Random Card of the Day |
Monday, March 24, 2008Set: 2007 Upper Deck MLS (Rate) Yura Movsisyan was discovered by MLS scouts playing at Pasadena City College. Drafted fouth overall, he was the highest pick in MLS history to not go to a Division I college program or to be a U.S. youth international. |
Sunday, March 23, 20081957 was Clemente’s third year in the league. The Pirates finished the season in 7th place, Clemente batting, what would be his career low, .253, but things would soon be looking up. |
Saturday, March 22, 2008Duke Snider card from his 2nd to last season, his only with the Mets. It goes for around $75. He was selected as an All-Star that year. |
Friday, March 21, 2008Set: 1953 Bowman Black & White (Rate) Irv Noren played five seasons with the Yankees, winning two World Series and making it to one All-Star game during that time. |
Thursday, March 20, 2008Andrew Toney played his entire career with the 76ers. Boston fans and media knew him as the "Boston Strangler" for the way he single-handedly dominated the Celtics. |
Wednesday, March 19, 2008George Blanda holds the record for the most seasons played in the NFL. He retired at the age of 48, after 26 seasons. |
Tuesday, March 18, 2008Bobby Layne led the Lions to three League championships during the '50s, getting selected to the Pro Bowl five times. Upon being traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1958, he responded by saying that the Lions would "not win for 50 years". Good news for Lions fans, it’s 50 years later. |
Monday, March 17, 2008Yogi Berra card from 1957, coming off a season in which the Yankees won the World Series in 7 games over the Dodgers. Yogi hit 3 home runs, 10 RBI’s, and batted .360 in the series. |
Sunday, March 16, 2008George Taliaferro became the first African-American to be drafted by an NFL team when he was picked by the Chicago Bears in the 1949 draft. He went on to make three Pro-Bowls. |
Saturday, March 15, 2008Each year, the league gives out an award named after Warren Spahn to the best left-handed pitcher. He is the all-time winningest pitcher of the "live-ball" era, currently holding a 9-game lead on Roger Clemens. |
