here then, are the nomar garciaparra dodger cards that should have been. starting with 2007 topps.
the home whites look nice with the black borders. yes, that does say 'nomar garciaparra'. and if you think the foil name looks bad here, wait until you see the 2009 card.here's the 2008 card
i guess in pregame the red wristband is closer to his wrist. once the game starts, though, it gets pushed to his elbow.finally, 2009 topps.
a double play! again, his name is spelled out, but the foil just doesn't come through in the scans.i'm not sure whether nomar is going to play in 2010, but i hope he does just so there is a chance for more cards. even if they're not topps.
yes, after careful consideration and review of my 1971 topps inventory, i have decided to post a 
any help is appreciated!
it's regulation baseball card sized while the original sportscaster cards were more squarish and larger, which means it can't hold a candle to the amount of information that was provided on the backs of the originals (backs which i am too lazy to scan).
not a baseball player as on the leaf set. this detail reminded me that there was a larger population in the world that was more likely to recognize cricket than baseball. it just contributed to the oddball-ness of these cards.
sure, he had been traded in december of 1971, and sure, topps put tommy john in the set as a dodger so things evened out that way, but as a dodger fan i am still disappointed. adding to that disappointment is that topps used the same photo of allen in a phillies jersey on his 1970 card.
and down in the right field corner (1991 upper deck orlando merced)
as well as the left field pavilion (1988 fleer david green)
with a shot of the 'diamond vision' screen (1990 topps jeff wetherby).
i am running on faith with the next card - faith that the photo used was taken in the game mentioned on the card. it's a 1967 topps world series game 1 card featuring moe drabowsky
and it features the dodger stadium pitching mound, if my trust in topps is well placed.
by the way, thank goodness for the 1990 target dodgers set, otherwise we might not have a card of jim bunning as a dodger. the phillies had traded bunning to the pirates prior to the 1968 season. after one-and a half seasons in pittsburgh, the dodgers acquired the future senator (united states, not washington) for a couple of minor leaguers and cash. he pitched fairly well for the dodgers (3.36 era in 56 innings) but was released after the season. the phillies took him back and bunning finished his career in philadelphia.
allen had spent 1970 with the cardinals after 7 pretty remarkable years in philadelphia. he had a good year for the dodgers in 1971, too, but was traded to the white sox after that lone year in la. all he did the following year was win the al mvp.
like allen, frobby would spend just one year in la. unlike allen, that year would be pretty mediocre offensively. luckily for the angels (to whom robinson was traded), he would bounce back big time in 1973.
he had spent one year in boston after pitching exclusively for the giants organization and the dodgers decided to give him a shot. he lasted just two starts, completing six innings and striking out 1 before the dodgers released him.
stan 'the man unusual' had saved 45 games for the orioles over the two previous seasons, but did not pitch that well in the 1979 postseason. he pitched even worse for the dodgers, saving just 7 games and posting an era of 5.04 to go with a whip of 1.84. the dodgers released him prior to the 1981 season. i believe that the stanhouse experience (along with fellow 1979 signee dave goltz) was a big reason the dodgers seemed to avoid the free agent market until 1987.
it is awesome!
