tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post2662959271959274300..comments2024-03-28T09:03:24.735-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: C.A.: 2003 Upper Deck First Pitch A.J. Hinchnight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-74727196778834593602018-02-27T23:19:06.544-05:002018-02-27T23:19:06.544-05:00Seven of them are younger than me. Roberts has me...Seven of them are younger than me. Roberts has me by a few months.<br /><br />btw... after staring at the card for a few seconds, I thought this post would eventually reveal what Matheny was holding in his right hand.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-65224019880791273352018-02-27T10:24:03.067-05:002018-02-27T10:24:03.067-05:00I like how at the end you go ahead and give us the...I like how at the end you go ahead and give us the date for the game. It's that kind of research that makes NOC so great.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12249945368779434870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-39874867306428604832018-02-26T22:49:30.559-05:002018-02-26T22:49:30.559-05:0011 of those MGRs are younger than me. Damn, age re...11 of those MGRs are younger than me. Damn, age really did catch up to me.Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-86204102099805981582018-02-26T14:53:48.467-05:002018-02-26T14:53:48.467-05:00It's when I see soccer players and I remember ...It's when I see soccer players and I remember their dads as players on the weekend highlights show that makes me feel old. Must be the same in baseball, although there's more chance of a father and son playing in the same line up than in any other sport. Jongudmundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355906920547912762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-85742599266098246312018-02-26T10:07:05.452-05:002018-02-26T10:07:05.452-05:00Much like the thoughts echoed above, I share simil...Much like the thoughts echoed above, I share similar sentiments. Although I'm still what many would call "young" (23), it's scary to look at the back of a baseball card (usually a draft pick or Bowman) and see a DOB x/x/1994 or x/x/1995. Even weirder is seeing guys that I played with or against get their own cards for the MiLB or independent league team.Registered Historyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06080959283447645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-27762735479252205712018-02-26T08:06:16.062-05:002018-02-26T08:06:16.062-05:00Great discussion on managers, but to answer your f...Great discussion on managers, but to answer your first question, on this card I see the name A.J. Hinch, but in the foreground I see Matheny. Then I see a player in catcher equipment. Could be any catcher on the KC roster. On a card labeled A.J. Hinch, I would like to actually see a decent representation of the player featured on the card.Old Cardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112089873949361756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-34798714229052523582018-02-26T05:39:53.948-05:002018-02-26T05:39:53.948-05:00It was a weird feeling for me as well, to realize ...It was a weird feeling for me as well, to realize that the people I was watching on a daily basis were no longer elders to look up to, but then peers and now "kids". For me it really hit home in 2015 when the first player joined the NBA who was born after I discovered the sport's existence at age 11. Billy Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847326710191224832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-88649931121179799002018-02-26T00:12:59.384-05:002018-02-26T00:12:59.384-05:00I'm starting to reach the age where most rooki...I'm starting to reach the age where most rookies who come up are younger than me by several years. I've got a few years before I start becoming older than the managers (hopefully), but it still boggles my mind that there are guys currently in the bigs who were born in 1997(!).Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-7074749060295926682018-02-25T23:36:49.116-05:002018-02-25T23:36:49.116-05:00I remember reading a column in 1987 where the spor...I remember reading a column in 1987 where the sportswriter lamented the retirement of Phil Niekro, the last MLB player who was older than the columnist.<br /><br />I was still a few months shy of 20 myself, so while I probably found the column interesting, I couldn't possibly have been able to relate to the existential crisis the writer suddenly was experiencing. After all, every Major Leaguer was older than me.<br /><br />Many years would pass before I would understand. I didn't have that sudden shock the writer had 25 years before; for me it was drawn out for many months. <br /><br />It was a jolt, but not a surprise, when Omar Vizquel retired. But I knew I could find some solace in Jamie Moyer. Sure, he hadn't thrown a big-league pitch in the last two-thirds of the 2012 season, but there just had to be a team that would give one more chance to an experienced, crafty lefty, even if only to mentor a young staff while making an appearance or two a week. Gradually, it became obvious that I would never again be younger than a Major League Baseball player. <br /><br />This off-season I have held out a little hope (okay, more than a little) that somehow 53-year-old Rafael Palmiero is successful in his comeback attempt. How nice would that would be, even if I -- I mean he -- could have just one more game. <br />Mike the History Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371409500201284568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-90450464512423908692018-02-25T22:00:22.861-05:002018-02-25T22:00:22.861-05:00I absolutely agree with you. It seems odd that the...I absolutely agree with you. It seems odd that there are now around 10 MLB managers in their 40's when it's almost always been guys who are much older and have way more experience.Henry Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702088556673492509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-66285310030764841222018-02-25T20:59:40.850-05:002018-02-25T20:59:40.850-05:00It's great that Gabe Kapler found work after W...It's great that Gabe Kapler found work after Welcome Back Kotter.I jest... I still have hopes at age 44 that the Brewers will call me up to play 3rd base. Some dreams may never die.Andy Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06262231511979170497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-71155650726803437442018-02-25T20:50:25.052-05:002018-02-25T20:50:25.052-05:00I used to like it when '70s players that I kne...I used to like it when '70s players that I knew became managers. Now, a lot of them are from the 90's cards that I don't know nearly as well. Another by-product of being older than most of those involved, I guess. At least people tell me I still look like I'm from a generation later the one that I really am from.GCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713246271197550543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-20469614967141361592018-02-25T20:12:35.931-05:002018-02-25T20:12:35.931-05:00I got Hinch's autograph on his 1993 Topps Trad...I got Hinch's autograph on his 1993 Topps Traded card when he was 19-year-old sophomore at Stanford. I was 15 and still felt like a kid compared to him and in many ways that's still kind of how I picture our age difference. He *can't* be basically my age right? He was so big when I was still so little.Nick Vossbrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162939001181537887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-70314328009613572332018-02-25T20:12:05.891-05:002018-02-25T20:12:05.891-05:00It is.It is.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-16791643534294672962018-02-25T20:09:25.267-05:002018-02-25T20:09:25.267-05:00Two managers that also faced each other today. htt...Two managers that also faced each other today. https://www.mlb.com/gameday/astros-vs-cardinals/2018/02/25/533820#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=533820 Well timed. Is 2017 the first World Series with both managers younger than NOC? dealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04633750324558738343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-17893019531307945862018-02-25T19:47:58.602-05:002018-02-25T19:47:58.602-05:00Well, when you put it like that.... All I can say...Well, when you put it like that.... All I can say for myself is thank God for Joe Maddon and Ned Yost. (I knew there was a reason I didn't hate Terry Collins like the other Mets fans did.)Stubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010142558613227433noreply@blogger.com