Mike Scioscia #225

 

This week’s card…Mike Scioscia! We welcomed a great guest, Jeff Snider from the Locked On Dodgers Podcast, to talk about a Los Angeles Dodgers legend. Scioscia was 2x All Star, 3x World Series champ, and 2x Simpsons guest star! He was also in the musical masterpiece "The Baseball Boogie." Other topics: a follow up bonanza, spelling tips, and Leroy Brown!

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Links:

Card 225 on ⁠Beckett⁠

"Ode to Leroy Brown" by ⁠Jason Edward Harrington⁠

SABR Bio by ⁠Susan Lantz⁠⁠

⁠Locked on Dodgers Podcast⁠

@⁠snidog ⁠on Twitter

⁠The Baseball Boogie Bunch:

Ruben Sierra #771

 

This week's card...Ruben Sierra! Ruben was a 22 year old coming off a 30 Homer season with the Hall of Fame in his sights. It didn't quite happen. He finished 2nd in MVP balloting in 1989, was almost out of baseball by 31 but came back, older and wiser! He ended his career with 4 all star appearances, over 2000 hits and 300 home runs. Not too shabby, his career will also help you with Immaculate Grid...he played where!? 

Topics include: salsa music, Roberto Clemente, improper hose usage

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Keith Comstock #778

 

“You’re the guy with the ball to the crotch!”
This week we discussed a 1988 Topps Error and the “funniest baseball card ever” according to ESPN. It’s Keith Comstock! 1988 Topps was Comstock's rookie card, even though he was 32 years old. He had a long career and according to Keith was released in 5 countries! This was a fun one!
Other topics include: Lord of the Rings, the Comstock Laws, Randy Bass, and the KFC Colonel.

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Ed Hearn #56

 

This week’s card is Ed Hearn!  An early reviewer of the book "The Bad Guys Won" about the 1986 Mets said "Except for Ed Hearn, all these guys are A**holes." Ed was a rookie for the #WorldSeries champion New York Mets. Traded to the Kansas City Royals for David Cone in 1987, his MLB career was over by 88. Ed has had many health troubles since including multiple kidney transplants and cancer. He has overcome those challengers to become a renowned public speaker. 

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Lou Whitaker #770

This week, we discussed one of the best second basemen of the 1980s...it's Lou Whitaker!  Adam Darowski⁠ of Baseball Reference and the “Building the Ballot” podcast joins us to make the Hall of Fame case for Sweet Lou! In December 2019, the Modern Baseball Era Committee met. Whitaker received 6 votes, he needed 12 for induction. He may get another chance in 2026. Lou's career traditional stats rank favorably with other 2B in the Hall. As for advanced stats, Whitaker’s career WAR (75.1) is the eighth-highest of any position player outside the Hall. He played 19 seasons, all with the Tigers, was 1978 ROY, won a World Series, was a 5x All-Star, 4x Gold Glove winner and 3x Silver Slugger winner.

Other topics include the Era Committees, Magnum PI, and a trip to the RBI Baseball corner!

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Links:

• Card 770 on ⁠Beckett⁠
• ⁠SABR Bio⁠ by John Milner⁠
• "⁠How Lou's Forgetfulness Landed Him in the Smithsonian⁠"
• ⁠Building the Ballot⁠: The Baseball Hall of Fame's Era Committee
• Lou's 1984 ⁠World Series highlights:⁠
• Lou and Tram on ⁠Magnum, P.I.
• Trammell talks about Lou

DeWayne Buice #649

 

This week’s episode subject spent many years in the minors (across 3 countries), a short time in the majors, had a very good rookie season as a 30 year old...and that same year made a major impact on trading cards. It is Upper Deck co-founder DeWayne Buice! 

Other topics include: spooky cards, Buice pronunciation, and super scout George Genovese. 

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Ron Hassey #46T/458

This week, a catcher who was traded 3 times in a year between the White Sox and Yankees...it's Ron Hassey! Ron won a College (and MLB) World Series, has a spot in Cooperstown (thanks to 2 perfect games), and was a solid hitting catcher for 6 teams over 14 seasons! 

Other topics include: musical theater introductions, Dune, Phil Hartman, wine, and rescue dogs!  

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