My Two Cents- Edgar is a player I should collect, but do not for some reason. He was great on the Cardinals and has been inducted into the team's Hall of Fame. Every once in awhile, I would find an Edgar Renteria autograph or relic card and make a post about the card, but those were far and few between. Ozzie Smith was better, but in all of my years of Cardinals fandom, Edgar was probably the second best shortstop I have seen don the birds on the bat. I love this photograph on the front of the card with Edgar in the Cardinals Sunday blue hats from the late 1990s. The blue Cardinals hats are under worn and underrated. Anyway, nice start to this card.
The Card Back- Another look at the Cardinals Sunday blue hats here on the back of the card. I really like that the "DYK" section mentions one of his clutch career hits, in this case the 1997 World Series walk-off, which was really his calling card as a player. Edgar Renteria was extraordinarily clutch when it came to his offensive production. In fact, I have seen people argue that he should be in the Hall of Fame simply based on his Postseason resume. Beyond the World Series walk-off in 1997, Edgar also won the World Series MVP with the Giants in 2010. It's really a shame that Skybox did not use his Postseason stats for the Love to Face and Hates to Face section of the card. Loves to face Charles Nagy.....
To this day, I'll never understand why he had such a abysmal time fielding with the Red Sox. It was so bad they were forced to trade him after one year after signing a 4 year deal.
He was really good for a bit wasn't he.
ReplyDeleteHe was an excellent player.
DeleteTo this day, I'll never understand why he had such a abysmal time fielding with the Red Sox. It was so bad they were forced to trade him after one year after signing a 4 year deal.
ReplyDeleteIt was weird, because he was an above-average fielder with the Cardinals. Just a sudden drop off.
DeleteI will remember him for his performance in the 2010 World Series. His name still pops up every now and then on Bay Area sports radio.
ReplyDeleteHe was so clutch, as usual, during that World Series.
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