Wednesday, June 7, 2017

2017 Series Two Checklist By Team

The Series Two checklist came out a couple days ago, about three weeks ahead of the cards' release.  The first thing I do when a checklist comes out is to check on the Cubs.  There are ten Cubs from me to get.

 

 

 

 


Here's a sneak peak at nine of the ten cards, since they were a part of the factory team set.  The Jay and Uehara cards are photoshopped.  Hopefully Topps will use an early season picture for the series two cards.  The only mystery is the Rob Zastryzny card.

For those of you that do the same with your team, take a look below to see what you are chasing.


Arizona Diamondbacks   562Nick Ahmed
365Jorge De La Rosa
470Brandon Drury
387Zack Godley
560Zack Greinke
412Chris Iannetta
663Ketel Marte
696Jeff Mathis
355Shelby Miller
575Chris Owings
617A.J. Pollock
435Robbie Ray
Atlanta Braves455Mauricio Cabrera
573Bartolo Colon
409R.A. Dickey
399Ender Inciarte
374Jim Johnson
639Matt Kemp
531Nick Markakis
521Brandon Phillips
420Matt Wisler
572Atlanta Braves – Team Card
Baltimore Orioles691Richard Bleier
619Brad Brach
361Dylan Bundy
384Welington Castillo
529J.J. Hardy
495Adam Jones
649Manny Machado
536Trey Mancini
417Darren O’Day
391Jonathan Schoop
577Chris Tillman
616Mark Trumbo
Boston Red Sox581Brock Holt
548David Price
508Hanley Ramirez
440Eduardo Rodriguez
392Pablo Sandoval
664Blake Swihart
607Tyler Thornburg
622Steven Wright
654Chris Young
497Boston Red Sox – Team Card
Chicago Cubs528Jake Arrieta
442Javier Baez
502Willson Contreras
468Kyle Hendricks
695Jon Jay
362John Lackey
360Jon Lester
500Anthony Rizzo
393Koji Uehara
478Rob Zastryzny
Chicago White Sox593Jose Abreu
534Cody Asche
659Melky Cabrera
656Todd Frazier
492Avisail Garcia
432Lucas Giolito
549Miguel Gonzalez
627Zach Putnam
466David Robertson
434Tyler Saladino
682James Shields
Cincinnati Reds698Tony Cingrani
414Zack Cozart
539Amir Garrett
540Billy Hamilton
386Michael Lorenzen
511Devin Mesoraco
506Jose Peraza
395Drew Storen
473Eugenio Suarez
599Cincinnati Reds – Team Card
Cleveland Indians436Cody Allen
533Trevor Bauer
605Michael Brantley
535Lonnie Chisenhall
688Mike Clevinger
630Edwin Encarnacion
480Jason Kipnis
669Corey Kluber
422Andrew Miller
419Roberto Perez
487Jose Ramirez
378They Got Hops!
Colorado Rockies400Nolan Arenado
371Chad Bettis
397Stephen Cardullo
589Ian Desmond
425Carlos Gonzalez
385DJ LeMahieu
351German Marquez
559Jason Motte
494Tom Murphy
467Adam Ottavino
537Gerardo Parra
415Pat Valaika
516Tony Wolters
583Colorado Rockies – Team Card
Detroit Tigers515Nick Castellanos
687Tyler Collins
635Michael Fulmer
441Jose Iglesias
501Ian Kinsler
550Mikie Mahtook
565J.D. Martinez
611Victor Martinez
418James McCann
680Mike Pelfrey
450Justin Verlander
394Detroit Tigers – Team Card
Houston Astros644Jose Altuve
496Mike Fiers
596Ken Giles
563Marwin Gonzalez
513Tony Kemp
526Jake Marisnick
585Collin McHugh
389George Springer
Kansas City Royals677Cheslor Cuthbert
493Hunter Dozier
634Danny Duffy
445Alex Gordon
357Kelvin Herrera
676Eric Hosmer
449Ian Kennedy
475Peter O’Brien
439Salvador Perez
689Jason Vargas
481Kansas City Royals – Team Card
Los Angeles Angels653Cam Bedrosian
363Yunel Escobar
444Andrew Heaney
670Martin Maldonado
561Ricky Nolasco
380Albert Pujols
571J.C. Ramirez
655Garrett Richards
520Andrelton Simmons
354Nick Tropeano
638Luis Valbuena
Los Angeles Dodgers402Logan Forsythe
388Yasmani Grandal
685Enrique Hernandez
462Rich Hill
618Kenley Jansen
447Scott Kazmir
597Kenta Maeda
490Joc Pederson
375Yasiel Puig
423Sergio Romo
413Rob Segedin
574Trayce Thompson
454Andrew Toles
582Julio Urias
608Los Angeles Dodgers – Team Card
Miami Marlins594Justin Bour
