May 05 2013 11:22 PM
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Pale Faces
| batmagadanleadoff May 05 2013 11:22 PM |
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| Edgy MD May 06 2013 05:37 AM Re: Pale Faces |
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Even on his Topps All-Rookie Team card, Tommie Agee looks like he's seen too much of life.
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| batmagadanleadoff May 06 2013 08:26 AM Re: Pale Faces |
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Pale Face, Brave Face.
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| G-Fafif May 06 2013 12:13 PM Re: Pale Faces |
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Was CleSox in a 1976 update set or something like that?
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| batmagadanleadoff May 06 2013 12:30 PM Re: Pale Faces |
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No. The Cleon card is a custom made job I found on the web. He appeared in only 12 games in '76, playing his last game ever on May 1, 1976, five months before the end of the season. So it was, understandably, unlikely that Topps would issue a 1976 card for Cleon, given their customs and practices. If I had my way, I'd issue a set that included every player on every team. If a player was traded four times in a season, I'd issue five cards of that player - one for each team. http://whitesoxcards.blogspot.com/2011/ ... re-43.html
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| Benjamin Grimm May 06 2013 12:35 PM Re: Pale Faces |
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The story is actually a bit juicier than that. Cleon behave, That's what the Chairman would be saying And watch who you lay He won't understand And so we're Holed up in the back of a van Hidin' from the gaze of Donald Grant Doesn't want me with a woman who's white But then she puts her arms around me And we tumble into bed And then we say I think we're alone now, There doesn't seem to be any -- hey what's that sound? I think it's Don Grant now, He steps into the van -- oh no we've been found! What have you done? The Chairman wags his finger. You'll pay for your fun Now we know that you're a sinner I'm standin' with my wife and Donald Grant Apologizin' any way I can Tryin' to make amends Put all this right But Grant puts his arm around me And we go into his office And then he says I think you're all done now, We no longer want to keep you around So pack up your things now Your glory days are past so get out of town. I think it's Don Grant now Chairman of the Board doesn't want me around. I think it's Don Grant now Puritan exec kicking me when I'm down [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] Doin' it in the back of a van Hidin' from the gaze of Donald Grant Gettin' it on with a woman who's white And then Grant sets his sight upon me And he calls a press conference And then I'm through I think it's a shame now Back in '69 I was toast of the town But thanks to Don Grant now I have a scarlet letter that ends my renown. I think it's Don Grant now Chairman of the Board doesn't want me around. I think it's Don Grant now Would this have happened if my skin wasn't brown? I think it's Don Grant now (Don Grant now) Chairman of the Board doesn't want me around. I think it's Don Grant now (Don Grant now) Would this have happened if my skin wasn't brown? I think it's Don Grant now (Don Grant now) Chairman of the Board doesn't want me around. I think it's Don Grant now (Don Grant now) Would this have happened if my skin wasn't brown? I think it's Don Grant now (Don Grant now)...
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| Edgy MD May 06 2013 12:36 PM Re: Pale Faces |
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I'd do that. I'd also go beyond to make sure the cards were printed in direct proportion to the number of days on the roster a particular player had.
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| batmagadanleadoff May 06 2013 12:39 PM Re: Pale Faces |
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One more custom job, also from the Cleon card site:
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