Episode 86 – Friend Like Me

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Welcome to Episode 86 of the Talking Disney Podcast. On this episode we talk about the Reedy Creek Improvement District controversy, Main Street Electrical Parade live preview, nighttime entertainment at Disneyland, Tarzan’s Treehouse refurbishment, Hong Kong Disneyland re-opening, new trailer and poster for Disney-Pixar Lightyear, Gilbert Gottfried passes away, character interactions are Back, James shares his Star Wars Nite ticket adventure and he rants about some other stuff and we share our thoughts on Disney’s 31st animated feature film, Aladdin. Finally, we share our latest Cody’s Corner along with a brand new intro song!

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Episode 85 – Be Our Guest

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Welcome to Episode 85 of the Talking Disney Podcast. On this episode we talk about James’ trip to Disneyworld, Disney does well at the Academy Awards, Mickey’s Toontown closed for about a year, Toy Story Hotel opens at Tokyo Disneyland, James hates Genie+, and we share our thoughts on Disney’s 30th animated feature film, Beauty and the Beast. Finally, we share our latest Cody’s Corner.

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Episode 84 – Rescuers Down Under

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Welcome to Episode 84 of the Talking Disney Podcast. On this episode we talk about the Disney Shareholder Meeting, Disney+ introducing ad based subscription, Disney-Pixar Turning Red and Disneynature Polar Bears coming to Disney+, and we share our thoughts on Disney’s 29th animated feature film, The Rescuers Down Under. Finally, we share our latest Cody’s Corner and Random Disney A to Z entry.

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The Will Clark Project

My new site is The Will Clark Project (thewillclarkproject.wordpress.com).  As you can probably tell the majority of stuff will be about my pursuit of all cards Will Clark but plan on throwing in some other stuff also!

I Am Still Here!!

Life kinda took over last Summer and baseball cards had to take a backseat.  If you sent me cards and I did not return the favor shoot me an email at jlculley@gmail.com and yell at me!!!  I am taking the site and card collecting in a new direction and will post about it here really soon.

I Couldn’t Help Myself

I was walking by some cards at Wal-Mart and couldn’t help myself, had to buy another Jumbo Pack! of 2013 Topps Archives Baseball.  No relics this time but I did pull a couple San Francisco Giants!

Future 300 Win Club/3,000 Strikeout Club (if he can stay healthy and pitch into his 40’s) and a future 500 Homerun Club member.

I really like pulling guys like Tom Seaver, maybe it’s the Baseball Historian in me.

Here is my first Giant, 1B Brandon Belt.  Can Jose Bautista join the 500 Homerun Club someday?

Here is my other Giant pull, 2012 MVP Buster Posey!  Uhhh a Dodger?  LOL.  Ryu is pitching decent this year in his MLB rookie season, 6-2 with a 2.89 ERA and 67 K’s.

And last, here is a Fred Lynn 83 Topps All-Star design insert.  I am a big fan of the ’83 Topps set!

I think I may have to go back to Wal-Mart again, a few packs may find their way into my cart this time?

My First Pack of 2013 Topps Archives Baseball

Well I finally broke down and bought a Jumbo Pack! of 2013 Topps Archives Baseball last night.  Here is what I scored –

I was not alive when these originally came out (born in 1974) but have a few of these cards in my collection.  No Giants so far.

These cards were released during the beginning of my baseball card collecting days (1981-1982) so I am a fan of the 1982 design.  No Giants so far!

The 1985 Topps set is one of my favorite all-time designs.  The original set had many players that I collected as a kid, including Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire, Orel Hershiser, Kirby Puckett, Dwight Gooden and Eric Davis.  Still no Giants!

The 1990 set was released towards the end of my original collecting days and really didn’t do much for me.  They have grown on me a bit recently.  Seriously, no Giants???

Not too much excitement as far as cards go but overall I am impressed with the 2013 Topps Archives Baseball set.  I will more than likely purchase a few more packs just because I like to open packs of baseball cards!

Now for the last card which is a 1960 Relics Ian Kinsler which are 1 in every 216 Hobby Packs, not sure about Jumbo Packs?

Milestone Collections – 300 Wins

I started working on my Milestone Collections (500 Homeruns, 3,000 Hits, 300 Wins, and 3,000 Strikeouts) this week and wanted to share my progress so far.  In case you don’t know what my Milestone Collections are, here is a quick explanation. My goal is to collect all the Topps cards for the players who achieve certain milestones for the year they achieve that milestone.  For instance, Randy Johnson (pictured to the right) got his 300th win on June 4, 2009.  So I looked for and acquired his 2009 Topps card for the collection.  Now there are some players who achieved these milestones before Topps started making cards and a few, who for one reason or another did not have a card for the year.  I am thinking of making my own card for these players but for now will concentrate on the ones who have cards.

