When the Diamond Giveaway Gives You Lemons....

...make Robin-ade~!



(That's an actual product by the way.  Good stuff.)

But seriously, my luck with the Diamond Giveaway codes wasn't great this year, there were few pre-1970 cards to be found in my stack.  But when I found out that I was going to get free shipping (for 25 cards, at least) thanks to reaching the 45-ring mark, I got an idea - why not work the trade wires and convert all these random cards into random Brewer cards??  By the time I was done, I had a collection chock full of Milwaukee Brewer history! Unfortunately no cards of Mr. Yount though...

This one is my personal favorite of the lot.  That mustache makes a statement, and that statement is that this man is most definitely Randy and Ready.

Another favorite pickup was this 1977 Brewers Team Card:

And of course I really like my two Diamond Die Cuts.  The scan really doesn't do them justice:

Sadly I had a third diamond die cut of Chris Young from the Diamondbacks, but I was unable to convert that card into a Rickie Weeks diamond die cut.  Available for trade for any Arizona fans out there!

And now, the rest!:

1973 Topps #74 - Billy Champion



1974 Topps #12 - Dave May
1974 Topps #525 - Clyde Wright
1974 Topps #574 - Bill Parsons
1975 Topps #305 - Jim Colborn
1975 Topps #456 - Bob Coluccio
1976 Topps #244 - Bill Sharp
1976 Topps #479 - Bobby Mitchell

1977 Topps #307 - Gary Sutherland

1978 Topps #77 - Ed Kirkpatrick

1978 Topps #51 - Charlie Moore

1978 Topps #24 - Don Money

1978 Topps #474 - Jim Slaton

1978 Topps #95 - Jamie Quirk

1979 Topps #285 - Don Money

1979 Topps #243 - Buck Martinez

1979 Topps #213 - Bill Travers

1979 Topps #133 - Bill Castro

1979 Topps #108 - Eduardo Rodriguez

1980 Topps #24 - Jim Slaton

1980 Topps #579 - Charlie Moore

1980 Topps #357 - Bob McClure

1980 Topps #668 - Brewers Future Stars: Danny Boitano, Willie Mueller, Lenn Sakata

1981 Topps #183 - Dick Davis

1981 Topps #25 - Sixto Lezcano

1982 Topps #378 - Mike Caldwell

1982 Topps #466 - Randy Lerch

1983 Topps #10 - Gorman Thomas

1984 Topps #298 - Jim Gantner

1985 Topps #317 - Jack Lazorko

1986 Topps #137 - Charlie Moore

1986 Topps #662 - Bill Schroeder

All told, I picked up 36 Brewers for my team binder.  Not too shabby at all!

Previous Trivia Question:

Who delivered the famous "The Giants win the pennant!" radio call for Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"?

 

A:  Russ Hodges was the voice behind this famous moment in baseball history.

 

Today's Trivia Question:

 

What stadium served as the home of Philadelphia baseball for 67 years beginning in 1909?