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"The Cincinnati Reds' 1982 season was a season in American Baseball."
When I read things like that, I am always reminded of a 1981 Topps baseball card. The card was of Biff Pocoroba, a part time catcher for the Braves. On the back of the card, along with lifetime stats and measurables, Topps would point out a couple of highlights of the player's career... Take a look at Biff's:
Not sure how dramatic his jump was, but.. OK.. I suppose that's something... but...
"Biff isn't a nickname it's his given name!"
That's it? I mean, he had 24 doubles in 1977... surely he hit two of them in the same game.. or ... week? Surely one of them was timely... Right? Something? Nope. All they had on the guy was his name is actually Biff.
Here's a couple of examples from that year of the sort of highlights other players' cards had:
Played football at a high level.. stole a shitload of bases in a game...
No "Rickey's last name is Henderson."
Had an inside the park HR.. had a .567 avg as a HS Senior...
Not... "Clint is his real name"
(Not sure why Henderson's front is with Baines' back) But Baines was first noticed by the White Sox as a 12 year old and hit .532 as a senior... Hit 2 dongs in an inning ....
Not "Prefers the more formal 'Harold' to 'Harry'"
When I read things like that, I am always reminded of a 1981 Topps baseball card. The card was of Biff Pocoroba, a part time catcher for the Braves. On the back of the card, along with lifetime stats and measurables, Topps would point out a couple of highlights of the player's career... Take a look at Biff's:
Not sure how dramatic his jump was, but.. OK.. I suppose that's something... but...
"Biff isn't a nickname it's his given name!"
That's it? I mean, he had 24 doubles in 1977... surely he hit two of them in the same game.. or ... week? Surely one of them was timely... Right? Something? Nope. All they had on the guy was his name is actually Biff.
Here's a couple of examples from that year of the sort of highlights other players' cards had:
Played football at a high level.. stole a shitload of bases in a game...
No "Rickey's last name is Henderson."
Had an inside the park HR.. had a .567 avg as a HS Senior...
Not... "Clint is his real name"
(Not sure why Henderson's front is with Baines' back) But Baines was first noticed by the White Sox as a 12 year old and hit .532 as a senior... Hit 2 dongs in an inning ....
Not "Prefers the more formal 'Harold' to 'Harry'"
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That had to hurt..."The Cincinnati Reds' 1982 season was a season in American Baseball."
When I read things like that, I am always reminded of a 1981 Topps baseball card. The card was of Biff Pocoroba, a part time catcher for the Braves. On the back of the card, along with lifetime stats and measurables, Topps would point out a couple of highlights of the player's career... Take a look at Biff's:
Not sure how dramatic his jump was, but.. OK.. I suppose that's something... but...
"Biff isn't a nickname it's his given name!"
That's it? I mean, he had 24 doubles in 1977... surely he hit two of them in the same game.. or ... week? Surely one of them was timely... Right? Something? Nope. All they had on the guy was his name is actually Biff.
Here's a couple of examples from that year of the sort of highlights other players' cards had:
Played football at a high level.. stole a shitload of bases in a game...
No "Rickey's last name is Henderson."
His an inside the park HR.. had a .567 avg as a HS Senior...
Not... "Clint is his real name"
(Not sure why Henderson's front is with Baines' back) But Baines was first noticed by the White Sox as a 12 year old and hit .532 as a senior... Hit 2 dongs in an inning ....
Not "Prefers the more formal 'Harold' to 'Harry'"
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(Not sure why Henderson's front is with Baines' back) But Baines was first noticed by the White Sox as a 12 year old and hit .532 as a senior... Hit 2 dongs in an inning ....
Not "Prefers the more formal 'Harold' to 'Harry'"
This last one is a well-known error card. I have it somewhere (probably in my parent's attic with the 50,000 other baseball cards)...at one point it was worth $10-15 or so simply because of the error.
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I mean at this point rain is falling UPWARDS. I'm just going to enjoy it, because it's still gonna be a long summer.
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OHSportsFan
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There’s a good chance they just won 10% of their games in the first week.
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I wish the ghost of Earl would come back and clean out the entire ownership group and front office and let Cal take it all over.
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A lot of people point to the Age-27 year as the player's peak. That was the year that Davis had 53 homers, 138 RBI and batted .286. The only reason he didn't the MVP was that was the year Miggy hit .348 and had only a few less homers and the same number of RBI. Trout was a rookie I believe that year too.
Anyway - in a 5 year span, he averaged 39.4 homers and 99 RBI. The guy wasn't a complete train wreck at the plate. The fact he hasn't adjusted a single thing to address what can only be a massive issue with his approach/swing/etc is baffling.
Anyway - in a 5 year span, he averaged 39.4 homers and 99 RBI. The guy wasn't a complete train wreck at the plate. The fact he hasn't adjusted a single thing to address what can only be a massive issue with his approach/swing/etc is baffling.
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Chris Davis is 0 for 3 so far tonight, which means he's 0 for his last 47 and he has the record.
And all 3 outs tonight have been liners, with the record-setting being a fucking rocket but right at a guy.
And all 3 outs tonight have been liners, with the record-setting being a fucking rocket but right at a guy.
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