tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post9087105839517505046..comments2024-03-25T11:12:16.743-04:00Comments on Nine Pockets: Alou Brothersgregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-59330005545642901272021-08-18T07:13:56.313-04:002021-08-18T07:13:56.313-04:00Thanks Jon! Glad you enjoyed it.Thanks Jon! Glad you enjoyed it.gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-56191421526791656022021-08-17T19:16:26.230-04:002021-08-17T19:16:26.230-04:00Fun post! I've never seen all of their stats l...Fun post! I've never seen all of their stats lined up before, so thanks for that!Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-27157796385434924102021-08-17T08:31:27.395-04:002021-08-17T08:31:27.395-04:00I had no idea! Thanks for that extra info, Sean. I...I had no idea! Thanks for that extra info, Sean. I'll have to look up Matty's Japanese baseball cards.gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-24706530135023972462021-08-16T22:22:33.470-04:002021-08-16T22:22:33.470-04:00Another piece of trivia is that one of them (Matty...Another piece of trivia is that one of them (Matty) extended his playing days by spending 3 seasons in Japan with the Lions from 1974 to 1976. He was a bit past his prime but he managed to lead the league in doubles in 1975. Some of his coolest baseball cards are Japanese ones from those years.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-29552628096058639402021-08-16T13:25:26.353-04:002021-08-16T13:25:26.353-04:00Good detective work, Bo! Topps was known to occasi...Good detective work, Bo! Topps was known to occasionally use an image of a player from a previous year on their current year's cards, so that would explain the gap.gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-17695435728024659572021-08-16T13:17:30.161-04:002021-08-16T13:17:30.161-04:00Agreed, Night Owl! Score one for the burlap set.Agreed, Night Owl! Score one for the burlap set.gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-88709292249211651212021-08-16T13:13:58.164-04:002021-08-16T13:13:58.164-04:00Thanks for the extra information, Brett!Thanks for the extra information, Brett!gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-61448738354596027942021-08-16T13:13:08.877-04:002021-08-16T13:13:08.877-04:00I thought the same thing while putting this post t...I thought the same thing while putting this post together. Impressive skills, for sure.gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-65747474529070496942021-08-16T13:08:50.842-04:002021-08-16T13:08:50.842-04:00Right? Kind of hard to supplant that guy ;-)Right? Kind of hard to supplant that guy ;-)gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-74577868649619219652021-08-15T20:24:03.591-04:002021-08-15T20:24:03.591-04:00Never seen the '68 Jesus Alou before. That one...Never seen the '68 Jesus Alou before. That one looks like the Polo Grounds, must have been taken at a Mets game 1962-1964.Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10955725607806692792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-55521936072318697252021-08-15T11:26:31.886-04:002021-08-15T11:26:31.886-04:00They look nice lined up like that, like a family s...They look nice lined up like that, like a family snapshot. I think I have all three only for '71-'74, the card photos don't match up as good as '68.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-21753066640438029342021-08-15T10:55:19.612-04:002021-08-15T10:55:19.612-04:00And Felipe's other son, Luis Rojas, is the man...And Felipe's other son, Luis Rojas, is the manager of the Mets. (All of the family is actually named Rojas--in Spanish, the full name has the mother's maiden name after the surname which comes from the father. Felipe Rojas Alou was mistakenly dubbed "Felipe Alou" by the Giants, and most of the family went along with it.)Brett Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15909286892005353279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-16897908925036699462021-08-15T10:54:29.865-04:002021-08-15T10:54:29.865-04:00Matty was better than I thought. Matty was better than I thought. Elliptical Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516754757484718622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-27028060531619747942021-08-15T09:06:23.070-04:002021-08-15T09:06:23.070-04:00Such a cool moment in baseball history. Shame the...Such a cool moment in baseball history. Shame the Giants didn't keep them together for a few more seasons, but I guess when you have Mays out in center it would get a little crowded.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.com