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Showing posts with label Harmon Killebrew. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harmon Killebrew. Show all posts
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
2013 MLB Tournament Prizes #21 through #25
Are you ready for the next batch of potential prizes for the 2013 MLB Tournament? Good! This week, you're either going to think I've lost my mind, or I have little faith that any of these five teams will win the tournament. I'd go with the latter, BUT, if they do win the tourney, you're going to get a SWEET card for free!
As noted previously, there will be 30 prizes available, however, only the tournament winner will receive a prize. The prizes consist of one card from my collection for each of the 30 teams. Seeds are not open for claiming, and the prizes are based on a sliding scale using Las Vegas' odds for winning the 2013 World Series.
For further information, check out the 2013 MLB Tournament Rules and Prizes.
As mentioned before, this batch of prizes promises to deliver, and I might actually turn a head or two!
As noted previously, there will be 30 prizes available, however, only the tournament winner will receive a prize. The prizes consist of one card from my collection for each of the 30 teams. Seeds are not open for claiming, and the prizes are based on a sliding scale using Las Vegas' odds for winning the 2013 World Series.
For further information, check out the 2013 MLB Tournament Rules and Prizes.
As mentioned before, this batch of prizes promises to deliver, and I might actually turn a head or two!
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| #21 - Odds 50/1 - NL Seed #10 | 1970 Topps Roberto Clemente |
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| #22 - Odds 75/1 - AL Seed #13 | 1956 Topps Bob Lemon |
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| #23 - Odds 75/1 - AL Seed #14 | 1962 Topps Harmon Killebrew |
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| #24 - Odds 75/1 - NL Seed #12 | 1968 Topps Tom Seaver |
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| #25 - Odds 75/1 - AL Seed #9 | 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey, Jr. |
PS - Seeds are not open for request, and will not be opened until all 30 prizes have been announced.
PPS - Here is the bracket...
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Topps Cards That Never Were: 1976 Harmon Killebrew
Well, it looks like the Aaron cards were a hit, and I must admit that I love making these custom "Topps" cards. I had some good feedback from followers, including one who thinks Topps should do inserts or a subset to honor those HOFers who got the boot from the set in their final season.
Another thing I thought of, is I wonder how many kids missed out on the final stats for these HOFers? Nowadays we have Baseball Reference and encyclopedias to tell us their final stats, but back then, I would imagine that baseball cards were the "Baseball Reference" of their day. I don't doubt almanacs existed, but I wouldn't think many kids would have access to those.
For me, Harmon Killebrew was always a guy in my Sports Illustrated Superstar Baseball game that struck out a lot and hit a lot of dingers. I think his average in our league was below the Mendoza line. Imagine my surprise when I landed a 75 Topps card of him and saw he had well over 550 homers! Truly awesome considering his era. He's 9th on the HR list with 573 (6th if you go by the asterisk list).
So, without further ado, here is another 500 HR club member Topps disgracefully cast aside in his final season. The Killer! I think it would have been awesome to have a Harmon Killebrew card in a Royals uniform. He will always be known as a Senator/Twin, but his Royal's card seems to fit him. By all accounts, The Killer is a standup man, so I wish Topps gave him his final due.
This card was really hard to make, not because of the template, but because I could only find two shots of Killer in a Royals uniform. One shot was from an existing card (which excludes it from consideration), and the other photo reminds me of the 1972 Topps with his gaze into the distant horizon...
Akin to a 72 Nostril Shot
Here is Killer’s line from 1975 in 76 Topps format:
Little doubt that .199 average led to the end of Killer's career at the age of 39. I wonder if he had hit a little better, if we'd have another 600 club member. I wish it was so.
NOTE: After reading a Punk Rock Paint comment in a Bad Wax blog, I will now give reference to where the pictures came from. This photo is from Sports Memorabilia.
Another thing I thought of, is I wonder how many kids missed out on the final stats for these HOFers? Nowadays we have Baseball Reference and encyclopedias to tell us their final stats, but back then, I would imagine that baseball cards were the "Baseball Reference" of their day. I don't doubt almanacs existed, but I wouldn't think many kids would have access to those.
For me, Harmon Killebrew was always a guy in my Sports Illustrated Superstar Baseball game that struck out a lot and hit a lot of dingers. I think his average in our league was below the Mendoza line. Imagine my surprise when I landed a 75 Topps card of him and saw he had well over 550 homers! Truly awesome considering his era. He's 9th on the HR list with 573 (6th if you go by the asterisk list).
So, without further ado, here is another 500 HR club member Topps disgracefully cast aside in his final season. The Killer! I think it would have been awesome to have a Harmon Killebrew card in a Royals uniform. He will always be known as a Senator/Twin, but his Royal's card seems to fit him. By all accounts, The Killer is a standup man, so I wish Topps gave him his final due.
This card was really hard to make, not because of the template, but because I could only find two shots of Killer in a Royals uniform. One shot was from an existing card (which excludes it from consideration), and the other photo reminds me of the 1972 Topps with his gaze into the distant horizon...
Akin to a 72 Nostril Shot Here is Killer’s line from 1975 in 76 Topps format:
| YEAR | CLUB | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG |
| 1975 | Royals | 106 | 312 | 25 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 44 | .199 |
Little doubt that .199 average led to the end of Killer's career at the age of 39. I wonder if he had hit a little better, if we'd have another 600 club member. I wish it was so.
NOTE: After reading a Punk Rock Paint comment in a Bad Wax blog, I will now give reference to where the pictures came from. This photo is from Sports Memorabilia.
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