️ #ImmaculateGrid 836 9/9:
Rarity: 12
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Struggled with the first spot soon after realizing Bill Almon fit in there. Somehow my brain made me search for Jorge Velandia outta nowhere, but not an expo.

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️ Immaculate Grid 836 9/9:
Rarity: 12
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Decent grid. More people remembered 1970s pitchers Steve Rogers and Randy Jones than I would have guessed. Daubert & Foxx won MVP awards at 1B for the A’s and Dodgers.

Shoutout: Gary Carter, Joe Rudi, Greg Brock, Wes Parker, Tony Gwynn, Max Scherzer, and Joey Votto.

️ Immaculate Grid 835 9/9:
Rarity: 15
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“Snakes. Why’d it have to be snakes?”

Diamondbacks. Oof. Thankfully my Reds and Phillies nonsense got me there without the need for Randy Johnson. Forgot how great Archie Bradley’s beard was.

All current players for One Team row.

Anybody else use Don Hoak because of the 1991 movie City Slickers? Great campfire scene, although it’s no Blazing Saddles.

️ Immaculate Grid 834 9/9:
Rarity: 36
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All obvious guys. Busy day and just not feeling it. Not in the mood to dig for the obscure guys.

Of course, as soon as I entered Andrelton Simmons I had regrets. Andy Messersmith! Travis d’Arnaud! Darn it.

Shoutouts: Bobby Bonilla, Javier Vazquez, Dizzy Dean, and Frank Tanana.

All Cardinals, super rare. #immaculategrid #mlb

️ #ImmaculateGrid 832 9/9:
Rarity: 0
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These players, their given names either lost to history or not able to verify with contemporary records, achieved something I once actually dreamed of having: one career game played on baseball-reference.

The frivolities section there has a Cup of Coffee listing of all players with one career game.

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️ Immaculate Grid 831 9/9:
Rarity: 21
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All Active Players Grid!

A new approach for me—active players. Surprisingly low scores. I even managed to get in a bit of Reds nonsense, with Eugenio and Reds # 1 draft pick Taylor Trammel (traded with Yasiel Puig so the Reds could get Trevor Baeur—ick!).

Anyway, I’d been feeling sick of the grid lately and decided to shake things up.

Shout: Willie Horton!

️ Immaculate Grid 830 8/9:
Rarity: 109


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Okay, the grid screwed me today. Didn’t get anything wrong, but it did reload on me while I was entering U L Washington. Went to enter Kyle Farmer in the last box and discovered that I was already done.

Fair enough, it was a pretty bad grid already. Not in the mood today.

Whatever.

️ Immaculate Grid 829 9/9:
Rarity: 13
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7/9 Reds. Everybody but Hough and Al Oliver was a Red.

In a hurry today, but the B&W Reds column was really easy.

Duane Walker is a 1982 Red. Fellow ‘82 Red Jim Kern would fit there too.

Shoutouts: Jim Thorpe, Leo Cardinas, Dave Concepcion, and yes, Gary Redus, who I managed to not use for a change.

️ Immaculate Grid 828 9/9:
Rarity: 11
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Pretty good; Rockies are a bit of a challenge, feel that row could be better.

Boomer and Banana Man in the top row make me happy.

Paul Householder, Ron Gant, Charlie Comiskey, and Bug Holliday were all Reds.

Shoutouts: Pete Vuckovich, Gorman Thomas, Joe Girardi, Dante Bichette, Vince Coleman, Lou Brock, and Eric Davis.

️ #ImmaculateGrid 827 9/9:
Rarity: 4
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Late grid so no CW.

Since I'm always bricking one spot, I checked Maddux and Walker.

But was also curious to see if Jeff Newman played with Cleveland. But no, he started with Oakland then moved to Boston.

All-stars were mostly a leap of faith.

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Almost no Reds nonsense. Steve Henderson was drafted by, but never played for, the Reds. He was part of the package that landed Tom Seaver.

Old friends Rico Carty and Vicente Padilla.

Reuschel brothers!

Chad Ogea went 6-12 in 1999, his only year in Philly. No idea how he won 6. Oof.

Shoutout: Manny Trillo, Carlos Ruiz, Shawon Dunston, & King Kong Kingman.

️ Immaculate Grid 826 9/9:
Rarity: 10
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So busy sorting baseball cards, I almost forgot to do the Grid.

I’ll admit to double-checking Pat Clements. Thought Steve Finley was too obvious and Clements was my next thought. Weird.

Also double-checked Thorpe played CF, but was pretty sure.

Glad I remembered Orsulak; I couldn’t get Bobby Bonilla out of my head.

Shoutouts: Greg Maddux & Smoky Burgess.

️ Immaculate Grid 825 9/9:
Rarity: 9
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Not bad. For as much as I like getting Negro League players into the grid, I don’t use Hall of Famers Ray Brown and Bill Foster very often.

I think it’s the plain name problem. Mule and Turkey and Cool Papa jump to mind quicker. And Slim Jones, of course. Should use Nip Winters more, he won 20 games too.

Luis Tiant Sr. won 9 for the 1947 New York Cubans.

️ Immaculate Grid 824 9/9:
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3 Father-Son Combos. Happy Father’s Day!

The Blue Jays column were all born in Canada. Happy Canada Day!

Shoutout: Jackie Robinson. I’m still allowed to mention him, right?

Should be a nice day to watch some baseball and eat some hotdogs (but not enough to kill you). Enjoy!

️ Immaculate Grid 823 9/9:
Rarity: 13
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Strangely unsatisfying grid, despite my Reds nonsense filling the bottom row.

Chen, Cedeño, and Al Simmons were Reds too—Cedeño on the disastrous 1982 Reds squad that was the first in Cincinnati history to lose 100 games. Carlos Lee & Dick Allen were screaming at me and Bahnsen I’ve used before.

Shouts: Ken Griffey Jr, Lance Berkman, Rusty Staub, and Babe Ruth.

️ Immaculate Grid 822 9/9:
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All Over the Place Grid!

No rhyme, but various reasons. Larkin played 1 game, how is he at .1%?! Phillies column is nonsense from 1997, the year I moved there.

Astudillo is amazing and I wish some crappy team would just play him everyday. Never walks, never Ks—like Arraez but built like a fire hydrant and catches and plays center. Wild profile.

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️ Immaculate Grid 821 9/9:
Rarity: 22
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7/9 Reds Nonsense. All except Tanana and Elio Chacón. (¡Yo la tengo!)

Sallee & Ruether (1919) and Derringer (1940) and Rijo (1990) all won World Series games for World Champion Reds teams.

Dave Concepción is my all time favorite player. Reds/SS is Dave Concepción, rarity be damned.

Shoutout: Shawon Dunston, Jose Oquendo, Pokey Reese & Gookie Dawkins

Cheers!

️ Immaculate Grid 820 9/9:
Rarity: 10
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4 Reds, 3 Negro Leaguers, Gaylord Perry, & Odell Jones! Solid!

Shoutouts: Jeff Conine, Bruce Chen, Jamie Moyer, B.J. Ryan, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Gregg Jefferies, Bill Stein, Wilson Redus, and Chris Sabo.

But NO shoutout to Anthony DeSclafani, who was a Giant and was traded to Seattle, but never actually played for Seattle. You almost got me!

Cheers!