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DeweyintheHall · 08-14-2016, 05:35 PM

I'm looking at the October 21 Sporting News (1978), where it says - "Five minor leaguers were added to the major league roster during the final week of the season...". The use of the term "major league roster" struck me; I was used to seeing "40-man roster" "active roster", etc., but not this. I'm not certain they would would have brought 5 guys up to the big league dugout during the final week only to not play any of them (they did play a bunch of other guys who came up at the beginning of the month). Elsewhere, for other teams, it noted that so-and-so was elevated to the 40 man roster and expected to arrive in camp in 1979, which is why this struck me as a bit different. It would make it easier for my purposes if they weren't actually with the big club - trying to create 5 additional cards is something I didn't anticipate, particularly when images may be very hard to come by.

I will yield to the cumulative wisdom of this group - what say you: does it sound like these guys actually suited up with Vida, Jack, Willie and the rest, or not?

08-14-2016, 05:35 PM	#28861
DeweyintheHall All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Ellicott City, MD Posts: 777	1978 Giants I'm looking at the October 21 Sporting News (1978), where it says - "Five minor leaguers were added to the major league roster during the final week of the season...". The use of the term "major league roster" struck me; I was used to seeing "40-man roster" "active roster", etc., but not this. I'm not certain they would would have brought 5 guys up to the big league dugout during the final week only to not play any of them (they did play a bunch of other guys who came up at the beginning of the month). Elsewhere, for other teams, it noted that so-and-so was elevated to the 40 man roster and expected to arrive in camp in 1979, which is why this struck me as a bit different. It would make it easier for my purposes if they weren't actually with the big club - trying to create 5 additional cards is something I didn't anticipate, particularly when images may be very hard to come by. I will yield to the cumulative wisdom of this group - what say you: does it sound like these guys actually suited up with Vida, Jack, Willie and the rest, or not?