The Dodgers were visiting Coors Field a few weeks ago, and the Rockies came darn close to pulling off a sweep. Stephen Cardullo, the 29-year old rookie, clubbed his first career home run in Game 1 of a split doubleheader. He ended up with a two-home-run day (though not a two-home-run game), as he hit a grand slam in Game 2, but it wasn't enough to complete the sweep. Later on in that game, the Dodgers got a grand slam of their own, hit by Andrew Toles.
That shot ended up being the game winner for Los Angeles, and it did put a little damper on Stephen Cardullo's breakout performance. But Night Owl took the sting out by sending a package of Rockies, specifically referencing Toles' grand salami.
Mmmm, salami.
2015 Stadium Club #232 Corey Dickerson |
2016 Stadium Club Contact Sheet #CS-10 Nolan Arenado |
2011 Topps Opening Day Stadium Lights #UL-2 Troy Tulowitzki |
Third deck on the third base side. Tickets aren't too expensive, you get a great view of all the action, and you're pretty much always in the shade, or at least not staring directly into the sun. I'm going to one last game this season tonight, and while I don't know the exact section, I know my Cardinals fan friend bought tickets on the left-field side.
2015 Topps Allen & Ginter Mini #175 DJ LeMahieu |
That name is getting easier and easier to spell.
DJ is tied for the lead in the NL batting average race, currently sitting at .348. Daniel Murphy is right there with him, but the Nationals have no games left against the Mets, and Murphy got a hit in every single game he played against his former New York team this season. Maybe the end of that streak is just what DJ needs to regain his grasp on the batting crown.
As far as 2015 A&G, I know that set pretty well, as I won the whole full-size base set in a Nachos Grande group break by virtue of the Rockies being mostly a bust in that particular break. The girlfriend also brought home half a box that yielded some great insert cards. A&G is printed on thick card stock, so these minis are pretty sturdy for their size.
2011 Topps Update Cognac Diamond Anniversary #US171 Matt Lindstrom |
I wasn't really paying much attention to the Cardsphere in 2011, but I think Night Owl may have even coined that term.
2015 National League All-Stars Topps #NL-7 Troy Tulowitzki |
But it's not.
It's actually from a 17-card team set released to commemorate the National League's All-Star team. It's packaged much like the team sets you see at souvenir stands at the ballpark, and it's not available in packs. Other than the card number and the National League logo in the lower left, it's no different from his base card, but it is a little something extra that I never knew existed until now.
2000 Topps Own the Game #OTG10 Larry Walker |
2012 Topps Chrome #85 Carlos Gonzalez |
Matt Holliday left a bit to be desired in that department, but nothing like this blunder that Justin Upton pulled on Saturday. I've never seen a ball bounce that high. And Mike Napoli seems to make the blooper reels more than most. One particularly vivid memory of Napoli was him darting off the field following a nearby lightning strike while playing for the Rangers. I'll be in that neck of the woods on business later this week. Hopefully the weather cooperates.
Topps Now ought to make cards of goofy plays like that. Pitchers these days take no-hitters into the 6th or 7th innings pretty regularly. But you don't see plays like that every day.
Thanks to Night Owl for looking out for my well-being after that loss at the end of August!
I can'take take credit for coining the term liquorfractor, may have been Cardboard Junkie.
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Cool cards always soothe a tough loss. Night Owl must have had a double of that Tulo "Stadium Lights" insert - that's one of the best night cards I've ever seen.
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