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:
Brooklyn Dodgers
Seattle Pilots
......Detroit Wolverines
A bit too old, no?
Then let's go with the New York Giants.
Milwaukee Braves
St Louis Browns
Montreal Expos
Actually, Canuck has swayed me. I'll swap the Milwaukee Braves for the Pilots, if that's acceptable.
New York Giants
Washington Senators
Houston Colt .45's
Cool idea for a contest by the by.
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.
In keeping with the season, let's go back to Christmas Carol times and the 1800s:
Pittsburgh Alleghenys
New York Gothams
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
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.
New York Giants
Washington Senators
Brooklyn Dodgers
Seattle Pilots
Brooklyn Dodgers
Houston Colt .45s
Please Pilots cards come home to the Northwest.
Brooklyn Dodgers
Montreal Expos
Boston Braves
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Chicago Orphans
St. Louis Perfectos
Cleveland Spiders
Brooklyn Dodgers
St.Louis Browns
NY Giants
Oh Yeah, Happy Festivus!
St. Louis Browns (predecessor of the Orioles)
Seattle Pilots (former team of Pacific Northwest)
Milwaukee Brewers (predecessor of the Chicago White Sox)
* Philadelphia Quakers
* Cleveland Spiders
* Rochester Broncos
Thanks for the contest. May you have many more posts. And many more Festivi.
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.
Montreal Expos
Wilmington Quick Steps
Louisville Colonels
Thanks
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