I will start with the 300 Win Club –

RANDY JOHNSON, SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (24th Member)

2009 Topps #185 (Pictured in a Diamondbacks uniform but was a member of the Giants in 2009)

Randy Johnson became the 24th member of the 300 Win Club on June 4, 2009 in a game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park.  The 2009 season was his one and only season as a San Francisco Giant and his last season as a Major League pitcher.  Johnson made his Major League debut on September 15, 1988 with the Montreal Expos and played 22 seasons with the Expos (1988-’89), Seattle Mariners (1989-’98), Houston Astros (1998), Arizona Diamondbacks (1999-’04, 2007-’08), New York Yankees (2005-’06), and San Francisco Giants (2009).  He finished his career with a 303-166 Win-Loss record, 3.29 ERA and 4,875 K’s (second all-time behind Nolan Ryan’s 5,714 K’s).

TOM GLAVINE, NEW YORK METS (23rd Member)

2007 Topps #410

Tom Glavine became the 23rd member of the 300 Win Club on August 5, 2007 in a game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field as a member of the New York Mets.  Glavine made his Major League debut on August 17, 1987 with the Atlanta Braves and played 22 seasons with the Braves (1987-’02, 2008) and New York Mets (2003-’07).  He finished his career with a 305-203 Win-Loss record, 3.54 ERA and 2,607 K’s.

GREG MADDUX, ATLANTA BRAVES (22nd Member)

2004 Topps #140

Greg Maddux became the 22nd member of the 300 Win Club on August 7, 2004 in a game against the San Francisco Giants at SBC Park as a member of the Chicago Cubs.  Maddux made his Major League debut on September 3, 1986 for the Chicago Cubs and played 23 seasons with the Cubs (1986-’92, 2004-’06), Atlanta Braves (1993-’03), Los Angeles Dodgers (2006, 2008), and San Diego Padres (2007-’08).  He finished his career with a 355-227 Win-Loss record, 3.16 ERA and 3,371 K’s.

ROGER CLEMENS, NEW YORK YANKEES (21st Member)

2003 Topps #61

Roger Clemens became the 21st member of the 300 Win Club on June 13, 2003 in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Yankee Stadium as a member of the New York Yankees.  Clemens made his Major League debut on May 15, 1984 for the Boston Red Sox and played 24 seasons with the Red Sox (1984-’96), Toronto Blue Jays (1997-’98), New York Yankees (1999-’03, 2007), and Houston Astros (2004-’05).  He finished his career with a 354-184 Win-Loss record, 3.12 ERA and 4,672 K’s.

NOLAN RYAN, TEXAS RANGERS (20th Member)

1990 Topps #1

Nolan Ryan became the 20th member of the 300 Win Club on July 31, 1990 in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at County Stadium as a member of the Texas Rangers.  Ryan made his Major League debut on September 11, 1966 for the New York Mets and played a Major League record 27 seasons with the Mets (1966, 1968-’71), California Angels (1972-’79), Houston Astros (1980-’88), and Texas Rangers (1989-’93).  He finished his career with a 324-292 Win-Loss record, 3.19 ERA and 5,714 K’s (Major League record).

DON SUTTON, CALIFORNIA ANGELS (19th Member)

1986 Topps #335

Don Sutton became the 19th member of the 300 Win Club on June 18, 1986 in a game against the Texas Rangers as a member of the California Angels.   Sutton made his Major League debut on April 14, 1966 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and played 23 seasons with the Dodgers (1966-’80, 1988), Houston Astros (1981-’82), Milwaukee Brewers (1982-’84), Oakland Athletics (1985), and California Angels (1985-’87).  He finished his career with a 324-256 Win-Loss record, 3.26 ERA and 3,574 K’s.

PHIL NIEKRO, NEW YORK YANKEES (18th Member)

1985 Topps #40

Phil Niekro became the 18th member of the 300 Win Club on October 6, 1985 in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Exhibition Stadium as a member of the New York Yankees.  Niekro made his Major League debut on April 15, 1964 for the Milwaukee Braves and played 24 seasons with the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1964-’83, 1987), New York Yankees (1984-’85), Cleveland Indians (1986-’87), and Toronto Blue Jays (1987).  He finished his career with a 318-274 Win-Loss record, 3.35 ERA and 3,3425,714 K’s.

TOM SEAVER, CHICAGO WHITE SOX (17th Member)

1985 Topps #670

Tom Seaver became the 17th member of the 300 Win Club on August 4, 1985 in a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium as a member of the Chicago White Sox.  Seaver made his Major League debut on April 13, 1967 for the New York Mets and played 20 seasons with the Mets (1967-’77, 1983), Cincinnati Reds (1977-’82), Chicago White Sox (1984-’86), and Boston Red Sox (1986).  He finished his career with a 311-205 Win-Loss record, 2.86 ERA and 3,640 K’s.

