tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365437537394666236.post3846630661546723448..comments2024-03-24T13:48:34.735-04:00Comments on Number 5 Type Collection: 1980 TCMA Peninsula Pilots Baseball #5, Don CarmanMatthew Gliddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00058637926401334906noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365437537394666236.post-45795418884405661282012-03-03T22:05:19.264-05:002012-03-03T22:05:19.264-05:00I have the entire team set and every card is autog...I have the entire team set and every card is autographed. The uniforms were identical to the Phillies red Pin Strip (not purple). This team had the likes of Julio Franco and a couple others and they one the Carolina League Championship that year at War Memorial staduim in Hampton. At 10 years old , I had befreinded many of the players, served as a batboy and spent time in the clubhouse. Lots of bats and balls and other things from that summer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365437537394666236.post-6655896605099103092010-07-04T08:17:51.187-04:002010-07-04T08:17:51.187-04:00Makes sense to me. On that theme, here are Don'...Makes sense to me. On that theme, here are Don's 37 theses! (A.k.a., "reporter responses.")<br /><br /><a href="http://www.baseball-almanac.com/legendary/licarmn.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.baseball-almanac.com/legendary/licarmn.shtml</a><br /><br />This Slate article also features Don, who went through years of fan mail some time after retiring.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2154698" rel="nofollow">"The Autograph Man"</a>Matthew Gliddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058637926401334906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365437537394666236.post-37124617092784407162010-07-03T09:47:43.072-04:002010-07-03T09:47:43.072-04:00I would have been amused by Carmen's list and ...I would have been amused by Carmen's list and probably tried to turn to my advantage -- either write a story about it or maybe ask him what kinds of questions he'd rather hear and go from there.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365437537394666236.post-21781448528059301832010-07-02T07:22:21.526-04:002010-07-02T07:22:21.526-04:00Atlantic Charter Fishing sounds good to me, Mark!Atlantic Charter Fishing sounds good to me, Mark!Matthew Gliddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058637926401334906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365437537394666236.post-33864343331978273612010-07-02T07:19:51.851-04:002010-07-02T07:19:51.851-04:00Interesting Night Owl, thanks for saying so. What ...Interesting Night Owl, thanks for saying so. What would you have thought of Carman's list of stock Q&A in his locker? Overly cute and sarcastic?Matthew Gliddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058637926401334906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365437537394666236.post-69381301495054000062010-07-01T23:52:57.843-04:002010-07-01T23:52:57.843-04:00Writers ask stock questions because players have s...Writers ask stock questions because players have stock answers to just about anything you ask. You have to work very hard to ask a question of a professional athlete that isn't answered with a cliche.<br /><br />However, if you go to the effort of asking different questions, periodically you get some good stuff. I have actually had some pro and college athletes shake themselves out of their cliche stupor and respond with "where did you say you were from?" after I asked a question. They were surprised to hear something different.<br /><br />However, that said, writers who are under daily deadline pressure often lapse into stock questions, just as players lapse into stock answers. It's no different from the "mail-it-in-just-get-it-done" tendency that occurs in hundreds of professions.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365437537394666236.post-19863615500538808622010-07-01T17:14:44.436-04:002010-07-01T17:14:44.436-04:00Could it be Atlantic Charter Fishing Service? The...Could it be Atlantic Charter Fishing Service? The team was located in Hampton, Virginia. Plenty of water there.Mark Aubreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.com