2014 Topps All Star Rookies announced!

Yesterday (14Nov14), Topps made the announcement of its 2014 Topps All Star Rookies.

The 2015 Topps cards of these players will have the gold rookie cup on them.

Here is the list:

1B Jose Abreu, White Sox
2B Kolten Wong, Cardinals
SS Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox
3B Nick Castellanos, Tigers
OF Danny Santana, Twins
OF Billy Hamilton, Reds
OF George Springer, Astros
C Travis d’Arnaud, Mets
LHP Roenis Elias, Mariners
RHP Masahiro Tanaka, Yankees
RP Dellin Betances, Yankees

Since 1959, Topps has selected players for their annual All-Star Rookie Team.  The team usually consists of a player from every position, along with 3 pitchers (right hander, left hander, and reliever).  With each card set  the following year, Topps would put a trophy symbol on that players card.

Click here :       COMPLETE ROSTERS SINCE 1959

(remember, they put the trophy cup on the cards the following year) 

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Jeff 

We're Talkin Baseball ..... CONTEST..

Robert over at $30 a week habit is running a contest ending this Thursday...
 

Giving away DUKE SNIDER!!!!

Talkin Baseball ...  Willie, Mickey and THE DUKE..

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Jeff

WORLD SERIES TIME ......

It's time for the World Series.  KC Royals   -vs-   SF Giants.

The first time the SF Giants were in the World Series..  1962 and they lost to the Yankees.

The first time the KC Royals were in the World Series.. 1980 and they lost to the Phillies.

SF Giants won their first WS  ...  2010 against the Rangers.

KC Royals won their first WS .. 1985 against the Cardinals.

Good Luck to both teams, BUT I am cheering on the ROYALS !!!!!!

LETS BRING BACK 1985.....

 

 

 

GO ROYALS!!!!!!!


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Jeff

World Series Contest

Visit Collectors Crack.....

Almost the Easiest World Series Contest on the Web 4!!!

I went wild and picked KC Royals over Pirates in 7games with 5 HRs.

GO ROYALS........................

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Jeff

Royals Return To The Playoffs !!!

For us Royals fans, it has been a long time coming.  The Royals are in the Playoffs for the first time since 1985. They also won the World Series in '85 against the Cardinals.

TWENTY NINE long years.....

In 1985....

I was in my last year of college at NDSU
Ronald Reagan had been sworn in to his second term as president
The Berlin Wall was still standing
a stamp cost 20 cents


Your computer in 1985

 

The first Nintendo system was released in America, and we played Super Mario for the first time.

Top Songs:

Top Movies:

1	Back to the Future		$210,609,762
2	Rambo: First Blood Part II		$150,415,432
3	Rocky IV		$127,873,716
4	The Color Purple		$94,175,854
5	Out of Africa		$87,071,205
6	Cocoon		$76,113,124
7	The Jewel of the Nile		$75,973,200
8	Witness		$68,706,993
9	The Goonies		$61,389,680
10	Spies Like Us

1985 Kansas City Royals roster
Roster
Pitchers 27 Joe Beckwith 40 Bud Black 26 Steve Farr 41 Tony Ferreira 23 Mark Gubicza 32 Larry Gura 38 Mark Huismann 25 Danny Jackson 17 Mike Jones 30 Mike LaCoss 37 Charlie Leibrandt 22 Dennis Leonard 29 Dan Quisenberry 31 Bret Saberhagen		Catchers  9 Jamie Quirk  8 Jim Sundberg 12 John Wathan Infielders 45 Steve Balboni  1 Buddy Biancalana  5 George Brett  2 Onix Concepcion 61 Bob Hegman  4 Greg Pryor 16 Jim Scranton 20 Frank White		Outfielders  9 Dane Iorg 35 Lynn Jones 36 Dave Leeper 28 Omar Moreno 24 Darryl Motley 15 Pat Sheridan 21 Lonnie Smith  6 Willie Wilson Other batters 11 Hal McRae  3 Jorge Orta		Manager 10 Dick Howser Coaches 43 Gary Blaylock 41 Mike Ferraro 42 José Martínez 14 Lee May 44 Jimmie Schaffer

Season standings 1985

AL West	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Kansas City Royals	91	71	.562	--
California Angels	90	72	.556	1.0
Chicago White Sox	85	77	.525	6.0
Minnesota Twins	77	85	.475	14.0
Oakland Athletics	77	85	.475	14.0
Seattle Mariners	74	88	.457	17.0
Texas Rangers	62	99	.385	28.5

Hoping 2014 KC Royals can join the 1985 KC Royals as World Series Champions!!!

