After two sufficient games in Washington and Pittsburgh, my parents and I completed our Baseball vacation in Cleveland, for an Indians game. Out of all three of the games, this one was the one I was most looking forward to. It's a surprising team that may make the playoffs, led by a lot of young stars and big hitters.
We got there as batting practice was winding down, so we skipped that aspect. We eventually wandered over to the autograph line against the third baseline wall. A lot of people were down here, and we were told that the Indians love to sign. Of course, for about 40 minutes, nothing happened. It was just me and my father waiting for players to come for a while. Then, as the game was ready to start, the starters came by to stretch out. Matt LaPorta came by the wall, and was immediately mobbed with autographers. I had no choice but to stick my ball and sharpie in the huddled mass. Unfortunately, just as my hand was next in line, the cheesy announcer asked us to remove our caps for the National Anthem, and LaPorta leapt into the dugout. And I felt cheated. My dad and I slumped back to the first baseline seats, unlucky in getting an auto.
The game started afterwards, and our hopes were higher than the outfield wall. Soon, reality came back to us, as Jose Bautista and friends continued to beat down rookie pitcher Zach McCallister. By the 5th inning, he was pulled out, but the Blue Jays continued to beat down the pitchers. Bautista hit a huge home run late in the game. Sad to say, but the Indians weren't playing like the Indians.
I eventually went out for cards, because that's how I roll. I'll post the results later, but my guaranteed patch was a Jose Bautista patch- a sign of how the game had turned out to that point.
It all came down to that last inning. The pitcher for Toronto had given up a few walks, leaving 3 men on 3 bags. Soon, a run scored, but the bases were still loaded. The score was 4-1 Blue Jays, and Travis Hafner was up. It was at this point that my dad turned to me and said "If he hits one over, it'll be absolutely huge". We watched, and we waited.
The pitch- Perez throws down the center, Hafner takes a huge crack at it, and the ball goes pounding into the air, toward the right field fence. BOOM! Hafner runs around the bases as the Cleveland crowd goes positively Apecrap. Everyone was yelling and screaming, and hugging each other. A bunch of Toronto fans were throwing their hats down in anger. The Indians had won, and Pronk was the hero. His grand slam saved the game.
Out of all three parts, I'd say Cleveland was the best game, and had the best food. Pittsburgh had the best stadium and scoreboard graphics. Washington had the best team, and the best autographs. I say I enjoyed this trip, and am happy we went.
The Final Score- Indians 5, Blue Jays 4.
Tomorrow, after a possible trip to the Football Hall of Fame, I go home.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Pirates game vs. Astros- Expect the Expected
After a great triumph in Washington, my parents and I were confident when we reached Pittsburgh. After all, the team had leapt to 2nd in the division (!!!), and were playing the last place Astros. The game was practically over before it started. However, our expectations did not equal the result, unfortunately. In hoping for the 2011 Pirates, we recieved the 1993-2010 Pirates.
Being that we arrived relatively later, we missed most of batting practice. Also, I lacked enough charisma to sign when the team's only signed was the relatively unknown catcher McKenry. So already, I was getting no practice balls, no sigs. I even made the mistake of passing Manny Sanguillen and not getting his autograph- after all, he was sitting in on his own Barbeque Joint!
Soon, the game began. After the first inning, the Pirates had scored a run. After the sixth inning, the Astros had scored six of them. The main reason is because the Pirates were playing terribly, and they were playing in when they should have been back.
The stadium was still beautiful, the graphics were cool, our seats were relatively close to home plate, but the food was inadequate. I eventually wandered over and purchased some cards (1 rack pack was 10 bucks. Eeesh), and I'll post that later. But the team played pitifully, and now they're tied for second with Milwaukee.
Final Score- Astros 7, Pirates 2 (I think. I left after the top of the ninth).
Tonight, we venture out to Cleveland for an Indians game. That's the one I've been looking forward to.
