Diamond Kings - Kirk Gibson

2012 World Series

I've been working on Saturday as well for the past weeks, so I have so little of time to look at my cards it's starting to tickles me.

And if I cannot even look at them I cannot post. That's starting to piss me off.

And the little time goes with the missing this year's WS.

Not that I truly cared about it, but since it would be the last games of baseball I could watch for the next 5 months or so, I wished I could have watched a bit.

Just to mourn a bit more over my Yankees season finale.

This to say I knew that SF took the sweep for the first 2 home games. And I was thinking they would feel more difficulty to pass the Tigers at Detroit.

2011 Topps Update Series #136 Brandon Crawford

I even taped Game 3 but couldn't watch it. I think I even might have taped Game 4 as well.

But I've never thought I would have taped the final two games sweep for the Giants.

They did to Detroit what they have done to Yankees!

...

Many people in blogosphere don't like SF. Probably hate them.

I must agree that their choice of uniform colours are quite questionable.

But I would be lying if I say that I don't like them at all. Why? Because I do like a few of their players.

Shall I dodge some pumpkins thrown my way!?

If I tell you the Giants players I like you'll see a trend.

Matt Cain

2012 Topps Series 1 #155

2012 Topps Archives #181

2009 Topps Update Series #TTT73

2011 Topps Opening Day #150

Ryan Vogelsong

2012 Topps Heritage #235

2012 Topps Archives #123

2011 Topps Update Series #94

Madison Bumgarner

2011 Topps Opening Day #201

2012 Topps Archives #15

2012 Topps Series 1 #103

Buster Posey

2011 Topps Opening Day #174

2011 Topps Series 1 #43

2012 Topps Series 1 mini #TM-28

Yep. I like some of Giants defense. Above are all cards I have of the 3 pitchers I like and Posey the Catcher. As a bonus I got some interest in Brandon Crawford. Rookie last season and starting with a good pace.

Was I rooting for them to win? Not quite.

Was I rooting for this players to have a good game? Sure yes.

Now you all can throw me some trick or treats.

Gone with the Tigers

So my Yankees went all the way down with a brute force.

I know Detroit has a Cy Young and a Triple Crown.

But I think even if the Yankees had 9 Triple Crowns and 5 Starting Cy Young Pitchers the result would have been the same.

That's how sad it is.

I'm used to enter the season with the promise and expectation and the obligation of winning.

That's part of being a Yankee.

I posted this card not long ago, but was the first one that came to my mind after seeing the result for last night game.

Because what made the real difference was the lack of assertive swings by the New York offense.

That's a Yankees and Tigers extravaganza.

RC - Rick Porcello

I just ordered an other 2009 Topps Update & Highlights box. Yep I was bored and wanted to get some packs to open.
But before the box arrive, hopefully next Thursday, I went through my 2009 UH cards and found this Turkey Red that is not red.

TR116 - Rick Porcello P@DET RC

Firstly I like TR cards. And specially this gray/blue ones better than the burned-yellow ones.

Second I had this sympathy for Rick. He was the tounger player when he got his ML debut. Got looooooooooooove kid-look-players. They are simply cute! (Yep, that's girly talk).

But besides this he looked like a huge add-on to DET roster. Having a W-L record of 14-9 helped a lot. I wish Yankees had prospects like this...

Other thing that I liked about him immediately was the brawl with Youkilis and getting all Red Sox and Tigers benches warming up for a good fight. Eh Eh...(bitchy moment of mine).

The only other cards I have of Porcello are this 2010 Upper Deck and 2012 Topps Series One