Custom: Trevor Hoffman - 1973 Topps

Why Trevor Hoffman? He might just be the best closer of all-time.

Why not an 08 Topps card? I wanted to try something new and came up with this design that's reminiscent of the 1973 Topps football set.

# BAL10 - Adam Loewen - Team Set

This one came to us from Ryan ( Great Orioles Autograph Project ). At first it appears to be a regular Adam Loewen signed 08 Topps card but if you turn it over you'll notice that it is numbered differently. That's right. This card is from the 14-card Baltimore Orioles team set. Thanks, Ryan!

# BAL10 - Adam Loewen ( team set )

# 23 - Chin-Lung Hu

Chin-Lung Hu is currently on the roster of the Albuquerque Isotopes. He's been around for awhile now and I'm not really sure if he's going to make it. According to his Wikipedia article he's only 26 years old so I guess he does have some time. It just seems like we're pretty far removed from when he was named the MVP of the Futures Game in 2007. We received his 08 Topps card back signed from a 50/50 on SportsGraphing.com.

# 23 - Ching-Lung Hu

Progress: 289/990

# 222 - Mark Grudzielanek

Blog reader Dan has helped me out with a few cards in the past and he's come through again. Earlier this month he was over at Progressive Field and snagged a signed 08 Topps card of infielder, Mark Grudzielanek for us.

Thanks, Dan!

# 222 - Mark Grudzielanek

Progress: 288/990

# UH 195 - Chris Carter

Here's another card that Dan from SweetSpotGraphs.com helped us get signed. Chris Carter signed this card in Buffalo right before he was called up to the Mets.

# UH 195 - Chris Carter

Progress: 287/990

# UH 283 - Alex Cintron

Here goes another card that Dan from SweetSpotGraphs.com helped us get signed. Former Diamondbacks infielder, Alex Cintron is currently with the Mets AAA team.

# UH 283 - Alex Cintron

Progress: 286/990

Custom: Elvis Andrus - 2008 Topps

Why Elvis Andrus? He's putting up All-Star numbers in 2010.

Elvis Andrus seems to be the next Venezuelan born All-Star shortstop following legends like Luis Aparicio and Omar Vizquel. This year he is hitting .312 with 30 runs scored and 17 stolen bases. If he continues to put up numbers like this, there's a pretty good chance he will be playing in Anaheim this July.

# 19 - Elvis Andrus ( custom )