Hello everyone!
Super fun entry today!
I
introduce you all to an upcoming WTHBALLS release in 2023, my 1969 "Team" cereal box extension set, beginning with the great Rod Carew:
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This
will be a full printed cereal box true to the original Nabisco "Team"
cereal box released way back when, adding eight more greats of the game
to the oddball set.
I took the liberty
of recreating the front of the box, replacing a generic action baseball
scene with the great Bob Gibson, but the rest of the package is true to
the original.
I also went as far as
erasing any team logos as the original did, giving it the authenticity
to the 1969 edition, even IF I find it annoying.
Look
for this to be released later in the year, though it could be sooner
since it is print-ready and I found a special commercial printer who
prints food boxes of this sort.
As for the first player presented here, what really needs to be said about the greatest hitter of his generation?
Rod Carew would go on to play in 18 All-Star games, missing only his final season in the Majors in 1985. Just incredible.
The first nine seasons of his career were as an All-Star second baseman, while the last nine were as an All-Star first baseman.
The man topped .300 15 years in a row, with a high of .388 in 1977 on
his way to a Most Valuable Player Award and capturing the public’s
attention with his .400 chase late in the season.
A clear-cut Hall of Fame player, he was inducted on his first year of eligibility in 1991 when he garnered 90.5% of the vote, which leaves me with the question: who the hell are the 9.5% who DIDN’T vote for him!!!???
A clear-cut Hall of Fame player, he was inducted on his first year of eligibility in 1991 when he garnered 90.5% of the vote, which leaves me with the question: who the hell are the 9.5% who DIDN’T vote for him!!!???
3053 hits, a .328 career average, 353 stolen bases and 15 straight seasons of .300+ batting.
The man was a hitting machine, and I'm so glad I got to see him play during his magnificent career!