tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47191373808891370232024-03-13T04:43:16.386-07:00The 1977 OPC Baseball Autograph ProjectI was about 8 or 9 years when this set came out. It is a smaller version of the 1977 Topps baseball set, with 264 cards. Many cards in this set feature different player photos, players with new teams and heavy emphasis on Blue Jays and Expos players. I ended up with almost 2 full sets, so I figured why not try to get as many autographed as possible.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-69345481671020248052011-01-29T12:18:00.001-08:002011-01-29T12:33:13.512-08:00Pat Zachry (#201)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/TUR2RsjbZ-I/AAAAAAAAAZ0/gTzDrgtgEeg/s1600/scan0006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/TUR2RsjbZ-I/AAAAAAAAAZ0/gTzDrgtgEeg/s320/scan0006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567705085726386146" /></a><br /><br />Received this card signed by mail. In his rookie season in 1976, he posted a 14-7 record, a 2.74 ERA and 143 strikeouts. He was the co-winner of the Rookie of the Year in 1976. <br /><br />Pat pitched quite well in the post-season as well, starting and winning game two of the 1976 National League Championship Series against the Phillies, and in the 1976 World Series, he started and won game three at Yankee Stadium, helping the "Big Red Machine" become the only team to ever sweep the entire post-season en route to winning their second consecutive world championship.<br /><br />His career wound up in 1985 as a reliever for Philadelphia, and was cut in June of that year. Pat later ended up pitching in the Senior Professional Baseball league.<br />His stats for his MLB career are 69-67, 3.52 ERA and 669 strikeouts and was an All-Star in 1978.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-43715753744052074892010-11-13T15:05:00.000-08:002010-11-13T15:17:47.625-08:00George Foster (#120)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/TN8chVzwPtI/AAAAAAAAAWE/fySJeXFQzg4/s1600/scan0007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/TN8chVzwPtI/AAAAAAAAAWE/fySJeXFQzg4/s320/scan0007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539177425804476114" /></a><br /><br />This was a card show purchase. George Foster was in Toronto a few years ago for a celebrity dinner, and baseball game the next day. I attended the game the next day, and I ended up missing Foster who had to catch an early flight. The dealer assured me this card was signed at the dinner the night before. George Foster doesn't seem to be on the "circuit" that much, and I haven't seen much through the mail success from him, so I'm hoping it's legit.<br />George Foster hit for a .274 batting average, with 348 HRs, 1,239 RBIs, 1,925 hits and 986 runs scored in 1,977 games played. In 1977, Foster hit 52 home runs, making him the only major league player to belt 50 or more homers in a single season during a 25-year period (between Willie Mays with 52 in 1965 and Cecil Fielder with 51 in 1990).Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-23235781465786789762010-10-29T09:33:00.001-07:002011-01-29T12:45:17.839-08:00Bill Campbell (#8 & 12)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/TMr3igSxw1I/AAAAAAAAAV8/0CsNn8KeYfc/s1600/scan0013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 188px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/TMr3igSxw1I/AAAAAAAAAV8/0CsNn8KeYfc/s320/scan0013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533507264334381906" /></a><br /><br />Received both cards signed by mail. Campbell was one of the top relief pitchers in all of baseball with the Minnesota Twins in 1976 and the Boston Red Sox in 1977. He signed with Boston after the 1976 season as one of the first high profile big money free agents in baseball. Campbell was elected to the American League All-Star team in 1977. Campbell was awarded both AL Fireman of the Year by The Sporting News and Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award (the first American League winner and first two-time winner of this award) following the 1976 and 1977 campaigns. He was an All-Star in 1977 and ended his career in 1987 as a member of the Montreal Expos. His career stats are 83-68, 3.54 ERA and 864 strikeouts with 126 saves.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-4002150723389445912010-10-20T16:23:00.000-07:002010-11-13T15:19:28.474-08:00Chris Speier (#53)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/TL9708UPkrI/AAAAAAAAAV0/4Zb_ySh1Oag/s1600/scan0010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/TL9708UPkrI/AAAAAAAAAV0/4Zb_ySh1Oag/s320/scan0010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530275016908706482" /></a><br />Received this card signed in the mail. Chris is currently a coach with the Cincinnati<br />Reds. He played in the majors for 19 years and started and ended his career with the same team, the San Francisco Giants. In between, he played for Montreal, St Louis, Minnesota, and the Chicago Cubs. He was a 3 time All-Star, and was a lifetime .246 hitter with 112 HR's and 720 RBI's. Chris is also the father of former Blue Jay pitcher Justin Speier.