643Wei-Yin Chen
424Derek Dietrich
443Dee Gordon
699Ichiro
552Tom Koehler
674Martin Prado
396J.T. Realmuto
509Miguel Rojas
518Christian Yelich
538Brad Ziegler
Milwaukee Brewers503Jesus Aguilar
376Chase Anderson
477Zach Davies
507Matt Garza
579Taylor Jungmann
646Corey Knebel
588Kirk Nieuwenhuis
458Hernan Perez
628Domingo Santana
452Travis Shaw
603Eric Thames
557Milwaukee Brewers – Team Card
Minnesota Twins554Jason Castro
543Brian Dozier
407Eduardo Escobar
379Phil Hughes
405Max Kepler
404Joe Mauer
609Adalberto Mejia
606Glen Perkins
684Jorge Polanco
568Ryan Pressly
453Danny Santana
678Ervin Santana
590Triplet of Twins
491Ryan Vogelsong
New York Mets428Jay Bruce
604Gavin Cecchini
600Yoenis Cespedes
408Michael Conforto
525Curtis Granderson
632Steven Matz
546Addison Reed
647Jose Reyes
553T.J. Rivera
555Noah Syndergaard
416Neil Walker
631Zack Wheeler
426New York Mets – Team Card
New York Yankees485Greg Bird
438Chris Carter
556Starlin Castro
486Aroldis Chapman
457Brett Gardner
482Didi Gregorius
621Chase Headley
580Matt Holliday
474Michael Pineda
692Rob Refsnyder
465CC Sabathia
544Luis Severino
Oakland Athletics484Yonder Alonso
403John Axford
369Mark Canha
421Santiago Casilla
451Jharel Cotton
601Khris Davis
460Alejandro De Aza
592Kendall Graveman
578Jed Lowrie
479Ryan Madson
461Bruce Maxwell
642Renato Nunez
476Matt Olson
542Trevor Plouffe
377Adam Rosales
406Stephen Vogt
558Oakland Athletics – Team Card
Philadelphia Phillies569Jorge Alfaro
690Andres Blanco
661Peter Bourjos
411Maikel Franco
660Jeanmar Gomez
612Odubel Herrera
431Tommy Joseph
498Roman Quinn
352Cameron Rupp
547Vince Velasquez
Pittsburgh Pirates636Allegheny Armada
587Gerrit Cole
383Adam Frazier
382Josh Harrison
615John Jaso
679Jung Ho Kang
650Andrew McCutchen
629Jordy Mercer
353Felipe Rivero
472Pittsburgh Pirates – Team Card
San Diego Padres697Christian Bethancourt
530Jabari Blash
610Ryan Buchter
602Alex Dickerson
504Austin Hedges
401Manny Margot
624Brandon Maurer
459Wil Myers
657Kevin Quackenbush
381Hunter Renfroe
686Luis Sardinas
372Ryan Schimpf
San Francisco Giants625Ty Blach
693Matt Cain
429Mark Melancon
532Eduardo Nunez
673Joe Panik
410Jarrett Parker
633Hunter Pence
675Buster Posey
463Jeff Samardzija
510Kelby Tomlinson
683Mac Williamson
Seattle Mariners641Robinson Cano
456Steve Cishek
522Edwin Diaz
489Jarrod Dyson
433Mitch Haniger
464Hisashi Iwakuma
614Shawn O’Malley
658James Paxton
652Kyle Seager
499Danny Valencia
519Dan Vogelbach
648Seattle Mariners – Team Card
St. Louis Cardinals613Jonathan Broxton
359Matt Carpenter
446Dexter Fowler
668Jedd Gyorko
448Jose Martinez
523Carlos Martinez
373Yadier Molina
505Seung-Hwan Oh
368Jhonny Peralta
437Trevor Rosenthal
517Kolten Wong
370St. Louis Cardinals – Team Card
Tampa Bay Rays358Brad Boxberger
667Alex Cobb
551Matt Duffy
471Nick Franklin
390Evan Longoria
672Luke Maile
356Brad Miller
488Jake Odorizzi
512Mallex Smith
Texas Rangers591Matt Bush
665Yu Darvish
620Sam Dyson
427Carlos Gomez
640Cole Hamels
566Heart of Texas
514Jeremy Jeffress
524James Loney
681Mike Napoli
666Rougned Odor
545Martin Perez
367Jurickson Profar
637Ryan Rua
430Texas Rangers – Team Card
Toronto Blue Jays570Josh Donaldson
700Ryan Goins
662J.A. Happ
469Francisco Liriano
576Russell Martin
626Roberto Osuna
586Aaron Sanchez
567Devon Travis
623Melvin Upton Jr.
Washington Nationals364Koda Glover
527Gio Gonzalez
541Shawn Kelley
651Jose Lobaton
483Anthony Rendon
671Joe Ross
595Max Scherzer
598Michael Taylor
398Blake Treinen
584Tater Triumph
645Trea Turner
366Jayson Werth
694Matt Wieters
564Washington Nationals – Team Card
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Tuesday, June 6, 2017

