tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50440126991189400272024-03-05T05:40:55.785+00:00Hobby Cards EuropeAna Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.comBlogger585125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-45570680802774902182020-06-10T14:39:00.003+01:002021-03-19T16:05:58.003+00:00Driving you slow<br />
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Nice example of an 'off the field' card.</div>
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Upper Deck Collector's Choice got to be one of the best sets ever. So it's always a joy to revisit those sets and re-find cool cards like this one of Jaret Wright debut card. </div>
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So I want checking his career and found he even played for my Yankees. That's nice. So I can add this card to my pile of 'also-played-for-my-Yankees-but-I-don't-have-a-card-of-him-as-a-Yankee'.</div>
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It seems that because of a chronic shoulder injury he didn't get to full potential when he was getting it right.</div>
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At least he can drive.</div>
Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-8650811778157177132020-06-10T11:46:00.002+01:002020-06-10T11:50:54.121+01:00Rookie tell me where you are now - Greg Maddux<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA87dDa3iNvvH82DcgSA9sydvo-ojEX7QsVRJoY9QxK6ODNakI_xQGW0E-e28upS2uulD9PQDkSipBgVopquGvXwgkkbSHgVIy_scDHjI349V7sJpxZAh5W1RO_o3GBRuIJ5vKpzhVhvBF/s983/img740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="732" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA87dDa3iNvvH82DcgSA9sydvo-ojEX7QsVRJoY9QxK6ODNakI_xQGW0E-e28upS2uulD9PQDkSipBgVopquGvXwgkkbSHgVIy_scDHjI349V7sJpxZAh5W1RO_o3GBRuIJ5vKpzhVhvBF/w298-h400/img740.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div><br /></div><div>Again my scanner has something against great rookies so it cut Greg Maddux name from the image, but he's one of those that one can recognize without any problem.</div><div><br /></div><div>He played for a group of teams:</div><div><br /></div><div> Chicago Cubs (1986–1992)<br /> Atlanta Braves (1993–2003)<br /> Chicago Cubs (2004–2006)<br /> Los Angeles Dodgers (2006)<br /> San Diego Padres (2007–2008)<br /> Los Angeles Dodgers (2008)</div><div><br /></div><div>Just to say that he was a rookie playing for Cubs when I was born.</div><div><br /></div><div>Maddux matched with our previous Rookie Randy Johnson with a great career, braking quite a few records and getting even more awards:</div><div><br /></div><div> 8× All-Star (1988, 1992, 1994–1998, 2000)<br /> World Series champion (1995)<br /> 4× NL Cy Young Award (1992–1995)<br /> 18× Gold Glove Award (1990–2002, 2004–2008)<br /> 3× MLB wins leader (1992, 1994, 1995)<br /> 4× MLB ERA leader (1993–1995, 1998)<br /> Chicago Cubs No. 31 retired<br /> Atlanta Braves No. 31 retired<br /> Braves Hall of Fame</div><div><br /></div><div>There is no doubt there why e also got inducted to the Hall of Fame by 2014.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've give some thought about which one, Randy or Maddux, would I choose back then if I could get one in my team. I think for a minimum difference I'd chose Maddux.<br /></div>Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-29254009635304937162020-03-20T12:09:00.000+00:002020-03-20T12:09:06.497+00:00Rookie tell me where you are now - Randy Johnson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I know my scanner cut it but it is no difficult task to identify the AL Cy Young winner.<br />
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Lets make some room for Mr. Randy Johnson!<br />
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He got himself around a lot of teams:<br />
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Montreal Expos (1988–1989)<br /> Seattle Mariners (1989–1998)<br /> Houston Astros (1998)<br /> Arizona Diamondbacks (1999–2004)<br /> New York Yankees (2005–2006)<br /> Arizona Diamondbacks (2007–2008)<br /> San Francisco Giants (2009)<br />
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Got to be a Yankee and also played for other two teams I like, D-Backs and Astros. Just missed Reds and he would be a star player for me.<br />
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He's one of those examples that got it right and got even more awards after RotY:<br />
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10× All-Star (1990, 1993–1995, 1997, 1999–2002, 2004)<br /> World Series champion (2001)<br /> 5× Cy Young Award (1995, 1999–2002)<br /> World Series MVP (2001)<br /> Triple Crown (2002)<br /> MLB wins leader (2002)<br /> 4× ERA leader (1995, 1999, 2001, 2002)<br /> 9× Strikeout leader (1992–1995, 1999–2002, 2004)<br /> Pitched a perfect game on May 18, 2004<br /> Pitched a no-hitter on June 2, 1990<br /> Arizona Diamondbacks No. 51 retired<br /> Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame<br />
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That's insane!<br />
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That's why after being RotY he got himself into MLB Hall of Fame.Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-91299857722526128022020-03-19T14:59:00.000+00:002020-03-19T14:59:10.663+00:00Rookie tell me where you are now - Hideo Nomo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since I started reading baseball cards blogs and knowing a bit of the collectors' world I've known about Nomo's myth.<br />
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So, there is no surprise about him getting RotY award.<br />
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How did he after the award?<br />
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Nomo played for:<br />
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Kintetsu Buffaloes (1990–1994)<br /> Los Angeles Dodgers (1995–1998)<br /> New York Mets (1998)<br /> Milwaukee Brewers (1999)<br /> Detroit Tigers (2000)<br /> Boston Red Sox (2001)<br /> Los Angeles Dodgers (2002–2004)<br /> Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005)<br /> Kansas City Royals (2008)<br />