Being that we arrived relatively later, we missed most of batting practice. Also, I lacked enough charisma to sign when the team's only signed was the relatively unknown catcher McKenry. So already, I was getting no practice balls, no sigs. I even made the mistake of passing Manny Sanguillen and not getting his autograph- after all, he was sitting in on his own Barbeque Joint!
Soon, the game began. After the first inning, the Pirates had scored a run. After the sixth inning, the Astros had scored six of them. The main reason is because the Pirates were playing terribly, and they were playing in when they should have been back.
The stadium was still beautiful, the graphics were cool, our seats were relatively close to home plate, but the food was inadequate. I eventually wandered over and purchased some cards (1 rack pack was 10 bucks. Eeesh), and I'll post that later. But the team played pitifully, and now they're tied for second with Milwaukee.
Final Score- Astros 7, Pirates 2 (I think. I left after the top of the ninth).
Tonight, we venture out to Cleveland for an Indians game. That's the one I've been looking forward to.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
National game vs. Cubs- unexpected triumphs.
Last night was the first of three road games in a row, and I had pretty high hopes. I had brought along a bunch of signable cards for each city, hoping for the best there. I ventured out to National Park with my parents, and a friend of my dad's. With my dad's friend's son, and his friends, I had a pretty good time overall, and enjoyed the experience.
Before the game though, there was batting practice. Myself and the boys ran up to a spot above the Cubs' bullpen to see if we could flag down some balls. For the first 15 minutes, it seemed that we wouldn't succeed. But soon, a ball was hit into the outfield, and Koyie Hill went to get it. He tossed the ball up toward our section, and it flew into an empty seat. My first instinct was to run to go get it, an instinct I matched with an older fan of the opposing team. So now it was a battle of who got their hand on it first. Ultimately I won, after much scratching and clawing from the Cubs fan.
Soon after getting the practice ball, we walked back to our first baseline seats, hoping to score some autographs from the Nats, or at least the ones who tolerated fan signage. When we first got there, there was nobody. But as the heat rose, the night fell, and the water disappeared (r at least from my bottle), a crowd of people formed around the first baseline. So naturally, I wondered who was signing. Well, first it was Brian Bixler, someone I had never heard of. Then, in came Ian Desmond. And there's were I got excited. A big rookie for the Nats in 2010, having a decent sophomore season. I gotta get his auto, I thought.
I was happy, because I had a card of him to sign, a 2010 Topps Turkey Red insert to be exact. So I ran over there, to hop in the back of the line. The problem here was that the security guard didn't know I was fifteen, which I am. Being that i'm 6 foot 4, he thought I might as well be 25, let alone 15. But I reasoned with him, that I was a teenaged fan, and while the angry security guard didn't believe I was fifteen (not a lot of people do), he still let me go.
The line got smaller and smaller, and soon I was up at the front, smiling, and handing the card to Ian Desmond, the young infielder who had been already supplied hype...and a sharpie. As he was signing, I asked why he wasn't wearing hi #6 on the card ( in which he wore #76). He smiled, and said that it was a Spring Training uniform. I thanked him, got my card back, and smiled. If he's good, I will need to keep that autograph.
Soonafter, the game started. Tonight, arugably the team's biggest star ( Michael Morse), sat out due to an injury, although he pinch hit late in the game. In the first inning, the Cubs made two errors, and lousy pitching by Ramon Ortiz garnered us 3 runs right off the bat. We held this lead for another few innings. This lead was later near blown by Sean Burnett, who according to the fan behind us, blew a game for us earlier in the year. Still, it was fun to see the array of middle relievers and closers Washington had, that included Todd Coffey (he runs onto the field at full speed every time he'd called into the game), the aforementioned Burnett, All star Tyler Clippard and Drew Storen as a closer.
Still, we won thanks to good defense and decent hitting. Roger Bernadina, Danny Espinosa and Tyler Clippard are all decent young stars. Werth didn't have the greatest game, but he seemed cool from afar. I said aloud as he struck out a third time "Poor Jayson...this is why you shouldn't have shaved your beard." And one fan agreed with me.
