| 2012 Topps Update #US12 Jake Westbrook #US301 Carlos Beltran |
I've got a few of these Beltrans now, but the Westbrook is new.
| 2012 Topps Update #US63 Gerald Laird #US82 Ty Wigginton #US123 Jamie Moyer/Checklist |
| 2012 Topps Update #US11 Rick Ankiel Golden Moments #GM-U21 Ernie Banks 1987 Topps Minis #TM-122 Yonder Alonso |
When I was attending SLU, one car in a garage near my dorm had the license plate "Mr. Cub". I always joked that it was Ernie Banks' car, and no one got it. Baseball nicknames don't really pervade pop culture too much I guess, even in a rival town.
| 2012 Topps Update - Walmart Blue Border #US84 Eric Thames #US161 Brian Dozier |
I'm going to call my curse lifted, as these blue borders are on Navy teams, although the Twins could probably go either way.
| 2012 Topps Update Gold Sparkle #US28 Matt Albers Blockbusters #BB-30 Jose Bautista |
Was the trade for Bautista really considered a blockbuster at the time? It definitely worked out well for him and Toronto, but I can't quite imagine big headlines when he came over.
| 2012 Topps Update - Gold Border #527 Aaron Hill #1278/2012 #562 Henderson Alvarez #0583/2012 #US94 Kevin Slowey #1781/2012 |
And I'll finish this pack off with the Gold Borders. Kevin Slowey never actually played for Cleveland, but spend all of 2012 at AAA, and is now in Miami. And, who's that sliding into second under Aaron Hill? Why, it's Ty Wigginton again.