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Mr. Cubbage hit for the cycle on June 27, 1978. Mets fans may remember him as their interim manager for seven games in 1991, and Red Sox fans may remember him as their interim manager after Joe Kerrigan was fired in spring training of 2002.
Congrats to the 2009 Nerd-All-Stars, and starting with Mr. Cubbage, new nerds will be eligible for the 2010 Nerd-All-Star-Team.
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And don’t forget to vote for the 2009 Nerd All-Star Team.
Not to be confused with Bruce Bochy, the manager of the San Francisco Giants. In researching the nerds that I post, I rarely find a player whose career takes more than a few minutes to digest. However, in the case of Mr. Bochte, there is a LOT going on. He made the all-star team in 1979. His career OPS+ is 113, over the course of almost 6000 plate appearances. However, Mr. Bochte off the field seems to be a fascinating character.
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The mystery of Mr. Breazeale’s career–he was a first round draft pick in 1968. He played in two games in 1969, none in 1970, then ten in 1971, and 52 in 1972, and actually put up league average numbers. He then has this card in the 1973 Topps set, but does not play in a game again until 1978, after which he never plays again.
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I wanted to spread the nerd love around before doubling-up on any player. I really did.
The problem is that I have the Nerd Archives organized alphabetically by last name, and time and time again this card greeted me from the top of the pile. I just couldn’t help myself. It’s almost not fair. When it comes to nerd cards, it’s like Mr. Atherton is playing on a totally different level.
Now it’s up to you to decide: which card is nerdier, this one, or Mr. Atherton’s 1989 Fleer? Make sure to vote by clicking on the stars!
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Interesting Don Carman facts from Wikipedia:
1) All-Stars Craig Biggio, Ken Griffey Jr., Jeffrey Leonard, Pete Rose, Larry Walker, and Matt Williams went a collective 1-for-40 against Mr. Carman in their careers.
2) Following a game in 1990, Mr. Carman grew tired of the repetitive post-game questions he was forced to answer. After creating a handwritten list of 37 standard responses to these questions, he posted them on his locker, and invited reporters to choose which response they wanted. The list included cliches like “I’d rather be lucky than good” and “We’re going to take the season one game at a time.
Donruss Employee A: I think we need to use a different picture. His face is covered in shadow, and the picture is way blurry. Oh yeah, and the grass kind of looks orange.
Donruss Employee B: Fuck it.
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Major League Baseball player, or a young Babu Bhatt from Seinfeld?
Today we offer part one in the ongoing series, “Can You Believe That This Is An Actual Baseball Card That The Fleer Corporation Was Not Embarrassed to Produce and For Which People Paid Actual Money?!”
Was the photographer given a strict limit of one frame per player? Did they just roll down the window and wave the camera in Mr. Minton’s direction as they zoomed by in their car? Was the picture taken through a wet paper towel? Did the editors at Fleer think that the blurriness of the text would distract collectors from the blurriness of the picture? I demand answers…
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Does anyone else get the feeling this guy should be wearing one of those painters' cap Pirates uniforms?
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