Baseball Cards

Name: Arthur Rhodes Team: Baltimore Orioles™ Position: Pitcher Value of card: 12 feathers from carcass of an oriole a soiled pigeon Key 1991 stat: 47 dead orioles kept in a drawer Orioles' scouting report on rookie prospect Arthur Rhodes: "We paid him his salary in fake gold jewelry, so it's no big deal if he doesn't pan out. ... If he can get as much movement on his curveball as he does on his mouth, we'll be all right. ... A minus: Falls off the mound after every pitch. ... A plus: Crossed eyes might confuse batters. ... Flipped us 'the bird' upon arrival, which actually fits in well with the Orioles franchise. ... Favorite actor? Dudley Moore. Favorite movie? Yup, 'Arthur.' ... We're always looking for a few good bulges. And this one comes with a twist."

Born on today's date, Ed Whitson. "I didn't win. I can't fight feet. Maybe I ought to go to one of those karate schools." - Billy Martin complaining that Whitson kicked him in a fight

1988 Fleer Superstar Special Featuring Tony Fernandez, Cal Ripken Jr., and Alan Trammell What a great way to start off a Sunday huh?? Showing off a baseball card featuring three of the best shortstops from the American League during the 1980′s. The card comes from the 1988 Fleer baseball card set, and is part of the in-set subset called ‘Superstar Special’. The card: If I had to rank these three great shortstops, it would be very easy to do. 1 – Ripken 2 – Trammell 3 - Fernandez For all intents and purposes, this one will land in my Alan Trammell player collection, which is getting very close to completion!!!

Reds 10, Phillies 0Game 43 - Saturday Afternoon, May 18th in PhiladelphiaRecord - 20-23One Sentence Summary: The Phillies were shellacked by the Reds, 10-0, and never even had a chance in the middle game of the series.What It Means: As I mentioned yesterday - no consistency. They look great one day, and appear completely lifeless the next. The Phils can still win the series with a victory this afternoon.What Went Wrong: Kyle Kendrick suffered his first rough outing of the year, allowing four runs on eight hits over six innings. Over the final three innings, the bullpen failed to keep the game even remotely close. B.J. Rosenberg (3 runs in 1 1/3 innings) and Chad Durbin (2 runs in an inning) were the main offenders.The offense managed seven hits, while going 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position.Featured Card: This loss was by no means Durbin's fault, and the game was well out of hand before he surrendered two meaningless runs in the top of the ninth inning. But how much longer can the Phils stick with Durbin? His ERA stands at 8.10 in 13 appearances this year. There's got to be a better option available at Triple-A.

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Today is Brooks Robinson's 76th birthday, but everything else about this day made me feel like baseball is a cruel, pointless, stupid game. Yes, I was at Camden Yards for Jim Johnson and Darren O'Day's six-run ninth-inning meltdown; why do you ask?

Had a fun day at Yankee Stadium today. The Yankees made fairly easy work of the overhyped Blue Jays, 7-2. Robinson Cano was the big hero with two home runs.It was interesting to see a lot of unfamiliar players on the Yankees. Instead of Teixiera, Jeter and A-Rod, they Yankees now have Overbay, Nix, and David Adams. They're playing pretty well though. And another new guy, Travis Hafner, found himself facing a unique shift - the Blue Jays would send their third baseman to right field to overload that side of the field. In the eighth inning Hafner figured out how to beat that shift, hitting the ball into the seats for a two-run homer.

Features on each member of the 1990 Billings Mustangs, as included in that year's team setBillings MustangsPC3211 - Kevin Berry, New Opportunity, 5/4/13PC3212 - Sean Doty, Steady Pitching, 5/17/13PC3213 - Scott Duff, Losing Battle, 5/5/13PC3214 - Mike Ferry, Right Now, 5/14/13PC3215 - Brian Fry, Those Numbers, 5/13/13PC3216 - Chris Keim, Could Do, 5/16/13PC3217 - Larry Luebbers, So Happy, 5/6/13PC3218 - Greg Margheim, Purely Personal, 5/15/13PC3219 - Ernie Nieves, Started Strong, 5/6/13PC3220 - Scott Robinson, Exhibition Outing, 5/9/13 PC3221 - Carl Stewart, Fine Start, 5/7/13PC3222 - Kevin Tatar, Couldn't Go, 5/7/13PC3223 - Ryan Edwards, Decent Year, 5/12/13PC3224 - Brian Nichols, Tied Up, 5/4/13PC3225 - Roy Hammargren, High Level, 5/13/13PC3226 - Dave Wheeler, Baseball Clinic, 5/9/13 PC3227 - Bobby Filotei, Fist Pump, 5/8/13PC3228 - Keith Gordon, Something New, 5/15/13PC3229 - Kevin Jones, Bloop Single, 5/8/13PC3230 - Bobby Perna, Far Apart, 5/11/13PC3231 - Kevin Riggs, Not Work, 5/14/13PC3232 - Todd Wilson, Billings Native, 5/12/13PC3233 - Eric Burroughs, Took Off, 5/18/13PC3234 - Elliott Quinones, Came Through, 5/11/13PC3235 - Chris Vasquez, Accepted It, 5/10/13 PC3236 - Victor Perez, An Example, 5/5/13PC3237 - K.C. Gillum, Tied Up, 5/16/13 PC3238 - Gerry Groninger, Always Wanted, 5/10/13PC3239 - Mack Jenkins, Tedious Guy, 5/17/13