The Final Score: Nationals 3, Cubs 2.
Tomorrow I head to Pittsburgh, a place still haunted by angry Steelers fans, to see Andrew McCutchen and the Pirates play the Astros (Two of the best teams in the division, not).
Before the game though, there was batting practice. Myself and the boys ran up to a spot above the Cubs' bullpen to see if we could flag down some balls. For the first 15 minutes, it seemed that we wouldn't succeed. But soon, a ball was hit into the outfield, and Koyie Hill went to get it. He tossed the ball up toward our section, and it flew into an empty seat. My first instinct was to run to go get it, an instinct I matched with an older fan of the opposing team. So now it was a battle of who got their hand on it first. Ultimately I won, after much scratching and clawing from the Cubs fan.
Soon after getting the practice ball, we walked back to our first baseline seats, hoping to score some autographs from the Nats, or at least the ones who tolerated fan signage. When we first got there, there was nobody. But as the heat rose, the night fell, and the water disappeared (r at least from my bottle), a crowd of people formed around the first baseline. So naturally, I wondered who was signing. Well, first it was Brian Bixler, someone I had never heard of. Then, in came Ian Desmond. And there's were I got excited. A big rookie for the Nats in 2010, having a decent sophomore season. I gotta get his auto, I thought.
I was happy, because I had a card of him to sign, a 2010 Topps Turkey Red insert to be exact. So I ran over there, to hop in the back of the line. The problem here was that the security guard didn't know I was fifteen, which I am. Being that i'm 6 foot 4, he thought I might as well be 25, let alone 15. But I reasoned with him, that I was a teenaged fan, and while the angry security guard didn't believe I was fifteen (not a lot of people do), he still let me go.
The line got smaller and smaller, and soon I was up at the front, smiling, and handing the card to Ian Desmond, the young infielder who had been already supplied hype...and a sharpie. As he was signing, I asked why he wasn't wearing hi #6 on the card ( in which he wore #76). He smiled, and said that it was a Spring Training uniform. I thanked him, got my card back, and smiled. If he's good, I will need to keep that autograph.
Soonafter, the game started. Tonight, arugably the team's biggest star ( Michael Morse), sat out due to an injury, although he pinch hit late in the game. In the first inning, the Cubs made two errors, and lousy pitching by Ramon Ortiz garnered us 3 runs right off the bat. We held this lead for another few innings. This lead was later near blown by Sean Burnett, who according to the fan behind us, blew a game for us earlier in the year. Still, it was fun to see the array of middle relievers and closers Washington had, that included Todd Coffey (he runs onto the field at full speed every time he'd called into the game), the aforementioned Burnett, All star Tyler Clippard and Drew Storen as a closer.
Still, we won thanks to good defense and decent hitting. Roger Bernadina, Danny Espinosa and Tyler Clippard are all decent young stars. Werth didn't have the greatest game, but he seemed cool from afar. I said aloud as he struck out a third time "Poor Jayson...this is why you shouldn't have shaved your beard." And one fan agreed with me.
The Final Score: Nationals 3, Cubs 2.
Tomorrow I head to Pittsburgh, a place still haunted by angry Steelers fans, to see Andrew McCutchen and the Pirates play the Astros (Two of the best teams in the division, not).
Custom Card of the Day: Pudge Edition
I'm posting this card of Ivan Rodriguez for two reasons. One, because he's awesome. Two, because today marks the beginning of my baseball road trip. Over the next three days I will be going to baseball games in Washington, Pittsburgh and Cleveland. They were all reasonable, and they will all be awesome games. We start tonight in Washington, and a recap will come soon. I do have customs prepared for the next few days though. And I will be back on Friday, late.
Coming Tomorrow- I'll finally get the Verlander up.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Custom Card of the Day: Cano Edition
This custom may look familiar. That's because I already did a Cano in the 81 design last year, I just updated the picture. And I know that some of you may yell at me for posting a Yankee on the 4th of July, but the Yankees are the team that's most like America. We have a lot of money, we have too many of the good guys on our side, everybody else hates us, and we celebrate a thrilling November every couple years. So there. If America's like the Yankees, then Cano is the Secretary of State.
