Archive for the ‘Dan Quisenberry’ Tag
I have compiled a list of all of the Kansas City Royals bobblehead stadium giveaways. I have listed them from the first one given away. I have looked and can’t find good documentation of a list and dates anywhere on the internet so I have compiled one. As of the end of the 2012 season there have been 23 Kansas City Royals bobbleheads and 6 statues. If you have any changes or additions please let me know.
- Carlos Beltran 5/11/02
- Sluggerrr 6/30/02
- Mike Sweeney 4/5/03
- Denny Matthews 8/7/04
- Bret Saberhagen statue 8/13/05
- Frank White 6/24/06
- Mark Gubicza statue 7/21/06
- Dick Howser 7/22/06
- George Brett 8/19/06
- Paul Splittorff 5/26/07
- Dennis Leonard 6/9/07
- Steve Busby 7/28/07
- Cookie Rojas 8/11/07
- Fred Patek 9/8/07
- John Mayberry 5/31/08
- Alex Gordon 6/21/08
- Dan Quisenberry 7/26/08
- Larry Gura 8/9/08
- Tony Pena Jr. 9/6/08
- Stadium replica statue 5/16/09
- Dick Howser statue 7/18/09
- Frank White statue 8/8/09
- George Brett statue 9/26/09
- Zack Greinke 4/24/10
- Bret Saberhagen 6/5/10
- Willie Wilson 6/4/11
- Joakim Soria 9/3/11
- Buck O’Neil 7/21/12
- Eric Hosmer 8/18/12
Kansas City Star All-Time Royals team card set
Here is a nice little Royals collectable; it is a card set of the all-time Royals team presented by the Kansas City Star. This was compiled in 1993 on the 25th anniversary of the team. I don’t know where this was available but I’m guessing it was given away in the paper.
If you can’t tell here is the rollcall for the card set starting in the top left: Dick Howser, Hal McRae, Darrell Porter, Dan Quisenberry, Dennis Leonard, Bret Saberhagen, Paul Splittorff, Steve Busby, John Mayberry, Frank White, Fred Patek, George Brett, Amos Otis, Willie Wilson and Al Cowens.
The Royals have logged another 19 years since this time but I don’t think many of the slots would change. I know Whitey Herzog should be the manager instead of Dick Howser but that hasn’t changed in the last 19 years. I would say the most likely change would be Mike Sweeney edging out Big John Mayberry at first but I’m not sure. Johnny Damon and Carlos Beltran could make a run at pushing out Al Cowens as well.
This is a nice Royals item and is worth picking up if you can ever find one… they aren’t very common, plus it looks nice as an uncut sheet matted with powder blue in a picture frame on the wall.
Jeff Montgomery was a constant for the Royals through the 1990s. Whatever problems the team had offensively or with starting pitching Monty was always at the back of the bullpen. He was a 3 time all-star with the Royals during his major league career. His greatest accomplishment would have to be his 304 career saves, a really huge number. To put it in perspective, Joakim Soria has accumulated a ton of saves but is still only half way to Jeff Montgomery’s number. His top save season came in 1993 when he co-led the league (with Duane Ward) with a co-Royals record (with Dan Quisenberry) 45 saves.
You can justify Montgomery’s status as one of the greatest Royals players all you want but he is one of the very first players for the team I ever endeared. This is a big reason he is getting this card. He and Mike MacFarlane were two of my favorites when I first found my blind dedication to the team. No matter which way you cut it, I think it is a given that Monty belongs in the top 36 Royals of all-time.
A Hair Off Square 