tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post6581393910283422456..comments2023-04-05T00:41:39.483-04:00Comments on 1975 Topps (it's far out, man): #608 - Gene Michaelnight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-25284653135105298272021-04-23T01:13:53.012-04:002021-04-23T01:13:53.012-04:00I never thought of it at the time, but if you’re g...I never thought of it at the time, but if you’re gonna have a guy making a fielding pose, why not have him do it relatively close to his position in the field? Here they have Gene Michael doing a shortstop pose somewhere behind home plate. A good view of the lower level Shea Stadium seats. I pretty much witnessed Michael's entire Yankee career, and it seemed they were never really satisfied with him as a their every day SS, always trying to replace him with everyone from Ron Hansen to Jim Mason to Eddie Leon, but Michael hung on for 6-7 years.Flitgun Frankiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474023909860316340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-71354037862603531222011-07-30T22:55:50.108-04:002011-07-30T22:55:50.108-04:00Was the nickname "Stick" because of his ...Was the nickname "Stick" because of his build? He's freakishly skinny looking.Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-8739009413672765652011-07-29T15:41:56.862-04:002011-07-29T15:41:56.862-04:00In 223 AB's for the Dodgers, he had an Enzo He...In 223 AB's for the Dodgers, he had an Enzo Hernandez-esque total of 7 RBI.Jim Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444485339413731463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-34833917409841027722011-07-29T09:48:48.065-04:002011-07-29T09:48:48.065-04:00I think Garvey's streak is admirable because t...I think Garvey's streak is admirable because the end of it was that Garvey didn't play a game because he couldn't, not because he chose not to. Like some people who *chose* not to play in regularly scheduled baseball games, but still maintain they played in an unbroken consecutive streak of scheduled games... not naming anyone in particular... just saying.Anthony Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235433322648199652noreply@blogger.com