New Images and Tim McCarver
Tim McCarver, 1968 Topps
I scanned and uploaded the front and backs of 70 more cards last night giving me a total of 6608 images taking up over a gig of space. I’m not going to say how long it’s taken to get to this point but every so often I wonder if this is truly worth the effort. Lucky for me I ran across this little gem last night that changed my mind, a Tim McCarver card from 1968.
Most people know Tim McCarver from the over 1 billion Regular, Post Season, and World Series games on which he has been a commentator, but did you know that his career in the MLB spanned 4 decades?! I’m sure you probably did and I don’t really care about that. You only have to play for 21 years to reach that milestone (Guess how many years he played…21) and there are many players who have had 20+ year careers.
If I haven’t mention it before, I dislike Tim McCarver. I find the sound of his voice very distasteful and his commentary is sub-par, bordering on garbage.
The real reason this card is a gem is because it’s like a look into the future from 1968. Maybe it’s just the poor image quality like a lot of cards from this time frame but he looks eerily similar to himself now, add a few wrinkles to his face and dye that fur coat of arm hair gray and you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. I like to imagine him sitting on the bench in 1968 annoying his teammates with crappy color commentary.
Apparently I’m not the only one who doesn’t care for Mr. McCarver so I will leave you with a link today. Enjoy!
