My Cup Runneth Over --Rookie-Wise

I picked up a complete base set of 2005 Topps Rookie Cup cards for about $10. Yes, the backgrounds are repetitive and boring but the color photos pop and the selection of players is great. The backs are interesting with their rookie emphasis.   I chose six cards today with an obvious theme.

 

 

 

Blow Out the Candles September 16

Milwaukee Brewers Hall of Famer  Robin Yount is celebrating his 57th birthday today.

Career statistics
Batting average .285
Hits 3,142
Home runs 251
Runs batted in 1,406
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (1980, 1982, 1983)
Gold Glove Award winner (1982)
3× Silver Slugger Award winner (1980, 1982, 1989)
2× AL MVP (1982, 1989)
Milwaukee Brewers #19 retired
Milwaukee Brewers all time hit leader
Milwaukee Brewers all time home run leader

Expos great Tim Raines is celebrating his 53rd birthday today.

Career highlights and awards
7× All-Star selection (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984,1985, 1986, 1987)
3× World Series champion (1996, 1998, 2005)
Silver Slugger Award winner (1986)
1986 NL batting title
1987 MLB All-Star Game MVP
Montreal Expos #30 retired

Pitcher Orel Hershiser is celebrating his 54th birthday today.

Career statistics
Win–loss record 204–150
Earned run average 3.48
Strikeouts 2,014

Career highlights and awards

3× All-Star (1987, 1988, 1989)
World Series champion (1988)
Gold Glove Award (1988)
Silver Slugger Award (1993)
NL Cy Young Award (1988)
World Series MVP (1988)
Babe Ruth Award (1988)
NLCS MVP (1988)
ALCS MVP (1995)

2010 Obak Box Break -- Pack 15

I received my box of Tristar Obak a week ago Monday.  Can you believe I have only opened 16 of 20 packs?  Here's Pack 15:

May favorite card from this pack has to be the Moe Berg.  A WWII era spy, Casey Stengel called Moe, "the strangest man ever to play baseball."