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That is a really nice Gehrig! I collected for 35 years before I moved down to VA 9 years ago now. I sold 99% of what I had at a high profile memorabilia auction, and don't regret it or really miss it at all. I kept some stuff that was very personal to me, and some very random stuff like I didn't mean to keep. Like I came across a few autographed Rickey Peters cards the other day in a random box. But, I still salivate at a lot of stuff, like the cards posted in this thread.

I dream of a find like that...

Sweet may be a surprising piece in the bullpen this year, stay the summer in toledo, or be released before spring training. But being on 4 teams 40-man roster in 6 months is impressive. More impressive, he only had two good outings out of ten, managed to pick up a win, AND stay in the show for 47 days. (Enough time to qualify for a pension.) Maybe luck is on his side and he will be useful.

Well, let's dissect like you wanted. Reyes' slash line last year in AAA was .279/.330/.462 with 20 homeruns, and an ops of .792. The Lotte Giants finished 7/10 in the KBO with a record of 67-76. Of note, Niko Goodrum hit .295/.373/.387 with 0 hrs and an ops of .760 for these same Giants. Does the Reyes signing make the Giants better? Contenders? Or does the addition of Reyes make both him and Goodrum revert back to their Tiger norms? I would love to hear any and all thoughts!

https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/former-detroit-tigers-outfielder-victor-reyes-signs-overseas-deal-and-will-play-in-kbo-with-lotte-giants

Back in '92 or '93, mickey stanley played in a charity softball game at CMU. I had a friend who was a journalism major who interviewed him, and I got to tag along. He asked Mickey what was the biggest difference between players today and his era. Without batting an eye, he said "money". Then my friend followed up with something like " besides that?". Then Mickey said, "training. These guys can play baseball year around now. I had to go to work in the off season". He seemed pretty bitter about it.

RIP Willie. I met him once in 2009 and he could not have been a nicer, more down to earth guy. He seamed to be really enjoying retirement and his family. I did not know about his heart problems until today. I also didn't know he tried to make a comeback with the Yankees in 1995 at age 40. Any else remember that?

Interesting side story: Milt Wilcox once told me a story that **** Allen Always wore sleeves under his jersey because he thought pitchers would be intimidated by his muscles and not pitch to him. Wilcox also said Allen hit a homerun off of him in old Comisky Park that is still going.

That was not what I expected. AZ to the series.

LOL Too much old baseball in my head. I've done a ton of research on players who had a very brief time in the show. That helps a ton with players who have a lifetime .300 avg or hit .300 in a season. When the Rockies came into the league, Topps made cards of all the players they had drafted from the other teams. For some reason, I have a photographic memory of baseball cards.

My best Grid ever! It helped they had some repeats. I don't know if I'll be able to do better than this. ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 189 9/9: Rarity: 2 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: https://immaculategrid.com @immaculategrid x @baseball_ref

Wow! I don't remember looking at his usage before, but wow. 34 innings in rookie ball at age 19, 170 innings at age 20 over 3 levels, and then 250 I'm MLB at age 21.

Don't forget about Dave Rozema, who won 15 games as a 20-year-old rookie in 1977. He threw 218 innings that year. In 1978 he threw 200 more. Arm issues ensued, and he was never the same. Back then, and well before and after, I think the pitchets were blamed for their injuries. I don't know if "overuse" for a young pitcher was ever thought of.

If the current trends continue, I think going forward getting 200 wins will be more difficult than getting 300 used to be.

The only Tiger I could use today was legendary Lloyd. I probably could have used, but former tigers are usually what I use first.

Jerome Walton was a good one too, and I considered him as well. Probably should have gone with him. I'm sure most Cub fans would know the Hubbs story.

Good day on the Grid. Pretty easy, just trying to pick not well known players. The dodgers have had like 50 ROYs since 1947, so it was matter of picking one not many others would. They had four in a row from 79-82 (Sutcliffe, Howe, Fernando, and Sax), so I picked Sutcliffe. I didn't think many people would pick Hubbs for the Cubs, but he was the highest % of my picks. Very sad story. ROY in 62 (after Billy Williams in 61), had a good 2nd season, but died in a plane crash in the off season. ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 164 9/9: Rarity: 7 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: https://immaculategrid.com @immaculategrid x @baseball_ref

Well, I followed that up with a couple of stinkers. 8/9 last two days. I thought for sure mark Langston had a 200+ strikeout year for the Expos, but no. I really try hard not to go with " obvious " answers in that situation like Pedro Martinez, but sometimes it bites me. While my consant pouring over baseball cards, the sporting news and baseball digest in the late 70s and early 80s has served me very well, I do have to question why all that information is still in hy head 40 years later. If I had to fill out the grids using players from 2000+ I would probably get one or two a day.

My best Rarity score ever! Helped greatly by many tigers and research knowledge of the Boston braves. ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 160 9/9: Rarity: 4 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: https://immaculategrid.com @immaculategrid x @baseball_ref

Thank you very much for sharing.

So much for the pitcher's duel, 7-1 Astros bottom of the 3rd.

There was a female intern for one of the Detroit papers that was traveling with the team. After a game in Oakland, said reporter was trying to interview Gibson. He was Nude, being rude, and it escalated into him chasing her around the clubhouse and eventually out into the hallway with Gibson screaming "SHE WANTS TO F*** ME!" It stopped when another female tried to enter the clubhouse and witnessed the end of the incident. If I remember correctly, the Detroit paper acknowledged the incident many years later, but it was all swept under the rug by that time. I'm going to look up the article that details this after I post this, and link it. The article was about Gibson being diagnosed with parkensons, and how he had mellowed. He was remorseful for the Oakland incident, but that was decades later. Like I said, it was all swept under the rug at the time. Edited to add link to Mentioned article. It is a long, but good, read. https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/07/19/kirk-gibson

There is no doubt in my mind that if what Kirk Gibson did to a female reporter in the locker room in 1983 happened today, he would have been out of baseball. And I'm sure he is not the only one who got away with stuff back then that would not be tolerated today.