Album 7.3.19

Yesterday in the mail I received three Village People albums.  In January of 1979 they released In The Navy.  I was still in the navy and we loved the song because it was so wrong and so campy.  Rumor had it the Navy commissioned the song as a recruiting tool but when they realized that the group's fan didn't quite fit with the group they actually wanted to recruit they changed their mind.  This was after they had let the group shoot the video on board the U.S.S. Reasoner.  The song still brings a smile to my face and I have been out of the Navy for forty years.

2009 Roster Mosaic

2009, I turned 52. The Padres went 75-87, the Yankees won the series 4-2 over the Phillies.  We celebrated our 24 wedding anniversary.

I am still missing a bunch of guys for 2009. I have 49 out of 55 and most of them I can't find any information on.  I guess this will have to be it.  

Frankenset Update

#38 Cody Reed is now a pitcher for the Reds in his fourth year in the majors.
#39 Casey Meisner drafted by the Mets, now with the Giants after having gone through a  couple of other organizations.  Never higher than AA
#49 Patrick Leonard, playing at AA Biloxi in the Brewers organization after spending several years in the Tampa system and one year in the White Sox.
#54 Tyler Danish pitched for the White Sox for three years and is now playing independent ball.
#65 Christian Binford, after bouncing around in the minors for years he is now playing for the Kansas City T Bones
#71 Daniel Gossett pitched for Oakland in 2017 & 2018 and doesn't appear anywhere this year.

#80 Ricardo Bautista doesn't appear to be playing since playing in Winter League in 2017-2018
#81 Gabriel Encinas was seen pitching for Tijuna in 2017
#87 Jordan Barnes played three years (2013-15) in the Gulf Coast League
#88 Tyler Kinley is currently pitching for the Marlins
#97 Patrick Kivlehan has played for the Padres, Reds and D'backs and is currently in the Jays system.

#110 Bruce Irvin is currently signed to a one year contract with the Panthers for 2019.

#117 Edwin Escobar pitched for the Red Sox and D'backs and has been pitching in Japan since 2017
#118 Onelki Garcia pitched for the Dodgers in 2013 and the Royals in 2017 and gone.
#123 Stryker Trahan has not played anywhere since 2016
#128 Brock Huard played in the NFL from 1999-2004 with the Seahawks and Colts.  Now he host the Seattle pregame shows.
#131 Amara Darboh has been with the Seahawks for several years
#132 Shane Zeile is the nephew of Todd Zeile.  He hasn't played anywhere since 2017.

#144 C.J. Edwards is currently pitching for the Cubs as Carl Edwards, Jr. 

#158 Tyrone Taylor has been in the Brewers system since 2012, he progressed as  high as AAA but is currently playing Rookie League ball

#165 Carlos Tocci is currently playing for the Rangers

#167 Larry Colton is the only major league pitcher ever nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.  He was nominated for his book, Counting Coup, a year in the life of a women's high school basketball team on a reservation.  Larry founded a Portland book festival called Wordstock, he and I have become friends.  He will sign things for me, when I see him.  He is a first rate author.

#168 Frank Peters, played in the minor leagues, managed the Portland Mavericks and had a restaurant in Portland for years.  I have met him a couple of times.

#169 Larry Colton, you can read all about him a few lines up.

#173 Nestor Molina is currently pitching in Mexico

#174 Rafel DePaula I am unable to find any information on.

#183 Drew Streckenrider has pitched for the last three years for the Marlins

#184 Austin Schotts has not played at any level since 2015

#185 Joan Gregorio played last year for the Giants AZL team

#201 Tom Murphy is currently with the Mariners after spending the last four seasons with the Rockies 

#192 Cody Asche.  I skipped him when I was assembling these.  Played five major league seasons for the Phils and ChiSox and is currently at AA for the BoSox
#213 Jorge Alfaro is currently catching for the Marlins after three seasons with the Phillies.
#219 Keury De La Cruz is currently playing in an independent league.

The Frankenset page is updated.

Work group customs

 A few years ago for some event I made cards for the work group I'm part of at the library.  June has since left the group.  I used the Topps card design from the year each person was born.  I would like to make one for our current boss, but I need someone to make a custom 1972 Topps template for me.  It is beyond me.  