Coming Tomorrow- I'm leaving on vacation for the rest of the week (details later), but customs will continue. Tomorrow, possibly the best pitcher in the AL.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
All Star Rosters are out: Let the gripe-fest begin!
Well, the annual event of looking on the internet, being somewhat happy and wondering "who" has come upon us. The All Star rosters are live, and as a baseball card blogger and critic, I have no choice but to do what I do best- criticize them!
AL:
C- Alex Avila, Detroit. Don't know him that well, but I've heard he's been doing well.
1B- Adrian Gonzalez, Boston. Rightfully so, despite being a Red Soc
2B- Robinson Cano, New York. Definitely.
SS- Derek Jeter, New York. Of course. Maybe questionable, but screw the haters.
3B- Alex Rodriguez, New York. Again, obviously.
OF- Jose Bautista, Toronto. With the season he's having, why not.
OF- Curtis Granderson, New York. Again- monster season, deserving of it.
OF- Josh Hamilton, Texas. I'd say he deserves it.
DH- David Ortiz, Boston. Ehhhh...maybe
Pitchers:
Josh Beckett, Boston. Alright, fine.
Aaron Crow, Kansas City. Don't know him, but I hear good things.
Gio Gonzalez, Oakland. Alright, I'll give ya that one.
Felix Hernandez, Seattle. Understandable.
Brandon Leauge, Seattle. Who?
Chris Perez, Cleveland. Interesting player.
David Price, Tampa. Deserving of it.
Mariano Rivera, New York. Yeah, you better bow.
James Shields, Tampa. Okay, I'll take your word for it.
Jose Valverde, Detroit. Decent closer.
Justin Verlander, Detroit. Of course he makes it. Well done.
Jered Weaver, Anaheim. Oh, definitely.
CJ Wilson, Texas. I really don't know if we had to sacrifice CC Sabathia for him, but alright.
Reserves:
C: Russell Martin, New York. Of course he gets in. Great season.
C: Matt Wieters, Baltimore. Just get this guy a Topps card and we have a deal
1B: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit. No question needed.
2B: Howie Kendrick, Anahiem. Okay, we could use him.
SS- Asdrubal Cabrera, Cleveland. Good choice.
3B- Adrian Beltre, Texas. The overratedness continues!
OF- Michael Cuddyer, Minnesota. Fine
OF- Jacoby Ellisbury, Boston. Why so many Bostons?
OF- Matt Joyce, Tampa. Who?
OF- Carlos Quentin, Chicago. If they needed a nod, then fine. I'll take it.
DH- Michael Young, Texas. Why so many Texans
NL:
C: Brian McCann, Atlanta. I'm happy for Dayf.
1B- Prince Fielder, Milwaukee. Deservingly.
2B- Rickie Weeks, Milwaukee. Alright, I'll take it.
SS- Jose Reyes, New York. Alright, let the Met in.
3B- Placido Polanco, Philadelphia. THERE WE GOOO! I VOTED FOR HIM!
OF- Ryan Braun, Milwaukee. Of course
OF- Lance Berkman, St. Louis. Having a great season.
OF- Matt Kemp, Los Angeles. I'm extremely happy he gets in, for Night Owl.
Pitchers:
Heath Bell, San Diego. If they needed a rep, then alright.
Matt Cain, San Francisco. Having a good season.
Tyler Clippard, Washington. East that Strasburg,
Roy Halladay, Philadelphia. OF COURSE
Cole Hamels, Philadelphia, OF COURSE
Joel Hanharan, Pittsburgh. Hey, he's better than Evan Meek from last year.
Jair Jurrjens, Atlanta. Right
Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles. Finally, giving the right guy a All Star game.
Cliff Lee, Philadelphia. So every Philly in the 4 except for Oswalt. Alright, I'll take that.