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Quite a lot of teams and almost 20 years playing baseball.<br />
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And with a few awards:<br />
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NPB<br /><br /> Pacific League MVP (1990)<br /> Eiji Sawamura Award (1990)<br /> Triple Crown (1990)<br /> Pacific League Rookie of the Year (1990)<br /><br />MLB<br /><br /> All-Star (1995)<br /> NL Rookie of the Year (1995)<br /> 2× Strikeout leader (1995, 2001)<br /> Threw two career no-hitters<br />
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It seems Nomo's first decade playing in MLB were the best for him. But it was enough to get him in the Japanese Hall of Fame.Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-3633155457040526012020-03-16T14:44:00.000+00:002020-03-16T14:44:26.480+00:00Rookie tell me where you are now - Marty Cordova<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span id="goog_400328912">Marty Cordova got the '95 AL award for RotY.</span><span id="goog_400328912"> Lets see if it paid off.</span><br />
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<span id="goog_400328912"> Minnesota Twins (1995–1999)<br /> Toronto Blue Jays (2000)<br /> Cleveland Indians (2001)<br /> Baltimore Orioles (2002–2003)</span><br />
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<span id="goog_400328912">Well, not the longest carrier possible...</span><br />
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<span id="goog_400328912">It says he got lots of injuries. It's a shame, specially because this was the only award Cordova got.</span>Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-29689861372027609552019-11-24T21:54:00.000+00:002019-11-24T21:54:08.375+00:00Two Green make a Blue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm seeing double here.Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-34985680869843398962019-11-14T21:50:00.000+00:002019-11-14T21:50:01.571+00:00Can you sign me the ball Sir!?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Topps has the monopoly of the official cards but still play safe and don't have out of the box photos in their cards. At least in the flagship set. It's a shame<br />
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So now can you sign me this ball Sir!?Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-68253675554555567932019-11-13T21:41:00.000+00:002019-11-13T21:41:06.426+00:00Let the Pitcher hit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's always a plus having a Pitcher card with a photo of the P hitting.Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-35979459718287307402019-11-10T21:33:00.000+00:002019-11-10T21:33:02.203+00:00Super Arm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Elastic man. That's what I think all Pitchers are.<br />
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Look at that arm!Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-57602857208823782752019-11-06T21:25:00.000+00:002019-11-06T21:25:00.851+00:00All I see is blue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I think everyone likes Double-Plays and it's always cool to see them on a card.<br />
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But I'm a bit confused here, because if it wasn't for the shirt numbers one other colour and the stripped paints, I'd say they were all from the same team.<br />
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How can this be!?Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-18773846805688779502019-11-03T21:20:00.000+00:002019-11-03T21:20:01.260+00:00R rated post again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I cannot get players who play chewing gums and also biting their own tongues.<br />
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One can make you choke the other can make a mess of your shirt with all that blood.<br />
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But you know what they say...Tongue is love!Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-62558447741082955672019-10-31T21:16:00.000+00:002019-10-31T21:16:03.914+00:00Lets make this a PG-13 post<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sooooo Dear Walbeck, do you know you have something going on between your legs!?<br />
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And if the front photo was not enough fun, the back one has Walbeck destroying his bat when hitting.Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-62624142237997963102019-10-28T21:10:00.001+00:002020-06-10T11:33:21.429+01:00Many Ramirez - Then & Now<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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...and Now.<br />
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Praise Baseball Gods for the change in wardrobe. Those clinging shirts were a mess...Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-17399873123012518202019-10-25T21:03:00.000+01:002019-10-25T21:03:01.433+01:00R rated post kids<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wha...Is that a tongue!? Ohhhhhhhh yeah! It's a tongue!<br />
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And you all know what it means...Tongue is love.Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-5722840291748081052019-10-22T20:57:00.000+01:002019-10-22T20:57:12.459+01:00It's because you don't like me!?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I think I've posted this card before, but everytime I come across it again I have to re-post.<br />
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It's just one of those that makes one wonder what was happening inside UD people to make them chose this photo for Wes Chamberlain card. I know it's the back photo, but none the same.<br />
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It just makes me laugh every single time.Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-21318069790246577982019-10-18T20:52:00.001+01:002021-03-19T16:10:54.335+00:00Salmon take a knee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I think Tim Salmon is looking for that left knee after sliding for that base. The pants almost ripped open.<br />
