First Tigers Baseball Card of 2025

Hanger Box from Walmart here in Battle Creek. 

First Detroit Tigers Card from 2025 Topps is....Matt Vierling.

Hope all is well, as always, Play BALL! 🐅⚾️

My HOF Ballot- If I Had One

Players eligible for induction into the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame.

My votes- Mark Buehrle, Felix Hernandez, Jimmy Rollins, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, Omar Vizquel.

⭐️ Other than the obvious refusal to acknowledge any steroids abusers, there are certainly plenty of worthwhile candidates, and my list are of players that I deem worthy of being inducted. 

Thanks for stopping by and reading this post, appreciate you. 

Play BALL!  ⚾️ 

11 Days of Freehan-Day 11

 11 Days of Freehan 

Day 11

                  Happy Birthday! 

              William Ashley Freehan

                           1941-2021

                           

                    Go Blue! 💛💙🏉〽️

              1960 Michigan Football 

Thanks to all who followed the last 11 days, I'm very much blessed by all who read, and,or commented. 

Have a great week, and, as always,  Play BALL! ⚾️

11 Days of Freehan- Day 10- Most Thankf

 11 Days of Freehan 

Day 10

Card I'm most Thankful for

Bill Freehan 

is, as you all know, my baseball hero.

🐅⚾️ I was going to post his 1963 Topps RC #466 tomorrow, but, when I was scrolling through TweetX and watching today's Bears-Lions game I decided to go with it today

My sincere hope that all of you reading this post are healthy and happy.

Happy Thanksgiving. 🦃 

11 Days of Freehan-Day 9

 11 Days of Freehan 

Day 9

Who's ready for Pie? 

2001 Topps American Pie 🥧 

Woodstock Relics 

#BBWM- BF Bill Frehan RELIC 

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🥧

Freehan11- Day 8

 11 Days of Freehan 

Day 8

🥇🥇🥇🥇 In 1968, Bill Freehan had his finest season as a player in the big leagues, including his 5th straight All-Star Game appearance, winning his 4th Gold Glove Award, and collecting his only World Series ring as the Tiger beat the Cardinals. 

 

In yesterday's post I commented how Bill was plunked an American League leading 20 times...well, in 1968, the pitchers of the Junior Circuit hit him 24 times! 

🎯 Always wondered why Bill didn't get a HBP card instead just a plain Walk card.

✍️ Had to do a re-write after the first post so I could get it in before midnight, as my fibromyagia decided it 2as time to flair up again.

See ya'll tomorrow, Play BALL! 🐅⚾️

11 Days of Freehan- Day 7

11 Days of Freehan. 

Day 7.

             1967 Topps #48 

              Bill Freehan

1️⃣9️⃣6️⃣7️⃣ - 155 games/146 hits/20 HRs/ 74 RBI/ .282 average. 

🎯 Bill was hit a an American League 20 times! 

🔶️ American League All-Star 

🔷️ American League Gold Glove

Play BALL! 🐅⚾️ 

11 Days of Freehan- Day 6

A visit to the PO Box this morning brings today's 11 Days of Freehan , a favorite card that was gifted to me on TweetX. 

🐅⚾️ The 1971 Topps Baseball card set is my All-Time favorite, and they have been since this then 11 year old opened up those glorious packs.

        😎⭐️😊 Love 1970s Big League.      Catchers. 

Have  great Sunday. 

11 Days of Freehan- Day 5

11 Days of Freehan 

Day 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

These two specially made art cards especially the hand drawn card using the 1960 (year I was born) Topps design are so cool and I really was fortunate to have them made.

I don't remember what years these cards were made and I couldn't find either artist,  Card Art Show & Cheap Seats Cards on TwitterX. 

👀👀 I found Cheap Seats cards HERE.

11 Days of Freehan- Day 4

11 Days of Freehan 

Day 4

This is a special card.

2005 Topps Retired Signature Edition- Autograph 

#TA-BAF 

Bill Freehan AU

This beautiful card was gifted to me by my friend Dennis , way back when I was much more involved in reading and posting stuff.

I've been gifted many a card over my 14+ years, but this was the start, and I'm very appreciative of all of you in our Blogging Community. 

Thanks, Dennis, appreciate you!