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Then and now

I pulled this numbered, colored parallel of Stephen Strasburg from 2011 Bowman a couple of days ago. You might remember that I pulled a numbered, colored parallel of Strasburg from 2010 Bowman last year. There are a few similarities between the pulls. Both are Strasburgs. Both are from Bowman. Both are numbered parallels. Both were purchased at Walmart. Both were purchased in the month of June. And that's where the similarities end. Shall we contrast and compare? We shall. This Strasburg came out of a rack pack. This Strasburg came out of a blaster. This Strasburg is numbered to 495. This Strasburg is numbered to 999. I pulled this card while sitting at my computer desk and chuckled to myself. I pulled this card while sitting in my car and yelled something really loud. I waited two-and-a-half days to post this card. I posted this card less than two hours after pulling it. This card is sitting on my desk sans top loader or penny sleeve, with a ...

Get a grip, people

... Prepare the paper bags, the hyperventilating has begun. ... ... Breathless report prior to Tuesday's game: Manny Ramirez's at-bats can be seen live on ESPNEWS (a false acronym, by the way). Why? ... ... I guess I have 10 days to build my bunker before the media bomb goes off on July 3rd. ... ... Sometimes I get so annoyed at my profession. ... End of stream-of-consciousness rant.