I decided this would be a good way to at least start organizing my Twins cards.
My own "rules" for the set are pretty simple -
1. Each card should be a Twins player in a Twins uniform (and exclude multi-team cards)
2. If at all possible, each page should have 9 unique players and 9 unique sets
3. Have Fun (Mandatory)
Here's Page 6:
46 - Kent Hrbek 1992 O-Pee-Chee Premiere
47 - Rod Carew 1994 Ted Williams Co.
48 - Torii Hunter 2002 Topps Stadium Club
49 - Joe Mauer 2008 Upper Deck Series 2 Starquest "UnCommon"
50 - Kirby Puckett 2005 Upper Deck Past Time Pennants
51 - Harmon Killebrew 1972 Topps
52 - Paul Molitor 2013 Topps Museum Collection
53 - Johan Santana 2006 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Update
54 - Sam Mele 1964 Topps
There we go, another page, some variety of new and old... I think my favorite on this page is Torii's Bat Flip.
Kent Hrbek looks like someone who would dominate a beer league softball game.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely - I think he's had that look since '86 or so. He's still a local legend - he had (has?) a weekly outdoorsman TV show called "Kent Hrbek Outdoors" which was basically him fishing and hunting and drinking with his buddies. I think if he didn't make it to the big leagues he would be that guy on the softball team that just crushes homers but runs like a refrigerator that's still plugged into the wall and looks like, well, Kent Hrbek.
DeleteThat Ted Williams Rod Carew was one of the first Carew cards I ever owned, and it's still one of my favorites of his.
ReplyDeleteIt's a pretty iconic shot of Carew preparing to wreak havoc on the opposition with a perfectly placed bunt single. I was lucky to find quite a few good Carew cards to put in the Frankenset.
DeleteI think I need to start a Reds Frankenset after reading about not only Nick's dimebox frankenset, but now your Twins one as well.
ReplyDeleteIt's a lot of fun to put together, plus it forced me to manage and sort my collection again, which is never a bad thing.
DeleteAnd as Jeff from 2X3 Heroes has pointed out - it's a great way to find a home for your doubles!
2002 Stadium Club? Is that the first bat flip on cardboard?
ReplyDeleteAlso, that Killebrew is awesome. Bat barrel and a batting cage. EPIC.
Yeah, Killebrew wins most of the Frankenset decisions - he for the most part has had some fantastic cards over the years.
DeleteI would like to know if that's the first bat flip captured, I think there are a couple Torii cards similar to that one, and I know The bat flip has been around for quite some time. Rickey Henderson and Reggie Jackson had some pretty great ones - that would be a nice challenge for Topps to get some vintage bat flips in next year's Stadium Club...
That Killewbrew takes the bat by the barrel, if you know what I mean.
ReplyDeleteEasy choice to include that one in the frankenset, for sure!
DeleteIt has a really long way to go, but I have a Coors Field frankenset
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