tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post8258480091244231463..comments2024-03-28T12:35:33.713-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: 338 reasons to love '86 Toppsnight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-72262982724069795122008-11-30T23:57:00.000-05:002008-11-30T23:57:00.000-05:002. An error of my own -- I should say, the batting...2. An error of my own -- I should say, the batting glove is on his non-throwing handGoose Joakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13751086302948001875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-90733376522348942512008-11-30T23:55:00.000-05:002008-11-30T23:55:00.000-05:00Awesome post.1. Mark Clear may appear to have a sm...Awesome post.<BR/><BR/>1. Mark Clear may appear to have a small glove. But the smallest glove I have ever seen donned by a Major League Baseball player was by a middling Cardinals second basemen in the early nineties. The glove was quite literally the size of the player's hand, which of course was quite small to begin with. The hand (and presumably glove as well) belonged to either Luis Alicea or Geronimo Pena. Unfortunately both of them were struggling second base prospects for the St. Louis Cardinals in the early 90's, and I can't remember which one had the small glove. My hunch says it was Pena, but I am not 100% certain!<BR/><BR/>2. The Saberhagen card is...very entertaining...and so weird. Not only is the halo effect strange, which I wouldn't have noticed without your keen eye, but ask yourself, why is he wearing a batting glove on his throwing hand? Fielders may do this, but fielders also hit in the American League. It lends further credence to the idea that this shot of Sabes was taken in Spring Training (against a National League team) and then doctored to appear in Yankee Stadium. Then again, how much does the player on the card REALLY look like Saberhagen? Is a Saberhagen doppelganger at large?<BR/><BR/>3. The Anecdote about John Mabry that you left on Goose Joak was awesome. Thanks for sharing. I never knew much about Mabry as a person (except that he's the huntin', fishin' type), but I always had a strange fascination with his career, probably to an unhealthy extent.Goose Joakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13751086302948001875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-72059965657761497982008-11-30T20:33:00.000-05:002008-11-30T20:33:00.000-05:00Great info, zman, and a cool story. If I can get a...Great info, zman, and a cool story. If I can get a story like that for each one of these "nobodies," this will be my all-time favorite post.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-61538580107895952662008-11-30T19:34:00.000-05:002008-11-30T19:34:00.000-05:00I actually met Rich Thompson (nobody #2) during Sp...I actually met Rich Thompson (nobody #2) during Spring Training in 2006. He is a lawyer now and also an agent for a handfull of players. He represents a friend of mine, Terry Tiffee. Terry left me tickets to the game and Rich came over and introduced himself. I've seen this card before, but never connected it with him. The only other card I know of is the 1990 Topps.zman40https://www.blogger.com/profile/07221290018484413350noreply@blogger.com