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Nice job!Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-5390957259371285062019-10-15T20:48:00.000+01:002019-10-15T20:48:02.109+01:00Where is the ball Gates!?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I think only now I noticed that Brent Gates is looking up like waiting to see the ball and catch it, when the ball is already on his glove.<br />
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I think the problem are those glasses...Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-67833075534008959302019-10-11T21:11:00.002+01:002019-10-11T21:11:25.014+01:00You CRASH the gameBack in the days Upper Deck could play fair with Topps, there was this great set they had called Collector's Choice. And it is probably one of my favourite sets, incarnated in a few years.<br />
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One of those years were 1996 CC set which had some insert cards that served other propose besides collecting cards and seeing players stats. IT also served as a game. A lucky one...or not.<br />
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The game <i>You CRASH The Game </i>consisted in collecting our favourite players and seeing if those players would hit a hume run during the dates showing on the card front.<br />
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If one got lucky, one had to send the card to UD (and some money of course) and they would send back a super-hiper-mega-special card!<br />
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So I decided to spend a couple of minutes looking through <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/">Baseball Reference</a> and see, if I was playing the game back then I'd get some reward.<br /><i></i><br />
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Starting is Eric Karros and the series during 1996 August 13-15.<br />
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Karros has a total of <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.fcgi?id=karroer01&t=b">284 HRs</a> in his career and in 1996 was one of the years he got most HRs, 34, along the year 1999.<br />
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Soooooo checking the date...BINGO!<br />
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Karros got a HR on August 13 in a game <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN199608130.shtml">against Cardinals</a>!<br />
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Next in queue is Ken Caminiti and a series in August 16-18.<br />
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Ken have a total <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.fcgi?id=caminke01&t=b">239 HRs</a> for his all career.<br />
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Lets see if I'm lucky again...<br />
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...and TRIPLE BINGO!<br />
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Ken got <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN199608160.shtml">1 HR on August 16</a> and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN199608180.shtml">2 HRs in August 18</a>! All against NYM<br />
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Coming next is Matt Williams for August 19-21.<br />
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Williams has a grand total of <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.fcgi?id=willima04&t=b">378 HRs</a> in his career. Quite a few... <br />
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But checking BR I have to sadly say that I get nothing here, because Williams last HR in 1996 was in 1996-07-27.<br />
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Finally I have Jay Buhner for a series in July 25-28.<br />
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And Jay is the second in this list of the cards I have in HRs, getting a total of <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.fcgi?id=buhneja01&t=b">310 homers</a> throughout his career.<br />
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But even if 1996 was a great year with lots of HRs, Jay didn't homer between July 23 and 30. So I also get nothing here...<br />
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Do you reckon if I send the first two cards to UD they might be my Santa this year and get me something!?<br />
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Besides that The cards look nice!Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-19737060442443456562019-10-11T20:39:00.000+01:002019-10-11T20:39:14.420+01:00Van Slyke presenting E-Sports<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Andy Van Slyke here was getting ready to play some MLB The Show 19 online.<br />
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(This was an excuse just to bring the PS4 game up. Because it's one of the 2 games this month on PS Plus and it's one of the best things I could get! It's like Christmas for me!Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-72111860251226305972019-10-09T20:35:00.000+01:002019-10-09T20:35:05.316+01:00Marquis Grissom - Catch me if you can<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Upper Deck sometimes had it going on in a way no one else could do it like them.<br />
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That's why Marquis Grissom here looks like his trying to run out of Heaven back to the field.Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-61546464858059889032019-10-06T20:30:00.001+01:002019-10-06T20:30:41.232+01:00Chris Turner was lost but I found him in a dust cloud<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had this fantastic Dust-is-in-the-air card in a box and never realised it!<br />
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This is a 1994 Upper Deck Star Rookies card for Catcher Chris Turner.<br />
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Turner just played 25 games in his first Major year with 75 ABs and had good stats for such a few appearances.<br />
