Checker 2010 Phungo

The Second Phungo set was released in 2010. The 52 card checklist is presented below, card #48 is unknown - I may have never produced one.

2010 Topps #45 Pedro Martinez

1	Harry Kalas	Phillies
2	Joe Mauer	Twins
3	Thomas Jefferson	Statesman
4	Brandon Phillips	Reds
5	Mickey Vernon	Senators
6	Ryan Howard	Phillies
7	Ivan Rodriguez	Rangers
8	Cal Ripken Jr	Orioles
9	Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins
10	Rollie Massimino	Villanova Wildcats
11	Jimmy Rollins	Phillies
12	Homer Bailey	Reds
13	John Kruk	Phillies
14	Harry Caray	Cubs
15	Jonathan Papelbon	Red Sox
16	Aramis Ramirez	Cubs
17	Mike Moustakas	Royals
18	Daisuke Matsuzaka	Red Sox
19	Greg Luzinski	Phillies
20	Mike Schmidt/Harry Kalas Memorial	Phillies
21	Bernie Williams	Yankees/Puerto Rico
22	Jim Eisenreich	Phillies
23	Kirk Gibson	Diamdondbacks
24	Nick Johnson	Marlins
25	Brian Matusz	Orioles
26	Chase Utley	Phillies
27	Chris Coste	Phillies
28	John Maine vs Shane Victorino	Mets/Phillies
29	Raul Ibanez	Phillies
30	Nick Markakis	Orioles
31	Rodrigo Lopez	Phillies
32	Tim Lincecum	Giants
33	Justin Morneau	Twins
34	Cliff Lee	Phillies
35	David Ortiz	Red Sox/Domincan Republic
36	Rob McElhenney	Entertainer
37	Juan Pierre/Jeff Kent	Dodgers
38	John Maine	Mets
39	Glen Phillips	Entertainer
40	Rich Harden	Cubs
41	Dante Cunningham	Villanova Wildcats
42	Judy Johnson	Negro Leagues
43	JA Happ	Phillies
44	Todd Pratt	Phillies
45	Pedro Martinez	Phillies
46	Ryan Madson	Phillies
47	Alanis Morissette	Entertainer
48
49	Jose Contreras	White Sox
50	Chris Coghlan (RoY)	Marlins
51	Chan Ho Park	Phillies
52	CC Sabathia	Brewers

2009 UD Signature Stars Pedro Martinez

Pedro Matrinez finished his Hall of Fame career with a dozen starts for the Philadelphia Phillies. Dueu to his notoriety in the game he likely has as more Phillies Cards than games pitched with the club.

2009 Signature Series #SSD-8 Pedro Martinez

Above we present one of those cards - 09 UD Sign Sealed Delivered uses a newspaper layout format to create the atmosphere of a signing announcement on this card. The signing date of July 14th differs from the Baseball-Ref transaction by a day for some reason,

Flip

2009 Signature Series #SSD-8 Pedro Martinez (b-side)

UD did get the date of Pedro's first game as a Phillie correct, August 12th - He got the W in a 12-5 Phillies victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field

Sources and Links
Pedro Martinez HoF Index
Baseball-ref

Sunday Night Baseball: Welcome to the Hall of Fame Pedro Martinez

Tonight on the day of Pedro Martinez Induction into the Hall of Fame ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball is honoring the occasion by Featuring the Boston Red Sox as the Host the Detroit Tigers.

2002 Bowman Heritagae #66 Pedro Martinez

After a little bit of debate, I have decided to go with a Retro card as my Anchor card for Pedro's Phungo HoF series.

I love this card - A decade ago when Retro Sets were still sort of new it felt like the card companies tried harder. 2002 Bowman Homages 1954 Bowman. The Pedro #66 Card echoes the Ted Williams Card that sort of held the position in the original Bowman release.

2002 Bowman Heritage #66 Pedro Martinez (b-side)


And there is your proof that Martinez lives at House #66 in 2002 BowHeritage, notice above that I specified that was a position "Sort of" held by Ted Williams. Turns out that in 1954 Topps had inked a trading card contract with Topps and Bowman had to pull the card from the set. Rather then leave an open spot on the checker Bowman replaced Williams with Jim Piersall

Similarly #66 in Heritage is occupied by a pair of Red Sox.

2002 Bowman Heritage #66 Pedro Martinez/Nomar Garciaparra (b-side)

2002 Bowman Heritage #66 Nomar Garciaparra

There is the A-side of Nomar. I think the Black box for the player signature is an additional level of variation in Bowman Heritage - so yes variations have been around a while.

