tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post1119160866552131942..comments2023-04-05T00:41:39.483-04:00Comments on 1975 Topps (it's far out, man): #516 - Don Hoodnight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-2648776104258500902011-04-25T15:36:15.201-04:002011-04-25T15:36:15.201-04:00The pose looks the same as the 1974 card, but the ...The pose looks the same as the 1974 card, but the player doesn't. Either he had quite a tan on the 1974 card or it's not the same player.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349710973286371288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-89173516904753963852011-04-22T01:01:47.382-04:002011-04-22T01:01:47.382-04:00I couldn't find anything to contradict your fi...I couldn't find anything to contradict your findings about Gibbs. I also didn't know that George Halas played for the Yankees. Considering only 4 players have hit grand slams in their first major league at bats, it's amazing two of them were pitchers. It's also amazing that the two non-pitchers who did it (Kevin Kouzmanoff and Daniel Nava) did it on the first pitch.Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-25597668080358348692011-04-21T08:33:59.231-04:002011-04-21T08:33:59.231-04:00Yeah, I think Topps done goofed. George "Papa...Yeah, I think Topps done goofed. George "Papa Bear" Halas played for the 1919 Yankees, and I suspect that's the right answer. Maybe Gibbs was the answer to another trivia question and they mixed 'em up.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-31138922787946173822011-04-21T07:43:24.727-04:002011-04-21T07:43:24.727-04:00I was reading that Bob Reynolds post you linked to...I was reading that Bob Reynolds post you linked to. It mentioned that he fell just short of getting a MLB pension. It looks like <a href="http://www.examiner.com/baseball-history-in-new-york/mlb-to-award-pension-benefits-to-old-time-players" rel="nofollow">this announcement</a> from yesterday changed that.carlsonjokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15556989250983706634noreply@blogger.com