STS Profile Harold Baines

It is becoming a 2 team race as Card Buzz and  Plaschke Buzz have picked up the Autos in the last four innings of Spot the Sig!  Congrats to Card Buzz for connecting on a 2 run homer by correctly identifying this weeks Harold Baines Auto.

2005 UD Sweet Spot Classic  #HB Harold Baines

 

Harold Baines got his official Hall of Very Good Pass this year as he failed to get the thumbs up from at least 5% of the BBWAA balloters.  A lot of folks have different issues w/ the HOF voting process for various reasons.  I really do not have many problems with it,  The automatics are automatics,  The borderlines are borderline for a reason.  Sure there are some dumb voters, questionable criteria and some daunting questions regarding PEDs and other issues - but for me it works well enough. 

I would like to see them add a "Deferment" vote, which the electorate could use to keep the player on the ballot but not give him a Yes vote.  Had this been in place I think many voters would have at least kept Baines on the ballot for the length of his eligibilty.  This option would also help voters separate first ballot HOF players from the next tier.  

Baines Near Hall of Fame Career spanned 22 seasons with for the Chisox Orioles Oakland Texas and Cleveland .  He racked up 2866 Hits and 384 dingers.  Much of this was accomplished as a DH and may have swayed the voters against Mr Baines.  It should be noted that he did play over 1000 games in the outfield.  Baines represented four different teams in Post Season play and reached the World Series with the Athletics who in 1990 lost to the Cincinnati Reds.  His playoff numbers include 5 homers and a .324 BA.  

Harold Baines has more hits than any eligible player not in the Hall, Similarly with the exception of Rusty Staub and Rafael Palmiero every eligible player that has played more games than Harold Baines is enshrined in Cooperstown.

Bonus  

Plaschke while unable to get the auto in the typical 10 seconds he usually does, was smart enough to quickly register his bonus guess as the New York Yankees.  For those of you familiar with Branding you likely know the Yankees have one of the most recognizable logos in sports and commerce. 

This was also the only correct response for the bonus.  Amazingly there were no Hockey Teams that made the cut.  The Baseball Teams included the Dodgers and Braves.  NFL teams were both the Broncos and Dolphins - I believe a Broncos fan may have lived in my neighborhood as I spotted their colors a couple of times.  The College Logos belonged to the U of Michigan and Oregon.  the NASCAR was Eliot Sadler.  Other interesting sports related Apparel I saw were NBA and NHL League Logos and Solchi 2014.

The Yankees sightings paced the other teams by tri-fold.

STS! Standings after 8 inning.      

Plaschzke thy Sweater is Argyle - Brooklyn Dodgers: 4 Runs, Bases Loaded

Night Owl Cards - Los Angeles Dodgers:  2 Runs in Bases Loaded

Card Buzz- California Angels: 2 Runs across

Too Many Grandersons - Tigers: 1 Run in and Bases Loaded     

The Daily Dimwit - Astros; 1 Run in Bases Loaded    

Rhubarb Runner - Twins: Bases Loaded   

Waxaholic - Braves: Bases Loaded .  

 

Autograph Cards - Kansas City Royals:  Men on 1st and 2nd

DawgBones - Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs: 1st and 2nd 

Phillies Room: Bases Loaded

Nachos Grande - Reds: 1st  and 2nd

Steven:  1st and 2nd   

CSD's Custom Cards - White Sox:  1st and 2nd

Orioles Magic: 1st     

Nathan - A's: Man on First

The Angels ln Order - LA Angels:  On Deck 

UncleMoe of 2008 Topps Set : On Deck
Play At the Plate - Rangers : On Deck 
Thoughts n Sox - Bosox: On Deck

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We have a Winner!!!

First the answers

A - Sammy Sosa with Wrigley Field Logo - Ferris Bueller
B - John Cusack - he was in Sixteen Candles
C - Pac Man Champ - I was going for Ferris Bueller here. Ed Rooney is in an arcade and he is spit upon and the death sound from Pac Man gets played - I don't think the game that actually being played was Pac Man. some of the other picks may have been better but it's my game, my rules.
D - Grand Canyon - Vacation
E - Vernon Wells - Weird Science - Biker Actor shares name with the Jays outfielder
F - Bruce Jenner - Breakfast of Champions - Breakfast Club
G - Gordie Howe - Jersey worn by Cameron in - Ferris Bueller
H - Ducks - I was looking for Duckie from Pretty in Pink here. Everybody else followed Dayf's lead and went with Long Duk Dong from Sixteen Candles. Sorry Duckie was a more major character and I am sticking with my choice.
I - Cowboys and Lions - Thanksgiving - Planes Trains and Automobiles
J - George Bush - go to the 3:30 point in the video. "something d-o-o economics"

And here are your results of the John Hughes Memorial Trading Card Trivia Contest:

Representing the Tigers Trammell to Whitaker scored 1 run on a single and a double. (4 correct answers, but two after the third out)
Bucos Rep and vintage fan 1972 Topps Set Scored 3 Runs (5 correct overall)
Representin the Bravos perenial trivia buff Cardboard Junkie scored 4 Runs (6 correct)


and the Winner and "King of the Eighties" is

White Sox Cards!!!

Congrats to Steve who basically won on the Dayf's err of picking "Pretty in Pink" over "Sixteen Candles" for the Cusack film.

For the Record Steve got 7 of the 10 questions and the last correct answer was good for a Homer which meant all 7 of his correct answers scored.

To honor White Sox Cards todays feature card is a White Sox Card and an 80s Card:

1982 Topps #684 Harold Baines

and check out the second half of the cartoon on the back of the Baines Card.

1982 Topps #684 Harold Baines (b-side)

Bringing it all back to the Phils, It Hall of Fame Third Baseman Mike Schmidt, Sweet!

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Well done all, I would like to thank everyone for playing and hope that the John Hughes Memorial brought back some good memories for everyone.

I am also glad that everyone figured out some of my oddball connections and I hope that no one is to bummed out about my stretches.