLuQRGleQV11fcm7AkRfDMhSWZTRYPg5hUVNy1bjF7AT8-P9g41_UzODA8OwQY4NTkbZn_N3LyaWrFniiysFWViB9QPqcKd5HY7dUBdY4nVC33xH1kiDhqyHufYl5Ij9f2t1feYSGQgD2-Bz-Xzhy3Pw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3k0BsDcy4ndXg9m4ZKv83lKtANbS2wHHeuEYLuQRGleQV11fcm7AkRfDMhSWZTRYPg5hUVNy1bjF7AT8-P9g41_UzODA8OwQY4NTkbZn_N3LyaWrFniiysFWViB9QPqcKd5HY7dUBdY4nVC33xH1kiDhqyHufYl5Ij9f2t1feYSGQgD2-Bz-Xzhy3Pw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br />I have always meant to write a blog entry about the most extensive Steve Garvey insert chases in existence. Off the top of my head, the only tougher (much tougher) and more extensive chase would be the 99 different career event versions of the game used jersey cards from the 2004 UD SP Legendary Cuts Significant Fact GU insert set, however each of the 99 different career achievements is actually a 1/1! A set that is essentially impossible to complete with 99 different 1/1 jersey cards, differing only with the career achievement noted in the silver banner beneath the GU swatch. I don't have any Garvey cards handy to show right now, but the Marichal is an example of that set. This image was borrowed from Baseballcardpedia.com, but clearly they borrowed it from COMC.com themselves. Perhaps I'll do an entry on my attempt to get as far along on that set someday.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6TyeGqycK5obBOYY1JH45avA77SgPt0L8m-1W5d0Y0iqS4b_n8LAYZmozJl7taREcKTW1K2DKhbMv1wfVxc9qBDm-817L9ckMfZp0hrTGf921C8vRn5W6YjTgLG6_fNvqC3kke_qsR-g2S9P4yzCxUIq8s7g_HGSc5ptiRCL7MSO7FKBLWz2Zk1W_ag=s380" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="270" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6TyeGqycK5obBOYY1JH45avA77SgPt0L8m-1W5d0Y0iqS4b_n8LAYZmozJl7taREcKTW1K2DKhbMv1wfVxc9qBDm-817L9ckMfZp0hrTGf921C8vRn5W6YjTgLG6_fNvqC3kke_qsR-g2S9P4yzCxUIq8s7g_HGSc5ptiRCL7MSO7FKBLWz2Zk1W_ag=s320" width="227" /></a></div><p>The Studio Portraits set was and still is possible to complete, but it was not an east task. Each player featured in the 100 card insert had 56 different versions to collect. The variations involve not only color combinations on front, but brand variations on the back. Those versions were numbered anywhere from 70 copies, down to a paltry 5 copies. So realistically, 5 complete sets is all that can exist. I am happy to say that I own 1 of the 5 possible Steve Garvey subsets.</p><p>The first image above shows the 8 different front variations. There are 4 border colors as well as black & white and color player images. As shown from top left: Blue black & white and color, Sepia black & white and color, White black & white and color and finally Red black & white and color. The border colors are subtle, even when shown together, making this set very tricky when sellers don't know exactly what they even have. Blue and White borders and close, as are the Sepia and Red borders.</p><p>The second image above shows the 7 different Donruss card brands at that time that were used on the card backs as advertisements: Estrellas, Certified Materials, Throwback Threads, Leather & Lumber, Studio, Diamond Kings & Zenith. 8 different fronts, each with 7 different backs for a total of 56 unique, but very similar versions.</p><p>I have borrowed the list from Baseballcardpedia.com below to show you to 56 different versions and their print runs:</p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14.56px; list-style-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3C%3Fxml version=%221.0%22 encoding=%22UTF-8%22%3F%3E%0A%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 version=%221.1%22 width=%225%22 height=%2213%22%3E%0A%3Ccircle cx=%222.5%22 cy=%229.5%22 r=%222.5%22 fill=%22%2300528c%22/%3E%0A%3C/svg%3E%0A"); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Red Color Estrellas /30</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Red Color Certified Materials /35</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Red Color Throwback Threads /40</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Red Color Leather & Lumber /45</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Red Color Studio /50</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Red Color Diamond Kings /55</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Red Color Zenith /60</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Red Black & White Estrellas /25</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Red Black & White Certified Materials /30</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Red Black & White Throwback Threads /35</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Red Black & White Leather & Lumber /40</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Red Black & White Studio /45</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Red Black & White Diamond Kings /50</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Red Black & White Zenith /55</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Blue Color Estrellas /25</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Blue Color Certified Materials /30</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Blue Color Throwback Threads /35</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Blue Color Leather & Lumber /40</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Blue Color Studio /45</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Blue Color Diamond Kings /50</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Blue Color Zenith /55</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Blue Black & White Estrellas /20</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Blue Black & White Certified Materials /25</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Blue Black & White Throwback Threads /30</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Blue Black & White Leather & Lumber /35</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Blue Black & White Studio /40</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Blue Black & White Diamond Kings /45</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Blue Black & White Zenith /50</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Sepia Color Estrellas /15</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Sepia Color Certified Materials /20</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Sepia Color Throwback Threads /25</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Sepia Color Leather & Lumber /30</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Sepia Color Studio /35</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Sepia Color Diamond Kings /40</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Sepia Color Zenith /45</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Sepia Black & White Estrellas /10</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Sepia Black & White Certified Materials /15</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Sepia Black & White Throwback Threads /20</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Sepia Black & White Leather & Lumber /25</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Sepia Black & White Studio /30</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Sepia Black & White Diamond Kings /35</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Sepia Black & White Zenith /40</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">White Color Estrellas /10</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">White Color Certified Materials /20</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">White Color Throwback Threads /30</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">White Color Leather & Lumber /40</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">White Color Studio /50</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">White Color Diamond Kings /60</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">White Color Zenith /70</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">White Black & White Estrellas /5</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">White Black & White Certified Materials /10</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">White Black & White Throwback Threads /15</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">White Black & White Leather & Lumber /20</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">White Black & White Studio /25</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">White Black & White Diamond Kings /30</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">White Black & White Zenith /35</li></ul><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.56px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.56px;">Donruss was the king at offering collectors a dizzying array of collectibles, often to the point of going too far, as in this case. Other manufacturers have offered larger individual player parallels to chase in a single set, so I am grateful that Steve Garvey was only used in 2 such sets (so far).</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.56px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.56px;">How close are you to completing your run? I really wonder if someone finished the entire 100 card set or if anyone else is close to Garvey perfection. I'm sure there are many player collectors like me who have completed their run and many others still working their way towards the end. Remember, only 5 folks can complete any given player set, let alone the entire 100 card set. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.56px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.56px;">Spoiler alert! Sorry to say, I do have many duplicates in this set I obtained on the way to completion and it could be a barrier to your Garvey and/or full set goal. In fact, this didn't come to me until just now to check, but I am only 9 cards away from completing a 2nd Garvey set of 56. Hmmmm...</span></span></div>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-51206405376361130132021-11-27T13:26:00.004-08:002021-11-27T13:26:41.239-08:00The San Diego Padres, 1984 Mother's Cookies team signed sheet and John "Doc" Mattei<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZJwCbhzqmN7A5xklCXhJHQBN_VudQJaMoqIPH7zvljxtWmwGT9FVb0_oWifpFH4dbz4V0q07qNDl7UvvVqSZPyxbmBDJm2Cd4nF_ohfpoZITaEPDiEMV90SFgB7jd_XBvr9Iug2cp-sQ/s2048/IMG_1003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZJwCbhzqmN7A5xklCXhJHQBN_VudQJaMoqIPH7zvljxtWmwGT9FVb0_oWifpFH4dbz4V0q07qNDl7UvvVqSZPyxbmBDJm2Cd4nF_ohfpoZITaEPDiEMV90SFgB7jd_XBvr9Iug2cp-sQ/s320/IMG_1003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I have had this little gem for quite a while. It was an early ebay purchase, back when there were some fantastic items and deals to be had as well. I dig it out every once in a while to admire it. For a short time in the 80s, I was a Padres fan true and true. I watched as some of their strong rookie crops grew and matured into all star players. Like the Dodgers before and since, it was hard for me to see just about anyone on the team as a "common". Of course, by this time, the team had stocked up on some big name veterans as well who had already seen success elsewhere in their past. Guys like Gossage, Nettles, Templeton and of course, Steve Garvey. 1984 would be THE YEAR for the Padres.<p></p><p>When Garvey left the Dodgers after the 1982 season to free agency and signed with the Padres, I was disappointed. I was only 13 at the time and had only been a Dodgers fan since discovering baseball in 1978. I was not deeply invested into the team, with only 4 years under my belt, but I was a passionate fan who had learned as much about the team and it's history as I could at the time (pre-internet).</p><p>The disappointment turned into a learning experience for me, as I started following the Padres and watching their young team grow. They had guys like Tony Gwynn, Kevin McReynolds, Shane Mack, Bip Roberts, John Kruk, Joey Cora, Carmelo Martinez, Alan Wiggins, Ozzie Guillen, Benito Santiago and the Alomar brothers, to name a few. They would also pick up some pretty big names at the end of the 80s/early90s in Joe Carter, Fred McGriff and Gary Sheffield. it was a fun time to be a fan of the team. Although Garvey retired in 1987, I continued to follow the team for a bit longer as my collecting interests faded for a short time. By the time I resumed my collecting in 1993, the Dodgers reclaimed my heart.</p><p>When I had the chance to win an entire Mother's Cookies set in sheet form, signed by the entire team, I had to have it. I don't remember what I paid, but I am sure it was a bargain compared to what it would cost today. Sadly, several players on the sheet have since passed away as well, making it that much more valuable and desirable. Those include Dick Williams, Tony Gwynn, Alan Wiggins & Eric Show, three of which died relatively young and tragically.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AmMmZWCa96XUKYtjsdZ6nZRfx1lHrqCiXv32tbLTCiRwL0TAlClHm-u2-SNYJ9nutbK6yicFDLFTPfZD7LUkYKQJiEJAxQP73rH_M9_GoNHfbc3lYZW8VgCod8FWqIKfY31209rIHv5R/s2048/IMG_1004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AmMmZWCa96XUKYtjsdZ6nZRfx1lHrqCiXv32tbLTCiRwL0TAlClHm-u2-SNYJ9nutbK6yicFDLFTPfZD7LUkYKQJiEJAxQP73rH_M9_GoNHfbc3lYZW8VgCod8FWqIKfY31209rIHv5R/s320/IMG_1004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>When I dug the sheet out this time, I paid closer attention to the name written on the tape. It reads "Personal Property of Doc Mattie". Knowing how hard something like this might be to get signed, I could only assume that it once belonged to someone who had "insider" access. The signatures are all in what looks to be the same black sharpie pen. Could someone have attainted all of these signatures at once? If so, they almost certainly had to have worked for the team.</p><p>After striking out with a short internet search, I reached out to a friend I met through ebay, Andy Strasberg. This gentleman had worked for the Padres for a number of years dating back to the mid 1970s. When I sent a photo of the back of the sheet and asked if the name rang a bell with him, I got my answer.