LOST... The Retro Baseball Card Set

Who am I kidding? You can't stop this set. These cards are my destiny. Everyone knows you can't change destiny.

PRP LOST - Alpert #4

Design based on: 1978 Topps #189 - Tom Lasorda MG

LOST... The Retro Baseball Card Set

Since my last effort received no comments, I can only assume that the majority of my readership (a number greater than 3) is not interested in these LOST cards...

If you don't like 'em, I won't make 'em.

LOST... The Retro Baseball Card Set

The staff of the New Otherton Others was one of the most respected in the Island Baseball League. Ben Linus was voted Manager of the Year a record three straight times. Unfortunately, off the field issues with the front office led to his dismissal in season 4. The bench coach, Tom, and batting coach, Pickett, were also let go at the end of season 4. Pitching coach, Mikhail Bakunin, was demoted to the Looking Glass League (AA) where the organization hoped he could teach his famous grenade ball to top prospect Walt Lloyd.

Ageless wonder and bullpen coach, Richard Alpert is the only holdover on the staff this year, and reportedly played a major part in the hiring of first time manager John Locke. Alpert has been with the Others organization since before the beginning of the league.

PRP LOST - #3 Linus (MGR)

Design based on: 1974 Topps #31 - Preston Gomez MG

Bob Breitbard (San Diego Legend)...

Bob Breitbard turns 90 today! Happy birthday, Bob.

Mr. Breitbard founded the San Diego Hall of Champions. The Hall is an amazing museum and "hall of fame" of San Diego sports and athletes. There are some amazing pieces of sports history. (Bob was best friends with another San Diego legend, Ted Williams.) The Breitbard Hall of Fame is a highlight of the 60,000 square foot museum. The plaques for the recipients are based on drawings by one of my favorite artists, Christopher Paluso. There is an amazing diversity of athletes and sports represented: from Archery to Wrestling; Tony Gwynn to Tony Hawk. I spend hours in the hall whenever I go to Balboa Park. Thanks to Bob for helping make San Diego America's Finest City.

I bought my first baseball cards at the San Diego Hall of Champions gift shop. A 1983 San Diego Padres team set. Turned out to be a good purchase. Thanks again, Bob.

From the Hall of Champions website:

Bob Breitbard, the founder of the San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum, is a native San Diegan, and proud of it. He has been involved in the local sports scene for more than half a century–as a player, coach, team owner, builder and benefactor of institutions and organizations that have helped make San Diego a big-league sports capital that appreciates its history and honors its own.

Breitbard was a classmate of baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams at Hoover High School and has remained one of Ted’s closest friends. Bob played football at Hoover High School and San Diego State, taught and coached at Hoover, and was the Aztec’s volunteer head coach in 1945, re-establishing the football program after World War II.

He went into business and was longtime president of California Linen Supply, but sports was always his passion. In 1946, he established the Breitbard Athletic Foundation. The program continues to honor local high school, amateur and professional sports stars-our hometown heroes of the past, present and future. The Foundation developed into the San Diego Hall of Champions.

Breitbard was also one of the early members, and remains on the board of the Greater San Diego Sports Association, which has become the San Diego International Sports Council. That group of civic-minded businessman helped build San Diego Stadium, bring the Chargers and major-league Padres to town, establish and support the Holiday Bowl and other first-class sports events and facilities.

Breitbard was the driving force behind the building of the San Diego Sports Arena and the owner of it’s original tenant, the Gulls of the Western Hockey League, and later the Rockets of the National Basketball Association. He was a respected member of the Board of Governors of both leagues.

In addition to serving on many civic and charitable boards, including Sharp Hospital and the President’s Circle of the Salk Institute, Breitbard remains a patron of the arts and a champion of sports as part of San Diego’s culture. He exemplifies the philosophy that being a real contributor to the community involves giving of yourself as well as your means.

LOST... The Retro Baseball Card Set

The set has TRIPLED in size since my last post!!! Check out the Ben Linus card over on the Hamiltonian! Sweet!

I found this card mixed in with my 1977 oddball cards:

PRP LOST - Juliet #2

A lot of the detail is "LOST" when I look at the card on the scan. When I zoom in you can really see the awesome 3D effect that Kelloggs was able to pull off back in the 70s...

I have attempted this effect before in MS Paint. It turns out pretty cool. You can see a little bit in the upper right hand corner of my blog header. The original card is the Alex Woodard from the 2008 PunkRockPaint San Diego Artists card set. It looked a little like this:

This Date in History...

April 25th, 1976: Rick Monday gets a steal and a save on the same play.

LOST... The Retro Baseball Card Set

I had previously made a card for Hurley. Now I have decided to create the set for real. Feel free to join in if you have time on your hands and you are a fan of the greatest television show of all time.

PRP LOST - Jim LaFleur #1