Re: Pirates Additions
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 8:32 am
As one of the Pirate ambassadors I want to nominate the 1970 Manny Sanguillen card.
On the surface it looks very similar to his 1971 card, he hit slightly better in 1970 with a .325 average vs .319. But that is not why I nominate this card. In 1971 he hit .340 something vs lefties and .298 vs righties. In 1970 he hit over .435 vs lefties and .282 vs righties. I remember his card from the Sports Illustrated baseball game in 1970 and it was just incredible. The card should be a 9L but entirely usable vs righties.
I also want to nominate Dave Parker 1978 and Rennie Stennett 1977. Parker's best year 1(-5) in rf and his other Pirate cards don't do him justice at all.
Stennett was a 1 at 2b and hit .336.
On the surface it looks very similar to his 1971 card, he hit slightly better in 1970 with a .325 average vs .319. But that is not why I nominate this card. In 1971 he hit .340 something vs lefties and .298 vs righties. In 1970 he hit over .435 vs lefties and .282 vs righties. I remember his card from the Sports Illustrated baseball game in 1970 and it was just incredible. The card should be a 9L but entirely usable vs righties.
I also want to nominate Dave Parker 1978 and Rennie Stennett 1977. Parker's best year 1(-5) in rf and his other Pirate cards don't do him justice at all.
Stennett was a 1 at 2b and hit .336.