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Congrats to Gregory Zakwin on being the lucky winner of the Steve Young 1986 Topps #374 RC.  Once Gregory Zakwin sends me their mailing address, I will ship this card ASAP.  Thanks! Filed under: contest

The Topps 2013 set contains this card of Adam Greenberg.Including him in the set was clearly a sentimental choice, not one based on baseball reality. Greenberg had only one at bat and he's not going to ever get another. But I like that Topps did this.I also think that Topps missed another sentimental opportunity. One year ago today, Kerry Wood pitched in his final major league game. Coming on in relief in the 8th inning against the White Sox, he struck out Dayan Viciedo. He was then taken out of the game and received a rousing standing ovation from the Wrigley faithful as he walked back to the dugout.Just before getting to the dugout, little Justin Wood rushed out and gave his dad a huge hug. It was a wonderfully sentimental moment, a moment that should be captured on cardboard.So here it is, my sentimental favorite card from Topps 2013.

Name: Kurt Stillwell Team: Cincinnati Reds Position: Shortstop Value of card: This 1986 Topps Kurt Stillwell card is worth as much as two other 1986 Topps Kurt Stillwell cards. Why? Because they're all worthless Key 1985 stat: 4,213 Blood gang members who owned this jacket It's time for a blinding-red pop quiz: How could there be more red on this card? (A) Stillwell could be a forever-cursed full ginger rather than a forever-cursed half ginger (B) The whites of Stillwell's eyes could be red, just like the whites of the eyes of all who looked at this card (C) Stillwell could have been exposed as a Soviet spy 10 seconds before this photo was taken (D) More zits. (E) All of the above.

Born on this date, Rich Garces. "His best tool is his fork." - NL scout

Happy Birthday Brooks Robinson!!! The man considered to be the greatest defensive third baseman in baseball history turns 76 years old today!! The resume of Brooks Robinson is more incredible each and every time I take a peek at it. I’ve always known him to be a great defensive ball player, but his offensive and team success during his 23-year career cannot be denied. While Mike Schmidt may be the more explosive, and Chipper Jones may be the better pure hitter of the bunch, Brooks can certainly hold his own in the conversation ranking the best third basemen in baseball history. Robinson is known for his glove first, and with 16 consecutive years of Gold Glove level performance it is clear to see why. On offense he has collected 2,848 hits, 268 home runs, 1,357 RBI, 1,232 runs scored, and a lifetime average of .267. And the Orioles teams he played for did well too. He is a member of the 1966 and 1970 World Series championship teams. Happy Birthday Mr. Robinson!!!

#79Justin A. De FratusRelief PitcherBats: Switch Throws: Right Height: 6'4" Weight: 220Born: October 21, 1987, Oxnard, CAHome: Oxnard, CADrafted: Selected by Phillies in 11th round of June 2007 draftTeams: Phillies 2011-Acquired: Via draftContract Status: Pre-arbitration eligible

1/4 THROUGH – Milestones To Look Forward To During The 2013 Major League Baseball Season ________________________________________________ Well friends, we are amazingly 1/4 through with the 2013 baseball regula season, so I thought we should go back to the list of milestones I was going to track this season and see how these players are progressing. For this 1/4 update all notes wil be added to the original post in GREEN. _________________________________________________ I had a great time doing this prior to the starts of the 2011 and 2012 baseball seasons, so I thought I would give it another go as we prepare for the start of this upcoming campaign. So, without further ado, I bring to you some of the milestones I will be looking for in 2013… Ichiro’s push towards 2,800 career hits in the major leagues. He starts the season with 2,606. 37 games in and Ichiro has 32 hits – Not great, but not horrible either. As other Yankees return to the line-up, he should be helped. Todd Helton marches towards 2,500 career hits. He starts the 2013 campaign with 2,420 hits. Helton only has 18 hits in 23 games. 2,500 is still a strong possibility but it may not happen as soon as it should have…. David Ortiz looks to capture the 2,000th hit of his major league career. He will start the season with 1,863 career hits. Ortiz has 28 hits in 22 games and has been hot since returning to the Boston line-up.  He needs 109 to reach 2,000. Albert Pujols looks to join the ’500 HR Club’. He will start his 13th major league season with 475 homers on his resume. Pujols has only clubbed 7 home runs this year.  He needs 18 more to reach 500! Ryan Howard looks to drive in the 1,000th run of his big league career. He will start the season with 920 RBI. Hoawrd has only driven in 22 runs in 38 games.  He is going to have to step it up to get to 1,000 by the end of the season. Ryan Braun looks to add another 30/100 season to his resume. He has done it for the last 5 seasons. Can he make it six in a row? Braun has 8 home runs and 26 RBI in 35 games.  If he can remain healthy, he is on pace to hit the 30/1000 milestone again. CC Sabathia looks to lock up career victory number 200. He will start the season with 191 career wins. CC has 4 wins so far and is well on his way to 200 career victories.  I’d like to see him do it before the All-Star break if possible. Matt Cain is out to capture career victory #100 – he is currently sitting at 85. Cain has 3 wins in 9 starts this season and is not off to the same pace he had in 2012 when he won 16 games.  He’ll have to step it up if he wants to reach #100 this season. Justin Verlander is approaching 1,500 career strikeouts. He needs just 46 to hit the mark. DONE!!!  This guy is a beast and he is well on his way to 1,600 and beyond. Tim Lincecum is nearing 1,500 career strikeouts. I’m still unsure of what his role may be this season, Lincecum needs 183 K’s to reach the mark. Lincecum is faring well so far in 2013.  He has 52 strikeouts in 48 innings of work.  If he can stay on this pace, he will do it!! So there you have it – These are some of the baseball milestones that I will be tracking as the 2013 season gets under way. Just like in previous seasons, I will offer up recaps of these possible baseball milestones as the season progresses – please stay tuned for that. What are you going to be watching for this year?? Thanks for reading!!!

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Hey folks! Sorry for the late posting tonight, but to make it up, I am extended the Free Agent Draft deadline to Monday, May 20. Here is the draft form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1unR72ivuiXNKqr99VFHN-AflhPuRrmsMsCQT3iQPzAU/viewform *NOTE: Some cards were still on my scanner. Some of the free agents from those cards may not have made the list this week. We'll get them next week. (Turns out, just Tejada missed the list this week) Also, Philip Hughes is misspelled as "Houghes" in the list. I will fix that in the actual player list. By popular request, I will open the oddball packs throughout the season and those cards will be randomly distributed among the managers! Should be a lot of fun! Here's a taste: 1995 Phil Rizzuto The National Pastime. 7 cards per pack. Cincinnati American Association Boston BBC Great Fielding John McGraw - Giants - Hey! An actual named player! Game Card Street & Smith Sport Barker's Advertising Book Interesting cards... What else is there to say? How about: What a neat way to look back at some of the very early history of the sport we love to collect bits of cardboard representations?