Random
I'll sometimes make a player card or two with no real theme in mind. Sometimes I'll give them a stand alone post (Like Rick Monday or Paul O'Neill) but most are left to rot while I look for justification...Here are a few of those randoms.
Gerald Williams turned out to be a funky lil error card. Roll a 20 for a double, triple AND a homer, with an impossible 21 for a 2000-style chart. Use whatever house rules you'd like to deal with that situation, should it ever arise with his 5 on-base.
I made this card way back before the Bot became a lot more intricate. Now you can make a HoF card for someone by using more than one season. Still, this shot of Gary in the WS deserves to stand alone. We all know he snubbed the Mets anyway when it came to team selection...
Boone hitting his game 7 pennant clinching walk-off in 2003. Just made for a magical card. I may redo this in the future. His pose fit the card format perfectly. Again, I made this forever ago...
...and it looks just as good under the proper set format for 2003 players, and the trade deadline mark he qualified for. Something about having the proper Yankees logo for the iconic MLB moment just makes my original hard to not post.
The only time a 10pt player should ever be given a special foil card is right here. Not just because it's Lou Gehrig, but the powerful moment it represents.
Gary Sheffield was an infield prospect once...and there isn't enough of that classic Padres logo. Imagine the look on your opponents face when you drop this big guy at 3rd in your lineup...
And if we're doing a classic Padres bit, you HAVE to include Mr Padre himself in one of his more insanely good hitting seasons. 15 on-base will have your opponents scrambling for a better reliever late in the game.
Back when I made the card where Nolan Ryan was beating the crap out of Ventura, I did make a proper card of Robin...Great defense and an ok chart. The Ryan brawl proved that while Ventura possessed the ability to get out there, he lacked many big hits...
I originally planned to do for Babe Herman what I did for Rick Wilkins recently. But that plan sorta fell apart and I lost interest in Herman. His cards are ok I guess. I prefer his rookie card with outfield eligibility and a better chart.
Mike Marshall pitched an insane amount in 1974. And he wasn't just some mop up garbage time reliever either, dude took home the Cy Young award as the closer. Having a 2 inning +5 control guy to wrap your games up is a huge advantage for any team.
