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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Festivus 400th Post Give-away Contest of Free Stuff

Yesterday's post on Honus Wagner marked #400 for the Number 5 blog. As thanks to everyone following along, let's give away some cards! It's the giving season, whatever your holiday background. (For non-Seinfeld-watchers, "Festivus" is a noncommercial winter holiday observed on Dec 23.)

The (aluminum) Festivus Pole

Of the three hauntings from Dickens' A Christmas Carol, I ruminated most over its Ghost of Christmas Past. Would Scrooge see his old self in a new light? Could he put the wisdom to good use? In that spirit of our past becoming a better future, I'm giving away cards of teams gone by. Brooklyn Dodgers! Seattle Pilots! St. Louis Browns! Les Expos!

That Browns logo is something else

HOW TO ENTER: Add a comment listing 3 favored MLB teams that no longer exist in their original city or under the current name. For example:
  • 1: Seattle Pilots
  • 2: Brooklyn Dodgers
  • 3: Montreal Expos

This contest accepts entries through Monday, Dec 27th. I'll randomize them all and send cards from one (or more) of their teams to 5 lucky folks. Probably can't find them for super-old teams, but be creative! :-)

WHAT YOU WIN: Cards for one (or more) of the 3 former teams you listed! It's a Festivus Miracle.

18 comments:

  1. Greg ZakwinDecember 23, 2010 at 12:42 PM

    Brooklyn Dodgers
    Seattle Pilots
    ......Detroit Wolverines

    A bit too old, no?

    Then let's go with the New York Giants.

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  2. Captain CanuckDecember 23, 2010 at 1:12 PM

    Milwaukee Braves
    St Louis Browns
    Montreal Expos

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  3. Greg ZakwinDecember 23, 2010 at 1:22 PM

    Actually, Canuck has swayed me. I'll swap the Milwaukee Braves for the Pilots, if that's acceptable.

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  4. SlangonDecember 23, 2010 at 1:24 PM

    New York Giants
    Washington Senators
    Houston Colt .45's

    Cool idea for a contest by the by.

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  5. Chris StufflestreetDecember 23, 2010 at 2:28 PM

    Going back to my childhood and remembering the apparent aura of owning cards that were older than I was...these teams were cool because they were no longer around:

    Washington Senators
    Seattle Pilots
    Houston Colt .45s

    And I remember the days where I wouldn't have dreamed of ever owning a card of a St. Louis Brown or -- egad -- a Philadelphia A's player.

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  6. night owlDecember 23, 2010 at 2:57 PM

    In keeping with the season, let's go back to Christmas Carol times and the 1800s:

    Pittsburgh Alleghenys
    New York Gothams
    Brooklyn Bridegrooms

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  7. DanDecember 23, 2010 at 4:03 PM

    Philadelphia Athletics
    St. Louis Browns
    Washington Senators

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  8. dayfDecember 23, 2010 at 5:11 PM

    Boston Beaneaters
    Boston Doves
    Boston Bees.

    In the slight chance that you are unable to find any original Allen & Ginter, T206 or National Chicle Diamond Stars to give away as a prize I will happily accept reprints or cards from the franchise's other incarnations, the Red Stockings, Red Caps, Rustlers or Braves.

    Hell, I'll even take Crackers.

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  9. BA BennyDecember 23, 2010 at 6:57 PM

    New York Giants
    Washington Senators
    Brooklyn Dodgers

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  10. Mariner1December 23, 2010 at 7:27 PM

    Seattle Pilots
    Brooklyn Dodgers
    Houston Colt .45s

    Please Pilots cards come home to the Northwest.

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  11. Justin McLeodDecember 23, 2010 at 7:35 PM

    Brooklyn Dodgers
    Montreal Expos
    Boston Braves


    http://just-in-justinsworld.blogspot.com

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  12. AlbuqwirkEDecember 23, 2010 at 7:36 PM

    Chicago Orphans
    St. Louis Perfectos
    Cleveland Spiders

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  13. JeremyDecember 24, 2010 at 12:31 AM

    Brooklyn Dodgers
    St.Louis Browns
    NY Giants

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  14. JeremyDecember 24, 2010 at 12:32 AM

    Oh Yeah, Happy Festivus!

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  15. Jonathan @ RGB CardsDecember 24, 2010 at 5:14 AM

    St. Louis Browns (predecessor of the Orioles)
    Seattle Pilots (former team of Pacific Northwest)
    Milwaukee Brewers (predecessor of the Chicago White Sox)

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  16. Mark AubreyDecember 25, 2010 at 9:19 PM

    * Philadelphia Quakers
    * Cleveland Spiders
    * Rochester Broncos

    Thanks for the contest. May you have many more posts. And many more Festivi.

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  17. Matthew GliddenDecember 26, 2010 at 10:51 AM

    Two folks listed Cleveland Spiders! You should check out this Plain Dealer front page article on the team's first game.

    "Base ball is very much alive in Cleveland." (far right columns)

    Almost 120 years later, the newspaper stat box looks almost identical to today's version.

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  18. Mad GuruDecember 26, 2010 at 7:25 PM

    Montreal Expos
    Wilmington Quick Steps
    Louisville Colonels

    Thanks

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