tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475692942879813943.post4462636628275371960..comments2023-10-04T02:06:33.874-07:00Comments on Ultimate Baseball Card Set: 1982 Seattle MarinersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475692942879813943.post-52698076561530592222010-06-27T21:59:06.579-07:002010-06-27T21:59:06.579-07:00Caudill definitely had the better season over Bann...Caudill definitely had the better season over Bannister, but I just noticed you didn't say much about Banny so I thought I'd add it :-)<br /><br />And yeah, that's weird that 5 of their starters didn't have cardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475692942879813943.post-669670963786814002010-06-24T21:32:47.730-07:002010-06-24T21:32:47.730-07:00Another interesting thing with this team...Steve S...Another interesting thing with this team...Steve Stroughter was in his first and only season in the majors and appeared in the Topps Traded set. He only got 51 plate appearances.<br /><br />This is odd in this era, as most players had to wait until at least a year after they appeared in the majors before they got their own card. There were only 6 players on the '82 Mariners who had less plate appearances for the season. Thing was, he wasn't even a hot prospect..he was 30 when he made his debut. So who knows why he got a card and the 5 starters who all had at least a cup of coffee in previous seasons didn't get into that traded set.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09170852386254175201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475692942879813943.post-89562597107623595132010-06-24T21:23:20.809-07:002010-06-24T21:23:20.809-07:00The first base and catcher positions on the '8...The first base and catcher positions on the '82 Mariners demonstrates the problem of trying to show true starting full time players for every position. My compromise was to list the players with the most innings played at a position as the starter and anyone else after filling out a lineup who met a minimum number of plate appearances amongst the starters. This may also explain why they didn't have a card.<br /><br />At first, Gary Gray actually started the most games at 1B, but Jim Maler played the most innings, so I put Maler in as the regular first baseman. Maler played only 57 games and Gray only 60 games at first. Neither one I would consider a full time player though, just that there was no one who played a majority of games at first.<br /><br />Catcher was like a 3 way platoon between Rick Sweet, Bud Bulling, and Jim Essian. Sweet played the most innings, so I put him as the starter.<br /><br />Doing this project, I noticed bad teams have the most changeover from year to year and much larger rosters with more platoon players. Probably a way to find some playing time to audition players to rebuild the team. A good team is largely set at most positions, so they aren't trying to play the kids to see who will stick.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09170852386254175201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475692942879813943.post-63457559445285375982010-06-24T19:23:02.397-07:002010-06-24T19:23:02.397-07:00Amazing that 5 of their starters didn't have b...Amazing that 5 of their starters didn't have baseball cards in 1982. I would have hated to have been a kid in Seattle trying to track down cards of the Mariners' infield that year!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475692942879813943.post-20814647414884827792010-06-24T19:11:31.050-07:002010-06-24T19:11:31.050-07:00You know, I didn't think to consider that fact...You know, I didn't think to consider that fact when picking the best pitcher for the team. Bannister did lead the league in K's. I just thought that it was interesting that Caudill had 26 saves for a team 5 games below .500, this was when 26 saves was quite a lot.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09170852386254175201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475692942879813943.post-28219272839106844732010-06-24T18:10:57.384-07:002010-06-24T18:10:57.384-07:00Also this year, Floyd Bannister became the 1st Mar...Also this year, Floyd Bannister became the 1st Mariner to lead the league in K's. Now that I think about it... did any Mariner lead the league in anything (significant) before '82? He might've been the 1st.<br /><br />I do miss the old early 80's Mariners logo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com