it's been over 11 years since i first posted about this card
i came across it again recently, and it got me thinking about some other literal name interpretations that have or could have been; things that bench might have pondered while sitting on that bench. such as:
it's great that johnny podres pitched for the padres,
but why didn't jim brewer
ever pitch for the brewers?
how cool is it that ted cox
came up with the red sox?
why was jose cardenal a cardinal
when they were referred to on baseball cards as "cards"?
why didn't tyler houston
ever play for the astros?
how is it that rocky gale has played for two teams in the nl west, but neither of them has been the rockies?
why isn't ranger suarez
on the rangers?
and why is robbie ray pitching in the al east for the blue jays
instead of the rays?
ponderous.
Cool stuff. It takes a very observant collector to build a collection like this. I feel like I flip through my cardboard way too fast to find stuff like this. Maybe one day, life will slow down and I'll be able to sit down with a box of cards and truly enjoy each one nice and slowly.
ReplyDeletesometimes there are few things more relaxing than sorting through a box of cards...
DeleteBill Brown, Curly Brown, Elmer Brown, and Lloyd Brown all played for the Browns, though there are no cards of them with the Browns.
ReplyDeletethat is another random thought that johnny bench might have pondered while sitting on a bench!
DeleteI somehow never put together the Bench-on-a-bench combo on that card. I've always been more focused on the great-grandparents surrounding him - would love to know where that photo was taken.
ReplyDeletevery likely the highest waisted pants you will find on a baseball card
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