Pedro Martinez HoF Index
1997 Bowman Chrome #53
2000 Skybox Dominion #7 (ERA Leaders w/ HoF Randy Johnson)
2001 Topps Chrome #45 (card# = uniform#)
2004 Topps Pristine #18
2009 Phungo #45
2009 Topps Heritage #563 (w/ Phillies)
2009 Upper Deck Signature Stars Sign Sealed Delivered #SSD-8 (w/ Phillies)

1995 0603 Perfect Game Spoiled in Extra Innings (includes game ball in HoF)
2009 03xx Pedro pitches in the WBC San Juan PR

Sources and Links
Ted Williams HoF Index
Baseball-ref
Cardboard Connection

2015 Hall of Fame Inductees Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson

Starting off our coverage of the 2015 Hall of Fame weekend in Cooperstown with a fun card that features two of the players that will be inducted on Sunday.

2000 Skybox Dominion #7 ERA Leaders Pedro Martinez Randy Johnson

The above cards Honors Martinez & Johnson leading their respective leagues in ERA in 1999. It was the first of two times that the two held the top spot together. The other was 2002.

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2000 Skybox Dominion #7 ERA Leaders Pedro Martinez Randy Johnson (b-side)

As always you get some interesting names when you go 10 deep in 2 leagues. This weekends other HoF Pitching Inductee John Smoltz is #5 on the NL list - His Hall of Fame Braves Teammate Greg Maddux ranks #8.

The 1999 Phillies are represented by HoF Possible Curt Schilling and there and there are several future Phillies in the mix - Jamie Moyer, Freddy Garcia, Kevin Millwood, and Omar Daal.

Hope you enjoy Pedro cards, going to see a lot of him the next couple of days, Apologies to the Braves fans as I may be skipping Smoltz this go around.

Sources and Links
Phungo Randy Johnson HoF Index
Phungo Pedro Martinez HoF Index 
Baseball-ref

Baseball Cardpedia

1995 June 3rd Near-Hitter Pedro Martinez

We are going to be hearing a lot from the Martinez Family over the next few weeks. Some of it will be HoF related, some of it will be No-Hitter and Anniversary related but not all of it will be Pedro Related.

Today fits the Anniversary category. Although this Pedro Near Perfect Game occurred in 1995 it is not at all part of Year of the No-Hitter, I will post it in the addendum of the 1990: Year of the No-Hitter Index.

1997 Bowman Chrome #53 Pedro Martinez

Twenty Years ago in San Diego Pedro Retired the first 27 Batters Padres he faced. Typically this would be a perfect game, unfortunately the Expos offense failed to score a run until the 10th inning.

Montreal took a 1-0 lead in the 10th on a Jeff Treadway single. Martinez took the mound in the bottom of the 10th inning and got Bipped. Yes Bip Roberts ruined the Perfect Game and No-Hitter with a double. Mel Rojas then came in to complete the shutout.

Relics

Pedro Martinez Game Used Baseball from Near Perfect Game pitched on 1995 June 03

Team Phungo took a trip to the baseball Hall of Fame recently and the above baseball is part of the HoF display dedicated to Pedro Martinez's upcoming enshrinement.
 
1997 Bowman Chrome
This Set contains a rookie card of a pitcher that did complete a perfect game and he did it for the Phillies. Card #212 is of Roy Halladay, He represents the Canadian Team that is still in the MLB, Toronto Blue Jays

Sources and Links
Baseball Hall of Fame
Pedro Martinez HoF Index
1990: Year of the No-Hitter Index
Cardboard Connection
Baseball-ref

Sloppy Topps Photoshop: 2009 Topps Heritage #563 Pedro Martinez

A few weeks ago we discussed the Hall of Fame qualifications of Pedro Martinez. While Pedro did play for the Phillies, I elected to present a Red Sox Card in the post. He played for several clubs beyond the Sox and Phils but to me he is part of Red Sox Nation.

Tonight we return to Pedro and post him as a Phil. 

2009 Topps Heritage #563 Pedro Martinez 

2009 Heritage homages the horizontal 1960 Topps Set which also features two photos. The large color photo is a portrait while the smaller black & whilte photo is a non-game "in action" shot.

On this card I believe that both of these pix are likely photoshopped. Martinez only pitched a dozen times for the Phillies - I forgive Topps for not getting a pix of him in a real live Phils Jersey.

PhotoSloppy
I do want to draw your attention to a bit of sloppiness on Topps part on the smaller B/W shot. Notice in the shadow of Perdo's left arm you can see his uniform number. It is a little hard to make out so Check out this enlargement:

The front number is fine on a Mets jersey. However that isn't the csse with a Phillies uniform - To my knowledge the Phillies don't carry a number on the A-side of any of their current jerseys.

I don't think this is a photoshop disaster, just an oddity you find out about when you look at too many cards. 

