Cards That Accurately Portray the Player: Andre Dawson

I've got 289 card of Andre Dawson, but it took no time at all to find the one card for him that, at least in my mind, accurately portrays him.  The card shows the one overriding memory I have of Dawson's time with the Cubs.

Its actually a little surprising that it was used on a card because the picture is a bit gruesome.

The cards is from 1987 Classic and it shows Dawson getting beaned.  It happened on July 7, 1987 as the Cubs were taking on the Padres.  Eric Show was the Padre pitcher and after Dawson was hit, the benches emptied as Dawson laid on the ground.  When he got up, though bloodied, Dawson went after Show.  It's ironic that the card is from Classic, because the July 7 incident is classic Andre Dawson.

Here's a clip with that shows the beaning and has Dawson's description of the event.

Cards That Accurately Portray the Player: Bill Buckner

....still ignoring the NLCS...

Bill Buckner was my favorite player in the late '70s and early '80s.  I loved the way the guy gave 110% on wheels that were only able to run at 50%.  He was a gamer and I tried to find a card that shows that. 

Here's what I came up with:

It's the team-issued card from 1982.  

Check out his right leg, covered in dirt.  The guy always seemed to be dirty, from a slide or a dive. Like I said, he was out there giving 110%.

Cards That Accurately Portrait the Player: Jose Cardenal

A big fro and a big smile....that's Jose Cardenal to a  tee!

Cards That Accurately Portray the Player: Jay Johnstone

It was a busy weekend without much time for blogging.  The title and the card say it all!

Cards That Accurately Portray the Player: Billy Williams

I came across a thread on Net54 titled "Cards That Accurately Portray the Player."  The idea is to find a card that has an action shot that makes you say, "That's how I remember this guy".  It's a nice idea.  So I'll borrow it.

To try and do this for Billy Williams isn't easy.  There aren't many cards of him with action shots.  Most of his career was duing the posed era.

This is the one I choose and despite being one of just two action cards from his playing days, I really like it.

Billy was "Sweet Swinging Billy Williams" and this card shows him finishing up that sweet swing.  That's how I remember Billy.