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Stephen—Great piece. That “card” was given out for the first game at West Side Park, the Cubs new home in 1885. The team had just moved from Lakefront Park leaving behind lots of memories and the ability of Ned Williamson to hit home runs.
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Wow that's great info! Is there a source for that?
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It seems very early for the new Cubs Hall of Fame to be having its Harold Baines moment, but I think it's here. My thoughts on the Hall of Fame merits of José Cardenal.
https://allthecubs.com/2022/08/25/jose-cardenal/ |
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Yeah, I like Cardenal...but Cubs HOF?
Guy was a decent hitter, but terrible in the field. He doesn't even rank in the top of ABs or PAs for the Cubs to get him there just out of longevity. I don't have a heavy protest, but it's a weak addition to the Cubs HOF. |
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Jose has an epic story about how when he came to this country how he didn’t really speak English. He would order Ham and Eggs every morning for breakfast and one day he tried to order something else. The punch line is in the end he said “Fu2k it Ham and eggs”. Story was even funnier when Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam tells the story with a jose accent. Great memory from Cubs fantasy Camp.
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Favorite MLB quote. " I knew we could find a place to hide you". Lee Smith talking about my catching abilities at Cubs Fantasy camp. |
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Asking former players to get involved in these things is never a good idea. Athletes are usually very bad at objectively analyzing their own sport. It's two completely different skill sets. Billy, Fergie, Ryne, Andre, and Lee actually know Jose, so of course they're drawn to that name on the list. Do they even know who Bill Nicholson was? Or Bob Rush? It's just not a great way to put together a hall of fame. We have historians and statisticians for a reason.
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Here is Jim Vaughn as a Cub.
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It's not on the same level of rarity as the 1903 Breisch-Williams cards, but is it because of rarity...or the whole "generic" thing (another back/forth argument with different sides, especially considering Set A cards)...or something else? Speaking of rare, I love your 1933 George C Miller Lon Warneke. I spent a while looking a GCM Grimm or Warneke card at a decent price before I gave up trying to find a reasonably priced one. |
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