One team

 

Before I get to the main theme of the post, I wanted to poll the card bloggers -- at least the ones who use Blogger -- and ask, in the last two weeks or so, what time does your post show up on blog rolls and Blogger's reading list after you post it?

 

I'm asking because it's been very frustrating for me, hitting publish -- both here and the 1993 Upper Deck blog -- and then not seeing that post pop up on blog rolls/reading list for hours, sometimes a day ... or more.

 

A couple of examples.

 

My last post on Saturday, "Going to the Files," didn't show up on either of those two Blogger notification systems for hours. I published it around 5 p.m., early for me. But it didn't show up until the next day after I got up in the morning -- then there it was, saying I published it 12 hours prior.

 

On Sunday, I made a post to the 1993 Upper Deck blog. I published it around 2 in the afternoon. At 8:30 p.m., my blog roll, which includes both of my blogs, said these were the most recent updates: 

 

 

Slow day on the card blogs, huh? Yet, I know that there was more activity than that, so some other bloggers share my plight.

 

That 1993 Upper Deck post still has not appeared on the blog roll or the reading list. Here is my separate blog roll for just my blogs as of this writing, which is just before 2 p.m.:

 

The Steve Finley post is from last week, not my most recent update. Poor Dennis Martinez. Will he ever get the proper notification for his excellent 1993 UD card?

 

I do post my own notifications to social media. Also, I know people find my new posts through other means (maybe through RSS feeds) because certain commenters are right on those new posts. But I know I'm losing other readers/bloggers who rely on the blog roll/reading list because comments are down, yes, but especially views.

 

Anyway, I've noticed that some bloggers don't seem to have this issue, judging by the reading list. It seems if you publish early in the day, you avoid the glitch? I'm not sure. My question is: are you having issues over the last couple of weeks seeing your new posts appear on blog rolls immediately? If so, how many hours (days?) does it take to show up? 

 

Let's hope by the time this post appears on the reading list (maybe tomorrow?), Dennis Martinez will show up, too.

 

OK, now, the point of the post -- "One Team".

 

Speaking of the '93 UD blog, reader Brett left a comment on my post about Gary DiSarcina mentioning that DiSarcina played all 12 years of his major league career with the Angels, and that you don't see players like this sticking with one team for their whole career anymore.

 

That got me curious about which active players have spent their whole career with one team. We don't think of players doing that anymore, it's dropped vastly since free agency began in the '70s and still more since the turn of the century.

 

I found an ESPN list that mentioned every current major leaguer who has at least 10 years in the bigs with just one team. Let's see those guys in card form:

 

 

 

16 years - Mike Trout, Angels

I'm sure this was the first player people think of in this category now that Clayton Kershaw is retired (he spent 18 years with the Dodgers). There is definitely something to be said for a player sticking with one team, but this past weekend I felt sorry for Trout as the Dodgers outscored the Angels 33-3. The Angels are so bad.

 

 

16 years -: Jose Altuve, Astros

 

Another player that likely popped up first in people's minds.

 

 

15 years - Salvador Perez, Royals

 

The one player on this list that I've seen play live. No, he wasn't playing for Kansas City. He was on a rehab assignment in the minor leagues with Omaha.

 

 

14 years- Jose Ramirez, Guardians

 

I was watching the Reds-Guardians game yesterday and the broadcasters went on this long, odd discussion about how Jose Ramirez was "underrated" and how he compared with former Reds/Indians (and other teams) player Vada Pinson, and how underrated Pinson was. I'll agree Pinson was underrated. I don't think Ramirez is underrated though. I don't think baseball card collectors consider him underrated, judging by his rookie card.

 

 

12 years - Byron Buxton, Twins

 

I wonder if you take out all the time he's been injured, how many years that would be?

 

 

12 years - Aaron Nola, Phillies

 

First pitcher on the list.

 

 

11 years - Aaron Judge, Yankees

 

Aaron Judge's first Bowman cards are 13 years old -- wow.

 

 

 

10 years - Ozzie Albies, Braves

 

I thought of using a different card because I just showed this one a couple months ago. It's one of the few 2026 Heritage cards that doesn't make my eye twitch, so I'm happy to show it again.

 

 

10 years - Kyle Freeland, Rockies

 

I just mentioned the other day on the 1993 UD blog (his birthday just passed). It's wild that a pitcher can stay with Colorado for a decade. A testament to him, obviously, though I wonder whether he'd be interested in winning more someday.

 

 

10 years - Ian Happ, Cubs

 

If you asked me how long Happ had been in the majors before I researched this I would have said 5-6 years. Time is moving at about 160 mph.

 

 

10 years - Antonio Senzatela, Rockies

 

Another Rockie! This is the most recent card I have of Senzatela, who spent most of 2023 and 2024 injured and didn't appear on cards in '24, returning again in 2025 Update.

 

It also may be the only player on this list who compares to Gary DiSarcina, a mostly unremarkable player who still has been useful enough to the team to stick with them for at least a decade ... Although I just read that Senzatela is involved in trade speculation.

 

And that's the whole list! How that compares to a decade ago or two or three decades ago, is something more involved that I don't see myself undertaking, but you never know.

 

 

I just know that Brooks Robinson was born today and he played 23 years for one team, which is the record -- tied with Carl Yastrzemski.

 

OK, I'm hitting "publish now" (it's 3 p.m.). Let's see how long it takes for you to see it.

 

(EDIT: It took 47 minutes this time. Improvement!)