Sources & Links
Pedro Martinez HoF Index 

Baseball-ref
HoF Candidate Pedro Martinez

Sunday Night Baseball: 2015 Hall of Fame Candidate Pedro Martinez - 2001 Topps Chrome #45

Tonight we take over our intermittent Sunday Night Baseball postings with our Hall of Fame ballot feature. In 2014 we made it through 10 candidates - This year we are starting a bit sooner, hopefully we hit more of the ballot.

With the Red Sox hosting the Yankees yet again on the big E, it seems like a very appropriate time to look at Pedro Martinez.

2001 Topps Chrome #45 Pedro Martinez

Pedro took the mound for five different teams in his career, including a dozen starts with the 2009 Phillies but to me he will always be a member of the Boston Red Sox.

The HoF resume for Martinez is pretty solid, Curse busting World Series Ring, 3 Cy Young Awards, Eight time All-Star, A W/L record 100+ games over .500. He won 5 ERA titles and his 3154 Strikeouts are 13th all-time. For the cool kids Martinez 86.0 career WAR ranks 17th all time. Everyone ahead of him is Either in the Hall or on the ballot.

Phungo Verdict
Despite the fact he lost the Game 6 of the 2009 World Series. Pedro remains one of my favorite players. He was the rare player who wanted the ball, believed he would deliver and then would - the notable exception was of course his last couple of starts with the Phillies.

I found him to be pure theater on and off the mound from much of his career and he gets a Thumbs Up on the Phungo HoF ballot.  

2001 Topps Chrome
It is likely coincidence but in 2001T Chrome Pedro Martinez occupies Card #45 which is his uniform number. Last year there was a mini kerfuffle due to Topps moving away from their traditional hero numbers system. I didn't get the folks that were disappointed with the change. I thought it was kine of neat, but hey if you need something to get upset about, I suppose that's fine. 45 was not Pedro's card number in base - instead in 2001 Topps went with the semi-hero #60

Sources And Links 
Pedro Martinez HoF Index

Baseball-ref
2015 HoF Candidates

Card Show Report 2010 09 25 - Philly Show @ Valley Forge Convention Center

This edition of the Philly Show for me was a pretty good one. I had a totally free day, I was only marginally exhausted - I think for the rest of my life I will always be at least a little bit tired. I had a couple of want lists and actually knocked some things off them.

One of the highlights was the 1951 Topps Seminick in the previous post here are some others.


1959 Topps
1959 Topps #147 Cubs Clubbers

I was able to knock out four cards from my 1959 Topps Collection. I am down to my last 42 cards, and any time you can find four in one day at this stage of the game, you have accomplished something. This card which features Hall of Famer Ernie Banks went for the rather nice price of $2


Vintage Phils

1975 Topps Mini #267 Dick Ruthven
1959 Topps #352 Robin Roberts

I already had the Robin Roberts card, but I could not let him set in the $2 bin. I seem to pick up at least one or two 1975 minis at each Philly show. This time it was Dick Ruthven. Typically I only go 25 cents on these, but for Ruthven I went to 50 cents.


1952 Topps and a Vintage HOF

1952 Topps #75 Wes Westrum
1956 Topps #195 George Kell
1942 Topps #117 Sherman Lollar

If you want to start building a vintage collection on the cheap, you may want to look into some Wes Westrum cards. I seem to keep coming across him in budget bins. George Kell is a Hall of Famer that you may not know about - he was a 10 time all-star who played 3b with five different clubs including the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia A's.

All three of these cards went for $2. There is some creasing and the Lollar card has some surface issues, but the price was right. Good Rules of thumb 1950s HOF player for $2 - thats a buy. 1952 Topps fro $2 also a Buy.


Retros


These Retro cards all came out of a Dime box. Pretty much anytime I see a Heritage insert in a Dime box, it goes in the Phungo Collection. Same thing goes for the 2006 Allen & Ginter's. The Tim Duncan is from the 2007+ Topps Hoop set that I have bee slowly building. 2007 BowHer Tex is also a set builder - almost over the 50/50 mark on that set. I just think the Beckham card looks cool. hmm how bout that good day for Chisox Cards I guess.

Phungo 5 with Thoughts and Sox

The May 2010 Interleague weekend is upon us and the Phils and Bosox meet yet again in what has become an almost annual ritual for the two teams. Today we are chatting with Adam from Thoughts and Sox.

1) Do the Yanks an Red Sox take up to much time out of the box between pitches?

It depends. In a regular game no, because with the players on the two teams every at bat is a potential game changer. However, if Joe Morgan is announcing than yes they take too long because it gives him more time to talk and there is nothing worse in baseball than to having to hear Joe Morgan’s nonsense. (except a Yankee win)

2) The Phillies and Red Sox play each other almost every yr does it feel like a rivalry to you?

Not really. Because, between the Yankees and Rays we are all rivalried out.

