Happy Independence Day

For our Fourth of July posting we present short Dave Stewart who briefly pitched for the Phillies in the middle 80s.

 2004 UD USA Baseball #USA-173

We recently featured Stewart as part of our 1990 No-Hitter Series. His card here is devoted to Stewart's 2003 stint as pitching coach of team USA.

 2004 UD USA Baseball #USA-173 (b-side)

The flip of the card mentions Stewart's 1989 World Series MVP award and Team USA's performance during the 2003 qualifier.

For more on Stewart's 1990 no-hitter click here.

Sources and Links
1990 Year of the No-Hitter Index

Independence Day

Posting a Nationals card for the 4th of July.

An error on the card is they got the stinkin date wrong. The game as can be seen on the Phungo banner was April 4 2005. Not sure where Topps got the 4/2 date from. According to Baseball-Reference.com There weren't any MLB games at all that day.

And of course for the inaugural season @ the Nationals new ballpark in DC, nobody associated with MLB had the good sense to schedule a home game for the Nats. Instead the Nats are visiting the Reds. I am guessing this is because the traditional home opener has been stolen from Cincinnati and this year took place in Washington.

and of course I leave you with

“Celebrate the birth of your country by blowing up a small piece of it…”
- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon