Andrew Canulette

(1) Princess Firefly Dixie Choo Choo went to heaven yesterday. I felt it deep inside of me last night, though we didn't learn until a while ago that she was gone. But I knew. Enough of that, though. Rewind seven summers, almost to the day. We found her at a public park...

@RetroCardSnaps Fleer. Topps. Russ. In fact, there might be a Bobby Bonds card stuck to the back of that Seaver Donruss. @X5ms2

Battle of the Brands! Who did the best job with Tom Seaver in 1981?

@TheSports_Shift Baseball , anyone?

@HawkEmDownChris I'll go next. Archie Manning.

Age yourself by naming an NFL quarterback you grew up watching. I’ll start: Peyton Manning.

@KentuckyPatrio2 Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing!

Card of the Day Got any Berk Ross cards?

@X5ms2 I dont disagree, though Namarh started the "naked athlete is cool" trend, right? And... just no. That is wrong. I cant get behind the thought of Budway Joe in the buff.

@ACanulette Everyting wrong with our country today can be traced back to those Palmer Jockey ads

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@HawkEmDownChris Bye Bye Birdies

Which band are you erasing? A) Led Zeppelin B) Eagles C) The Rolling Stones D) Pink Floyd

@X5ms2 You mean like Jim Palmer, the famous underwear model? The only thing Earl Weaver liked more than a 3-run HR - Palmer in his skivvies.

@ACanulette all statsistics are based on models --that doesn't make them any less official or TRUE

@X5ms2 @vintagecard206 Man vs. Nature Man vs. Self Man vs. Man Manny Ramirez

@ACanulette @vintagecard206 Greek tragedy really

@OleTimeHardball Terrible list. Bonds, A Rod...c'mon. If they're ON the list, then rank them properly. Their stats say they are much better than where they rank here.

Top 50 baseball players of All-Time Too high: J. Robinson, Rose, Ryan, Jeter Too low: Bench, Schmidt, Speaker

@X5ms2 @vintagecard206 Little-known fact - Barry began using PEDs in a desperate attempt to catch dad's astronomical 986 HR total.

@ACanulette @vintagecard206 are you saying those dingers don't count? they are on a *card*; that's *official*

@X5ms2 I never thought of it like that. I have entertained the theory that Donruss was run by a bunch of fortune tellers who guessed in 1981 what the Bonds' family eventual home run total would be. They bet the under. Psychics didnt see Balco coming.

@ACanulette b/c it commemorates his HR record so they wanted all kids to be happy to have the card. what's your point--Grinch?

@OleTimeHardball No no no no...

You hold the deciding vote in the Hall of Fame case of Dave Concepcion. Does he get in?

@X5ms2 @vintagecard206 Hate to disappoint. Bobby struck out - a lot.

@ACanulette @vintagecard206 what???

@Jimfrombaseball Thank you. How the greatest player in MLB history gets tagged w/ being a lard ass sot is absolutely stunning. Revisionist BS and hero sacrifice.

"Babe Ruth was not a drunk, by no chance. He drank and I guess at times he was drunk, but he was never, never was he, did he miss a game because of that or have a bad day because of it. Never. Never. Never. Any of these lame-brains that write and talk on the air about fat, drunk Babe Ruth, that’s silly and ridiculous. Don’t tell me about Ruth; I’ve seen what he did to people. I’ve seen them, fans, driving miles in open wagons through the prairies of Oklahoma to see him in exhibition games as we headed north in the spring. I’ve seen them: Kids, men, women, worshippers all, hoping to get his name on a torn, dirty piece of paper, or hoping for a grunt of recognition when they said, ‘Hi ya, Babe.’ He never let them down; not once". Roommate 'Schoolboy' Waite Hoyt.

@RetroCardSnaps That 84 Fleer is looking pretty good!

Which is your favorite of these 4 Trammell’s?

@Jimfrombaseball Who knew auto-brewery syndrome was a thing? That sucks.

"His Mgr. was concerned over Hack Wilson's heavy drinking. "Hack, when I put a worm in a glass of water nothing happens to it. But when I put it in a glass of whiskey it dies. What does that tell you?" Hack's response: "That I'll never get worms from drinking whiskey?" "I never played drunk. Hung over, yes, but never drunk. When I see three balls, I just swing at the middle one." Hack Wilson. "He was built along the lines of a beer keg and not unfamiliar with its contents." Shirley Povich on "Hack" Wilson. The Washington Post. "For a brief span of a few years, this hammered down little strongman actually rivalled the mighty Babe Ruth." Wilson was 5'6", 190 lbs, with an 18" collar and a size 51/2 shoe. Hack STILL holds the record for most RBI in one season, 191 RBI in 1930. No player has gotten within 16 RBI of his mark since Jimmy Foxx, (175) in 1938, only Lou Gehrig (185) and Hank Greenberg (184) ever came close. In 1930, Hack Wilson slugged 56 HR , walked 105 times, slashed .356/.454/.723, a 1.177 OPS and a 177 OPS+.....AND 191 RBI! A man identified only as a “white male” passed away in a Baltimore hospital. No one came forward to claim the body. There was no money for a coffin. No funeral was planned. All that was known is that the man appeared to have died of alcohol abuse. National League President Ford Frick claimed his body. Sending a check for $350, Frick paid for Hack Wilson’s funeral services, including the cost of his coffin. His gray burial suit was donated by the undertaker. It was later determined that Hack Wilson died from complications of Auto-Brewery Syndrome, also known as Gut Fermentation Syndrome. 1948. Wilson's 56 home runs with the Cubs in 1930 was the National League record for 68 years and his 191 RBI is a mark yet to be surpassed.

@ScribSports @X5ms2 Nice work!

My Ted Williams card is in a slab, so I’ve got the Archives card as a placeholder, but here is my 1956 Topps binder. I still can’t believe this actually happened. Adolescent Pete would be awed. Next project: 1975 Topps.

@X5ms2 @vintagecard206 They got it mixed up with how many times he struck out the year prior.

@vintagecard206 not to mention the unique statistical tidbits assembled by their crack team of statisticians (who knew Bobby Bonds had passed Aaron for HR lead--or that he remains ahead of Barry!)

@LVW100 @X5ms2 Lefty Knucksie Perry 🐈 🐟 Palmer Uncle Nollie Randy Jones Messersmith Steve Rogers Dennis Martinez

Wk 34 @X5ms2 inspired Sunday stumper 10 different pitchers have the LAST 14 300 IP yrs(all were between 1975 and 1980) name them 6 Hall of Fame 1 Padres Cy Young winner 1 1st pitcher from the amateur draft to have 20 win yr each league 1 Expos P 1 led AL in wins his 300 K yr