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

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Not available in polyester or lycra...only Cotton, Billy.

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Try and find a photo of one of these cotton-pickin' Mets.

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batmagadanleadoff wrote: Try and find a photo of one of these cotton-pickin' Mets.

Never mind.

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That's as many as I can recall offhand. I know Wilbur Huckle is a matter of conjecture in this department.

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Cotton and Hansen fictitiously honored, along with the man who would've sold the shirts right off their backs, June 10, 2008.

[dinosaur jesus]

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^)

I'd say number 1, though it could use maybe just a little more yellow. Number 2 is a bit too rosy. And number 3 might be the one if you took the saturation down a touch. But they're all pretty damn convincing.

[Edgy MD]

Number two speaks of a spring training complexion. It gets my vote.

[batmagadanleadoff]

If you know your Mets, you're twice as likely to figure out who this player is who pitched for both the Mets and Padres -- so long as you don't go looking in Topps' database of Padres baseball cards. 'Cause like Kevin McReynolds, you won't find this pitcher on Topps cardboard in a Padres uniform. For that, you'll need to seek out The Man From Topps.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: If you know your Mets, you're twice as likely to figure out who this player is who pitched for both the Mets and Padres -- so long as you don't go looking in Topps' database of Padres baseball cards. 'Cause like Kevin McReynolds, you won't find this pitcher on Topps cardboard in a Padres uniform. For that, you'll need to seek out The Man From Topps.

Is that Dave Marshall?

OE, I think not. Marshall was an outfielder and this guy looks like a pitcher.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Dave Roberts. (Got the Twice clue).

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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^) I'd say number 1, though it could use maybe just a little more yellow. Number 2 is a bit too rosy. And number 3 might be the one if you took the saturation down a touch. But they're all pretty damn convincing.

Edgy MD wrote: Number two speaks of a spring training complexion. It gets my vote.

thnx guys. I'm gonna try 3 with a sat tone down. That might look more like the skin tones on that years cards too. 1 with a little yellow might have the same effect. I see now, on the 66 Topps, Wes's skin was a tad to the orange side. I personally agree with you Edge, 2 looks most spring ruddy.
I'll just try all those tweaks you mentioned DJ. That's the fun of it.


The Jim Bibby pic is excellent!

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John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Dave Roberts. (Got the Twice clue).

Dave Roberts was, (and probably still is) a lefty.

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batmagadanleadoff wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Dave Roberts. (Got the Twice clue). Dave Roberts was, (and probably still is) a lefty.

He might still be, but not in this life. Mr. Roberts passed away a few years ago.

[Edgy MD]

I was expecting Met Hunter to be the one to swoop in with the necrological fact clarifyin'.

[batmagadanleadoff]

On his Padres resume, this player has one heckuvanoutstanding season. On his Met resume, there's nothing but the quiet desperation of a player on the fringes of major league baseball. Topps never bothered to put him on a card in a Met uniform. But The Man From Topps -- he loves those early San Diego duds and the candy colored stands that ring around old Shea Stadium.

[MFS62]

Is the righty Dick Selma?

Later

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MFS62 wrote: Is the righty Dick Selma? Later

[Zvon]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: If you know your Mets, you're twice as likely to figure out who this player is who pitched for both the Mets and Padres -- so long as you don't go looking in Topps' database of Padres baseball cards. 'Cause like Kevin McReynolds, you won't find this pitcher on Topps cardboard in a Padres uniform. For that, you'll need to seek out The Man From Topps.

Bob Miller.

Guy above I thought maybe Doug Rader but after google'n him to see, no.

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This one-time Met with the blazing fastball once held the major league record for most strikeouts by a relief pitcher. He never appeared on a Topps baseball card in a Padres uniform, but as you can figure by now, in the end, The Man From Topps, with his personal jones for early Padres uniforms, got his Kodak moment.

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Zvon wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: If you know your Mets, you're twice as likely to figure out who this player is who pitched for both the Mets and Padres -- so long as you don't go looking in Topps' database of Padres baseball cards. 'Cause like Kevin McReynolds, you won't find this pitcher on Topps cardboard in a Padres uniform. For that, you'll need to seek out The Man From Topps. Bob Miller. Guy above I thought maybe Doug Rader but after google'n him to see, no.

I said he was a pitcher. The Red Rooster manned the hot corner.

[Zvon]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: If you know your Mets, you're twice as likely to figure out who this player is who pitched for both the Mets and Padres -- so long as you don't go looking in Topps' database of Padres baseball cards. 'Cause like Kevin McReynolds, you won't find this pitcher on Topps cardboard in a Padres uniform. For that, you'll need to seek out The Man From Topps. Bob Miller. Guy above I thought maybe Doug Rader but after google'n him to see, no. I said he was a pitcher. The Red Rooster manned the hot corner.

I don't read I just look at the pictures. Oh. K, Ill read too.
The Red Rooster,lol.

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Zvon wrote: Zvon wrote: If you know your Mets, you're twice as likely to figure out who this player is who pitched for both the Mets and Padres -- so long as you don't go looking in Topps' database of Padres baseball cards. 'Cause like Kevin McReynolds, you won't find this pitcher on Topps cardboard in a Padres uniform. For that, you'll need to seek out The Man From Topps. Bob Miller. Guy above I thought maybe Doug Rader but after google'n him to see, no. I said he was a pitcher. The Red Rooster manned the hot corner. I don't read I just look at the pictures. Oh. K, Ill read too. The Red Rooster,lol.

Plus, Rader never played for the Mets. You wanna extend the format of this quiz to players who were never Mets?

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Off the top of my head, I don't know much about this Met and I'm not in the mood to google him, either. So I'll tell you what little I do know: He was a Met, a Toppless Met. But The Man From Topps yada yada yada you know the drill sees everything blah blah blah.

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Off the top of my head, I don't know much about this Met and I'm not in the mood to google him, either. So I'll tell you what little I do know: He was a Met, a Toppless Met. But The Man From Topps yada yada yada you know the drill sees everything blah blah blah.

The late Jay Kleven.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Off the top of my head, I don't know much about this Met and I'm not in the mood to google him, either. So I'll tell you what little I do know: He was a Met, a Toppless Met. But The Man From Topps yada yada yada you know the drill sees everything blah blah blah. The late Jay Kleven.

Oh yeah. He died. I knew that too.