Day 14
OK, back at hime with the 'ol scanner, so here's five more cards with my morning Joe! A bit of a batting helmet theme with Cash and Gonzalez, as Cash was one of the last guys not required to wear a helmet, and Gonzalez was the first one to wear one with an ear flap. I love that card of Cash, I have to admit. I was too young to see him play, but anybody who would bring a table leg up to the plate to hit against Nolan Ryan, is my kind of guy. He did that, coming to bat as the last out during one of Ryan's no-hitters, but the ump turned him around to get a bat, with which he promptly popped out. He was also famous for coming back to a base ahead of where he left, during rain delays, trying to catch the umps off guard. Reading about him, he seemed like somebody that everybody enjoyed in the clubhouse. His 1961 card, showing his strong forearms, just make him look like a ball player. In a set of heads, this is one of the best. Enjoy!
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