A Collective Groan of Disgust from Every Third Base Prospect in the Mets Farm System
November 30th, 2012 by slangon

Shhh. Do you hear that? It’s the sound of a minor league third baseman weeping gently into his pillow. He’s not going anywhere. Looks like this card could be a reality.

2010 Topps Series 2 Hobby Box, Part 8
June 3rd, 2010 by slangon

So we begin Round 7. Pack 25 (Pedroia): 403 Jimmy Rollins 569 Jacoby Ellsbury 453 Jesse English RC 486 Raul Ibanez CMT102 Babe Ruth VLC10 Babe Ruth 595 Mike Lowell 413 J.J. Hardy 523 Phil Coke Jason Bay Attax Well, well. If you recall, way back in Round 2, in an odd turn of events, […]

2010 Topps Series 2 Hobby Box, Part 7
June 2nd, 2010 by slangon

Round 6, here we come. Pack 21 (Ruth): 393 Jason Frasor 522 Jordan Schafer 651 Mike Aviles 559 Nick Markakis CMT91 Ryne Sanberg LL-37 Jackie Robinson / Ichiro 346 Taylor Teagarden 420 Shin-Soo Choo 448 Joakim Soria Felix Hernandez Attax That’s a pretty awesome action shot up on that Markakis card. Nice choice. I think […]

2010 Topps Series 2 Hobby Box, Part 6
June 1st, 2010 by slangon

On to Round 5. Pack 17 (Cobb): 491 Rafael Furcal 356 Angels FH 435 Nelson Cruz 575 Ryan Perry 410 Oakland A’s TC HWS9 Bob Feller TR62 Troy Tulowitzki 500 Brad Lidge 414 Sean West Matt Kemp Attax Hmm. Another Cobb pack, another Turkey Red. I guess that actually makes a bit of sense, since […]

2010 Topps Series 2 Hobby Box, Part 3
May 30th, 2010 by slangon

Here we go with round 2. The one problem with this round was that I realized that there were 9 Mickey Mantle Packs, 9 Ty Cobb packs, only 8 Babe Ruths and 10 Dustin Pedroias. Therefore, if I want to stick to my plan of 9 rounds of Cobb vs. Ruth vs. Mantle vs. Pedroia, […]

2010 Topps Series 2 Hobby Box, Part 2
May 29th, 2010 by slangon

So begins the battle. 4 contestants, only 1 spot for glory. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you your 4 gladiators for Round 1. Let’s get it on. Pack 1 (Pedroia): 599 Jay Bruce 421 Doug Fister 364 Trevor Hoffman 457 Kanekoa Texeira 411 Jack Wilson VLC5 George Sisler T18 Clayton Kershaw 628 Ross Detwiler 578 […]