tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post3786598712454472770..comments2024-03-28T10:23:32.280-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: C.A.: 1983 Fleer Salome Barojasnight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-70081266452593057042018-11-24T19:08:16.388-05:002018-11-24T19:08:16.388-05:00I just stumbled across a reference to Salome Baroj...I just stumbled across a reference to Salome Barojas on a Topps card. He's mentioned on the 1982 Turn Back the Clock card, 1987 Topps #311 with Rickey Henderson on the front.Adam Kaningherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604439081636666350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-75661129275787246342018-11-22T13:14:20.887-05:002018-11-22T13:14:20.887-05:00Wow. I'm pretty impressed that someone out th...Wow. I'm pretty impressed that someone out there actually did the legwork and discovered all of these guys without Topps cards.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-76910106791083115212018-11-22T09:29:39.923-05:002018-11-22T09:29:39.923-05:00Bringing up the strike is a great point. The weird...Bringing up the strike is a great point. The weird dynamic of replacement players and MLBPA contracts and everything else should totally show up in cards over the next decade.Nick Vossbrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162939001181537887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-10915939530939859642018-11-22T07:38:53.647-05:002018-11-22T07:38:53.647-05:00I’ve made a 1983 Topps card of Barojas and a 1998 ...I’ve made a 1983 Topps card of Barojas and a 1998 Topps of Robertson, actually. <br /><br />https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nlkU5O1gW6M/We9XL0UAXhI/AAAAAAAAPjk/N1-ObU4Ih6M1Cet_6JA_UMkiz2f_yDWGgCLcBGAs/s1600/1073.png<br /><br />https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LFp8CUiCS8k/W8S9UKycSfI/AAAAAAAAVEc/FtNuvzy76mUOJjh3TPdKA30QaPV_lR-dwCLcBGAs/s1600/1339.pngJeremya1umhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631055539594841302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-85740704956572683582018-11-22T03:02:59.308-05:002018-11-22T03:02:59.308-05:00Fleer and Donruss had contracts with the players&#...Fleer and Donruss had contracts with the players' union, not the individual players. If the player was in the union, those companies could make cards of them. I believe that prior to 1994 all major leaguers were in the union. (Some players who crossed the picket lines in 1994 were not accepted into the union.)Brett Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15909286892005353279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-2500597614806764142018-11-21T23:11:07.836-05:002018-11-21T23:11:07.836-05:00I didn't remember/never realized that he had n...I didn't remember/never realized that he had no Topps cards. I DID remember that the O's lit him up (OK, it was only three singles in a row, but still) after Tito Landrum's dinger in the 10th that won the pennant in '83's ALCS 4th game. <br /><br />Another thing I didn't know...T-Day eve is the biggest drinking night of the year? I had no idea. I'd have bet on NYECommishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-41796884646641557812018-11-21T20:42:16.423-05:002018-11-21T20:42:16.423-05:00Good theory ... IPs are fixed. Research site threw...Good theory ... IPs are fixed. Research site threw me off by listing total thirds of innings, which I don't think I've seen before.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-10658474933139715452018-11-21T20:34:39.664-05:002018-11-21T20:34:39.664-05:00This was a forgotten memory for me. I do recall b...This was a forgotten memory for me. I do recall back then wondering why he was not in the Topps 1982 Traded Set. They included a lot more rookies that year (than 1981). He was a pretty big rookie that year (though Not a Ripken or Sax or Johnny Ray). Then I recall him not being in 1983 Topps set, which I found odd. His career sort of petered out after that and I guess I did not pay attention after that.<br /><br />A theory: Baseball Reference said he was bought from a Mexico Team on 4/1/82. I thought Topps used to sign up players coming up in the minor leagues at spring training. Since he did not come through there they did not get him and for what ever reason did not sign him next spring training. His career went down pretty fast, so maybe just gave up on him.<br />I am assuming Fleer and Donruss has some different arrangement signing the players (what that was I don't know and this clouds my theory).<br /><br />FYI your career Ings are off Barojas and Robertson both pitched less than 500 major league innings. John Batemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159036395402962119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-34887993934649770532018-11-21T19:52:40.663-05:002018-11-21T19:52:40.663-05:00I think I’ve become a Tony Horton super collector....I think I’ve become a Tony Horton super collector. I’ve managed to grab most if not all his oddball cards. Mark Hoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562266064195629037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-34543313881539880902018-11-21T19:49:57.482-05:002018-11-21T19:49:57.482-05:00Wow, that's pretty astounding. I'm sure t...Wow, that's pretty astounding. I'm sure that, at the time, I realized that I didn't have any Topps cards of Barojas or Robertson, but I probably figured that I just didn't happen to have them, not that there weren't any.The Shlabotnik Reporthttps://shlabotnikreport.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com