Tim Lincecum, San Francisco. Damn Freak
Johnny Venters, Atlanta. Good rookie.
Ryan Vogelsong, San Francisco. Who?
Brian Wilson, San Francisco. Shave the beard and we have a deal.
Reserves:
C- Yadier Molina, St. Louis. Good choice.
1B- Gaby Sanchez, Florida, Alright, fine
1B- Joey Votto, Cincinatti. That I can do
2B- Brandon Phillips, Cincinatti. I'll take that too.
3B- CHIPPAH Jones, Atlanta. Of course, he needs one more before he retires.
SS- Starlin Castro, Chicago. Why not. He's having a good season.
SS- Troy Tulowitski, Colorado. Again, great season
OF- Jay Bruce, Cincinatti. BRUUUUCE.
OF- Carlos Beltran, New York. Of course, the only two healthy stars on the team get in.
OF- Matt Holliday, St. Louis. Sure
OF- Justin Upton, Arizona. Sounds good.
OF- Hunter Pence, Houston. Fine.
No real problems with this year's roster. Maybe just the lack of RYAN HOWARD, and maybe the lack of MARK TEIXIERA. But hey, that's what Final Man vote is for.
AL:
C- Alex Avila, Detroit. Don't know him that well, but I've heard he's been doing well.
1B- Adrian Gonzalez, Boston. Rightfully so, despite being a Red Soc
2B- Robinson Cano, New York. Definitely.
SS- Derek Jeter, New York. Of course. Maybe questionable, but screw the haters.
3B- Alex Rodriguez, New York. Again, obviously.
OF- Jose Bautista, Toronto. With the season he's having, why not.
OF- Curtis Granderson, New York. Again- monster season, deserving of it.
OF- Josh Hamilton, Texas. I'd say he deserves it.
DH- David Ortiz, Boston. Ehhhh...maybe
Pitchers:
Josh Beckett, Boston. Alright, fine.
Aaron Crow, Kansas City. Don't know him, but I hear good things.
Gio Gonzalez, Oakland. Alright, I'll give ya that one.
Felix Hernandez, Seattle. Understandable.
Brandon Leauge, Seattle. Who?
Chris Perez, Cleveland. Interesting player.
David Price, Tampa. Deserving of it.
Mariano Rivera, New York. Yeah, you better bow.
James Shields, Tampa. Okay, I'll take your word for it.
Jose Valverde, Detroit. Decent closer.
Justin Verlander, Detroit. Of course he makes it. Well done.
Jered Weaver, Anaheim. Oh, definitely.
CJ Wilson, Texas. I really don't know if we had to sacrifice CC Sabathia for him, but alright.
Reserves:
C: Russell Martin, New York. Of course he gets in. Great season.
C: Matt Wieters, Baltimore. Just get this guy a Topps card and we have a deal
1B: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit. No question needed.
2B: Howie Kendrick, Anahiem. Okay, we could use him.
SS- Asdrubal Cabrera, Cleveland. Good choice.
3B- Adrian Beltre, Texas. The overratedness continues!
OF- Michael Cuddyer, Minnesota. Fine
OF- Jacoby Ellisbury, Boston. Why so many Bostons?
OF- Matt Joyce, Tampa. Who?
OF- Carlos Quentin, Chicago. If they needed a nod, then fine. I'll take it.
DH- Michael Young, Texas. Why so many Texans
NL:
C: Brian McCann, Atlanta. I'm happy for Dayf.
1B- Prince Fielder, Milwaukee. Deservingly.
2B- Rickie Weeks, Milwaukee. Alright, I'll take it.
SS- Jose Reyes, New York. Alright, let the Met in.
3B- Placido Polanco, Philadelphia. THERE WE GOOO! I VOTED FOR HIM!
OF- Ryan Braun, Milwaukee. Of course
OF- Lance Berkman, St. Louis. Having a great season.
OF- Matt Kemp, Los Angeles. I'm extremely happy he gets in, for Night Owl.
