aside from a career capping season in baltimore, evans spent the entirety of his career with the red sox. he became the club's regular right fielder as a 21-year old in 1973, with reggie smith moving to center and then being traded to the cardinals after the season.
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
dwight evans is in my hall of famer collection
aside from a career capping season in baltimore, evans spent the entirety of his career with the red sox. he became the club's regular right fielder as a 21-year old in 1973, with reggie smith moving to center and then being traded to the cardinals after the season.
Monday, June 9, 2025
the k is for kershaw countdown continues - top 20 edition!
clayton kershaw made his fifth appearance of the 2025 season sunday afternoon against the cardinals at busch stadium number 3. so, i am pleased to be able to post another edition of the k is for kershaw kountdown as we track his progress to the 3,000 strikeout milestone.
kershaw should be back on the mound later this week against the giants. know that when he makes his next start, i will be back to update the kountdown soon thereafter. stay tuned!
Friday, June 6, 2025
the k is for kershaw kountdown continues - more mets edition!
clayton kershaw made his fourth appearance of the 2025 season tuesday night against the mets at dodger stadium. so, i am pleased to be able to post another edition of the k is for kershaw kountdown as we track his progress to the 3,000 strikeout milestone.
kershaw should be back on the mound sunday in st. louis to close out the series against the cardinals. know that when he makes his next start, i will be back to update the kountdown soon thereafter. stay tuned!
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
dime box hero
this is one set that i do not own, so the handful of cards were all new to me. i chose to show kinkade because i don't believe i have ever posted a dodger card of his previously. he spent two seasons with the dodgers, but just has 3 or 4 cards to show for it.
and a high number (not short print) card from 2002 ud 40 man
is always appreciated. for the record, that card is number 1109 in the set.
Monday, June 2, 2025
1955 bowman complete through 208!
more teammate pairings featuring reds, dodgers, indians, and pirates. ralph kiner (in a cleveland uniform) is the lone hall of famer here - that's indian hall of famers on consecutive sheets. here are the backs:
both dodger card backs are worth mentioning here. russ meyer hits on a bunch of topics as he names musial as the best hitter he's seen and robin roberts the best pitcher while also giving advice to kids and sharing his biggest thrill, most exciting game, and funniest thing that has happened to him. the other dodger, erv palica, has a variant back. the regular version which is in the sheet above, end with the text "had a 13-8 record in 1950". the variant back
"he is a highly regarded young player". spot on. i left the card in the ebay authentication bag but will likely remove it at some point.
finally, the frank bolling card has an error thanks to his brother milt being in the set as well. the error uses frank's photo
but has milt's back
we saw the reverse of this error when i shared the sheet that featured milt's card.