Baseball card pic of the week June 9, 2010
A page from a three ring binder titled: "Baseball Cards owned by: Jan"
1987 Kirby Puckett selling at $0.81 Did you know Kirby batted leadoff in the '86 All-Star game? Ruben Sierra in year 2 of his career. Not sure why Oddibe McDowell is so prominently featured (he did win the 1984 Golden Spikes award.)
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That is not all that horrible. Sure Puckett should have always been in the middle of the page and if it wasn't him it should have been Murray. Obviously those two stand the test of time.
No real shame in Valenzeula, Sax or Pedro G (I am not going back to look how to spell his name). They were all all-stars at some point in the 80s. Being in 7th grade at the time factors in too.
Mcdowell and Sierra are ok too. Lots of young guys don't pan out. They are along the lines of Pete Incalvilia, Mike Greenwell and Ellis Burks.
I have no idea why you would put the Quis and Dave Henderson in you book. It makes me wonder if you put everyone in a sheet.
Didn't Pedro G get in trouble with OJ?
I want to see something a little older. 82 topps, 84 Fleer and I would be real impressed with 84 Donruss.
June 9, 2010 at 12:49 PM
What's crazy is I remember all those players so vividly. I guess that was the height of my collecting cards and scouring box scores in the morning Strib (actually, I think it was just the Tribune back then).
Good to get a win vs. Greinke last night, as he is obviously their biggest pitching threat. Also nice to see Slow-ride throw such a good game. If he and Blackburn ever pitch well back-to-back, watch out!
June 9, 2010 at 1:00 PM
P.S. Not to sound like Stuart Scott, but did you guys see the highlights of Strasburg's debut last night? Booya is an understatement. His last pitch of the night was a 95mph heater. Granted, he was facing the Pirates, but still!
June 9, 2010 at 1:03 PM
Ask the Cubs about playing the Pirates...I think that they are 2-8 against them this year.
Regardless, my brother was at the game and said that the crowd was out of control and even without the benefit of TV, his stuff looked and sounded nasty.
Baseball is better off with a good team in DC
June 9, 2010 at 1:29 PM
Note for all, I'm pretty sure "Anonymous" today is Tapani, given his lament of the Cubs' struggles against Pittsburgh, and that his brother lives in D.C.
Anyway, regardless of their bizarre ownership of the Cubs, the Pirates have a piss-poor lineup. So I'll dampen the enthusiasm on the 14 K's a little. Still, though, 14 K's (in under 100 pitches) is 14 K's - that's a number most guys don't hit their entire career, and they all get to pitch against the AAA+ lineups like that from time to time.
I'll be interested to see if he's still looking this electric his second time through opposing offenses, or if the one blemish from last night, the two-run homer he gave up, is foreshadowing something. Major league hitters are known for adjusting pretty quickly to a new phenom - see Daisuke Matsuzaka for evidence. My guess, though, is that a guy who can come close to hitting 100 mph with control in the late innings is going to be pretty stellar. See Ubaldo Jimenez 2010 for evidence.
All I remember about Pedro Guerrero is that he was the tits in Championship Baseball. I would always choose the NL in that game, in large part because he kicked so much ass. I didn't know much about lineup construction in those days, but I knew Vince Coleman leading off and Pedro Guerrero second to drive him in when he stole second. 1-0 lead. Every time, baby.
June 9, 2010 at 3:12 PM
I would only say that Ruben Sierra was pretty good. I believe he is a relatively rare 300 home run, 2000 hitter. Though i may be wrong about that.
More importantly, his cards were very hot items in the mid 80s. he was a rated rookie and a projected star, which carried a lot of weight with the kids and child molesters who frequented Extra Innings Baseball Cards in the heart of the Blaine Shopping Center.
June 9, 2010 at 10:19 PM
Nice- loved this flash from the past- makes me want to dig out my cards- whereever they may be... I know at some point they were going to be something I wanted to hand down to my child.. 'Gee thanks dad, a 1982 Roy Smalley- this is great- i just looked it up on my I_____ and it says it is worth $0.0003 that is great- thank you."
Re: Strasburg- obviously we can't take away much from one game, as you guys pointed out, but in the extended highlights that I saw he looked pretty special. Obviously he has the advantage on hitters this year, but there is only so much adjusting one can make to a 100mph fastball.. some guys just don't have the bat speed to hit that.
Nice story for the Nats (and boy do they need a nice story) and it will at least give that club a little excitement. Plus, the thought of a Strasburg/Harper tandem in 2012 has got to have the GM salivating.
June 10, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Ahh, Harper. Now there's a guy I wouldn't mind seeing not live up to the hype. He comes off in what I've read as a complete dick, basically JD Drew 2010, Scott Boras sidekick included. Will be interesting to see if Washington's even able to sign the kid.
June 10, 2010 at 11:16 AM
Oh, and happy birthday, Jan. Hope you get a Twins sweep like you asked for.
June 10, 2010 at 11:27 AM
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