STEVE CARLTON, PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (16th Member)

1983 Topps #70

Steve Carlton became the 16th member of the 300 Win Club on September 23, 1983 in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium as a member of the Philadelphia Philies.  Carlton made his Major League debut on April 12, 1965 for the St. Louis Cardinals and played 24 seasons with the Cardinals (1965-’71), Philadelphia Phillies (1972-’86), San Francisco Giants (1986), Chicago White Sox (1986), Cleveland Indians (1987), and Minnesota Twins (1987-’88).  He finished his career with a 329-244 Win-Loss record, 3.22 ERA and 4,136 K’s.

GAYLORD PERRY, SEATTLE MARINERS (15th Member)

1982 Topps #115

Gaylord Perry became the 15th member of the 300 Win Club on May 6, 1982 in a game against the New York Yankees at The Kingdome as a member of the Seattle Mariners.  Perry made his Major League debut on April 14, 1962 for the San Francisco Giants and played 22 seasons with the Giants (1962-’71), Cleveland Indians (1972-’75), Texas Rangers (1975-’77, 1980), San Diego Padres (1978-’79), New York Yankees (1980), Atlanta Braves (1981), Seattle Mariners (1982-’83), and Kansas City Royals (1983).  He finished his career with a 314-265 Win-Loss record, 3.11 ERA and 3,534 K’s.

I am missing one card for this collection –

WARREN SPAHN, MILWAUKEE BRAVES (13th Member)

1961 Topps #200 (It is black and white until I get the card then I will post the color version!)

There are 13 pitchers who do not have a Topps card issued the year they joined the 300 Win Club or Topps did not produce cards that year –

Early Wynn, Cleveland Indians (July 13, 1963)
Lefty Grove, Boston Red Sox (July 25, 1941)
Grover Cleveland, Chicago Cubs (September 20, 1924)
Walter Johnson, Washington Senators (May 14, 1920)
Eddie Plank, St. Louis Terriers (September 11, 1915)
Christy Mathewson, New York Giants (June 28, 1912)
Cy Young, Boston Americans (July 3, 1901)
Kid Nichols, Boston Beaneaters (September 7, 1900)
John Clarkson, Cleveland Spiders (September 21, 1892)
Charles Radbourn, Cincinnat Reds (May 14, 1891)
Mickey Welch, New York Giants (August 11, 1890)
Tim Keefe, New York Giants (June 4, 1890)
Pud Galvin, Pittsburgh Alleghenys (September 4, 1888)

So who is the next to join this exclusive club?  Andy Pettitte (41 years old) has 250 career wins, Roy Halladay (36 years old) has 201 career wins, Tim Hudson (37 years old) has 201 career wins and C.C. Sabathia (32 years old – pictured to the right) has 197 career wins.  The best two bets on this list are Roy Halladay who is playing in his 16th season in 2013 and C.C. Sabathia who is only 4 wins behind Halladay and is 4 years younger and in his 13th season.  I am putting my money on Sabathia in 2019 which would be his 19th season.

Here is my 300 Win Topps Milestone Collection Checklist.  Next up is the 500 Homerun Club

Will Clark Player Collection

Came home today to find some cards in my mailbox.  I ordered a some cards from Burbank Sportcards in Burbank, California for my Milestone Collections and needed to order a few extra cards to save on some shipping charges.  So I picked up 5 Will Clark cards I was missing from collection.

1986 Sportflics Rookies Will Clark #6

1987 Fleer Baseball’s Exciting Stars Will Clark #10

1987 Fleer Star Stickers Will Clark #22

1987 O-Pee-Chee Will Clark #361

1987 Sportflics Tri-Stars Will Clark #195

So I am 5 cards closer to finishing the collection but still have a ways to go!  Here is my updated Will Clark Player Checklist (1986-1992).  Stay tuned for an update on my Milestone Collections.

Will Clark – 1986 Donruss Rookies

The 1986 Donruss Rookies was Donruss’s first such set (1986-’92 and 2001-’03) focusing exclusively on players who made their Major League debut during the 1986 baseball season.  It was similar to the 1986 Donruss set except for the placement of “The Rookies” logo in the lower left hand corner of the card and a bluish green border instead of the blue.

During my childhood/teenage days of collecting cards the 1986 Donruss Rookies Will Clark (#32) was part of my collection.  Over the years it disappeared and I was on the lookout for another one.  The search wasn’t too hard once I clicked on eBay.  I found an auction for two of them, made a bid and they arrived today.

Other notable players in the set include Wally Joyner (#1), Andres Galarraga (#7), Barry Bonds (#11 – $12.00), Kevin Mitchell (#17), Jose Canseco (#22 – $4.00), Bobby Bonilla (#30), Bo Jackson (#38 – $5.00), John Kruk (#42 – $1.50), and Ruben Sierra (#52 – $1.50).  I think at one time or another I collected all these players!

Here is my current Will Clark Player Collection Checklist, which I am still building!