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Johnny Dickshot
Jan 26 2007 07:14 AM

I mentioned this blog in the baseball card thread, but in case it was missed, it deserves to be read.

This is like a blackened, more intense version of Faith & Fear. (which is also worth reading twice every day). I think it works because just looking at the card, whichever he chooses that day, does powerful things to your memory, if you're around my age. Then he just opens up a vein and bleeds all over it.

Just came across this recently (not literally) but since have gone back and read every entry. He's in the middle of a pretty good serial now. Enjoy!

[url]http://cardboardgods.blogspot.com/

Edgy MD
Jan 26 2007 07:18 AM

Pretty cool to see the flaming Astros home whites out of doors for a change.

metirish
Jan 26 2007 07:44 AM

That's damn good,different from others I have read but it works...good find.

soupcan
Jan 26 2007 07:54 AM

I remember that whole J.R. Richard thing.

It was sad really. I remember the grumblings about his being lazy, about nothing being wrong with him. I was in L.A at the time and as N.L. West rivals the Astros were paid a bit of attention in the Los Angeles papers.

I remember whiffs of racism surrounding those 'lazy' remarks as well. When J.R. finally did collapse, no reference whatsoever to misdiagnoses or the laziness could be found anywhere.

A sad story really. I think years later he was found to be living under a highway overpass.

Dontrelle Willis reminds me of J.R.

DocTee
Jan 26 2007 07:59 AM

In the hilarious Gorman Thomas piece, he says the Brewers were robbed in the '82 series by Don Denkinger. Wasn't that the Cards in 1985?

Edgy MD
Jan 26 2007 08:05 AM

I thought of Richard every time somebody accused Armando of having no heart. I think of him every time I hear accusations of a black guy (particularly a big black guy) coasting on his talent and praise for the white guy for being a gritty throwback.

metirish
Jan 26 2007 08:09 AM

soupcan wrote:

A sad story really. I think years later he was found to be living under a highway overpass.

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Now that is sad if true.....

1st inning of the 1980 All-Star game that's mentioned in the article.

Johnny Dickshot
Jan 26 2007 08:28 AM

Cool clip, seeing as Willie leads off.

Yeah, Dekinger was the goat in the Royals-Cards series in 85, he has that screwed up.

The 1982 WS I remember was 7 games, I think. IIRC, John Stupor pitched well for the Cardinals. For a time, I confused John Stupor with John Tudor.

G-Fafif
Jan 26 2007 01:58 PM

The Tudor-Stupor confusion wore by September of '85. Damn it.

Blackened and intense, indeed. I'll never think of Lenny Randle sliding quite the same way again.

Great find, JD.