Posts Tagged ‘pitcher’

Kent Tekulve 3.0

Thursday, August 18th, 2011 by I Love Nerd York City

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Kent Tekulve baseball cards are truly the gifts that keeps giving.  No one can touch him in the “lifetime achievement” category.

Question: Is this style pirates cap the tallest in baseball history?  More evidence.

Full disclosure: While this card resides in the nerd archives, this is not an original scan, as once again, the scanner here at Nerd Central is on the fritz.  I had to use google images to find a digital copy of the card, which is why the image quality is not up to usual NerdBaseball resolution standards.  Thank you to this website for the image.

Chuck McElroy

Thursday, August 11th, 2011 by I Love Nerd York City

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John Henry Johnson

Monday, July 18th, 2011 by I Love Nerd York City

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One of my favorite names in nerd-card history, Mr. Johnson shares his name with a Pro Football Hall-of-Famer.  I also love the old-school-Trix-looking font used on these Rangers jerseys.

Mr. Johnson played eight seasons in the major leagues, with his best work coming after his primary role changed from starter to relief pitcher.  He had five straight seasons with an ERA+ over 118, with strike out rates between 8-10 batters per 9 innings, despite not pitching at all in the 1982 and 1985 seasons.

This card also leaves the viewer pondering the question: perm or afro?

Welcome back…

Thursday, July 7th, 2011 by I Love Nerd York City

Hi all, Nerd Central was out of commission for a while (i.e. new computer set up), but we should be back on a more regular schedule through the end of the season.  For the first post back, I’m handing the reigns over to twitter follower @JRSIV81, who sent over these images/comments:

@JRSIV 81: As a legit pitcher, I want the photo on my baseball card to show me running the bases w my warmups

Thanks @JRSIV81.
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Joe Sambito

Thursday, May 26th, 2011 by I Love Nerd York City

Mr. Sambito was off to an amazing career as a relief pitcher before being derailed by an arm injury that required Tommy John surgery.  In his first five full seasons, he posted ERA+’s of 154, 108, 199, 151, and 180, and was a National League all-star.  He was injured in 1982, and did not return to the major leagues until 1984, but struggled upon his return.  He did, however, help the 1986 Red Sox reach the World Series, contributing 12 saves over 44.2 innings.

While not a typical nerd card, I like to imagine that this picture was taken with some sort of supernatural camera out of a David Lynch movie or a “Twilight Zone” episode.  So when we look at the picture, we see both the way things are, and the way things once were, with these parallel existences mirroring each other through the lens.  Young Joe Sambito, can you see the injury lying in wait for your future self?  Are you helpless to prevent it?

And the guy in the back is even like the cowboy from Mulholland Drive.

Keith Atherton 3.0

Monday, May 23rd, 2011 by I Love Nerd York City

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Apparently, my love for Mr. Atherton’s cards is never-ending.  I have to admit, the eye-black is a nice touch.

Bill Bonham / Shirtless Man

Thursday, April 28th, 2011 by I Love Nerd York City

I am posting this card not as evidence of the nerd-era in MLB, but as evidence of the “we don’t give a crap” attitude of the Fleer company in the early 1980′s.

Not only is Mr. Bonham featured in a profile view, with his face obscured by shadow, but he is forced to share his card with an anonymous shirtless fan, who is given an equal amount of baseball card real estate.  Only the early ’80s Fleer company…

Tom Hume 2.0

Monday, April 25th, 2011 by I Love Nerd York City

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If you’re new to the site, click here to see our previous post about Mr. Hume.

Mr. Hume had 4-5 great seasons as a relief pitcher for the Reds and Phillies.  Along with Rollie Fingers, he was the 1980 co-winner of the Sporting News “Fireman of the Year” award.

Mike Armstrong

Monday, April 18th, 2011 by I Love Nerd York City

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In 1979, Armstrong was traded from the Reds to the Padres for Paul O’Neil.  He was also the winning pitcher in the “pine tar” game.

Paul Gibson 2.0

Thursday, April 7th, 2011 by I Love Nerd York City

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We may have to have some sort of voting to determine the best use of the “distorted faces” tag….

Mr. Gibson played in eight seasons for the Tigers, Mets, and Yankees.  Wikipedia also lists him as a member of the Brewers, Blue Jays, and Pirates, but he did not play in a game for any of them.