tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15421385.post6467739738812444472..comments2023-10-28T09:27:28.855-04:00Comments on A Pack A Day: Cali vs World contest - Pack 6Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15499964504931886246noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15421385.post-70241182801438476952009-08-11T07:07:36.501-04:002009-08-11T07:07:36.501-04:00I remember feeling smug as well when I snagged two...I remember feeling smug as well when I snagged two copies of the 88 Donruss Grace for $2 each at a card show. The price guide that had come out that same day (this was the old b&w guide, pre-Beckett) said the card was worth $5. I felt like I had pulled a fast one on the dealer.skoormithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297504834792748549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15421385.post-34592639802580800922009-08-11T02:03:30.749-04:002009-08-11T02:03:30.749-04:00Ah, I remember that Grace card. I remember the pri...Ah, I remember that Grace card. I remember the price guides saying that the card was "worth" $1.75, and feeling smug because I had 12 of them. To be 14 again...Salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062573971073651593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15421385.post-78496458666378841912009-08-10T14:23:10.573-04:002009-08-10T14:23:10.573-04:00Absolutely fabulous work, Chris. Is there anything...Absolutely fabulous work, Chris. Is there anything in the visual that would help eliminate a stadium? It looks like the dugout top is blue, but I was thinking the tops at Wrigley are green. Could it be Dodger stadium?<br />I'd rule out Busch because there's almost no red in the stands, and Cards fans tend to wear bright red, don't they?skoormithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297504834792748549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15421385.post-68557901273584127552009-08-10T12:34:18.684-04:002009-08-10T12:34:18.684-04:00Ooh, I'll play. Making these three assumption...Ooh, I'll play. Making these three assumptions: Straw just homered, scoring Keith Hernandez, with Kevin McReynolds up next. It's a road game, as they're wearing the gray unis. Also has to be 1987 or 1988, as K-Mac was acquired before the 1987 season.<br /><br />That leaves seventeen possible games in which Straw hit a home run and had at least two RBI on the road during those two years.<br /><br />Looks like a day game outdoors, so let's eliminate the six domed games in Montreal and Houston; that leaves us with eleven.<br /><br />Let's eliminate these:<br />4/16/87 he drove in Gary Carter with his home run<br />5/27/87 followed by Carter, not McReynolds, in the lineup<br />6/28/88 scored Backman, not Hernandez<br />8/16/88 scored Teufel, not Hernandez<br /><br />That leaves us with seven. More research shows that the block lettering on the uniform front started in 1988, so eliminate the three remaining 1987 games. That leaves us with these four:<br /><br />Sat 4/30/1988 vs. Reds <br />Sun 5/22/1988 vs. Dodgers <br />Mon 6/6/1988 vs. Cardinals <br />Thurs 9/8/1988 vs. Cubs <br /><br />June 6 was a night game; knock that one off the list. Could have been any of those other three, but my guess is the September 8 Cubs game, as a lot of card photos were taken in Chicago in those days. :)cdorsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11621985996091259380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15421385.post-13237698118867708232009-08-08T16:28:17.107-04:002009-08-08T16:28:17.107-04:001989 Topps was a better set than most people give ...1989 Topps was a better set than most people give it credit for. I love the Grace card.Cuntry Trashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721594982194464895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15421385.post-55302073773793583072009-08-08T11:24:04.410-04:002009-08-08T11:24:04.410-04:00Hmm, it is not looking good for my World Dominatio...Hmm, it is not looking good for my World Domination prediction...--Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884046413767054746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15421385.post-78326701364754104642009-08-07T22:42:01.999-04:002009-08-07T22:42:01.999-04:00Grace, Sabo, Smith, Carter, and Expo Leaders. Can ...Grace, Sabo, Smith, Carter, and Expo Leaders. Can it get any better?opoohwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08097335602240334862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15421385.post-79138309260885615732009-08-07T22:32:36.143-04:002009-08-07T22:32:36.143-04:00Ha! I plead innocent. Here's my proof: check o...Ha! I plead innocent. Here's my proof: check out the picture of the ten packs on the <a href="http://apackaday.blogspot.com/2009/07/cali-vs-world-contest.html" rel="nofollow">post announcing the contest</a>. Second row, last pack on the right, you can see the '89 Grace on top.skoormithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297504834792748549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15421385.post-22869485483023709352009-08-07T22:19:13.268-04:002009-08-07T22:19:13.268-04:00I call shenanigans. You plugged in a pack from the...I call shenanigans. You plugged in a pack from the wrong year just to get someone from Alabama<br />;)Captain Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189853561737282234noreply@blogger.com