Getting to the 2017 HoF Candidates a little late this year. There are at least a half dozen players I would like to profile including a couple of prominent players who spent time with the Phillies.
We open this series with a longtime member of the Phillies division rival Montreal Expos, Vladimir Guerrero.
1998 Topps #5 Vladimir Guerrero
Vlad deserves HOF nod just for this card alone. One of my gripes about recent Topps is the plethora of action shots. While 1998T might not have the best design, at least there is some interesting variations in the photography.
1998 Topps #5 Vladimir Guerrero (b-side)
The text on the back discusses a play early in Vlad Guerrero's career where he scored from second on a sacrifice fly. The run gave the Expos a 2-1 lead versus the Braves and future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux. Unfortunately for Montreal Ugueth Urbina would later give up a 2 Run Homer to Keith Lockhart which would give Atlanta a 3-2 victory.
Regardless the rare 2 base sacrifice score gave us a glimpse into the talent of the young Vlad Guerrero. The fly out came off the bat of Doug Strange who hit the ball to Right Fielder Michael Tucker.
The play was featured on a 1998 Stadium Club Card
1998 Stadium Club #3 Vladimir Guerrero (image swiped from Play at the Plate)
A nice analysis of this card was done by the fine crew at Play at the Plate (who else). I may need to add this card to the Phungo Collection just as a companion for the 1998 Base card.
Phungo Verditct
HOF
The scoring from 2nd on a Fly Out is the kind of hustle that makes one want to cast a Yes HoF vote.
Sources and Links
Vladimir Guerrero HOF Index
Play at the Plate
2017 HoF Candidates Index
Phungo Game Dated Index
Baseball-ref
Check Out My Cards
We open this series with a longtime member of the Phillies division rival Montreal Expos, Vladimir Guerrero.
Vlad deserves HOF nod just for this card alone. One of my gripes about recent Topps is the plethora of action shots. While 1998T might not have the best design, at least there is some interesting variations in the photography.
The text on the back discusses a play early in Vlad Guerrero's career where he scored from second on a sacrifice fly. The run gave the Expos a 2-1 lead versus the Braves and future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux. Unfortunately for Montreal Ugueth Urbina would later give up a 2 Run Homer to Keith Lockhart which would give Atlanta a 3-2 victory.
Regardless the rare 2 base sacrifice score gave us a glimpse into the talent of the young Vlad Guerrero. The fly out came off the bat of Doug Strange who hit the ball to Right Fielder Michael Tucker.
The play was featured on a 1998 Stadium Club Card
A nice analysis of this card was done by the fine crew at Play at the Plate (who else). I may need to add this card to the Phungo Collection just as a companion for the 1998 Base card.
Phungo Verditct
HOF
The scoring from 2nd on a Fly Out is the kind of hustle that makes one want to cast a Yes HoF vote.
Sources and Links
Vladimir Guerrero HOF Index
Play at the Plate
2017 HoF Candidates Index
Phungo Game Dated Index
Baseball-ref
Check Out My Cards
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