Freehan on Friday

Bill Freehan would've been 84 last Saturday. 

The late Tigers catcher, the greatest to ever don the Olde English D tools of ignorance, is, still, my All-Time favorite baseball player. 

This will never change. 

Last week I started posting leading up to his Birthday, as I do every year, however, my health just didn't allow me to continue. 

I'm gonna try to post Freehan on Friday as often as I can, so that I can make up for the lack of posts last week. 

Hope you all had a magnificent Thanksgiving, and that all of us can keep progressing forward to a very Happy Christmas in a few weeks.

Have a great weekend, and, as always, Play BALL! 🐅⚾️

Bill Freehan Week- Custom Card Back

For today's Bill Freehan Week post, let's look at the back of a Custom Art Card from my collection. 

🎨 It's quite colorful, with an interesting signature. 

🎨 I've seen only one other of these cards...unfortunately, the front isn't of Bill Freehan. 

🎨 Guess Edward wasn't the actual card photo editor. 

1️⃣1️⃣

Bill Freehan Week- The Card Backs

It's Bill Freehan's Birthday Week. 

Bill has one Topps Base card from 1963-77.

🐅 Plus a few All-Star Backs & a Mini Back. 

I've posted the front of the cards many times. 

Lets look at the backs. 

1963 Topps #466 (RC)

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

🐅 1968 Topps All-Star (Puzzle Piece)

1969

🐅 1969 Topps All Star (Puzzle Piece)

1970

🐅 1970 All-Star (My Favorite)

1971

1972

1973

🐅 1972 ALCS

1974

1975

🐅 1975 Mini

1976

1977

🐅 Lowest Card Back- #22 ('75)

🐅 Highest Card Back- #575 ('71)

Play Ball! 1️⃣1️⃣

Football Card Friday- 2025 Panin Score Aidan Hutchinson

The Detroit Lions host the New York Football Giants at Fird Field on Sunday. 

This 2025 Panini Score #41- Aidan Hutchinson is my latest Football card pickup (via eBay).

Tomorrow I'll post the actual card that I received (lights are off for the night).

Have a wonderful weekend, and, Go Lions! 

Back 2 Back Skubal

Tarik Skubal is once again a Cy Young Award Winner.

The Detroit Tigers lefty hurler, the 2024 winner in the America League, joins RHP Denny McLain (1968-69) as the only multiple Cy Young Award winners in franchise history. 

🐅⚾️ Skubal received all but 4 votes. 

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

Dillion Dingler is a Gold Glove Winner!

Detroit Tigers Catcher Dillon Dingler is your 2025 American League Gold Glove Award Winner! 

Dillon is just the 4th Tigers catcher to win a Gold Glove, joining Bill Freehan, Lance Parrish, and Pudge Rodriguez. 

🐅 ⚾️ Detroit Tigers Gold Glove Award Winners

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Bill Freehan (1976-69)

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lance Parrish (1983-85)

⭐️⭐️ ⭐️Pudge Rodriguez (2004/06-07)

⭐️ Dillon Dingler (2025)

Congratulations, Dillon, we look forward to you adding more GG in your future! 

Play BALL! 🐅⚾️ 

18 Innings.

Did you stay up and watch all 18 innings of Game 3 of the World Series last night? 

Freddie Freeman continues to shine in baseball's biggest stage. 

How will this affect the Blue Jays tonight? 

How will it affect the Dodgers?

Looking forward to the game as well as participating in the Game 4 "Watch Party" on the Topps BUNT App. 

Enjoy the game! 🇨🇦🇺🇸⚾️

Happy Baseball Birthday! Jared Kelly

Just wanted to post a Happy Baseball Birthday! salute to Jared Kelley, a magnificent artist who draws cards for the Topps Living Set each week. 

Jared's card this week is Texas Rangers rookie pitcher Kumal Rocker.

My favorite card of Jared's isn't a Tigers player, as you probably think. 

Topps Living Set Card #770, Fred Lynn. 

Jared sent me a signed card of Fred, my All-Time favorite BoSox player.

Jared, I hope you had a great Birthday, my friend, and, well, I'm still hoping you'll be the one to draw the card of Matthew Boyd as a Chicago Cub. 

