Finally Getting my Trade Posts In Order

Aloha, everybody, 

This post will finally get me all caught up on cards that came to me way back in 2017. I've received some new 2018 goodies in the mail, and I'll be getting those up soon. Although, tonight is poker night, so there's a good chance I won't be posting anything tomorrow, as I'll be sleeping in. 

That said, let's get to checking out this nice little batch of cards that came to me from Tom and The Angels in Order. 

Tom sent some mini stamps/stickers that I've never seen before. I really dig this one with Fernando and ?? The back is completely blank, so I can't identify it. 

I'm familiar with Fernando's cardmate here; I know the face, but the name is escaping me. It'll take about 30 seconds for you all to ID the man, so I would appreciate the help. 

Another from the same set - of course, I'm definitely able to identify Tommy. 

Shelby was an unsung Dodger, and a former favorite of mine...

 Andy Messersmith paired up with Don Sutton to form a lethal one-two pitching punch back when I was a kid. 

Here's Davey Lopes slapping out a single on a sunny day, before a shirt sleeve crowd. 

Bill Buckner in the happier times - before the words "little nubber" would haunt him in the middle of the night...

These Dodgers happily chipped away at my team set needs. 

Finally, a much-needed Penguin to round out the package. 

THANKS for the great additions, Tom. Much appreciated! 

Aloha! 

Trade Me (Almost) Anything - Boston Red Sox

 UPDATE: TRADED TO SWING AND A POP-UP  :)

Hey everybody,

We interrupt ATBATT's current parade of prizes to bring some quickie trade bait featuring the team that just rolled into town.  It's a possible World Series preview this weekend at Chavez Ravine - so it should be a fun weekend for baseball here in LA.


Leading off with a legend...

Shiny sparkles...

Haha...

Legend...

Johnny Pesky

O-Pee-Chee...

Legendary trophy...

Boston legend...

Boston legend that should have been an LA legend.  Thanks for nothing, Fred Claire and Lasorda...

'Nother legend...(and a decent knuckleballer)

 Thanks for stopping by!

World Series Heroes of What The Heck ??!!

anybody out there been watching this terrible, horrible, gnashing World Series?  this is no Fall Classic, this is a gen-yoo-wine october surprise !

one would think it's bad enough the Dodgers folded up like run over origami and lost the division to the enemy.  nope, that wasn't bad enough.  adding oakland bay salt to my blue wounds, the bad guys are now on the verge of sweeping the sleeping tigers.  who'da thunk the team with verlander and cabrera would be getting beat in probably every catagory you CAN get beat in?

since i've spent half this WS saying "what the F**k !!??" to my t.v. set, that sounds like a good idea for this, quite possibly the final installment of ATBATT's World Series Heroes, The Heroes of What the Heck ?

1920 World Series, Dodgers/Robins vs. Indians, Game 5.  With Dodgers on first and second, Clarence Mitchell is batting for Brooklyn.  Mitchell lines out to Cleveland second baseman Bill Wambsganss, who steps on second for the put out, and tags Otto Miller coming in from first.

The crowd was silent at first because they had no idea what the heck they had just seen.  they just witnessed the first - and only ever - unassisted triple play in World Series history.

Mitchell continued his run for baseball immortality his next time up by hitting into a double play, thus setting the record for making the most outs -five - in 2 consecutive at-bats.  just gotta love those Dodgers.

but this game wasn't done with WTH? moments - Game 5 also featured the first WS grand slam, and first WS HR hit by a pitcher.


next up is WS 1986, mets vs. red sox, and bill buckner is involved.  i know, most of you are thinking i'm talking about the little nubber getting through buckners's legs.  nope, that would be too easy, and an error isn't REALLY a WTH? moment, is it?


first inning.  bill buckner, at this point of the game probably feeling pretty good, standing at bat, and then WTH? happened...

a freakin' parachute dropped (literally) right outta left field !   parachute dude was flying a GO METS sign.  i submit exhibit one that jinxed buckner for later that night. 


finally, since the bad guys have been providing most of the WTH? moments for this series, let's close with a moment from WS 2002.  game 5, s.f. vs. anaheim, or whatever they were called back then.  bottom of the 7th, the friscos up 8-4.  with giants standing on second and third, kenny lofton hits a triple. snow dashes for home - and then - WTH???

jinx manager dusty baker's son was the bat boy, and while the play was still developing, little dusty ran out on the field to recover lofton's bat.  saving everybody from what could have been a very ugly accident/incident/controversy, j.t. snow reached back - after scoring first, of course, and grabbed the kid.  it was a WTH? combined with WHEW !

shortly thereafter, the collapse of the friscos was complete and the angels won the series.  music to my ears.


THANKS for reading !

Platters, Traded Cardboard And Mountains Of Sushi

hey everybody,

Speigel, from the awesome blog Nomo's Sushi Platter , was right when he said the fraternity of Dodger bloggers have a great sense about trading within the brotherhood.  even though i've been blogging for just over a year, we conducted our first trade just last month.  it was a non-specific, blind trade, and it was very good.

waitaminute ! that reminds me that i just passed my one-year anniversary of starting up ATBATT ! wow - i totally missed that milestone! hmm...if i can find some time, maybe i'll put together a quick "one year" contest. any enthusiasm for another contest out there?

while you chew on that, let's check out the trade....

as a member of the brotherhood, speigel instinctively knows i need a Buckner all-star rookie card.  this card is so awesome that even Billy Buc's eyebrows are in overdrive.

  speigel included a very nice sampling of non-Dodgers.   i bought very little heritage product, so the only way i get these flashback cards is in trades - and i definitley like these cards.  there's always room in my collection for the legitimate HR king.  this is a great photo with hammerin' hank sporting the baseball cap under the batting helmet look.

 how cool is this?  speigel is an awesome, unselfish trader to include an autograph card in a first time, blind trade.

how about a cool oddball that i've never seen before, featuring one of the Dodger gods that would definitely be included when we carve the Dodger version of mount rushmore into the side of the elysian park hills beyond the outfield.

hmmm...i like that idea.  what should it be called?  Mount Chavez Ravine?  Mount Scully?   what four Dodgers should we carve on it?  I nominate Gibby, Podres, Jackie and Koufax. Lasorda?   wow, that's tough narrowing it down to four.

great card with 2 great players.  the irony here is this card is 'inter league preview', but to be honest, i'm pretty much done with inter league play.  it's played out and cuts down on chances for us to play division rivals.  and it seems 2013 is gonna bring us yet even more interleague crap.  i know, we're gonna play at yankee stadium, and some are jazzed by that, but i think it's time to drop the whole thing.

 a very cool manny card.  it doesn't show here, but the shiny factor is high on this one. lots of people wanna hate on manny now that he's gone and he tarnished himself with the cheating, but when he was here, he really lit it up Dodger stadium. 

 i still remember taking friends from taiwan to a game.  it was the bottom of the 9th and the Dodgers were losing.  manny came up and i told them not to worry as he's our best guy for this home run hero type of situation.  later in the at bat, i had to explain even though he had 2 strikes on him, no worries, as manny was actually the best 2-strike hitter in baseball, and he would win the game for us.  sure enough, as if on cue - BLAM ! deep center field...game winning home run !  it was fun while it lasted, manny.

here's yet another card from forever young, now - i'm- on - your - team, rickey henderson. awesome. 

here's the guy they named the famous arm surgery after.

Speigel sent me a bunch of great 70's Dodgers cards, including my first card from one of my favorite 70's Dodgers, Willie Crawford.  the brotherhood always knows what the brotherhood wants.  THANKS for a fantastic trade, brother !