I'm Happ-y Again!

A couple weeks ago I picked up a relic card for Ian Happ.  

Now I've got his autograph, too.

 This comes from the Promising Pros set in Donruss 2017.  Its logoless and Happ has borrowed Kyle Schwarber's number, but it does meet my rule, so I'll take it.

 With the addition of Happ, I'm now up to 122 different Cubs players with a certified autograph that shows them as a Cubs during a season they played for the Cubs.

Terry AdamsMatt GarzaBob Patterson
Arismendy Alcantara   Leo GomezEric Patterson
Albert AlmoraTom GorzelannyCorey Patterson
Moises AlouKevin GreggDavid Patton
Jake ArrietaAngel GuzmanCarlos Pena
Javier BaezJason HammelBilly Petrick
Darwin BarneyTodd HaneyFelix Pie
Francis BeltranIan HappLou Piniella
Milton BradleyBrendan HarrisMark Prior
Roosevelt BrownKevin HartAramis Ramirez
Kris BryantJose HernandezAnthony Rizzo
Scott BullettJason HeywardHenry Rodriguez
Freddie BynumBobby HillHenry Rodriguez
Marlon ByrdRich HillChris Rusin
Andrew CashnerMicah HoffpauirAddison Russell
Larry CassianCesar IzturisJeff Samardzija
Frank CastilloBrett JacksonRey Sanchez
Welington CastilloReed JohnsonRyne Sandberg
Starlin CastroJacque JonesKyle Schwarber
Ronny CedenoMatt KarchnerScott Servais
Rocky CherryDavid KeltonJorge Soler
Matt ClementBrooks Kieschnick  Alfonso Soriano
Steve ClevengerBryan LaHairSammy Sosa
Buck CoatsJunior LakeGeovany Soto
Tyler ColvinDerrek LeeSteve Smyth
Willson ContrerasJon LesterMatt Szczur
Juan CruzCole LiniakRyan Theriot
Blake DeWittGreg MadduxOzzie Timmons
Rafael DolisDave MagadanSteve Trachsel
Scott DownsCarlos MarmolJermaine Van Buren
Jason DubuoisSean MarshallTodd Walker
Carl EdwardsScott MooreTodd Wellemeyer
Kyle FarnsworthMatt MurtonRandy Wells
Mike FontenotRod MyersTurk Wendell
Kevin FosterRoberto NovoaJerome Williams
Dexter FowlerWill OhmanKerry Wood
Kyuji FujikawaAugie OjedaTravis Wood
Kosuke FukudomeMike OltMichael Wuertz
Sam FuldRyan O'MalleyCarlos Zambrano
Sean GallagherKevin OrieJulio Zuleta
Nomar Garciaparra Angel Pagan
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Monday, June 5, 2017

