Who Am I? & The Dedication & Re-creation of Butterball Field

[G-Fafif]

San Diego was the end of the baseball line for this former Met and Sports Illustrated cover boy who, you might agree, looks stupid cool in the Padres' original uniform. What's his name? Photography credits: The Man From Topps. Rod Gasper

That it was Gaspar doesn't surprise me. What's shocking is I've never seen that SI cover.

[batmagadanleadoff]

San Diego was the end of the baseball line for this former Met and Sports Illustrated cover boy who, you might agree, looks stupid cool in the Padres' original uniform. What's his name? Photography credits: The Man From Topps. Rod Gasper That it was Gaspar doesn't surprise me. What's shocking is I've never seen that SI cover.

Get outta here.

[G-Fafif]

San Diego was the end of the baseball line for this former Met and Sports Illustrated cover boy who, you might agree, looks stupid cool in the Padres' original uniform. What's his name? Photography credits: The Man From Topps. Rod Gasper That it was Gaspar doesn't surprise me. What's shocking is I've never seen that SI cover. Get outta here.

I Rod Gaspar you not.

[Zvon]

This player appeared in a Topps baseball set in two different seasons: once as a Met and once as a Cub. But he only played in actual MLB games for one of the two teams. The Mets and the Cubs are the only organizations this player ever belonged to. "What the guy above me in the Cards uniform just said. Except I've got the repeating consecutive letters in my last name only". bump

Damn I know his face.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Ever see this one?

[G-Fafif]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Ever see this one?

Oh yeah.

Was there a post-WS cover in'69? I've read the text.

[Zvon]

G-Fafif wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Ever see this one? Oh yeah. Was there a post-WS cover in'69? I've read the text.

Some basketball player got that cover IIRC, which I usually don't.

[G-Fafif]

Neither 69 nor 86 early WS cover reflects what lied/lay/lain ahead.

[Zvon]

Yea, some no name.

Or other name.

[batmagadanleadoff]

G-Fafif wrote: Ever see this one? Oh yeah.

Ever see that cover in full?

G-Fafif wrote: Was there a post-WS cover in'69? I've read the text.

Alcindor was SI's cover for the Shea Stadium portion of the '69 series. In those days, SI would rarely publish a WS issue crowning the champs on the cover. The series started on a Saturday. And SI sent the final version of the upcoming mag to the presses on Sunday night. Sunday was generally SI's cut-off for news coverage. They were generally resistant to putting the WS on the cover for a 2d week in a row because by the time that issue would hit the newstands, the WS was, their thinking went, old news.


There were exceptions to this practice and by the '80's, technology advanced to the point that they could extend their deadlines. The '86 series was covered for two consecutive weeks. (Rice and Carter play at the plate and then Ray Knight).

[G-Fafif]

Zvon wrote: Yea, some no name. Or other name.

SI revealed if Sox had won in 5 in 86, next cover would've been Magic Johnson & Jack Nicholson. Guess curse of Bambino not so big a deal yet.

[batmagadanleadoff]

G-Fafif wrote: Zvon wrote: Yea, some no name. Or other name. SI revealed if Sox had won in 5 in 86, next cover would've been Magic Johnson & Jack Nicholson. Guess curse of Bambino not so big a deal yet.

I was just gonna post this. Here's the cover that got bumped off and never was.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Zvon wrote: Bob Botz 62 card. It'll take a while before I make the back.

Good job. I see that you adjusted the colors to give that photo the Topps 1962 patina. By the way, the original Botz photo I posted is not a Topps shot. I found it on the web a few years ago and saved it to my PC.

[Zvon]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Zvon wrote: Bob Botz 62 card. It'll take a while before I make the back. Good job. I see that you adjusted the colors to give that photo the Topps 1962 patina. By the way, the original Botz photo I posted is not a Topps shot. I found it on the web a few years ago and saved it to my PC.

Thnx. It don't suck. I've been getting good at colorization. It can be a bitch. That's the first color correction deal. Ironic that the color I have most trouble with is the Met blue (I always want to make it a more royal blue for some reason). And skin tones of course. The colorization of the Bunning perfecto pic is...well, I'm working it and every time I look at it I get one a those wow moments. Kinda surprised there isn't a colorization of that out there already.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Someone's been doin' some heavy lifting with that Botz photo.



http://imperialsportsauctions.com/lot-212.aspx

[Zvon]

116$ Come on, Botz had to buy that himself, lol.

[G-Fafif]

Your colorization makes everything just a touch otherworldly. Feels very signature.

[batmagadanleadoff]

On his personal multi-city odyssey of Major League Baseball during the season in question, he hit more HR's for the Padres than for any other team. But you won't find him on a Topps baseball card in those Padres duds; the San Diego mid-season acquisition was onto his next city before season's end. But The Man From Topps - he is everywhere and sees everything.

[Guest themetfairy]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: On his personal multi-city odyssey of Major League Baseball during the season in question, he hit more HR's for the Padres than for any other team. But you won't find him on a Topps baseball card in those Padres duds; the San Diego mid-season acquisition was onto his next city before season's end. But The Man From Topps - he is everywhere and sees everything.

That looks like Dave Kingman.

[Zvon]

G-Fafif wrote: Your colorization makes everything just a touch otherworldly. Feels very signature.

