Night Owl Cards

There is only one color I think of when I think of the Indians. It is not blue. It is not white. It is not even orange or pink, which are the colors that Topps linked to the Indians repeatedly during the '70s and '80s. The color I think of is red. I see no other color scheme. The Indians can claim all they want that blue is part of that their uniform, but it does not register with me. Why is that? Oh, you'll see in a minute. But first, here is the rundown of the colors that Topps associated with the Indians for the years in which it used specific colors depending on the team that was featured. 1964: blue, yellow and black 1965: blue and black 1966: red and gray 1967: light blue 1968: gray and red 1969: gray and magenta (yes, magenta) 1971: green and red 1972: pink, yellow and light green 1974: red and yellow 1976: orange and pink 1977: pink, orange and blue 1978: green and pink 1979: pink and blue 1980: pink, red and yellow 1981: orange and blue ...

This is my 300th post. Once again, thank you to anyone who has ever stopped here to read my meanderings. You guys and gals are great. Truly. On this occasion, I thought I'd run through some of my favorite .300 seasons (300 posts/hitting .300, get it?). Batting average isn't the be-all and end-all of statistics like it was when I was growing up. We have many better statistical indicators of a player's performance -- many of which make my eyes glaze over when I try to understand them. But the magic .300 level still means something to me. And certain players' .300 seasons stand out more to me than others. In most of the examples I'm listing, the player won the batting title. But not all of them. Here's what I got: 2006 - Freddy Sanchez, .344. If conditions are right, I'll root for the underdog like anyone else. That's why I am a full supporter of Freddy Sanchez's 2006 batting title. He played for the Pirates, a team that has been going nowhere for 15 y...