Gambo and T_Wil1 Photopack

[dennis_keith]

Thanks to Cinema Odyssey for those great early 20th century Phillies.

[bobb49]

Cinemaodyssy your work is truly amazing. Thanks for your skill and efforts.

[cinemaodyssey]

Here's a neat Horner cabinet photo of Wilson during his time with the Giants. This one sold recently on Christie's auctions.

[cinemaodyssey]

I had never seen this Horner cabinet photo before. Here is McBride as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, selling recently at Christie's auction.

[cinemaodyssey]

Here's another great Carl Horner photo of Browns outfielder Harry Niles.

[Merkle923]

One archive I'd love to thumb through would be that of eBay seller Kyle's Cards. He produces a spectacular array of unique spring training shots including a couple tonight of Mike Heath (here's another one http://m.ebay.com/itm/Mike-Heath-RAN...%257Ciid%253A8) that I've been looking for, for 35 years!

Heath was one of the keys in the Dave Righetti trade between the Yankees and Rangers after the 1978 season, but didn't make the Texas roster out of spring training and was dealt to Oakland in midseason.

[Merkle923]

And here's something else that turned up from Kyle's cavern - and likelier on more "wanted" lists than a Mike Heath/Texas. This is the utility infielder in color in the uniform of the team with which he would break in, in 1982

[cinemaodyssey]

3 game Major Leaguer, pictured here with the 1902 Concord Marines.

[cheech411]

1980 5 abs w orioles

[Terry D]

Originally Posted by cheech411

1980 5 abs w orioles Attachment 520485

Drungo Larue Hazewood got only five major league ABs, but he will always be remembered as the proud possessor of perhaps the best baseball name ever. (Only rival: Juan Tyrone Eichelberger.) There are a few pictures of him out there, but this one is in color and unlike most of the others it shows him with the number he actually wore in the big leagues, 41. Drungo died of cancer four years ago, but his Oriole teammates still remember him vividly and he will always live in baseball legend and mythology.

[Terry D]

Edwin Rodriguez was the kind of player who got lost in the crowd easily, like a lot of other minor league prospects. He was a fair defensive infielder (2B, 3B, SS) who got on base a little (.339 OBP in AAA ball) and had a little speed too, but he was less impressive the higher up the minor league ladder he went and he never stood out sufficiently in any one department to earn more than brief major league trials. He got three cups of java, his first coming with the Yankees during a crazy 1982 season when they used over 40 players. Edwin was part of a 1983 package the Yanks sent to the Padres to get John Montefusco (who was of course about to get hurt and lose most of his effectiveness; this was the 80s Yankees), and he got another sip in San Diego that year. Edwin's last came with the Padres in '85, leaving him with a .227 average in 25 major league plate appearances. Edwin went on to a long career as a manager, including a brief and unsuccessful spell with the Marlins. Two good Topps Vault images of him in the Padres '81 uniform have appeared, but none in the '85 uniform that I am aware of. Until recently the only Yankees image I had seen of Edwin was a not very well colorized picture, but here is a good genuine color image from ebay seller signaturesr4u!

[Terry D]

I assume many readers here are somewhat familiar with Chris Bando. They are of course much more likely to be familiar with Chris' big brother Sal, a near HOF 3B for many years with the A's and Brewers. Chris had the bad luck to play most of his major league baseball with the Cleveland Indians of the 1980s. The Tribe may not have been the absolute worst franchise of that decade in terms of wins and losses, but it was without any doubt the most incompetently run. If you don't believe me, just check Terry Pluto's The Curse of Rocky Colavito. These were the days of Dave (I Will Fight No More Forever) Garcia, Pat Corrales, Gabe Paul, Phil Seghi, Peter (Pitchers on Parade) Bavasi, et. al. In the mid 80s the Tribe came up with a damned good collection of young hitters (Joe Carter, Julio Franco, Brett Butler, etc.) but they still couldn't win because the idiots in the front office paired these hitters with the worst pitching staff since the days of the '62 Mets. It was hard for any player to succeed in an environment like that, but in truth Chris Bando was not really a hot prospect to begin with and his minor league numbers were not truly outstanding. Basically, Chris Bando was to Sal Bando as Hector Cruz was to Jose Cruz. His major league catcher ERA was nearly a run higher than the league average, and he caught just a so-so 39% of enemy baserunners. He did not get on base much. He had a little power, but not enough to justify everyday play. Chris had just one good year in the majors, 1984, when he hit .291 with good power while serving as half of a platoon with Gerry Willard (another promising young hitter the Indians had no real idea what to do with). Chris stopped hitting after that and was soon pushed aside by two allegedly hot prospects who hit even less than he did, Joel Skinner and Andy Allanson. Chris got into one game with the '88 Tigers and two with the '89 A's, the only MLB title winner he ever played for. He has since had a long career as a coach and manager, including a stint as boss of a club called the Washington Wild Things. Like his big brother, Chris is also a serious Christian. This black and white image, the first I have ever seen of Chris with the A's, comes from an apparently defunct religious website he used to operate.

[Terry D]

I should have checked before I wrote, of course. A pretty good color image of Edwin Rodriguez with the '85 Padres was posted here quite a while ago by member caribeno. Here it is: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...1&d=1304260464

[rrb77]

1909 Detroit Tigers...RMY Auction

[brobby05]

Hi,

I would really appreciate a name to go with this pic. The listing says "Eddie Lyons" but I did a search on Baseball Reference, Google, etc., and I couldn't find anything. Could someone help me with this one?

Thanks,

BRobby05

[Terry D]

Originally Posted by brobby05

Hi,

I would really appreciate a name to go with this pic. The listing says "Eddie Lyons" but I did a search on Baseball Reference, Google, etc., and I couldn't find anything. Could someone help me with this one?

Thanks,

BRobby05

Here he is. Ed or Eddie Lyons, Twins coach, 1976. https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ed_Lyons

[rrb77]

1925 Cleveland Indians...RMY Auction

[brobby05]

Originally Posted by Terry D

Here he is. Ed or Eddie Lyons, Twins coach, 1976. https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ed_Lyons

Thanks sooo much for your quick response...it was greatly appreciated, Terry D.


BRobby05

[Cusick]

Originally Posted by Terry D

Here he is. Ed or Eddie Lyons, Twins coach, 1976. https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ed_Lyons

Eddie Lyons was also a second baseman for the 1947 Washington Senators. Source of this photo was the 3/13/1947 Charlotte Observer.

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/L/Plyone101.htm

[cinemaodyssey]

2 game Major Leaguer, pictured here with the 1911 St. Louis Browns.