tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post2984916539310428252..comments2024-03-28T10:23:32.280-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: Cardboard appreciation, the review 2 (part 3)night owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-19343988880724251942011-07-22T18:55:31.125-04:002011-07-22T18:55:31.125-04:00Ryan, that might very well be the best trading car...Ryan, that might very well be the best trading card detective work ever. Amazing.<br /><br />But I vote Gilliam anyway.Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-71448333244976877912011-07-22T15:00:37.152-04:002011-07-22T15:00:37.152-04:00This is hard.
The Alvarado card is really a wid...This is hard. <br /><br />The Alvarado card is really a wide-angle picture of (as best as I can tell) a 1969 Buick Skylark. I really like Sylarks, but I'm not sure I should vote for it on that basis.<br /><br />The Gilliam is great beacause it's a '54, which is the same issue as the last vote. If I were picking the card I wanted to take home, it wins hands down.<br /><br />Bowman Bo Bowman is awesome, but is it enough?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-92031218635023031482011-07-22T11:18:01.760-04:002011-07-22T11:18:01.760-04:00I barely clocked in for the 70's in April of &...I barely clocked in for the 70's in April of '79 - but I have GOT to vote for the Alvarado. GOT TO. I had never seen this card before today, but here's its story:<br /><br />(1) The card is mysterious because the focal point for the picture is the prominent #38 in the foreground, who has just tossed the ball to an infielder covering what appears to be either third base or first. So who's who? Let's assume, by virtue of the palm trees and sunny wether in this picture, that the scene is Spring Training at Payne Field ( http://tiny.cc/yel44 ) in '73. It took me a little while, but some research has determined that #38 for the Sox at spring training in 1973 was Mr. Dan Neumeier (had to go to a program at http://tiny.cc/e2zoo ) who had pitched 3 innings for the Sox in SEP/OCT of the previous year, so Mr. Alvarado must be the out-of-focus background player on his own card - gracias, Topps! For the record, Alvarado was #1 for the White Sox in 1973.<br /> <br />(2) The card is an instant time machine. You can almost hear Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" drifting out of a car in the parking lot by the ball field. <br /><br />(3) WAIT A SECOND - Dan Neumeier is this guy: http://tiny.cc/x2qt6 - who is the #38 in the Alvarado card? Did Dan get cut in spring ball, only to be replaced by another player who took his jersey number but didn't make the roster for the season anyways? We may never know......<br /><br />Interesting Facts: Neumeier pitched in three different games (Sep 8th Sox loss, Oct 2nd Sox win and Oct 4th Sox loss) for one inning in each appearance. He walked in 1 run on 9/8, facing on ly the one batter. He earned a "hold" on 10/2 by getting the Twins' Tovar to fly out and then getting Hall of Famers Rod Carew and Harmon Killebrew to ground out. He then relieved Goose Gossage on 10/4 (final game of the year) before giving up a double to the Twins' starting pitcher (and eventual winner), Bert Blyleven, that scored 2 runs! D. Thompson drove in one more run before Dan the Man got Killebrew to ground out into an inning-ending double play.<br /><br />Thanks for the adventure this morning, night owl - have a great weekend everybody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-9212747227096626762011-07-22T10:52:13.085-04:002011-07-22T10:52:13.085-04:00Any chance to vote for a Giant must be taken, even...Any chance to vote for a Giant must be taken, even if it is an airbrushed Giant in an AL Park being denoted as an AL All Star.arpsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906792508761334151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-73131450890375317912011-07-22T10:21:18.303-04:002011-07-22T10:21:18.303-04:00Pops Garvey it is! Great swing finish of an all-de...Pops Garvey it is! Great swing finish of an all-decade player.Matthew Gliddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058637926401334906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-74652475880427215402011-07-22T08:58:25.884-04:002011-07-22T08:58:25.884-04:00I grew up in the 70s, but that Alvarado is just ho...I grew up in the 70s, but that Alvarado is just horrible. It looks like he playing on a Little League field.carlsonjokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15556989250983706634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-51206704590542073932011-07-22T07:11:34.655-04:002011-07-22T07:11:34.655-04:00Alvarado or Garvey... hmmm... Alvarado or Garvey.....Alvarado or Garvey... hmmm... Alvarado or Garvey.... hmmm..... Alvarado or Garvey.... hmmmm... Garvey!<br /><br />I probably should've voted for the '82 topps traded card, but eehhh I don't like that card. Sure it's expensive, but that don't matter to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com