With the less than formidable cards you saw with the Terribles secondbasemen, you’ll be happy to see the choices for the Monsters. They were so good, I actually included one player twice for two different seasons. I’m sure Pastor Rich knows who I’m talking about (more info here on my project). You still have time to vote for the Terribles secondbaseman if you want.
As it turned out turned out, I have choices for you to vote on from a variety of eras. Deadball, the 1920s, the 70s and the 80s.
Monsters Team nominee for Secondbaseman |
APBA card breakdown |
| 1901 Napoleon Lajoie | 2B-9, 0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-8-8-8-9-9-11-10, two 14s |
| 1922 Rogers Hornsby | 2B-8, 1-1-3-6-6-7-7-7-8-8-9-9-10-10, three 14s |
| 1924 Rogers Hornsby | 2B-8, 1-3-4-6-6-7-7-7-7-8-8-9-9-10, four 14s |
| 1977 Rod Carew | 2B-8, 0-0-0-0-7-7-7-8-8-8-9-9-11-10, three 14s |
| 1984 Ryne Sandberg | 2B-9, 1-2-6-6-8-8-8-9-9-11-10-10, three 14s |
I’m actually curious how this will turn out.
[cardoza_wp_poll id=8]
By the way, the polls for the firstbasemen in my project have closed. Boy, they sure weren’t close at all! I had a feeling that Adam Dunn would run away with it but with all the legit contenders for the Monster role, I thought someone might give ‘27 Gehrig a run for his money. Apparently not.
Both won handily with more votes than the others combined.
Here are the winners and the poll results!
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Terribles Firstbaseman 2011 Adam Dunn |
Monsters Firstbaseman 1927 Lou Gehrig |
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Well, this was one of the harder choices. I know Hornsby is going to win, but I still voted for Lajoie. Not that Hornsby winning is a bad thing. I am hoping that Hugh Duffy gets in to represent the dead ballers era though.
I don’t blame you, Scott. For his era, Lajoie has an excellent hitting card. And a 2B-9 to boot.
For those wondering about Morgan, I never did a Monster Card on him (yet). This is not meant as a slight to him as a player (despite how much of a jacka** he is now.)
You couldn’t find a card for the greatest all-around second baseman who ever lived?
OK. I’ll vote for Ryne Sandburg.
DonS.
DonS, Manny Trillo? ;-)
Wish there was only one Hornsby. Why not 75-76 Joe Morgan?