tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478210922256628541.post2882889079531138328..comments2023-12-27T13:27:41.645-06:00Comments on garvey cey russell lopes: a mish-mash of double play turnsgcrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09882449679093991427noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478210922256628541.post-54565923199431084882015-02-27T11:52:29.110-06:002015-02-27T11:52:29.110-06:00" i remember waiting for these throws and won..." i remember waiting for these throws and wondering if i had enough time to turn and throw and not get bowled over."<br /><br />I second that emotion! Loved making the turn, but was always afraid someone wanted to go all big leagues on me and see if they could send me flying.JediJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261262040532716901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478210922256628541.post-28062878158455240192015-02-27T10:25:34.348-06:002015-02-27T10:25:34.348-06:00@nick - i looked through my collection and have th...@nick - i looked through my collection and have the following card totals (this includes parallels which may not be fair).<br /><br />biggio - 37<br />gates - 18<br />weiss - 20<br />larkin - 19<br />clayton - 26<br />sandberg - 22<br />alomar - 46<br />tejada - 28<br />cora brothers - 27<br /><br />i forgot all about roberto alomargcrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882449679093991427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478210922256628541.post-9975499733318544432015-02-27T10:11:43.290-06:002015-02-27T10:11:43.290-06:00@nick i have at different times thought about this...@nick i have at different times thought about this. kurt stillwell looked to be in the running early in his career. gates may have the highest percentage of double play cards among all of his cards, but i would guess weiss or biggio or barry larkin or royce clayton. i'll take a look through my collection sometime...gcrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882449679093991427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478210922256628541.post-42891473433202905432015-02-27T09:54:19.499-06:002015-02-27T09:54:19.499-06:00I can always get behind an all-double dip post. I ...I can always get behind an all-double dip post. I was going through some cards the other day and I started to wonder what single player had the most double play cards issued. I have to believe it's either Gates or Walt Weiss. Or maybe Craig Biggio...<br /><br />Sounds like a question we double dip collectors should tackle.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478210922256628541.post-29575189720771881682015-02-27T08:27:31.758-06:002015-02-27T08:27:31.758-06:00I love that Brent Gates card. Wipe out double play...I love that Brent Gates card. Wipe out double plays make for good cardboard.BobWalkthePlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478210922256628541.post-38275138163746206622015-02-27T08:14:55.482-06:002015-02-27T08:14:55.482-06:00@seth i like that one, too. it may well have been ...@seth i like that one, too. it may well have been the first double play card i ever saw.gcrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882449679093991427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478210922256628541.post-37140971029204297202015-02-27T08:04:27.073-06:002015-02-27T08:04:27.073-06:00Perhaps my favorite all time double play turn card...Perhaps my favorite all time double play turn card is the 1978 Felix Millan, doing so over a sliding Dave Parker. See: http://randombaseballstuff.com/2009/12/13/mets-autograph-1978-topps-felix-millan/ Seth Marlowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06380791238524175422noreply@blogger.com