tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72805078553416215.post6247224794239713676..comments2024-01-21T00:40:03.840-05:00Comments on Topps 1971: no. 138 - phillies rookie starsnight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72805078553416215.post-44286903582276485572013-02-19T04:40:01.953-05:002013-02-19T04:40:01.953-05:00Minor league numbers like those explain the high h...Minor league numbers like those explain the high hopes. We all know how that turns out most of the time. Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72805078553416215.post-14299005389438969562013-01-24T13:15:45.649-05:002013-01-24T13:15:45.649-05:00On face value, not knowing what 1971 would bring, ...On face value, not knowing what 1971 would bring, and asking yourself which player would hit 30 hr in his rookie season, you'd probably say Joe Lis, not Montanez. The early 70's Phillies had a hall of fame of 4A players who tore it up Eugene or AAA but not out east; Lis, Mike Anderson (played in 700+ games but never close to his projected career), John Vukovich, Pete Koegel, Mike Rogodzinski, Roger Freed (acquired from Balt). But then again there was Schmidt, Luzinski, Boone, out of that group which built later success was built. Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01050857323785108411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72805078553416215.post-25219627540426960092013-01-24T00:09:42.402-05:002013-01-24T00:09:42.402-05:00Phillies team president Bob Carpenter was so impre...<i>Phillies team president Bob Carpenter was so impressed with him that he said he thought Lis could be better than the Cubs' Ron Santo.</i><br /><br />Ha! And another Phillies president (Bill Giles) thought Rick Schu was going to replace Mike Schmidt at 3rd base!Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.com