</p><p>By the way, Mr. Strasberg can tell a story! Growing up in NY, being a die hard Yankees and Roger Maris fan and eventually turning his love of baseball into a lifelong career, he has rubbed elbows with many of the greats of the game.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTK03RRDjw_KCBacN9W5TBiYQSKKaUn87dEoQPZkmb4NQVqH0tB32vMbLO_UvJgsbje6AEnDIJkti_Dhm5vnZzP3A6umKiNifQo2r66ZvBmW4Usc4EP6IGFP4of2xViAPp2KxkrsI7oLr/s623/Screen+Shot+2021-11-27+at+12.58.46+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="623" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTK03RRDjw_KCBacN9W5TBiYQSKKaUn87dEoQPZkmb4NQVqH0tB32vMbLO_UvJgsbje6AEnDIJkti_Dhm5vnZzP3A6umKiNifQo2r66ZvBmW4Usc4EP6IGFP4of2xViAPp2KxkrsI7oLr/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-11-27+at+12.58.46+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mattei at Vero Beach, while working for the Dodgers. Courtesy of Andy Strasberg.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LonYyqFpcs2tthg_i9UDv_QxrZQdKjhkdTIyu0k2zFuS55FKdkldfl80W9_UYweGYwCJ4ydJ4d12_-h5GPuoWUTHk-V6coYp7o-DX6GYZoiMNRcTe96pCoCIGeV28mzd6Rq4159USoFr/s1000/s-l1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="787" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LonYyqFpcs2tthg_i9UDv_QxrZQdKjhkdTIyu0k2zFuS55FKdkldfl80W9_UYweGYwCJ4ydJ4d12_-h5GPuoWUTHk-V6coYp7o-DX6GYZoiMNRcTe96pCoCIGeV28mzd6Rq4159USoFr/s320/s-l1600.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvCbqLSxu40BO2sFSZw0IPDbMBXB5RmwQDjaLVRHcSzhcDo_GPeMyKeh2LWdLuJklAXK4qTbeAMmxAx3lyWwxtfrl3ZcQqh1Q4g-JgexPbbcheSPsSi5eUpUWWPcMzOK6kMtKWWS-UDBX/s743/default.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="743" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvCbqLSxu40BO2sFSZw0IPDbMBXB5RmwQDjaLVRHcSzhcDo_GPeMyKeh2LWdLuJklAXK4qTbeAMmxAx3lyWwxtfrl3ZcQqh1Q4g-JgexPbbcheSPsSi5eUpUWWPcMzOK6kMtKWWS-UDBX/s320/default.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>There is not a lot of information about him that I could find online, but John "Doc" Mattei was a traveling secretary/trainer who had once worked in the Dodgers organization. He became the first employee hired by club President Buzzie Bavasi in 1969 when the team was established and remained with the Padres until 1994, when he was apparently let go as part of a major restructuring. Mattei died at age 83 in 2006.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://mohavedailynews.com/news/118365/the-unforgettable-doc-mattei-first-padres-employee-dies-at-83/">Obit - 2006</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Back to the Mother's Cookie sheet, it seems that this item was once owned by the long time baseball man John Mattei (although the last name is misspelled, most likely it was written by someone else). That being the case, it is very easy to understand how he could have obtained all the signatures on this item with very little effort. Not only is this a great item for the Padres fan, but the history I have discovered behind it is equally as interesting and fascinating. To make this into a next level story, it would have been amazing if Mattei had signed the final card in the set! I'm sure that is something that never crossed his mind and although he didn't play the game with these players, he was a part of the history just the same.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-61710220069578781262021-11-26T10:51:00.003-08:002021-11-26T10:51:43.211-08:00Bench & Garvey<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILfe5i3oqR84d7_uISvLAyKANhps9fcsyTknnJAgyalprgERY21TVQCKZhWqcjP2S8cLh-200vpehSeS6Zv4c-oWYLCWlIbYSGhcMGMO9H903PGgWw_Deqx87-yxpZ67NseQjdAuYkCcd/s2048/IMG_0975.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILfe5i3oqR84d7_uISvLAyKANhps9fcsyTknnJAgyalprgERY21TVQCKZhWqcjP2S8cLh-200vpehSeS6Zv4c-oWYLCWlIbYSGhcMGMO9H903PGgWw_Deqx87-yxpZ67NseQjdAuYkCcd/s320/IMG_0975.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last of 3 original paintings that I wanted to share is shown above, a pairing of Steve Garvey and HOF catcher Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds. Each player is featured with their last name, a head shot, an action shot and their uniform number. The item has also been hand signed by both players and each dated the signature as well. Since both dates are August of 1987, I am going to speculate that this is when the painting was completed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also speculate that this may have been done for a joint signing appearance, as I have seen 8x10 photos being sold with this same image, usually signed by both players. i don't recall if I have seen an unsigned copy of that same 8x10.