Random Card of the Day



Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Year: 1985

Set: Barry Colla Postcards (Rate)

Card: #4085 Atlee Hammaker


“ Photographer --"Atlee, just stand there doing your best Statue of Liberty imitation." ” -rmpaq5

“ When I think of Atlee Hammaker, I always think of giving up the first grand slam in an all-star game. It was 1983 and Fred Lynn hit it. He was a nice guy who lived in Knoxville, Tenn., for a while post-career. ” -joshthurman

“ One of the many outstanding issues done by Barry Colla throughout the years. Finding the Giants sets is relatively easy, but good luck with tracking down the Mets, Twins, or Indians. In fact, I may have some Giants sets for sale or trade! ” -Dave Sosidka

“ Nice to see oddball stuff here, ” -captkirk42

“ I've heard Hammaker was quite a good pitcher, though I followed an American League team while he toiled in the NL (back before interleague play and the Internet), so I didn't see or hear much about him. Nice shot. Could have been cropped a wee bit closer to show a little less sky... ” -dilemma19

“ Nice , I'd get it just cause of the guys cool name , he was actually a pretty good pitcher too. ” -uncaian

“ Why don't people send postcards anymore? ” -carthage44

“ Nothing special about this. This is just an photo, and an awkward one at that. Not a big fan of the fake pose. This is obviously not an action shot, but meant to look like one. Even though it is a postcard, it would have been cool to put a name on the front and stats on the back to give it a card feel. ” -muskie027

“ Doesn't belong...IMHO ” -SFC Temple

“ "new ball, ump". ” -NJDevils


Additional Comments

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Fitz_Rice_Nice_Vikes

Posts: 35
Joined: Oct 2016
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 12:35 AM

What is Barry Colla? Is that the issuing company's name? Never heard of them.


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--FitzRiceNiceVikes

Collecting: Larry Fitzgerald, Jerry Rice, Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala, Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings, Nolan Ryan, Kirby Puckett, Yao Ming 


   

jlcre2003

Posts: 169
Joined: Jul 2015
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 12:49 AM

Pretty sure he was a lefty

 


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~ JC


   

Jack Webster

Posts: 21
Joined: Jan 2014
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 4:36 AM

When I think of Atlee Hammacker I think of a LEFT handed Pitcher


   

joshthurman

Posts: 53
Joined: Aug 2015
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 6:28 AM

I have three 1990 Barry Colla Mets postcards on my for sale/trade list if anyone is interested.  

Elster, McReynolds and Franco. 

And pretty funny if he switched throwing arms for the photo.


   

DaClyde

Posts: 1315
Joined: Sep 2008
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 7:12 AM

Barry Colla was the photographer.  He did a lot of these postcard sets and also did the photography for most of the Mother's Cookies and Keebler sets.


   

rmpaq5

Posts: 2020
Joined: Nov 2014
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 7:53 AM

You and Jack Webster are right!!  Did he do this as a joke on the photographer??

jlcre2003 wrote:

Pretty sure he was a lefty

 


   

NJDevils

Posts: 6343
Joined: Sep 2010
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 10:11 AM

Yes, I thought he was a lefty then figured my memory must be fading.


   

switzr1

Posts: 6332
Joined: Dec 2013
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 10:12 PM

1983. My main memory of Hammaker. Led the league in ERA. Went to his only All Star Game. Gave up 7 earned runs in 2/3 innings, including that grand slam mentioned above. His season ERA was 2.25 and His All Star ERA was 94.50 . For the next few years, I thought he must've been the worst pitcher  in baseball history, because I saw that All-Star game but probably didn't see any of his other games that year. Now I see he faced HOFers Brett, Winfield, Rice, Yount, Carew that inning too. I guess I was only 8 years old though.


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I'm going to reevaluate how I collect after the new year. It's just getting way too expensive for the new stuff.  Sometimes I just want to buy a pack, not a whole box or even blaster.


   


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