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| 2012 Topps Update #US242 Joe Kelly #US251 Kyle McClellan |
Here are two Cardinals I didn't have yet, Joe Kelly, and Kyle McClellan. Kyle left us for Texas this year, but Joe's made his way into the rotation. And with those glasses, he reminds me of a cross between Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn and Bill Hader recently of SNL.
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| 2012 Topps Update #US60 Edwin Jackson #US227 Mark DeRosa #US247 Ryan Ludwick |
With the Red and/or Navy uniforms, I can almost pretend these guys are still Cardinals. Unfortunately all 3 are duplicates.
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| 2012 Topps Update #US25 Joe Mather #US149 Octavio Dotel |
Two more former Cardinals. If everyone collected like me, demand for Octavio Dotel cards would skyrocket, since he's played for 13 teams.
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| 2012 Topps Update Blockbusters #BB-12 Tom Seaver Golden Greats #GG-89 Lou Brock Gold Sparkle #US321 David Carpenter |
The 70s pinstriped helmets make an appearance on the Lou Brock card. Also, it's Lou Brock! I don't have many of his playing-days cards, so I'm always glad to see him included in insert sets.
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| 2012 Topps Update - WalMart Blue Border #US99 Chris Johnson #US321 David Carpenter |
If you believe in Fate, Karma, or getting what's coming to you, this is my punishment for complaining about red borders for blue teams. Blue borders for red teams! This box came from Walmart, obviously, hence the blue parallels. Along with the Gold Sparkle above, I can give someone a good start on a David Carpeter rainbow. He's pitched 1/3 of an inning this year and has a 108.00 ERA. But that one out was a strikeout, so there's potential, right?
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| 2012 Topps Update Golden Moments #GM-U4 Josh Hamilton 1987 Topps Minis #TM-144 Mark Trumbo |
Here we have 2 more Angels, one's just in Rangers clothing. I still like those 1987 Minis, and I really didn't think I would when I first saw them.
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| 2012 Topps Update - Gold Border #131 Ian Desmond #1812/2012 #304 Brandon Morrow #1217/2012 #US199 Nate Schierholtz #1204/2012 |
Three more gold parallels. I want to not want to attempt this set, but the gold is so...gold. I don't really like the Stars and Stripes program MLB runs with the red/white/blue/camouflage hats/jerseys each Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and Canada Day for Toronto, but I do appreciate Topps documenting such events by getting that image of Brandon Morrow. In case you haven't seen it, and can't make it out in the scan, Toronto usually gets the red and white treatment, like the Canadian flag, so there's a red hat with a white front panel, and all-red Blue Jays logo.
As I've said before, my inserts are generally available for trade, though probably not the Lou Brock this time.
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