Tornado!

I'm writing this on Saturday afternoon but who knows when I'll be putting it up. You see, there was a tornado here yesterday and cable and internet have been a luxury that's been off the table since then. I'm actually pretty fortunate; I was talking to a friend from my hometown- about two hours up the river- and they still don't have power at all and the city just shut the water off for reasons I don't even know. I'd look it up or turn on the news but, yeah... But anyway, this is a card blog so I should probably say something about cards. I recently gathered up some Padres and Yankees cards to send to everybody's pal Sam as a late birthday present or whatever. I figure the guy puts up with enough tiny phallus jokes over the course of a year; the least I could do is give him some cards. Here are some of the doubles I weeded out; he'll be getting some others but why ruin the surprise any more?

Trevor & The 5 Other 51s

The number 51 had only been worn by five Padres before Trevor showed up and ensured that six would be the limit. John Curtis was the first of them in parts of the 1980 through '82 seasons. Fred Kuhaulua also wore it in '81 when Curtis was on assignment. Greg Booker, son-in-law of Padres manager and general manager Jack McKeon, pitched six years of relief in 51 for the Friars from '83 through '89. Don Schulze also donned it in '89. Mike Maddux was the penultimate Padre to have it in '91 and '92. Nobody wore it in '93; Trevor wore number 34 after coming over from the then Florida Marlins. He made the switch to 51 in the spring of '94 and the rest, as they say, is history.