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Sunday, May 2, 2021

My first Project 70 card

I made a decision I wasn't going to chase Project 70 cards.

I don't have anything against them. I think many have been more inspiring than their Project 2020 predecessors, in fact. Although I agree there are way too many Yankees and Dodgers. I've liked many of the ones I've seen, especially from the Alien Guy. If he does a Yankee, I'll probably buy one.

And if there ends up being a Tino, I'll be all over it. Although I doubt we'll get one based on the fact that it's been mostly the expected subject matter, with a few exceptions.

One of those exceptions was a few weeks back, when Dock Ellis graced a card designed by Ermsy. I'm not going to re-hash why Ellis was awesome. There's been plenty of pieces written about his unique career.
Instead, I wanted it because I have a connection to Dock Ellis. For several years, I played in a softball game named after him. One of those years, his son even threw out the first pitch, and then hung out with us for a bit.

That was always one of my favorite days, playing in the Dock Ellis game against a rival company. It was no small production, either. Little expense was spared. Uniforms, hot dog cart, announcer, umps, national anthem, and guest of honor. Dock Ellis' son, Dock III, was a great sport, and I think enjoyed that the game was played in his father's honor.

I was glad to see this card hit the project. I have no strong issues with the set. I was just a little tuckered out after completing the run of Jeter Project 2020 cards. It was going to take a special card to get me to dive back in.

It came in the form of Dock Ellis. Play ball!

6 comments:

  1. That's a cool one! Thought about pulling the trigger myself, and I'm not usually into Ermsy's stuff. Good to hear Doc's son is a good dude.

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  2. That's a cool card! I vaguely remember hearing an antidote where Ellis said that while he was pitching the no-hitter, he saw three guys in the batters box and he would aim for the guy in the middle.

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  3. Pretty interesting choice.

    I've also only purchased one of those cards, the Al Kaline card...it's a bit weird as well, but it's probably the only card a Detroit player will get.

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  5. Sweet card. I'm a big fan of Ermsy's work. Gonna add this card to my eBay watch list right now.

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