Play BALL!  ⚾️

Tiger Card Tuesday- 2025 Topps Heritage Kerry Carpenter

 

                2025 Topps Heritage #226 

                           Kerry Carpenter 

Play BALL! 🐅⚾️ 

One More

My beloved Detroit Tigers are heading to Seattle tonight after beating the Cleveland Guardians, 6-3, in Game 3 of the AL Wild Card Round.

🐅⚾️ Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler put the Tigers up, 2-1, with a solid HR in the 6th.

 Catcher Cards RULE!

🐅⚾️ Detroit added 4 runs in the 7th, and, after some 8th inning drama, held on for the win. 

🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙

Play BALL! 🐅⚾️

Tigers Card Tuesday- 2022 Topps Archives Tarik Skubal

Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal proved once again today that he's the best pitcher in the big leagues. 

2022 Topps Archives #143

Tarik Skubal 

      ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The reigning American League Cy Young Award Winner struck out 14 Cleveland Guardians today as Detroit won, 2-1, in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Round. 

🐅⚾️ Game 2 is in Cleveland again, with RHP Casey Mize taking the ball for the Tigers. 

📺First pitch is set for just after 1pm on Wednesday afternoon. 

Have a great night, oh, and, of course, Play BALL! ⚾️

Happy Baseball Birthday! Riley Greene.

It's a special Happy Baseball Birthday! post because my favorite Tigers player, Riley Greene! 

Tigers Card Tuesday-Riley Greene 100 RBI

On August 29th of this season, left fielder Riley Greene became the first Tigers player in 8 years to drive in 100 runs in a season.

2025 Topps NOW #630

         Riley Greene 

🐕‍🦺⚾️ The previous player to knock in 100 runs was Nicholas Castellanos, in 2017.

Have a great week, and, always, thanks for stopping by and reading my blog.

Play BALL! 🐅⚾️

Immaculate Grid- Catching Up

Gid #897

Rarity-3

Tigers- 5

B&W- 1- Love when I can play a catcher like Bobby Bragan.

Grid #898

Rarity-10

Tigers- 4

B&W- 1- Remember Kerr from Eight Men Out? 

The score, 10 as of this post, is unimportant, got to play Kalamazoo's own, Mike Squires.

Play BALL!  ⚾️ 

Immaculate Grid- #896

Immaculate Grid #896

Rarity- 3

Tigers Players- 7

Immaculate Grid- #895

Immaculate Grid-#895

Score- 4

Tigers Players- 9

B & W Players- 3

⚾️Saturday grids are fun, no teams, just players, positions, stats, awards, etc.⚾️

Have a great Saturday, and, Go Blue! 

Immaculate Grid- #894

Score- 19

My Avg- 8.2

Good grid.

Detroit Tigers🐅played- 1.

B&W Guys- 2.

Have a tendency to use catchers whenever possible. 

On to the Saturday Grid, traditionally a fun day that is usually without teams.

See ya tomorrow, Play BALL! ⚾️

Immaculate Grid #893

Score- 7. 

Total Avg Score- 8.2

Detroit Tigers 🐅 played- 7.

Black & White Players- 2.

Are you an daily Immaculate Grid player? 

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

Wednesday is Living Set Day

Wednesday is my favorite card day, the day Topps releases the two new Living Set Cards for the week. 

Each Wednesday I'll try to post the two new cards, as well as updating my own collection and any cards that I added that week. 

This week's cards are- 

#860- Augustin Ramirez, Catcher, Florida Marlins

Artist- Jared Kelly 

Order Here-

#861- Gil Hodges, Manager, New York Mets

Artist- Gabe Farber

Order Here-

✏️ Hodges is the 5th Manager card to be issued by Topps (Sparky Anderson/Dusty Baker/Felipe Alou/Earl Weaver). 

Latest Addition- 

Card #851- Ichiro, Outfielder, Miami Marlins

Artist- Angel S. Aviles

✏️ This is the HOFers second card in the set (#25/Mariners).

⭐️ I'll be getting the Hodges card tomorrow, it'll be a great addition to my growing binder.

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog, appreciate you.

Play BALL! ⚾️