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Last week when I sat down to scan a few of the D-Backs cards we got signed this past Spring Training, this is the first card I grabbed. I remembered getting Patrick Corbin's autograph but couldn't remember what type of card I had for him to sign.
It turns out that we had his 2011 Topps Pro Debut card. It features him on the Orem Owlz, the Angels Rookie ball team. My memory of this guy must be all around awful because I had also forgotten that we got him as part of the Dan Haren deal.
I'm sure he'll have some Diamondbacks cards next year but for now this one's a nice part of our D-Backs collection.
After hitting below the Mendoza line in 100+ at bats this season, Daric Barton has found himself back in Triple A again. I'm disappointed for him. When the A's got him from the Cardinals way back in 2004 as part of the Mark Mulder deal, he seemed like a can't miss prospect. Unfortunately he missed.
That means there's not much of a market for his 2008 Topps Chrome certified autos. I paid less than $3 shipped for this blue refractor numbered to 200.
# 226 - Daric Barton - Chrome Blue Refractor
I recently won a lot 17 different of Detroit Tigers season tickets. These are pretty cool because they're all from 2008 and were made in the design of 2008 Topps cards. I figured they'd fit in nicely with the rest of our collection.
The fourth is from July 8, 2008. It features former Tigers infielder, Carlos Guillen.
In case you were wondering, the Tigers beat the Indians that day 9-2. Miguel Cabrera hit two home runs and Justin Verlander struck out 7.
For those of you keeping track at home this is our 495th signed 2008 Topps card. We've officially hit the 50% mark for the 990 card set!
Frank Catalanotto signed this card for us via his charity. Frank was one of those no nonsense guys who always worked hard. During his career he played every position except shortstop, center field, and pitcher.
Hey, Frank! Thanks for helping us make history.
# 564 - Frank Catalanotto
Progress: 495/990
Today seems like a good day for a Lil Luis post. I've had this card scanned for awhile. So long that I don't even remember where I got it. It's from the 2008 Donruss Threads set. I believe it's a gold century proof parallel since it's numbered 25/50 on the back. Kind of a bland card but the shinyness that comes along with the parallel makes it cooler.
I grabbed this one for our D-Backs collection. I didn't know much about Yazy Arbelo when I bought it but AZSnakePit.com did a short write up on him last week. Despite some impressive power numbers, I guess he's not exactly a top tier prospect. That's okay. This card is a nice card and it was cheap. I'm still happy.
Two weeks ago, I wasn't sure if I wanted to bother with the parallel versions of Daniel Hudson's 2012 Bowman Platinum autographed card. Well I ended up finding the blue version ( 75/199 ) for about $5 shipped. I couldn't say no.