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-74276479611074643232009-10-25T16:04:00.001-07:002011-01-29T13:06:16.075-08:00Vida Blue (#75)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/SuTZooqAMnI/AAAAAAAAAO4/rnjG7_nwExA/s1600-h/vida.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/SuTZooqAMnI/AAAAAAAAAO4/rnjG7_nwExA/s200/vida.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396677545628283506" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Signed in person at the fanfest in Toronto in 1991. One of the premier pitchers in the 1970's, he possessed a breaking curveball that he threw on occasion and an above average change-up, but his signature pitch was a blistering fastball that dialed up to nearly 100 miles per hour. On September 11 1970, he shut out the Kansas City Royals 3-0, giving up only one hit, to Pat Kelly in the eighth inning. Ten days later, he no-hit the Minnesota Twins, 6-0, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, with the lone baserunner being Harmon Killebrew, who walked in the fourth inning. Blue had a 24-8 record in 1971, winning both the Cy Young and MVP awards.[8][9][10] He also led the American League in complete games (24), shutouts (8) and Earned run average (1.82).<br /><br />Blue won 20 games in 1973, 17 games in 1974, and 22 games in 1975, as an integral member of the Oakland Athletics five straight American League Western Division pennants from 1971-1975, and three consecutive World Championships in 1972, 1973, and 1974. He was a 6× All-Star selection (1971, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981), <br />and finished his career in 1986 with a 209-161 record and 2175 strikeouts.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-90323165645195210322009-10-25T16:02:00.001-07:002011-01-29T13:13:02.608-08:00Sixto Lezcano (#71)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/SuTZMt3hhGI/AAAAAAAAAOw/aK_buhkrlbI/s1600-h/sixto.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/SuTZMt3hhGI/AAAAAAAAAOw/aK_buhkrlbI/s200/sixto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396677065990833250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In the mail success. He played for 12 seasons as an outfielder in the Major Leagues between 1974 and 1985. He played for 5 different teams in the Majors and won a Gold Glove in 1979. While with the Brewers, he became the only player in Major League Baseball history to hit a grand slam on Opening Day twice, doing so in both 1978 and 1980. His career ended in 1986 with the Pittsburgh Pirates who released him in spring training before the 1986 season, which would end his Major League career. In 1987 he joined Japanese team Taiyō Whales but he wasn't successful in Japan. His career average is .271 and 148 HR's.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-12384935050336909712009-10-25T16:00:00.000-07:002010-10-20T16:52:51.117-07:00Dave McKay (#40)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/SuTY26vp8GI/AAAAAAAAAOo/-meEFsoRLOk/s1600-h/dave+mckay.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/SuTY26vp8GI/AAAAAAAAAOo/-meEFsoRLOk/s200/dave+mckay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396676691490369634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Through the mail success. Dave McKay was the first Canadian born player to play for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1977. He started his career with the Minnesota Twins in 1975 and ended with the Oakland A's in 1982. 2008 was Dave's 25th consecutive season as a Major League coach. First with Oakland (1984-95) and St. Louis (since 1996). He has coached on five pennant winning and two world championship teams. Dave was elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001 and is the father of Cody McKay who played in the majors briefly in 2002 and 2004.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-21604368652647961902009-10-06T19:32:00.000-07:002009-10-15T12:09:52.424-07:00Minnie Minoso (#262)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv-MFYKBRI/AAAAAAAAANk/_VdBCBECkaY/s1600-h/minoso.jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv-MFYKBRI/AAAAAAAAANk/_VdBCBECkaY/s200/minoso.jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389680862634312978" border="0" /></a><br />Signed in person at the Toronto All-Star <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Fanfest</span> in 1991. I remember that Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Minoso</span> took a sheet of paper and placed it on the card, and then signed his name. I guess he wanted to line-up his signature. Does he still sign that way? Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Minoso</span> is a Cuban born baseball player, known as "Mr. White <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Sox</span>", even though he also starred with Cleveland, St. Louis and Washington. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Miñoso</span> is the only player to have played professionally in 7 different decades. He was also the last Major <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Leaguer</span> to have played in the 1940s to play a Major League game. In his major league career, he hit for a .298 average, 186 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">homeruns</span>, 1963 hits and 205 stolen bases. Minnie was the first black player to play for the White <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Sox</span> in 1951. He is also <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">acknoledged</span> as being the first Black Latino player in the Majors with Cleveland in 1949. He was a 7 time All-Star and 3 time Gold Glove winner. In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_in_baseball" title="1976 in baseball"></a>1976, after several years playing in Mexico, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Miñoso</span> returned to play three games with the White <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Sox</span>. He picked up one single in eight plate appearances becoming at age 50 the second-oldest player ever to get a base hit in the Major Leagues. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Miñoso</span> returned to appear in two more games with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Sox</span> in 1980. At age 77, he appeared in 2003 in a professional baseball game by drawing a walk for the St. Paul Saints, an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">independant</span> team, becoming the only player to appear professionally in seven different decades.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-8110084327254009572009-10-06T19:31:00.001-07:002011-01-29T13:25:34.351-08:00John Hiller (#257)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv9xc6-w5I/AAAAAAAAANc/ZlYk6z9fVps/s1600-h/hiller.jpg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv9xc6-w5I/AAAAAAAAANc/ZlYk6z9fVps/s200/hiller.jpg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389680405097923474" /></a><br /><br />In person at the All-Star Fanfest in 1991. He was a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers for his entire career, from 1965 to 1985. John broke in with the team in 1965, but didn't see substantial play until 1967 when he appeared in 23 games. He pitched in 39 games for the 1968 pennant winners, posting a 9-6 record with 2 saves and a 2.39 earned run average. He had two unsuccessful relief appearances in the 1968 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, pitching the last two innings in the 7-3 Game 3 loss and facing five batters without recording an out in Game 4, a 10-1 loss.<br /><br />After suffering a heart attack in 1971, he returned to the team and recorded 38 saves in 1973 – a major league record until 1983, and a team record until 2000.<br /><br /> * All-Star selection (1974)<br /> * World Series champion (1968)<br /> * 1973 Hutch Award<br /> * 1973 AL Comeback Player of the Year<br />Win–Loss record 87–76<br />Earned run average 2.83<br />Strikeouts 1,036<br />Saves 125<br /><br />Being a Canadian born player, was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985, and into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-89779015299283834512009-10-06T19:30:00.001-07:002011-04-11T10:19:59.904-07:00Tippy Martinez (#254)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv9fQxPBsI/AAAAAAAAANU/G1Eurbenmq0/s1600-h/tippy.jpg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv9fQxPBsI/AAAAAAAAANU/G1Eurbenmq0/s200/tippy.jpg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389680092598175426" /></a><br /><br />I received this card in the mail. Tippy is a former left-handed relief pitcher who pitched from 1974-1988. He was a member of the 1983 World Series Baltimore Orioles and he posted a lifetime win-loss record of 55-42 with an ERA of 3.45.<br /><br />Tippy is probably best known or picking off three Toronto Blue Jays off first base in one inning during an August 24, 1983 game at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. The Orioles, having replaced both their starting catcher and his backup while rallying to tie the game in the ninth inning, entered the tenth with reserve infielder Lenn Sakata in the game at catcher. Three consecutive Blue Jays hitters reached first base and each one, thinking it would be easy to steal a base on Sakata, took a big lead. Martinez picked off all three baserunners and then became the winning pitcher when the Orioles won the game on Sakata's home run in the bottom of the tenth.