tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533857780697712895.post6018144067842052569..comments2024-02-19T22:36:27.938-06:00Comments on Clyde's Stale Cards: Hobby Archaeology: 1981 San Diego Union - Meet the PadresJason Presleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543465200431539036noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533857780697712895.post-49728104693200114692015-04-24T11:25:32.247-05:002015-04-24T11:25:32.247-05:00I agree. I think it would have been a more competi...I agree. I think it would have been a more competitive 1984 World Series (of course, we can play "what if's" all day) had the following occurred:<br />1. Padres resigned Dave Winfield<br />2. Padres kept Ozzie Smith<br />3. Bevacqua does not stumble around 2nd and get thrown out at 3rd in game 1. If not, Padres win game 1 as well as game 2, and it's a different series headed to Detroit.<br /><br />Of course, all pure conjecture....Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034604857415072999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533857780697712895.post-20118481038185802792015-04-23T12:16:35.863-05:002015-04-23T12:16:35.863-05:00Based on the players involved, it really just look...Based on the players involved, it really just looks like San Diego was looking for a little extra punch at short, and Ozzie was really looking like an all-field, no hit proposition. But looking at the rest of the players involved (and assuming Templeton was the "get"), I have a hard time understanding what they were trying to accomplish by swapping the other players around. Looking at Ozzie's numbers, it really seemed like he was a good hitting coach away from being a decent hitter. He was making a lot of contact, his Ks were low, but he just wasn't getting on base. The Padres didn't really gain much as Templeton missed a lot of games in the following seasons.Jason Presleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543465200431539036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533857780697712895.post-19244675101426042472015-04-23T10:07:16.164-05:002015-04-23T10:07:16.164-05:00Jason: Thanks for sharing this! As a longtime Padr...Jason: Thanks for sharing this! As a longtime Padres fan (since 1974), I'm always interested in seeing "rare" or uncommon Padres team card issues, etc. Very nice article. In retrospect, do you think the Padres would still have made the deal trading Smith for Templeton (there were a few others in the trade, but those were the major two)?Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034604857415072999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533857780697712895.post-41368912525762263042015-04-18T06:58:47.703-05:002015-04-18T06:58:47.703-05:00That Ozzie is spectacular! Huge fan of newspaper ...That Ozzie is spectacular! Huge fan of newspaper cards (cutouts). When I was a kid, I used to collect the A's and Giants cards from the San Jose Mercury News.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.com