What do Tom Hume and Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope have in common? The both premiered on May 25, 1977.
1982 Topps Coca-Cola #9
Since most of you could care less about Star Wars, I had to lure you in with this oddball issue of former Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher. Here's another baseball card for you:
1978 Topps #202
On the bright side, the Reds fought back, but still lost the game by one run. George Foster had a huge game... as he hit two home runs while driving in three. That was the season he hit hit a staggering 52 home runs.
It was the first time someone cracked the 50 home run mark since Willie Mays hit 52 in 1965. And it wouldn't happen again until Cecil Fielder returned from Japan to hit 51 in 1990. This might not seem that special, since twenty guys (three in the past five seasons) have done it since. But from 1966 to 1989 (a span of twenty-four seasons), Foster was the only guy to accomplish this feat. That's pretty special.
And in the spirit of May the Fourth, here are a few things for the Star Wars fans out there.
Let's start off with this Lego set I built this morning:
Meet Ahsoka Tano. She was Anakin Skywalker's padawan during the Clone Wars.
Lego Brick Headz #150 (Set #40539)
I have a bunch of Lego sets waiting to be built, but I chose this one specifically because it's small. At one hundred sixty-four pieces, this set took me less than thirty minutes to build. Here's a look at the Brick Head next to a mini figure and standard size card:
Although I'm not the biggest fan of the Brick Headz line... I picked this set up because Ahsoka is one of my favorite characters. This build motivated me to dust off and update my Lego shelf in the office:
I'll wrap things up with a few Star Wars cards that John over at Johnny's Trading Spot added to my collection:
1996 Decipher Star Wars A New Hope Expansion CCG #NNO
1999 Decipher Star Wars Young Jedi CCG #58
First up are a pair of CCG cards from the 90's that show off two of the franchise's finest females. Who do you favor? A New Hope's Princess Leia Organa or The Phantom Menace's Queen Amidala?
The next pair are two of my favorite characters from the original trilogy:
2022 Topps Chrome Star Wars Galaxy #7
2022 Topps Chrome Star Wars Galaxy #10
Who is your favorite Star Wars character?
Thanks John for giving me more blog post material. By the way... any chance you have an extra 1995 Bowman Fernando Lunar card laying around? He was an Atlanta Braves prospect in the mid to late 90's... and is the only MLB player to be born on the day Star Wars: A New Hope premiered back in 1977.
Happy Saturday and May the 4th be with you!