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-80653920070479647572009-10-06T19:28:00.000-07:002011-04-11T10:30:16.550-07:00Fred Patek (#244)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv9Jh9PKcI/AAAAAAAAANM/gV5_9cFeGxY/s1600-h/fred.jpg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 152px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv9Jh9PKcI/AAAAAAAAANM/gV5_9cFeGxY/s200/fred.jpg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389679719254796738" /></a><br /><br />This card was signed in person at the Toronto FanFest in 1991. In his first season with the Royals, Patek hit for the cycle on July 9, 1971, and led the American League with eleven triples to finish sixth in A.L. M.V.P. balloting. He earned his first of three All-Star selections the following season, and was a staple of the Royals line-up that won the American League West from 1976 through 1978. He was a 3 time All-Star and was primarily known for his speed on the basepaths and his defense abilities. He retired in 1981 after mainly being a utility player with the California Angels. Whitey Herzog called Patek the best artificial turf shortstop he ever managed, ranking him even higher than Ozzie Smith. <br /><br />Baseball analyst Bill James has ranked Patek, a member of the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame, the 14th best player in Royals' history. Fred career numbers are:<br /><br />Batting average .242 <br />Hits 1,340<br />Runs batted in 490 <br />Stolen bases 385Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-92132248971086586772009-10-06T19:25:00.001-07:002009-10-06T19:26:22.500-07:00Rick Burleson (#237)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv8SNpjrYI/AAAAAAAAAM8/QVDsFlkeQUI/s1600-h/burlson.jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv8SNpjrYI/AAAAAAAAAM8/QVDsFlkeQUI/s200/burlson.jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389678768910740866" border="0" /></a>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-36766824411849828162009-10-06T19:23:00.000-07:002009-10-06T19:24:59.951-07:00Manny Sanguillen (#231)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv79bigl3I/AAAAAAAAAM0/TrTNcFh8wj4/s1600-h/mannys.jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv79bigl3I/AAAAAAAAAM0/TrTNcFh8wj4/s200/mannys.jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389678411862022002" border="0" /></a>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-81285842483071294232009-10-06T19:22:00.000-07:002009-10-06T19:23:45.675-07:00Rick Manning (#190)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv7q-R_eeI/AAAAAAAAAMs/0dUnaOhweCI/s1600-h/manning.jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv7q-R_eeI/AAAAAAAAAMs/0dUnaOhweCI/s200/manning.jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389678094770469346" border="0" /></a>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-41753829817322659542009-10-06T19:21:00.001-07:002009-10-06T19:44:36.059-07:00Fergie Jenkins (#187)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv7ZIzrOgI/AAAAAAAAAMk/uSn3qnnFJGg/s1600-h/fergie.jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 136px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv7ZIzrOgI/AAAAAAAAAMk/uSn3qnnFJGg/s200/fergie.jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389677788358457858" border="0" /></a><br />Signed in person in 2008.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-28477882046788632092009-10-06T19:20:00.001-07:002009-10-14T20:14:32.915-07:00Bobby Bonds (#173)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv7FnRTx6I/AAAAAAAAAMc/2fQy61mj8wQ/s1600-h/bonds.jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv7FnRTx6I/AAAAAAAAAMc/2fQy61mj8wQ/s200/bonds.jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389677452938430370" border="0" /></a><br />Received this in person at the Toronto All-Star Fanfest. This autograph is very special to me and among my very favorites.More commonly known now as Barry Bonds father, Bobby was a great player in his own wright. He was a right fielder from 1968-1981 and was the first player to have more than 2 seasons of 30 hr's and 30 stolen bases. Bobby accomplished this 5 times in his career, and he was the first player to do this in both leagues. Bobby became the second player to hit 300 homeruns and steal 300 bases, after Willie Mays. Bobby hit a grand slam in his first major league game, only one of four players to do so, and the first player since Bill Duggleby in 1898. Along with his son Barry, he is part of one the most prolific father-son combinations, holding the record for homeruns, RBI's and stolen bases. He finished his career in 1981 with the Chicago Cubs with an batting average of .268, 332 homeruns, and 461 stolen bases. Bobby died in 2003 at the age of 57 due to complications from lung cancer.