Commons

In the "what we miss about baseball" thread and the "RIP, Upper Deck" thread there was some great conversation about baseball cards. My buddy and I were big-time collectors growing up and we still get some cards now and then (my wife doesn't understand it, but a lot of people don't understand why she married me anyway). One of the things we used to talk about was if they made a card set of all commons...you know, the guys that do not list in the Beckett. We called it our "Classic Commons" set and would come up with lists of guys to fill our classic common set. We would come up with some great names. I want the SportsJournalists.com world to help us out, so please let me know who some of the most horrible, pathetic players you can remember. Guys that never had a shot to do anything, but seemed to be in card sets year after year. I would like to limit it to players from the 1970's and 1980's if possible. Here, I will start:

Scot Thompson, OF Twins
Danny Heep, 2b Astros
Ron Robinson, P Pirates
Tracy Jones, OF Reds
Beau Allred, OF Indians

 

Oh wow. This should be an entertaining thread. I have a stack of 1981-82 cards nearby I left at my grandma's 25 years ago. I'm going to grab a random pile of them and list all appropriate names.

 

Any Brewers player circa 1970-'77 would certainly fit this category.

 

First card on the top of the pile?

Broderick Perkins, 1B Padres

Followed by ...
Mark Wagner, SS Rangers
Steve Comer, P Rangers
Bob Babcock, P Rangers
Barry Foote, C Yankees
Tommy Boggs, P Braves (I think he was a phenom who got hurt)
Larry Bradford, P Braves
Luis Gomez, SS Braves
Brian Asselstine, OF Braves (another guy who got hurt)
Ed Glynn, P Mets
Mike Cubbage, 3B Mets (better known as a Twin)

 

True that. Where have you gone Pete Broberg, a nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

 

Steve Comer. Ugg.
What about Biff Pocoroba? Not sure if that's how to spell it, but that man lacked skill with the best of them.

 

Another pile from my pile o' cards ...

Del Unser, OF-1B Phillies
Dick Davis, OF Phillies
Kevin Saucier, P Phillies
Dewey Robinson, P White Sox
Jerry Turner, OF White Sox
Dave Wehrmeister, P Yankees
Barry Bonnell, OF Braves
Bob Clark, OF Angels (later an uber-sucky Brewer)

 

He's a legend. Right there with Bombo Rivera.

 

Steve Swisher
Ed Herrman
Dane and Garth Iorg (classic common brothers subset nomination)

 

Biff Pocoroba
Tucker Ashford