Pitchers:
Heath Bell, San Diego. If they needed a rep, then alright.
Matt Cain, San Francisco. Having a good season.
Tyler Clippard, Washington. East that Strasburg,
Roy Halladay, Philadelphia. OF COURSE
Cole Hamels, Philadelphia, OF COURSE
Joel Hanharan, Pittsburgh. Hey, he's better than Evan Meek from last year.
Jair Jurrjens, Atlanta. Right
Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles. Finally, giving the right guy a All Star game.
Cliff Lee, Philadelphia. So every Philly in the 4 except for Oswalt. Alright, I'll take that.
Tim Lincecum, San Francisco. Damn Freak
Johnny Venters, Atlanta. Good rookie.
Ryan Vogelsong, San Francisco. Who?
Brian Wilson, San Francisco. Shave the beard and we have a deal.
Reserves:
C- Yadier Molina, St. Louis. Good choice.
1B- Gaby Sanchez, Florida, Alright, fine
1B- Joey Votto, Cincinatti. That I can do
2B- Brandon Phillips, Cincinatti. I'll take that too.
3B- CHIPPAH Jones, Atlanta. Of course, he needs one more before he retires.
SS- Starlin Castro, Chicago. Why not. He's having a good season.
SS- Troy Tulowitski, Colorado. Again, great season
OF- Jay Bruce, Cincinatti. BRUUUUCE.
OF- Carlos Beltran, New York. Of course, the only two healthy stars on the team get in.
OF- Matt Holliday, St. Louis. Sure
OF- Justin Upton, Arizona. Sounds good.
OF- Hunter Pence, Houston. Fine.
No real problems with this year's roster. Maybe just the lack of RYAN HOWARD, and maybe the lack of MARK TEIXIERA. But hey, that's what Final Man vote is for.
Friday, July 1, 2011
5 Packs of 2011 Topps Series 2
Managed to snag some more packs of Series 2 at Target. Good set, with good inserts, but not as good as last year. Liking the Diamond Stars though
Pack 1-
440- Grady Sizemore. Hoping for a good comeback. A good friend of mine's a Cleveland fan.
609- Juan Francisco
641- Travis Wood, the man that almost threw a no-hitter against my Phils.
344- Michael Kohn.
501- Tsuyoshi Nishioka. Gotta remember that.
589- Seattle tc
Grienke, Gallardo Duos
Diamond Duos of Felix Hernandez. Still peeved about him winning the Cy over CC last year.
572- Brad Hawpe
429- Skip "not Joel" Schumaker
483- Justin Where There's Smoak
546- Pat the Bat Burrell
Pack 2-
484- Gerardo Parra
504- Jhonny "You are spelling it wrong" Peralta
640- Dan Uggla.
623- Leo Nunez
461- Eric Sogard
375- Matt "The most deserving All Star in recent History" Kemp.
478- Mike Minor
350- Francisco Liriano GOLD #'D TO 2011
Before there was bluuhhh
Joe Mauer Topps 60. More like Topps 60 Day. Ohhhh Snap
352- Colby Lewis
486- Francisco Rodriguez, or "Que?"-Rod
Pack 3-
592- Dayan Vicideo
408- Denard Span
582- Kosuke Fukudome
359- Halladay cl.
374- Nats tc
496- Gavin Floyd
604- Joe Patterson GOLD #'D TO 2011
Matt Holliday Red Gold
Juan Marichal mini
Tony Gwynn 1997 NotYoMamma card
607- Daniel Murphy
463- Will Venable
364- Tim Wakefield.
Pack 4-
423- Hideki Okajima. Who'd I piss off to get all the Red Sox?
473- Chad Billingsley
544- Justin Masterson
602- Ivan DeJesus Jr. Kid, ya may be good, but your dad made a lot of Phillie fans mad when he was traded here for a 2nd Baseman named Sandberg. So be careful.
