GADawg
01-10-2010, 02:23 PM
no golf this weekend so today it was time to put the 1973 topps set into a binder so that I can look at them now and again.
I'm not much of a reader so I have to rely on occasions like these to learn....
-ever notice how many players from the 60's and 70's became managers? Bob Boone, Davey Lopes(eventually), Peter Edward, Hal McRae, the Dusty, Davey Johnson, Doug Rader, Bob Watson, all the Alou's, Larry Dierker, Bill Russell, Cito, Jim Fregosi, Bowa, Torre, Don Baylor, Johnny Oates, Buddy Bell, Bobby V., Mr. Frank Robinson, Torborg, sweet Lou, etc..etc..and countless coaches(Dave Duncan, Gullett, etc..etc..)and announcers(steve stone(barely), Soup Campbell, little Joe, etc..etc.. I just mention this because I'm wondering in the upcoming years how many of our stars that have made a ton we'll see actually go on to be coaches
-1972 Billy Williams was an awesome billy Williams....if not for Johnny Bench(and 1 less dinger from Nate Colbert)'ole Billy would've had a triple crown....his numbers that year .333, 37, 122 would've won the triple crown in the AL
-interesting looking through the teams that while the yankees had some big names for the most part it was a pretty unimpressive list of people that you might remember....unless of course you're related to the immortal John Callison or Fred Beene
-Steve Garvey came up as a 3rd basemen?? Rennie Stennett played LF?
-the '73 set had the cards that listed the all-time leaders and it's funny to look lists like that and not see Pete anywhere on the all-time hits list or Nolan Ryan on the strikeout list
-Zimmer was the manager of Padres? didn't remember that one and of course Yogi switched allegiances for a spell and oh yeah Billy Martin was in Motown
-Gary Nolan had an ERA under 2.00 for '72 and there were 4 pitchers who did that season
yep I'm that bored....maybe I'll do 1976 next
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I'm not much of a reader so I have to rely on occasions like these to learn....
-ever notice how many players from the 60's and 70's became managers? Bob Boone, Davey Lopes(eventually), Peter Edward, Hal McRae, the Dusty, Davey Johnson, Doug Rader, Bob Watson, all the Alou's, Larry Dierker, Bill Russell, Cito, Jim Fregosi, Bowa, Torre, Don Baylor, Johnny Oates, Buddy Bell, Bobby V., Mr. Frank Robinson, Torborg, sweet Lou, etc..etc..and countless coaches(Dave Duncan, Gullett, etc..etc..)and announcers(steve stone(barely), Soup Campbell, little Joe, etc..etc.. I just mention this because I'm wondering in the upcoming years how many of our stars that have made a ton we'll see actually go on to be coaches
-1972 Billy Williams was an awesome billy Williams....if not for Johnny Bench(and 1 less dinger from Nate Colbert)'ole Billy would've had a triple crown....his numbers that year .333, 37, 122 would've won the triple crown in the AL
-interesting looking through the teams that while the yankees had some big names for the most part it was a pretty unimpressive list of people that you might remember....unless of course you're related to the immortal John Callison or Fred Beene
-Steve Garvey came up as a 3rd basemen?? Rennie Stennett played LF?
-the '73 set had the cards that listed the all-time leaders and it's funny to look lists like that and not see Pete anywhere on the all-time hits list or Nolan Ryan on the strikeout list
-Zimmer was the manager of Padres? didn't remember that one and of course Yogi switched allegiances for a spell and oh yeah Billy Martin was in Motown
-Gary Nolan had an ERA under 2.00 for '72 and there were 4 pitchers who did that season
yep I'm that bored....maybe I'll do 1976 next
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