The back of the cards...

[bn2cardz]

I know I have seen others on cards I don't own, but I honestly can't remember what they were. An interesting comment from the back of a card that I can't seem to find more info on the incident mentioned in the center panel on this t202:



I would assume that if this incident of Moriarity getting spiked "aroused such wide comment in 2011.." and "materially injured Detroit's chances for the pennant" as the card mentions that I would be able to find more information on the incident and which player is shown doing the spiking. I am sure if I was more dillegent and knew where I could find old copies of Detroit newspapers I could figure it out, but I can't find this info in a quick search online.

So this is another intersting tidbit that I wouldn't really know anything about if it wasn't brought up on this card.

[Leon]

Made me think of the back of this card. For some reason I always remember him as a shifty infielder after I read it.

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by Leon

Made me think of the back of this card. For some reason I always remember him as a shifty infielder after I read it.

I like that last sentance on that card "They never catch him with that eternal smile wiped off"

I tell my wife that reading the back of cards allows you to know more than you can know if you were reading about the players in books or online because it gives you a snap shot of what people thought at the time the player played. This card back embodies this thought with my favorite line from that card:
"They never catch him with that eternal smile wiped off"

You would never get that he was always smiling and "shifty" if you just read his stats on Baseball Reference.

[slipk1068]

I don't remember where I read it or the exact quote, but Ty Cobb commented how that goofy grin on his face made him want to bunt. He would get thrown out every time he tried it.