I don't know if people who do it regular would agree, but my goal is to make it so no one even notices its been colored. And so far, thats been next to impossible. I'm getting close tho, some turning out better than others.
Which skin tone looks most correct?

I imagine this is an individual taste kinda thing. Over the years I've noticed I see colors more vividly than other people - not quite Van Goghish but in that direction.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: But The Man From Topps - he is everywhere and sees everything.

dag-blam-bastid Man From Topps.

[Edgy MD]

themetfairy wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: On his personal multi-city odyssey of Major League Baseball during the season in question, he hit more HR's for the Padres than for any other team. But you won't find him on a Topps baseball card in those Padres duds; the San Diego mid-season acquisition was onto his next city before season's end. But The Man From Topps - he is everywhere and sees everything. That looks like Dave Kingman.

In the midst of a four-team season. I wonder who the last guy to play on that many big-league teams in a season is.

[batmagadanleadoff]

This player appeared in a Topps baseball set in two different seasons: once as a Met and once as a Cub. But he only played in actual MLB games for one of the two teams. The Mets and the Cubs are the only organizations this player ever belonged to. "What the guy above me in the Cards uniform just said. Except I've got the repeating consecutive letters in my last name only". bump Damn I know his face.

The next clue is in this anagram:

A Citi Field Hookworm Intro

[Zvon]

Which skin tone looks most correct? I imagine this is an individual taste kinda thing. Over the years I've noticed I see colors more vividly than other people - not quite Van Goghish but in that direction.

Btw, thats like a poll question for everyone. I don't totally trust my eyes after working a pic for a long time. And let me rephrase the question: Which skin tone looks more like it would in a photograph? (In the Wes pics above^)


See this Casey, I'm not sure.
It's a cross between close and, if I was making a wax likeness of him for Madame Tussauds, perfect.

[batmagadanleadoff]

themetfairy wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: On his personal multi-city odyssey of Major League Baseball during the season in question, he hit more HR's for the Padres than for any other team. But you won't find him on a Topps baseball card in those Padres duds; the San Diego mid-season acquisition was onto his next city before season's end. But The Man From Topps - he is everywhere and sees everything. That looks like Dave Kingman.

And I forgot to mention that the traveling Padre was a Met.

[batmagadanleadoff]

This former Met belongs to the same exclusive club as Mr. Hookworm Intro, up above: membership in the club is predicated on something that they didn't do. You won't find any Topps baseball cards of this Met in his Met uniform. But just the same, The Man From Topps kept a fingerprint file on the guy, and pictures, too. In this shot, our ex Met poses at the Sadecki Spot, throwing an invisible baseball. Either that or he's concealing five or six baseballs inside of his massive right hand. He could probably hide three or four more baseballs in that paw of his if he weren't also holding a cantaloupe, Yogi Berra's comic book collection and Jane Jarvis's organ.

[G-Fafif]

This former Met belongs to the same exclusive club as Mr. Hookworm Intro, up above: membership in the club is predicated on something that they didn't do. You won't find any Topps baseball cards of this Met in his Met uniform. But just the same, The Man From Topps kept a fingerprint file on the guy, and pictures, too. In this shot, our ex Met poses at the Sadecki Spot, throwing an invisible baseball. Either that or he's concealing five or six baseballs inside of his massive right hand. He could probably hide three or four more baseballs in that paw of his if he weren't also holding a cantaloupe, Yogi Berra's comic book collection and Jane Jarvis's organ.

Big Jim Bibby.

[G-Fafif]

This player appeared in a Topps baseball set in two different seasons: once as a Met and once as a Cub. But he only played in actual MLB games for one of the two teams. The Mets and the Cubs are the only organizations this player ever belonged to. "What the guy above me in the Cards uniform just said. Except I've got the repeating consecutive letters in my last name only". bump Damn I know his face. The next clue is in this anagram: A Citi Field Hookworm Intro

Hi (Randy) Bobb.

[batmagadanleadoff]

This former Met belongs to the same exclusive club as Mr. Hookworm Intro, up above: membership in the club is predicated on something that they didn't do. You won't find any Topps baseball cards of this Met in his Met uniform. But just the same, The Man From Topps kept a fingerprint file on the guy, and pictures, too. In this shot, our ex Met poses at the Sadecki Spot, throwing an invisible baseball. Either that or he's concealing five or six baseballs inside of his massive right hand. He could probably hide three or four more baseballs in that paw of his if he weren't also holding a cantaloupe, Yogi Berra's comic book collection and Jane Jarvis's organ. Big Jim Bibby.

[batmagadanleadoff]

This player appeared in a Topps baseball set in two different seasons: once as a Met and once as a Cub. But he only played in actual MLB games for one of the two teams. The Mets and the Cubs are the only organizations this player ever belonged to. "What the guy above me in the Cards uniform just said. Except I've got the repeating consecutive letters in my last name only". bump Damn I know his face. The next clue is in this anagram: A Citi Field Hookworm Intro Hi (Randy) Bobb.

A Citi Field Hookworm Intro is an anagram for On A Rookie Card With Tim Foli

[batmagadanleadoff]

This former Met belongs to the same exclusive club as Mr. Hookworm Intro, up above: membership in the club is predicated on something that they didn't do.

Though Bibby and Bobb never appeared in a game for the NY Mets, they were both on the active 25 man roster, either in the dugout or in the bullpen, in uniform and eligible to play. They just never got the call. Who are the other Mets in this club?