3) Which, if any of the following numbers should the Red Sox eventually retire? 5, 24, 33, 34, 38, 45?

Not pulling any punchers are you? There is only one of those that I think should be retired. The Red Sox have a rule that a player has to have spent a large amount of time with the team, be a member of the HOF, and retire with the club before their jersey can be retired. They broke the rule for Pesky but he is more than just a player on the team he has been an icon of the team for over 50 years. I don’t think that they should break the rule for anyone else. At least not for any of those guys. So if Pedro signs a one day contract as a Red Sox or takes an office position I think he should be the only one. I don’t think Nomar should even make the hall.

2004 Topps Pristine #18 Pedro Martinez

4) are the Red Sox buyers or sellers come deadline time in 2010?

Another rough one. There is still a lot of season left but it isn’t looking good. I wish they were in the position to be buyers but I’m not thinking it will happen. The only one I see getting traded though is Papelbon. Him going could just be wishful thinking though. Hottest guy at the trade deadline will be Even Meek of the Pirates. (write that down, Even Meek…)

5) DH or No DH

Ahh, DH. If you don’t have a DH than you are one of those teams over in the minors/National League. You’ll see what I mean come interleague… That will be our chance to get back over .500.

Phungo Box Score

Hmmm.....4 out of 5. I will hand out a big thumbs up on Pedro and I like the call on Evan Meek. Of course I have to pull out the gong for the DH question, but a strong 4 of 5 ain't bad at all.

Looking back

For a previous Phungo 5 with Thorzul Will Rule click here.

Game 6: Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Yankees

2009 08 08 Pedro Martinez

Can this game possibly live up to the hype?

The first World Series Game 6 in over six years.

The defending World Champions are in a must win game versus the most decorated franchise in the history of the sport.

The series features the most productive offenses in each league.

Tonight those offenses are facing Pedro Martinez and Andy Pettitte - The two pitchers are a combined 200 games over .500 in their careers.

2009 03 10 Pedro Martinez pitching for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic

You can watch an awful lot of baseball for a very long time and not get a game of this magnitude with this kind of talent.

Go Phils!

Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Yankees: Yankee Stadium, Bronx NY Thursday November 4th 2009 7:57 PM

Phungo Cards - Pedro Martinez

2009 Phungo #45 Pedro Martinez

Good Luck Pedro!

Hopefully tomorrow we will have something good to report about the next chapter in the Future Hall of Famers career.

Phils @ Cubs Wednesday August 12 2009, National coverage by ESPN.

Go Phils!

Sources and Links
Pedro Martinez HoF Index 

Phillies 2009 Alumni Night

First off I want to let everyone know that there is still time to get involved in the

John Hughes Memorial Trading Card Trivia Contest!

It's looking like a crummy weather day here in the Northeast, I'm sure there are some 80s trivia buffs out there who could waste 20 minutes on the net finding the answers, and someone has to challenge Dayf.

Moving on to the present post:

Alumni Night was a bit of a bummer for several reasons. The Phils lost for the 2nd game in a row v the 2nd place Marlins. The Phils appeared to have a favorable pitching matchup (Cole Hamels v Sean West). The Alumni accessibility was not as good as expected. And finally we got caught up in a traffic jam on the way home.

Within the game itself the Marlins were terribly sloppy but the Phils let the Fish off the hook several times by going about 2 for 20 with runners on base. The Marlins won 6-4. Dingers were hit for the bad guys by Chris Coghlan (member of Phungo Fantasy Squad at least) and Cody Ross. Former Phil Brian Sanches got the W in relief, Cole Hamels was unimpressive in yet another loss and failed to go 6 innings. On a positive note Ryan Howard looked good without hitting a homer - a rare event. He has not been hitting well recently, hopefully his 4-4 night gets him out of his slump.

Despite the frustrating loss, I did have a good time and I am glad I went. I was able to pick up a couple of autos and got a couple of decent pictures.

Here are some of the hilights (all pix can be clicked to enlarge):

Harry Kalas was this years inductee to the Phillies Wall of Fame, this is his brand new plaque.


Phils New Addition:
Anybody notice anything odd about the above picture?



Mickey Morandini


Jim Eisenreich



National Anthem with Phillies Alumni and Current Phillies on the field

Close Up of Alums including all four Phils living HOFs

And I got some shots of the bad guys.



This is what Chris Coghlan looks like right before he hits a homer to center field

and Marlins Pitcher Sean West:


I met West's Aunt and Uncle at a local restaurant last year and have been following him a bit since then. He is young and has had mixed starts this year. Last night he was fair at best, he was able to get out of a few jams, but lasted less than 5 innings. The Marlins bullpen did a great job of holding the Phils in check and along with Chris Coghlan were the stars of the game.