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But what adds to this card is that Turner ended his career with my Yankees with the 2000 World Series title. So this makes the card also eligible to my All-Those-Players-That-Once-Played-for-my-Yankees-but-I-Have-Their-Cards-Playing-for-Other-Teams.<br />
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Quite the title there.Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-8890389158812785982019-09-02T13:02:00.001+01:002019-09-02T13:02:37.163+01:0050 Cities of the World #38 Chicago<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An other trip inside USA. Well...the country has the size of a continent so it's normal there are lots of interesting cities to visit.<br />
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Today we go to the Windy City Chicago. The city I always tend to type as 'Chigaco'...I have keyboard dyslexia sorry...<br />
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Well, I was checking the other existing nicknames for Chicago and this one I just don't get it: City of Big Shoulders.<br />
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Errrrrr someone to enlight me please!?<br />
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Besides that the representation of back then Chicago to the current Chicago changed *just* a bit.<br />
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Still one of the most important cities, but I don't know if you can still say it's the second most important after NYC.<br />
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But hey! Cubs one the WS after so many years!<br />
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Checking the city wiki page I also found out that its best known for Italian cuisine. Pizza and pasta and we are all good to go!<br />
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For more on Chicago <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago">here the wiki page</a>.Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-43164638523200739072019-08-31T18:15:00.000+01:002019-08-31T18:15:03.013+01:00Facial Hair Style - 2011 A&G edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Love to see the evolution, or not, about the hair and beards and moustaches ball players show on their cards.<br />
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It's a theme on its own.<br />
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Carmona looks like he was shaving and forgot to do that little thing under his chin.<br />
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I had to double check these cards because McGehee and Marcum look just like the same...<br />
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But I prefer Marcum's beard and so... <br />
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Soto...that's too much of a drawn beard. Less is more my boy. <br />
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And my favourite has to be Scutaro 2/3 days beard. That beard that looks like he doesn't care but has all the style. Got to love it.Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-40569885043729669922019-07-28T14:07:00.000+01:002019-07-28T14:08:23.543+01:002011 A&G - Aroldis Chapman RC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I think I'm going to start a new category in my collection: <i>"All those players that once played for my Yankees but I have their cards playing for other teams"</i><br />
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Quite a nice name for it!<br />
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And so I might start right here with this pretty Chapman RC from 2011 A&G's set.<br />
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This card is almost a win-win situation because I also like Reds, and collect its cards, so having Chapman's RC for the Reds, who is now playing for my Yankees. Yep. Win-win.<br />
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Also Chapman still has two great records for a pitcher:<br />
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<i> Fastest pitch in MLB history – 105.1 miles per hour (169.1 km/h)<br /> Fastest MLB pitcher to reach 500 strikeouts</i></blockquote>
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(169.1 km/h is higher than the limit allowed to go in highway around here...) <br />
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I think I have to go through my cards and find more Chapman cards.<br />
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Also 2011 A&G set has one of my favourite designs and layout. Yep, got to like this card a lot. Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044012699118940027.post-36641249776940000682019-06-23T14:54:00.003+01:002019-06-23T16:20:58.923+01:002011 A&G Highlight Sketches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I always have mixed feelings about 'sketchy' cards.<br />
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I prefer you go all the way and make it look more like cartoon than trying to make it look like real people. But 2011 A&G try is not that bad. At least we can identify the players with some easy.<br />
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Here Jay Bruce card is about the moment he hit a walk-off homer on the first pitch to make Reds win Houston 3-2 and clinch the NL Central Division title. <br />
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Starlin Castro card is about his debut on a Cubs 14-7 win over Reds scoring for himself 6 runs.<br />
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I should count this as an almost RC for Castro. <br />
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Ryan Howard always had an aura around him, making him one of those few players that even playing for a team you don't like you pay attention to his career.<br />
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His card is for the mark he achieved of being the fastest player to reach 250 homers.<br />
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This is one of those inserts I'd not dislike to have back in a future A&G set.Ana Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.com5