521- Joaquin Benoit
375- Matt Kemp
478- Mike Minor again
Duos of Jason Heyward and...Hank Aaron? Maybe a little too soon to call, Topps.
Carlos Gonzalez Diamond Stars
383- Ryan Ludwick
357- Mike Cameron.
469- Joe "Who's Pitching? Awww crud" Blanton.
Pack 5-
472- Jason Kendall.
393- Jake Arietta
586- Carlos "Unexpected Star" Lee
535- Rich Harden
386- Barry Enright
516- Mike Leake
Halladay and Oswalt Duos. Very clever Topps.
CODE CARD! LETS SEE WHO I GET:
1993 Mo Vaughn. Sighhh....it's a Red Sock, and it's also Mo Stinking Vaughn. Gosh...hey, at least I dug up an Ozzie Smith ring. There's the bright side.
587- JP Arencibia
616- Ross Ohlendorf
559- Reggie Willits
335- Buster Posey. Proof that blocking the plate is wrong
All in all, good packs. Terrible Diamond Givewaya pull though. If anyone wants it...just ask.
Pack 1-
440- Grady Sizemore. Hoping for a good comeback. A good friend of mine's a Cleveland fan.
609- Juan Francisco
641- Travis Wood, the man that almost threw a no-hitter against my Phils.
344- Michael Kohn.
501- Tsuyoshi Nishioka. Gotta remember that.
589- Seattle tc
Grienke, Gallardo Duos
Diamond Duos of Felix Hernandez. Still peeved about him winning the Cy over CC last year.
572- Brad Hawpe
429- Skip "not Joel" Schumaker
483- Justin Where There's Smoak
546- Pat the Bat Burrell
Pack 2-
484- Gerardo Parra
504- Jhonny "You are spelling it wrong" Peralta
640- Dan Uggla.
623- Leo Nunez
461- Eric Sogard
375- Matt "The most deserving All Star in recent History" Kemp.
478- Mike Minor
350- Francisco Liriano GOLD #'D TO 2011
Before there was bluuhhh
Joe Mauer Topps 60. More like Topps 60 Day. Ohhhh Snap
352- Colby Lewis
486- Francisco Rodriguez, or "Que?"-Rod
Pack 3-
592- Dayan Vicideo
408- Denard Span
582- Kosuke Fukudome
359- Halladay cl.
374- Nats tc
496- Gavin Floyd
604- Joe Patterson GOLD #'D TO 2011
Matt Holliday Red Gold
Juan Marichal mini
Tony Gwynn 1997 NotYoMamma card
607- Daniel Murphy
463- Will Venable
364- Tim Wakefield.
Pack 4-
423- Hideki Okajima. Who'd I piss off to get all the Red Sox?
473- Chad Billingsley
544- Justin Masterson
602- Ivan DeJesus Jr. Kid, ya may be good, but your dad made a lot of Phillie fans mad when he was traded here for a 2nd Baseman named Sandberg. So be careful.
521- Joaquin Benoit
375- Matt Kemp
478- Mike Minor again
Duos of Jason Heyward and...Hank Aaron? Maybe a little too soon to call, Topps.
Carlos Gonzalez Diamond Stars
383- Ryan Ludwick
357- Mike Cameron.
469- Joe "Who's Pitching? Awww crud" Blanton.
Pack 5-
472- Jason Kendall.
393- Jake Arietta
586- Carlos "Unexpected Star" Lee
535- Rich Harden
386- Barry Enright
516- Mike Leake
Halladay and Oswalt Duos. Very clever Topps.
CODE CARD! LETS SEE WHO I GET:
1993 Mo Vaughn. Sighhh....it's a Red Sock, and it's also Mo Stinking Vaughn. Gosh...hey, at least I dug up an Ozzie Smith ring. There's the bright side.
587- JP Arencibia
616- Ross Ohlendorf
559- Reggie Willits
335- Buster Posey. Proof that blocking the plate is wrong
All in all, good packs. Terrible Diamond Givewaya pull though. If anyone wants it...just ask.
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