Album Stockpile

Last Friday and Saturday Ruthann and I went to Eugene to celebrate one of her brothers 60th Birthday.  We had a good time with him and two more of her brothers, she has four.  On Saturday we went out to breakfast with some family and then afterwards three of us went thrift store shopping.  We went to Teen Challenge, Goodwill and St Vinnies.  I scored two hats, one from my high school and one from Diego Garcia, which is a place I had visited during my time in the US Navy.  I also got 4 CDs so we would have something to listen to on the ride home.  The big score were the thirty six albums that I got.  The two best albums were Edgar Winter Group, They Only Come out at Night and Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John.  I also got a couple of Keith Green albums, Walter Murphy, Meco and an early Bonnie Raitt. I should be listening to this batch for a while.  

What I Am Reading

Dear Marcus, A Letter to the Man Who Shot Me by Jerry McGill

At age thirteen, as he was walking home from a friend's house, Jerome McGill was shot in the back and became a quadriplegic. The shooter was never apprehended so therefore the identity of his shooter remains a mystery.  Thirty years later, he decided to writer a letter to the person who shot him.  He arbitrarily picked the name Marcus and shares his feelings and the results of the shooting, physically, mentally, emotionally and relational. McGill now goes by Jerry, because things that Jerome wanted will never be.  He has recovered some use of his arms, he has gotten a bachelors in literature from Fordham University and a masters in education from Pacific University.  He currently lives in Portland.  It is a very good book that gives insight into the life and mind of one person.  

Padrographs #11 and #866

I didn't actually start keeping track of what number order I got my Padrographs until somewhere fairly high up, so I had to go back and retroactively number the cards I already had.  The sub title of this blog is and always has been "From Abner to Zimmer".  I named it that because Shawn Abner came first alphabetically and Zim was last.  Amazingly in 11 years that hasn't changed although there has been much added in between.  Shawn Abner was drafted by the Mets in 1984 and came to the Padres in a big trade in 1986. He made his major league debut in 1986 and played with the Padres until part way through the 1991 season to the Angels.  He played in 1992 with the White Sox.  His son, Seth "Scrump" Abner is a professional Call of Duty player.  
Don Zimmer was with the Padres at the beginning of their major league existence, managing their A league team in 1969 and the AAA Salt Lake City Bees in 1970. He was the Padres third base coach for 11 games in 1972 and then was asked to replace Preston Gomez, who managed the Padres for their first three and a half seasons.  Zim managed through 1973 finishing last both seasons.  When Ray Kroc bought the team before the 1974 season he let Zim and most of the coaches go.  He then went on to coach and manage several other teams.  He passed away in 2014.
I have the signatures of all the other coaches on the 1973 card on other cards.  Shawn Abner is #11 and Zim is #866.  

1999 Roster Mosaic

Looks like I have 39 of 41 players on the roster in 1999.  There are two Hall of Famers on the roster this year.  One custom card in this bunch, Matt Whiteside.  Roberto Rivera has not had a successful TTM signing since 2001.  Carlos Garcia has had some this year so I guess I need to make a custom of him and send it out.  I sent the Garcia card out on Thursday.  

No frankenset  update yesterday cause I didn't have any new cards for it.  Yesterday afternoon I received 80 2013 Bowman autographed cards, I can only use 29 of them.  What am I going to do with all of these extras?  Suggest something, please.  All ideas will be considered.

Custom

Last Tuesday evening I went to a Portland Pickles game to pick up a set of baseball cards.  The Pickles are part of a college wood bat league that plays in the Pacific Northwest.  I got free tickets to the game for being a veteran and we got to sit in a special section.  That section is right next to the visiting teams dugout.  The Pickles were playing the Ridgefield Raptors who were being managed by Chris Cota.  Before the game he came over and talked to me and throughout the game we talked and I asked him for a game ball and he got me one.  When I got home I did some research and found out that he had been drafted by the White Sox in the third round of the 1986 draft.  He was drafted from the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California, where he is currently the head baseball coach.  He played two seasons in the minor leagues.  I have picked up those two cards and will send them to him to sign along with this custom.  

