tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post3055259005806092269..comments2024-03-28T13:44:09.103-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: Cardboard appreciation: 2010 Upper Deck Eric Stultsnight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-8033423747784713862011-04-15T02:29:08.360-04:002011-04-15T02:29:08.360-04:00I love cards of Carlos Zambrano batting, because i...I love cards of Carlos Zambrano batting, because if worse ever came to worse, he's probably good enough to pull off switching to 1B or DH and hitting 25+ bombs a year with a considerably better batting average than Carlos Pena. Just give him a crash course in plate discipline and let nature do the rest. Or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-41748374156380845472011-04-13T13:54:16.450-04:002011-04-13T13:54:16.450-04:00I also find cards showing pitchers batting amusing...I also find cards showing pitchers batting amusing. What I really want to see though is a card showing a position player pitching. Now that would be worth seeing.<br /><br />By the way, the 1973 Topps card of Jim Kaat shows him batting. Now there's a rarity. An American League pitcher batting. Of course that was also the year the DH was adopted.Slangonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988425450951611266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-30026251735653252652011-04-13T10:16:40.601-04:002011-04-13T10:16:40.601-04:00I don't actively collect them, but I have seve...I don't actively collect them, but I have several. I enjoy them. It's a neat alternative to the usual middle of the wind-up, staring in for the sign, etc. pictures.Justin McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01841690749406744083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-17946258588287246532011-04-13T10:10:09.427-04:002011-04-13T10:10:09.427-04:00Batting pitcher cards are OK, but pitcher relic ca...Batting pitcher cards are OK, but pitcher relic cards with bat pieces are pretty lame, I think. Unless that pitcher was known for his .300 average, why would I want a relic of what is most likely the weakest part of that guy's game? I'd rather have the jersey, or if you really want a piece of one of the tools that a pitcher uses, then put ball seam swatches in there. (Gaylord Perry's would be scuffed up :) )GCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713246271197550543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-72261951954198453142011-04-13T09:48:01.319-04:002011-04-13T09:48:01.319-04:00Agreed. With the Orioles being an AL team, pitcher...Agreed. With the Orioles being an AL team, pitcher batting cards are a special treat. Since you mentioned Fernando, I believe the back of his 1993 Upper Deck card shows him batting in spring training. Dennis Martinez's 1982 Fleer card is an early example, but he's just posing with bat and helmet. Kind of odd, come to think of it.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-66334058587689462832011-04-13T09:18:56.650-04:002011-04-13T09:18:56.650-04:00I'm pretty sure Colbey from Cardboard Collecti...I'm pretty sure Colbey from Cardboard Collections still does.The Lost Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281282785351456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-46334917282801467762011-04-13T05:32:05.031-04:002011-04-13T05:32:05.031-04:00At one time wasn't there a blogger that collec...At one time wasn't there a blogger that collected pitchers batting cards?AdamEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107347958456472504noreply@blogger.com