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5J9rNPjtHbvvwjSgQwNpviHQOAJUM44pxVOtP3EW6DXdRIm_qL0voJxlCImI4G5ZGwZFwEWd5AxRMbg94I8f2g_x1hMLkLuVnkFJAEuJB8lSchcYm9Rzl8aor-cFJtKNFjKd7VhJm_ZH/s1600/s-l1600-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5J9rNPjtHbvvwjSgQwNpviHQOAJUM44pxVOtP3EW6DXdRIm_qL0voJxlCImI4G5ZGwZFwEWd5AxRMbg94I8f2g_x1hMLkLuVnkFJAEuJB8lSchcYm9Rzl8aor-cFJtKNFjKd7VhJm_ZH/s320/s-l1600-2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bench and Garvey were NL rivals in the 70s and early 80s, often teammates on the annual all star game, but there isn't much of anything in the collectible market that ties them together like this aside from maybe some all star game items. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It reminds me of a book that I have seen listed on ebay for the last year or more. The cover features Garvey sliding in to home plate with Bench receiving a throw. The book is called "Cincinnati Red & Dodger Blue: Baseball's Greatest Forgotten Rivalry". I would like to add one of these to my collection, but I can't find one at a decent price. Nothing against Mr. Van Riper, but $30-50 books are just not worth it to me. I'd be a buyer in the $10-15 range, but for some odd reason, nobody is selling this for much less than around $25. Most other Garvey related books can be found for less than $10. I guess i'll keep waiting for a nice used copy to show up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-J0gtXuq5X1tzG-sHnZT1h0KWRUyEKS3yBoTbILvsRq3v4ERMhnNJyHqXCTbt4Mhn5xEG9ayFvlVyhnRIWvHvmb8NBqmT9G7e4ftY1kyIHTwlQ4t9pRUNtWvTan7jEKCHX01lQhvPAtZ/s1600/s-l1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-J0gtXuq5X1tzG-sHnZT1h0KWRUyEKS3yBoTbILvsRq3v4ERMhnNJyHqXCTbt4Mhn5xEG9ayFvlVyhnRIWvHvmb8NBqmT9G7e4ftY1kyIHTwlQ4t9pRUNtWvTan7jEKCHX01lQhvPAtZ/s320/s-l1600.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369136329205578870.post-21710153463632226772021-11-25T17:50:00.000-08:002021-11-25T17:50:04.418-08:00Heroes of Baseball<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQW6X20suwXpqxmkx07KeLdExM9OiLPTKpleuBTAtEIZ6VNzxr57eFsngywaFy1WnI8pgA_glf3cLcq42_7LpRap-LBggYGZDC5C0ILP4QmPgsxh_Ys_jn-n2fMbprfbX-9yHtA1kN4RKF/s2048/IMG_0974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQW6X20suwXpqxmkx07KeLdExM9OiLPTKpleuBTAtEIZ6VNzxr57eFsngywaFy1WnI8pgA_glf3cLcq42_7LpRap-LBggYGZDC5C0ILP4QmPgsxh_Ys_jn-n2fMbprfbX-9yHtA1kN4RKF/s320/IMG_0974.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Following up on my most recent post, I am sharing another original painting that was used for the Upper Deck Heroes of Baseball series. This one features Steve Garvey & Rollie Fingers of the San Diego Padres and Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians.<p></p><p>This particular painting was used for the July 10-14, 1992 All Star Fan-Fest sheet. I do not recall having ever seen this sheet unsigned in the 8x10 size. I believe the signed version, which is /10,000, was the only way it came and was likely issued at the Fan Fest in San Diego. I have seen smaller versions of the sheet unsigned. That sheet is slightly different than the 8x10 sheet. I think they may have also been issued signed too. I'd have to do some more digging to verify this though. I do have a box of UD Comic Ball that had one of the smaller unsigned sheets attached on the bottom of the box in shrink wrap and they are /12,000. Maybe that is how all the smaller unsigned sheets were issued?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlnqIT1-4RbRUBpWlCl2c4R2hPdH5EQuTzNsYklDOZL0N_cqaK0eO2knakwV-XdTOEOPT5PWP0iBZfV1FTAUvdz12IQacH8v2XXVKvF-i-mS2FDN345fvTUc_H3y8OUjcE2w4Ju9VxFIy/s1435/s-l1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="1435" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlnqIT1-4RbRUBpWlCl2c4R2hPdH5EQuTzNsYklDOZL0N_cqaK0eO2knakwV-XdTOEOPT5PWP0iBZfV1FTAUvdz12IQacH8v2XXVKvF-i-mS2FDN345fvTUc_H3y8OUjcE2w4Ju9VxFIy/s320/s-l1600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4gYYTPHdy7znrX2UIrlNItYq4fNJs8XXB83LYHXKlKUTNwDasXqjln7i_5cBfGicdGZaBATerzIQgTNZp8DRzq_HF8PscoPHBvelEpKB6JUv4B_eOQDAdUsc9Siz6Nshz2hXXkMMi4d6/s1600/s-l1600-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4gYYTPHdy7znrX2UIrlNItYq4fNJs8XXB83LYHXKlKUTNwDasXqjln7i_5cBfGicdGZaBATerzIQgTNZp8DRzq_HF8PscoPHBvelEpKB6JUv4B_eOQDAdUsc9Siz6Nshz2hXXkMMi4d6/s320/s-l1600-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Thanksgiving 2021 to everyone as well!</div><br /><p><br /></p>MrMoparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573372366609526953noreply@blogger.com0