I've always liked the idea of having a rating system like I see on other blogs and websites and thought that a ratings system would be a good idea for my blog as well.
The one the sticks out the most is the rating system used by Beardy on his blog The Mojo Beard. you probably already know this, but he bases his ratings on beards which makes sense because it's his nickname and part of the title of his blog.
I can't really do that as my blog is a little harder to define. How do you encapsulate a "no one", as in "No One's Going to Read this Blog"? I didn't think I could get away with continuing the self deprecating tone of the blog title in my ratings system, but maybe I could find a player that would encapsulate a total team effort. someone who was a fan favorite or who, by just seeing their face would immediately tell the viewer that this person means business.
In the few years that I've been collecting I've received a bunch of cards that for what ever reason were never scanned and posted up in my blog. They've been siting in the "good box" waiting for a chance to be spotlighted on their own blog post. Either I didn't realize how great they were because of the other cards greatness overshadowing them or maybe I just wasn't ready for their greatness.
I found the perfect player with the perfect card for my rating system.
Rey Ordonez wasn't necessarily known for his hitting ability. He was a defensive specialist at the shortstop position earning 3 golden gloves. Set a Major League record for shortstops by playing 101 consecutive games without committing a fielding error. Compared to Ozzie Smith early in his career, an injury to his arm prevented him from playing in the 2000 Subway Series. He left the Mets in 2002.
Here's a quick highlight reel:
I'm nominating Rey as my "Reytings" guy for any and all future box and pack reviews. I'm probably not going to use the Reyting system for trade posts because I truly feel that all the trade packages that I've received are golden.
How do you feel Rey?
Even at boring press conferences it's safe to say he always gives 110%. Definitely the guy we want at NOGTRTB. Happy to have you on board Rey!! *
Here's a look at the design.
Hopefully I'll never bust anything that warrants a 1 or 1 1/2.
I'm a pretty optimistic guy so hopefully their will be a bunch of 5 Rey Head products in my future.
A little insight into the design. I've been wanting to do something with all the different team logos on this years Topps baseball cards. The baseball in the middle with the logo looks cool.
I haven't figured out what I want to do with all the different logos, but for now I used the logo as the border to my Rey Head.**
This is the Rey card in it's entirety.
"Shows intensity as he scores vs. Astros 7-14-96" No kidding.
The back gives us a little more info: "Rey grimaces as he rounds third on his way to scoring a run in the Mets' -5 loss to the Astros. The rookie, whose offensive ability was questioned going into the season, got a hit in the game to keep his average at a steady .265."
It's a little disappointing that the card in question details a game in which the Mets lost. But he wasn't a guy that got on base much. His lifetime OPS was .599.
Actually I'm glad I took the time to look into this card more. I found out a lot about a player that I didn't know much about. That's the nice thing about older cards, sometimes they give you a little more insight in to your teams history.
* I'd like to think the New York Mets for letting us use their conference room for my press conference. They weren't using it anyway.
I might need to add a border or something to make it stand out, but I'm happy with what I've got so far.
** I really hope I don't get sued by Topps. Or Upper Deck for that matter.
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