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-60244071164488764022009-10-06T19:19:00.001-07:002009-10-15T13:03:10.810-07:00Dave Cash (#180)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv60jdIRMI/AAAAAAAAAMU/u0FYnttW-kg/s1600-h/cash.jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv60jdIRMI/AAAAAAAAAMU/u0FYnttW-kg/s200/cash.jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389677159856489666" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Signed by mail. This photo is different than Topps. Although I'm happy this card isn't airbrushed, I think I prefer the Topps version. It shows Cash's afro in it's full 70's glory.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-37628996382506672042009-10-06T19:17:00.001-07:002009-10-06T19:19:05.147-07:00Bud Harrelson (#172)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv6YjnRezI/AAAAAAAAAMM/aQOmFI0c-nU/s1600-h/bud.jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv6YjnRezI/AAAAAAAAAMM/aQOmFI0c-nU/s200/bud.jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389676678862699314" border="0" /></a>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-73573623128375021302009-10-06T19:15:00.000-07:002009-10-15T13:19:36.062-07:00Rich Hebner (#168)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv6Is7IO7I/AAAAAAAAAME/BG2_zdPqG7I/s1600-h/richie.jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv6Is7IO7I/AAAAAAAAAME/BG2_zdPqG7I/s200/richie.jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389676406483991474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Signed by mail. This version is totally air-brushed. The 77 Topps has Richie as a member of the Pirates. Same pose.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-20433215833609925162009-10-06T19:13:00.000-07:002009-10-06T19:15:52.737-07:00Chuck Hartenstein (#157)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv50YcROBI/AAAAAAAAAL8/YiHNXS6stGA/s1600-h/chuck.jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv50YcROBI/AAAAAAAAAL8/YiHNXS6stGA/s200/chuck.jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389676057388464146" border="0" /></a>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-86841585376109501332009-10-06T19:12:00.000-07:002009-10-15T12:55:17.853-07:00Steve Rogers (#153)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv5W0H7s5I/AAAAAAAAAL0/y1HtMjXdQTE/s1600-h/rogers.jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv5W0H7s5I/AAAAAAAAAL0/y1HtMjXdQTE/s200/rogers.jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389675549423285138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Signed in person at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008. This card features a different photo than the Topps version. I would think that Topps used an older picture of Steve, since OPC took it's photos later at Spring Training of that year, and plus the fact that Steve has a nice bushy 'stache on this card. On his Topps card he doesn't have a mustache.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-89344198808001489952009-10-06T19:11:00.000-07:002009-10-06T19:12:41.570-07:00Gaylord Perry (#149)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv5FOC7NVI/AAAAAAAAALs/om5OjM7T5tE/s1600-h/perry.jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv5FOC7NVI/AAAAAAAAALs/om5OjM7T5tE/s200/perry.jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389675247143957842" border="0" /></a>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-53946426983196096332009-10-06T19:10:00.000-07:002009-10-06T19:11:29.003-07:00Sal Bando (#145)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv4y4ENiLI/AAAAAAAAALk/ceVIHjY-te0/s1600-h/bando.jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv4y4ENiLI/AAAAAAAAALk/ceVIHjY-te0/s200/bando.jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389674932006127794" border="0" /></a>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-51016708913164728082009-10-06T19:09:00.001-07:002009-10-06T19:10:10.628-07:00Don Baylor (#133)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv4fGIYuOI/AAAAAAAAALc/GmoWpK4Zi0k/s1600-h/baylor.jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv4fGIYuOI/AAAAAAAAALc/GmoWpK4Zi0k/s200/baylor.jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389674592184350946" border="0" /></a>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4719137380889137023.post-85423287843173394922009-10-06T19:07:00.000-07:002009-10-06T19:09:07.669-07:00Jose Cardenal (#127)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv4Ov-dqGI/AAAAAAAAALU/QnorSMiGpDg/s1600-h/cardenal.jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29aJPxL-fSk/Ssv4Ov-dqGI/AAAAAAAAALU/QnorSMiGpDg/s200/cardenal.jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389674311359244386" border="0" /></a>Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.com0