tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post255186217839867606..comments2023-11-27T12:31:26.087-05:00Comments on The Great 1965 Topps Project: #186 Billy CowanKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-76716976798490759332011-03-23T15:50:19.501-04:002011-03-23T15:50:19.501-04:00Jim - Baseball-reference credits Kennedy as the ma...Jim - Baseball-reference credits Kennedy as the manager, so I suspect you're right.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-63449007530223029002011-03-23T01:14:07.362-04:002011-03-23T01:14:07.362-04:00Maybe Kennedy had more wins in the previous season...Maybe Kennedy had more wins in the previous season than the other guys.Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-85646390380217371422011-03-10T17:07:40.237-05:002011-03-10T17:07:40.237-05:00Well, at least there weren't cell phones in th...Well, at least there weren't cell phones in those days to trip people up.Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-35265220076431066742011-03-10T12:29:31.782-05:002011-03-10T12:29:31.782-05:00Marc - Coming up later in the set is Bob Kennedy&#...Marc - Coming up later in the set is Bob Kennedy's "Head Coach" card. How did Topps decide that he should have that honor?<br /><br />Jim - Thanks for the added detail!<br /><br />Anon - Whoops!Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-3863103869942092872011-03-10T09:46:57.806-05:002011-03-10T09:46:57.806-05:00The look is the realization that he gave his mistr...The look is the realization that he gave his mistress his home phone number...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-61257151230309193062011-03-09T22:06:58.695-05:002011-03-09T22:06:58.695-05:00Cowan was called up to Philly in late June 1967 (i...Cowan was called up to Philly in late June 1967 (into Dick Groat's roster spot, after he was sold to the Giants) where he functioned mainly as a right-handed pinch hitter for the remainder of the season.<br /><br />Strange that he wasn't given a shot in '68, as the Phillies went with only 5 outfielders that season (Callison, Gonzalez, Briggs, Lock, and Clemens).Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-87253642709889622052011-03-09T09:11:55.735-05:002011-03-09T09:11:55.735-05:00I think he looks perplexed because he is envisioni...I think he looks perplexed because he is envisioning the Cubs going over a century without winning a WS--it was less than half a century at the time of the card. He seems to be thinking "how can any team be this bad for this long?" Or perhaps he was flummoxed by the Cubs' rotatating College of Coaches arrangement at the time--who is my manager?Marcnoreply@blogger.com