If you win BSers 2016, which 5 ATG players would you add?

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dwightskino21

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Re: If you win BSers 2016, which 5 ATG players would you add

PostTue Mar 15, 2016 8:14 pm

Just of the top of my head without seeing the actual cards, I'd go with FP Santangelo's great super util card, Brian Harper C, Lou Whitaker with 28 Hrs and 90 BB's, 19-5 Wally Bunker and maybe a decent Tommy Helms 2b-3B card. To help the lower caps a bit.
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Re: If you win BSers 2016, which 5 ATG players would you add

PostTue Mar 15, 2016 9:33 pm

I have a slightly different take on adding players: I'd far rather see cards for players who are NOT represented or under-represented (say, like Mickey Vernon or Cass Michaels) than more cards for those who are over-represented. Willie Mays has five seasons already. Why do we need a sixth? Aaron has four and Nolan Ryan, Tommy John, Aparicio and Williams three each. I wouldn't mind seeing a second Mostil card, but would balk at a third card for J.R. Richard, Belle, Stargell and Colavito.


I mostly agree with that comment. About cards "under-represented", I have in mind players who had good careers or had a few great years but whose cards show salaries like 2M-3M.... I think of Dwayne Murphy, for example, who had his best years between 1979-1982, had over .380 of on-base a few seasons...fangraphs has him among top 10 in WAR, but yet, we only have his 1983 card at 3.06M.

Mike Greenwell, who was an all-star in 1988 and 1989, finished second in MVP vote in 1988, but yet we only have his 1990 card, tagged at 1.55M or so...."believe me son, he was a star" doesn't sound too convincing...

About cards "over-represented", I might have one objection: we don't have any Seattle Mariners card of A Rodriguez....I still know by heart his numbers for his first season 54 doubles, 36 homeruns...If my memory serves me well, I believe Strat had given him a ss-3 rating back then...
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Re: If you win BSers 2016, which 5 ATG players would you add

PostSat Mar 19, 2016 11:27 am

like the affordable (ala the <9M Mantle) Willie Mays card idea

also would love to see Josh Hamilton

have been wanting the '61 or '62 George Altman and '63 Dick Ellsworth cards since, oh, ATG 3, though I realize that outside a certain radius of Addison and Clark in Chicago, those are not a big priority

also endorse the idea of letting the 'stormers winner pick new cards fwiw
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