GO ROYALS !!!!!

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Jeff




All Star Festivities...

As everyone knows, we have All Star Weekend and Game here in the Great State of Minnesota.   As we were getting into the later parts of spring, I was wondering if this could possibly be the first MLB All Star Game to be played with a chance of snow.  The way the weather has been around here, it could have been possible. The weather is to be perfect, high of 72 and low humidity.

I was really hoping to go to the game (still hoping), but the prices were well out of my range.  Keeping my eye open on StubHub.

 

 

 

My Gem Mint 10 wife and I did partake in Fan Fast.  We had a great time.  She now remembers why she will not attend card shows with me though.  I would get caught up looking at something and try to determine whether to buy or let it go. (Lets Go Jeffrey!!)

Here are some of the things we saw / did / and bought...(will not bore you with food)..

I got my chance to be Co-Host on the MLB Network...


Here I am getting my jacket on to look professional

I am on the set, but wait....

SOMEONE

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MISSING !!

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Oh there you are Harold....

 

Harold Reynolds and my Debut on MLB Network

Really!!!!  (wink)



We also visited the Topps booth.  I knew before we went to Fan Fest, if I made a Topps purchase at Target and brought in the receipt to the booth, I would get this for free....

 Nice looking card of Miguel Cabrera.

We also each got one of these....

 

Did you know, according to Linus, Charlie Brown had a perfect record one year 0 - 40.

For over 50 seasons his ERA was north of 16.50

and has never struck anyone out with is famous "straight ball".

 

Also met some players that played in the late 40's and early 50's.

They played in a league that lasted for 10years.

It was A League Of Their Own......     The AAGPBL ......

 

     All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

(read about the league here)

 

Here are the players I met, and got their autographs:

 

Lou "Erickson" Sauer  -   Pitcher

 

She played under they name of Lou Erickson.  She played for the Racine Belles in '48 and the Rockford Peaches in '49 and '50.  On the All Star Team all 3 years.  Won 37 and lost 17 with ERA of 2.52 along with a BA of .303.

 

Toni Palermo    -   SS

 

She played for the Chicago Colleens in '49 and '50 ( I believe she said she was 15) and the Springfield Sallies in '50.  Lead off hitter batting .311.  Had the most double plays in a season, and most stolen bases in a season.

 

Jean Havlish    -   SS

 

She tried out for the Kalamazoo Lassies in '51, but heard nothing from them.  Then in '52 tried out for the Fort Wayne Daisies and played for them through the '54 season.  Nicknamed "Grasshopper", she remembers a triple play in which she snagged a line drive, threw to Jean Gessinger at 2nd, who threw to Fuss at 1st.

They were fabulous to talk to.  (wish I would have had a ball for them to autograph, maybe next time).

 

 

 

   

 They also had a Hall of Fame section and a Trophy room with all the different award trophies players could win. Here I am with the World Series Trophy..

 

 

 

Saw some fabulous art work as well.  The two that hit me as the best there are ..

Victory Fine Art   

and my fav....

                  

Mike Kupka - Illustrator 

 

Yankee Proud

can be seen at his site along with other great art work.

If I remember right, he said there are approx. 45 Yankee Stars in this painting.

(Dugout and Stands)

Whether you a Yankee fan or not, this is a COOL piece.  A lot of baseball history took place in NY and the Yankee organization.

He had this piece at Fan Fest autographed by Jeter.  ($$$$$$$$$$)

I found this :

closed

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Stat-Pins ???  Bronze 2005 ???

# 121

still looking in to this one.

There was lots to do and see, but the last piece I will share is this .......

Met Rollie Fingers and got his autograph !!!!!

 

 

 

KEEP ON COLLECTING !!

 

Jeff

HOF Goodness Plus Some...

Here is a look at a lot of 1967 Topps that I won on eBay.....

All Great looking cards for less than $2.50 per cards.

SWEET!!!!!!!

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Jeff