Thursday, July 23, 2020
Another Bunch of Breaks
More box break fun from @batcavelv includes some unique Cardinals stuff.
If you haven't checked out Tracy's Box Breaks before, and you're on a budget like I am, I highly suggest that you do so at your next opportunity. Tracy runs some of the cheapest breaks in town, and you literally never know what you're going to find inside. A new box just arrived on my porch from him today, but I'm going to look back at what I received back in May.
Right off the bat, it's an autograph of Edmundo Sosa, in Panini's "Carolina Blue" flavor. Sosa made the so-called Opening Day roster this year, which is a bit of a step up for him as he's seen very sparing time at the big league level so far. With the expanded roster this year, this might not change a whole lot, but it's nice to see someone get a little recognition.
At some point I believe Tracy had a handful of packs that were up for dibs, and I claimed this one. It's never going to be worth anything, but I think it's an interesting addition to my Ozzie collection.
I really liked these one-per-blaster chunky cards this year, so it was cool to get a copy of the Gibby. I still need to track down a copy of Ozzie Smith's iconic Padres rookie card replication from this set.
What is Topps Gallery without the awkward artwork? This Hall of Fame insert set features a very closely cropped Lou Brock.
This is a great photo of late career Willie McGee. I feel like he's featured in a ton of great shots over the years, even if he's not always the most photogenic guy.
Yadi says 'SUP. (I don't know if this is a thing Yadi actually ever says.)
Here's another purple Molina. This is yet more proof that the MLBPA-only license always looks best on cards of catchers.
While it won't be Trevor Rosenthal closing out games this year, it's nice to look back on a card that surely signaled a big Cardinals victory. Yadi will be catching pitches from Kwang-hyun Kim in the 9th in 2020.
Speaking of which... wow, real baseball tonight? It all feels so surreal.
Nice Cardinals.
ReplyDeleteYadi looks ready to play and straight up scary on that card.
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