Frankenset Page #23 WINNER -- 1960 Topps #204 Ryne Duren (12 votes)
In rare (but glorious) cases, I think about the objects associated with a certain player more than the player himself -- Wally Moon's unibrow, Ted Kluszewski's sleeveless jersey tops, or, as we saw last week, Ryne Duren's Coke-bottle shades.
Without those memorable specs, this would just be another ordinary baseball card, and nothing that would come close to sniffing my frankenset. But the shades make it a classic, and as it turns out, a frankenset champion. Duren won last week's page, collecting 12 of the 39 total votes and edging out Rick Cerone (9 votes) and Kevin Maas (8 votes) for the crown.
It's the oldest card I've had the privilege of welcoming into my Second Gallery of Frankenset Champions.
Slots 1-275 of my second frankenset are filled, but the Random Number Generator decided to pick the page with the earliest gap in my binder -- Page 31 (#s 271-279) is up for grabs this week, and apologies for that ghastly empty pocket.
I have yet to find a worthy candidate for the #276 spot, so this week's voting will (sadly) be a field of eight -- let's meet the nominees.
1992 Upper Deck Minors #271 Eduardo Perez
Multiple exposure treatment is usually reserved for big names and superstars...not mere minor leaguers!
2014 Topps #272 Carlos Villanueva
Here for the handlebar mustache.
1973 Topps #273 Chris Speier
Play at the plate perfection.
2017 Stadium Club #274 Ian Desmond
The more I see this card, the more I think of the Looney Tunes That's all folks! ending.
1992 Upper Deck #275 Mike Greenwell
Shadoobie, shattered.
1995 Topps #277 Chris Gomez
Infinite action in a single image.
1990 Topps #278 Pascual Perez
Long live the Jerry Curl!
2019 Stadium Club #279 Rougned Odor
Dig the angle on this double dip.
That's it for this week's page. The polls are now on the sidebar.
Happy voting!
Lots of good candidates this week!
ReplyDeleteWow, that is PATP perfection!
ReplyDeleteBut, that Odor with the ball in the certain is such a unique shot!
Tough decision!
Speier is 1973 Topps writ large!!
ReplyDeletePerez photo was taken by well-known photographer Brad Mangin (i interviewed Mangin for my blog). Oh and it's Jheri Curl. No pitcher was more fun to watch than Pascual Perez!
ReplyDeleteTough call between the vintage Chris Speier and the modern Rougned Odor. But I'm choosing Speier, because you've got a lot of players watching in the background, including the entire Phillies bullpen.
ReplyDelete90's UD multiple exposure cards are cool... but vintage play at the plate cards are cooler. Speier got my vote.
ReplyDeleteThe last few weeks I have been voting for cards that are in my own personal frankenset. But this week I had to go with the Roughned Odor.
ReplyDeleteHello mate ggreat blog post
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