let's bat around with a certified all-auto lineup (somewhat non-dodger edition)

late to the blog bat around party, but giving it a go anyway.  great idea by zippy zappy to post a lineup based on autographed cards.  the vast majority of certified autograph cards in my collecton are dodgers, but i tried to piece together a team that didn't necessarily consist solely of the boys from brooklyn and los angeles.

with four exceptions, this is a hall of fame team (and two of those four will be in the hall eventually). there were some options at a few positions, and even more options if i were to go the non-certified route as i was big in to the ttm game for a few years.  i'll list some certified honorable mentions and non-certified options, but i am pretty pleased with this team.

starting pitcher number one - sandy koufax

1998 donruss signature series
how obtained: purchased

starting pitcher number two - don drysdale

1993 nabisco
how obtained: purchased

starting pitcher number three - warren spahn

1999 upper deck century legends
how obtained: pulled from pack

starting pitcher number four - bob feller

2001 topps archives
how obtained: pulled from pack

starting pitcher number five - clayton kershaw

2008 upper deck spx
how obtained: trade with mario (wax heaven)
honorable mentions: don sutton, bert blyleven
non-certified options: nolan ryan (purchased), gaylord perry (ttm), phil niekro (ttm)

catcher - gary carter

2003 upper deck sweet spot classic
how obtained: pulled from pack
honorable mentions: bill dickey (pulled from pack and sold), carlton fisk (purchased)

first base - steve garvey

2013 panini hometown heroes hometown signatures gold (my latest garvey auto addition)
how obtained: purchased
honorable mention: harmon killebrew
non-certified options: pete rose (ttm)

second base - rod carew

2006 fleer greats of the game
how obtained: pulled from pack
non-certified options: ryne sandberg (ttm), bobby doerr (ttm), roberto alomar (ttm)

third base - adrian beltre

1999 topps gallery

how obtained: trade with arno (i'm ballsy)

non-certified options: brooks robinson (ttm), mike schmidt (ttm), harmon killebrew (in person)

shortstop - maury wills

2002 fleer greats of the game
how obtained: trade with dayf (basseball card junkie)
non-certified options: pee wee reese (purchased)

left field - tony gwynn

2013 panini america's pastime hitter's ink (half of a booklet shared with the garv)
how obtained: purchased

center field - duke snider

2011 topps tribute (reverse negative!)

how obtained: purchased

right field - vladimir guerrero

2003 upper deck sweet spot
how obtained: pulled from pack
non-certified option: barry bonds (trade with rod from padrographs), andre dawson (ttm), rickey henderson (purchased), reggie jackson (in person)

designated hitter:  frank robinson

1996 canadian club
how obtained: trade with bo (baseball cards come to life)
non-certified options: paul molitor (ttm), jim thome (ttm)

closer - bruce sutter

2003 topps all-time fan favorites

how obtained: pulled from pack

honorable mention: rollie fingers

non-certified options: goose gossage (ttm)

manager - tommy lasorda

2017 topps archives

how obtained: purchased

honorable mention: sparky anderson

non-certified options: walter alston (purchased), tony larussa (ttm), joe torre (ttm), dick williams (ttm)

and because i can...

announcer - vin scully

2016 topps mint

how obtained: purchased

now i'm off to find a mike piazza autographed card...