What I am Listening to

Blues On The Bayou by B.B. King

Someone at work gave me this.  I love it.  I am enthralled by the interplay between BB's guitar and the other instruments.  And then when BB starts to growl lyrics I am transported to another time and place.  

Yesterday evening my wife and I went to Lloyd Center to kill some time before going to see Field of Dreams on the big screen.  We went into Suncoast Video and they have records from $1.99 and up, Buy 2 get a third for a dollar.  I picked up Julian Lennon, John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, The Monkees, Lynyrd Skynyrd and U2.  Looking forward to listening to all of them.

What I Am Reading

Deception Cove by Owen Laukkanen

I just started this on Friday, but am totally engrossed.  So far an ex-con, a rescue dog, a female Marine with PTSD and a corrupt deputy have come into play.  The author paints a great picture of each of his characters and what they are going through physically, emotionally and mentally.

Padrographs #1156-#1158

 #1156, Steve Simpson, Steve appeared in 9 games for the Padres in 1972.  He had been drafted by the Padres in 1970.  Those nine games were the extent of his major league career.  He passed away in 1989 at just 41.  I found a signature of him on eBay and made this custom card of him.  #1157, Dick Kelly, Dick appeared in 75 games for the Padres in 1969 and 1971.  He started his major league career in 1964 with the Milwaukee Braves and stayed with them when they moved to Atlanta.  He was the 28th pick in the expansion draft by the Padres.  He passed away in 1991 so I picked up a signed index card and sandwiched it between two 1972 Topps cards.  #1158, Xavier Edwards, Xavier was drafted by the Padres in the first round in 2018 and is currently playing at A Fort Wayne.  This card definitely needs an update.  His signature is too big for that small space. 

1989 Roster Mosaic

Several of these I got in person when the guys were playing for Las Vegas.  I am only missing one, Don Schulze and I just made the card shown and will send it out early this week.

Frankenset Update

This week's update contains a bunch of cards I got for a dollar, a few TTM autos and one in person signature.

#10 Cory Snyder

#15 Brian Rowe, keeper for Orlando.  Brian and I went to the same high school a couple of decades apart.

#44 Rodney Stuckey

#64 Chuck Barris, was at a book festival I was part of many years ago and this is one of my very first custom cards.  

#77 Jon Leurer

#78 Doug Davis

#79 Hakim Warrick

#85 Andrew Miller

#90 Keenan Lewis, first OSU Beaver in the set

#109 Dennis Dixon reappears this time as a Steeler

#129 Edward Encarcnaion

#130 Kyuji Fujiwaka

#135 Janoris Jenkins

#150 Kris Adams

#151 Andrew Miller

#170 Brian Ellington

#171 Chris Stewart, custom that I got back the day after he opted out of his minor league deal with the Padres.

#180 Don Orsillo

#181 Mark Grant, Padres color commentator
#182 Jonathan Pettibone
#188 Alex Burnett
#193 Nick Toon
#194 Cesar Valdez, the only card in the Frankenset signed on both the front and the back.
#200 Lance Thomas
#203 Jordan Taylor
#209 Demetrius Williams
#214 Nick Maronde
#221 Zoilo Almonte
#234 Jurickson Profar
#241 Rob Brantly
#242 Andrew Bailey
#265 Kenny Williams
#274 Davis Tull
#318 Kent Tekulve, one of the goofiest baseball cards of all time
#342 Brandin Cooks, great player from Oregon State University
#407 Michael Campanaro
#581 Mark Davis

The Frankenset page is updated.

Football Customs cards

For about the past ten years or so on Sundays during the fall and winter you can find my best friend, Greg Rowlett, and I on couches either at his place or our place (although for the past two years he and his wife come over here as they are remodeling).  We will be watching the Seahawks and Greg will be complaining about how they are going to lose and I am enjoying the game with another fan.  
I just made this card a week or so ago and sent it off to Coach Carroll and am hoping to get it back soon.  I really like the 1970 baseball design, it is good for almost any sport or person.