Sunday, August 02, 2009

Baseball card wisdom

Gary Sheffield was a skinny little shortstop for the Brewers. Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey, Jr., were teammates on the Mariners. Lou Pinella was the manager of the Reds. Benito Santiago went by "Benny" and played for the Padres.
I have been sipping a beer, listening to the Giants' game on the radio (via MLB.com) and thumbing through my complete set of TOPPS' 1991 BASEBALL CARDS.
I could spend hours studying the fronts and backs of these cards.
The backs, in particular, offer a wealth of tidbits about the players' careers. Occasionally, however, the information seems rather esoteric.
Consider the following:
"Mark made an appearance in a motion picture in 1990."
-- Mark Grace, Cubs
"Roger is one of baseball's foremost practical jokers."
-- Roger McDowell, Phillies
"Delino lists music and photography among his hobbies."
-- Delino DeShields, Expos
"Cris enjoys both bass fishing and quail hunting."
-- Cris Carpenter, Cardinals
"Scott has his own rock group, named 'Scared Straight.'"
-- Scott Radinsky, White Sox
"Al earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting."
-- Al Newman, Twins
"One of Walt's favorite activities is listening to the music of Bruce Springsteen. Walt has served as a guest disc jockey on an Oakland-area rock station."
-- Walt Weiss, Athletics
"Mickey lists Froot Loops among his favorite foods."
-- Mickey Tettleton, Orioles
"Mike's favorite activities are dancing and bowling."
-- Mike Felder, Brewers
The sun is shining, I am listening to baseball and looking at baseball cards. Sounds like fun, doesn't it?

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