tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post2046647464565144835..comments2024-03-28T10:23:32.280-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: Joy of a team set, chapter 5night owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-35231356903011573092015-05-06T18:28:33.920-04:002015-05-06T18:28:33.920-04:00Grew up in the 1980's. Will always consider C...Grew up in the 1980's. Will always consider Carlton Fisk the catcher for the White Sox.Stack22https://www.blogger.com/profile/17776094817608096430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-22165446986073284272015-05-06T15:52:22.321-04:002015-05-06T15:52:22.321-04:00Yeah, the patch is a pretty confusing issue. Appar...Yeah, the patch is a pretty confusing issue. Apparently the state of Massachusetts started its bicentennial celebration in April 1975 (counting from the Battle of Lexington & Concord), so the patches were worn on the home uni both years, although not during the '75 Series for some reason. Some more discussion of it here: http://letsgosox.blogspot.com/2007/12/mysterious-bicentennial-patch.htmlBrett Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15909286892005353279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-6942900066185490542015-05-06T12:21:10.024-04:002015-05-06T12:21:10.024-04:00Spoken like someone who didn't grow up in the ...Spoken like someone who didn't grow up in the '70s. It was a different baseball world, sir.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-49125753269869924682015-05-06T10:27:49.775-04:002015-05-06T10:27:49.775-04:00Thank you Boston for saving us from the horror of ...Thank you Boston for saving us from the horror of a lovable small market team like the Athletics, full of colorful personalities, winning three straight World Series. Hopefully we'll never have to suffer through that again.<br /><br />This is why everyone hates the Red Sox. They lose a World Series and claim they saved baseball in the process. You don't hear losing armies claiming they saved democracy by fighting so poorly.Stack22https://www.blogger.com/profile/17776094817608096430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-28007574757011449362015-05-05T23:57:52.795-04:002015-05-05T23:57:52.795-04:00Looks like I was wrong. The Sox wore this patch i...Looks like I was wrong. The Sox wore this patch in the regular season and not the postseason. I was 5 that year, so my only memories of that team come from the world series highlights and cards. The patch only appears in the 77 set, which led to my confusion. Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217827063741767040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-59343838717538537552015-05-05T23:14:36.282-04:002015-05-05T23:14:36.282-04:00Great post. I just happen to be in Boston on busi...Great post. I just happen to be in Boston on business this week, just a short walk from Fenway (I can see the park from my hotel). I was able to attend last night's game. The game program has an update on where the members of that team are today, I first thought Johnson was a pler and manager for a second. It did not help that they have both passed away. <br /><br />One thing that bothers me about the throwbacks they wore tonight. Tonight's uniform had the bicentennial patch on it. That patch was worn in 76 and not 75. Wish they would have worn the 75 uniform when they honored the team.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217827063741767040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-16146172263435668172015-05-05T21:57:43.406-04:002015-05-05T21:57:43.406-04:00"Saved" is too strong a word, as I menti..."Saved" is too strong a word, as I mentioned in the post. But it's a fact that baseball was really struggling in the early '70s. There is lots of documentation on that. Maybe the Sox get too much credit, but the '75 Series did get more people to pay attention again.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-9325682361392328222015-05-05T21:44:27.012-04:002015-05-05T21:44:27.012-04:00Weird - I was looking for something on Amazon toda...Weird - I was looking for something on Amazon today and came across that book. Complaint coming here, and an half-hearted apology; I am both a Reds fan and someone who wasn't even born in 1975.<br /><br />"Saved baseball"? I saw that on Amazon (and didn't realize it was a new book) - and couldn't believe the homerish-ness of that title. I didn't realize baseball was dying in the 1970's? Again, I wasn't alive then, but I'm pretty sure that baseball was still the most popular sport in America. What needed saving? Cal Ripken, Babe Ruth, even McGwire/Sosa - all could be argued they saved baseball. But from everything I've read, in 1975 baseball was thriving.<br /><br />Again, I'm (not really) sorry - but this team gets way too much credit. They didn't even win! That Fisk homer - yes, it was clutch, but the team didn't win the series. It's not on par with homers like Gibson's (Either of them), Mazeroski, Thomson, Carter, or Boone - those were all do-or-die situations that led to their team advancing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-25017337587953322772015-05-05T21:02:44.802-04:002015-05-05T21:02:44.802-04:00Awesome post, without doubt my favorite Red Sox te...Awesome post, without doubt my favorite Red Sox teams. I use the team checklist ( #118) as my wallet card.Jimifenwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11437859255996920808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-7463271494333136622015-05-05T20:32:42.583-04:002015-05-05T20:32:42.583-04:00Great post N.O. I lived and died with that team. ...Great post N.O. I lived and died with that team. Watched every game on my little black and white TV also. Just watched the preface where they introduced the players one by one. They've also had a different player up in the booth every half inning . Great memories Mark Hoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562266064195629037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-43296786475451243422015-05-05T20:05:11.585-04:002015-05-05T20:05:11.585-04:00Truly a great team set!Truly a great team set!shoeboxlegendshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11642879419337014960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-6470924255327724202015-05-05T20:03:05.981-04:002015-05-05T20:03:05.981-04:00There is definitely a big difference between pre- ...There is definitely a big difference between pre- and post-World Series Champion Red Sox. As I heard one complainer put it, all the Red Sox are today are the Yankees without all the Championships before the last 15 years.<br /><br />Bill Lee's Wrong Stuff makes that 1975 team even more likeable.Tony L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01349226671097456632noreply@blogger.com