21st Century Player Faces

[KG Erwin]

Tor Edward: can (or will) you upload these again? I didn't get them earlier, and the YouSendIt link has expired.

To BeachBoy: maybe you could add these to your site? YOU were the original source for the great set of 50s-80s photos I got, and my apologies if I didn't give you the proper credit. Same goes for those "Norman-Rockwell"-type renditions of older ballparks.

To Shaun: a definitive set of the available player photos would be a great add-on to the members page. This was definitely a community effort. Thanks to all. [&o]

[captskillet]

bump

[Edward]

Kg & captskillet, can & will upload the 2001-2005 face pack the day after Christmas.

I am currently working on a complete 80's & 90's pack.
Scanning the images from my own bb card collection instead of pulling off the web.
The image quality & content is far greater than anything that is available today.
Should have this all done by the end of Jan!


Here is a sample of Eck from 1980

[captskillet]

tks edward you tha man!!!

[Rhett]

Yes thank you, I certainly appreciate your hard work and cant wait to use the extra faces in the game!

[Edward]

The source of these faces are espn.com & mlb.com
It covers every player in the lahman db from 2001-2004

d/l here
2000's face pack

as a reminder i'm working on the decade of the 80's & 90's
hope to have that ready in a few weeks.

[Rhett]

Thanks alot!! Looks great, if we find missing players should we let you know? If not I certainly understand, youve done one hell of a job already (and put in lots of hours Im sure)

[Edward]

if you notice any missing players - please tell - the idea is to make the set complete.
I just played a game & noticed that there is no face for Livan Hernandez
I will add him but I wouldn't upload the set until there is more changes.

There are about 20 photos that I think need to be changed from a cosmetic viewpoint.
Once I get around to changing them plus plugging up the holes for 2000 & 2005
then I post up the upgrade.

[captskillet]

jon lieber and derek lowe

[captskillet]

aaron sele, ramon ortiz

[Rhett]

I have noticed that they are mostly pitchers, Ill be sure to jot them down as I notice them and post them here.

[Edward]

thanks capt. I put those guys in but jon lieber is already in the pack & his name is spelled correctly so if his face is not importing that might be another issue.


Reggie's pic from 1980's face pack...coming soon.

[Edward]

thanks rhett. The volume of players made it easy to miss a few. I was actually surpised I missed Derek Lowe. Right now, I'm looking just to get a better representive photo for certain players. Sosa w/Baltimore doesn't look right, etc etc.


Gary Carter sample from the 1990's face pack.

[Edward]

thanks to everyone who has posted & sent messages regarding the missing players.
Feels like a good team effort to get this done right.
I'm going to put the other face packs on hold so I will have the 2000's update/add in face pack by the end of this week!

[KG Erwin]

Excellent work -- these are really high quality pics. Thanks, Edward. [&o]

Wow -- as of right now, we now have some 6800 real player pics from the 1930s to today-- once it's completed, this would make a fabulous add-on.

[Rhett]

A few I have found:
Dave Wenthers (RP) NYM
Garrett STephenson (SP) STL
Mark Prior (SP) CHC
Roy Oswalt (SP) HOU

Top two Im not sure whether they are minor leaugers who were called up or what. Team listed is their 2003 team/position. Glad to help out, Ill keep letting you know when I find them. Again, excellent job!! Your work is appreciated greatly!

[Edward]

I'm finished with the 2000's face pack update.
it has 148 players in it.
I will upload it later today as a add on folder & the complete folder.

there are still 10 + players missing. The reason is they don't have an image on espn.com or mlb.com & when searching the web for images- the available images weren't good enough.

& here is what the 1980's face pack Robin Yount looks like. One of my favorite shots so far.