1970 Cubs Cartoons

I've always got a kick out of the cartoons that were drawn on the backs of cards in the '50s, 60's and 70's.  They were a unique way to highlight player facts and trivia.

The 1970 Topps set had 23 Cubs with a base card.  Of those 23, there are cartoons on the backs of 13 cards.  Today I'll take a look at them.

I've divided the cartoons into two categories.  Typically the cartoons highlighted a baseball career fact or a personal fact.

Let's start with the career facts:









In case you don't know who's who, from top to bottom were Glenn Beckert, Bill Hand, Randy Hundley, Fergie Jenkins, Paul Popovich, Billy Williams, and Don Young.  The Holtzman cartoon has the most recent event.  Don Young's is one of the wordiest in the entire 1970 set.

Five of the cartoons highlighted more person things about the players.  We have farmer Jim Hickman, college graduate Don Kessinger, chip off the block Ken Rudolph, restaurateur Ron Santo, and boxer Willie Smith.






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Sunday, June 4, 2017

Five Random Cubs Cards

I've got 14,890 Cubs cards from 121 different brands listed on a spreadsheet. A random number generator picked five cards, one each from the past several decades.


1900s - 1970s: 1972 Topps #335 Bill Hands After a subpar 1971 season, Hands bounced back nicely in 1972, going 11-8 with a 3.00 ERA.  But wear and tear on his arm was starting to take a toll on him, and the Cubs sold high, trading him after the season to the Twins.  Though traded up north to Minnesota, his career went south in a hurry and he was done after the 1975 season.


1980s: 1987 Fleer Glossy #556 Ron Cey Early print dates led to this '87 card of the Penguin with the Cubs, though he was traded to the A's in January, 1987 for Luis Quinones.  He hit only .221 in Oakland and was released on July 15, ending his big league career.

1990s: 1995 Bowman #295 Randy Myers  For the second time in three years, the Cubs closer lead the NL in saves in 1995, posting 38.  The 1995 season was his last of a three year contract with the Cubs, and you would have thought he could have turned the three good years with the Cubs into an even bigger payday.  But that's not how it turned out, as he signed a two-year deal with the Orioles that payed him less per season that what the Cubs paid him in 1995.

2000s: 2003 Donruss Team Heroes #118 Billy Williams  This card comes from the player collection.  It looks to be a picture from early spring in 1966 or 1967.  The bleacher are behind him looks much different today.  The catwalk is long gone, replaced today by expanded bleacher seating.  And notice no basket either--it was just a plain 'ol ivy-covered wall.

2010s: 2011 Bowman #49 Tyler Colvin  The 2011 season was Colvin's last with the Cubs.  He hit just .150 over 80 games and also spent time in AAA trying to figure things out.  After the season he was traded to the Rockies. It turned out to be a pretty lousy deal for the Cubs.  It wasn't that Colvin did much, but D.J. LeMahieu was a part of the same swap that got the Cubs a very bad Ian Stewart.  
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Saturday, June 3, 2017

All I've Got of Him: Dexter Fowler

Yesterday Dexter Fowler returned to Wrigley Field for the first time as a Cardinal.  He get his World Series ring and lots of love from the fans and his former teammates,  Then he hits a home run to lead off the game.  Finally, the Cubs win.

It was a very good day at Wrigley.

I like Dexter Fowler and the energy he brings.  I thing the Cubs are missing that spark this year. I wish him well for the 144 games the Cardinals don't play against the Cubs.

In his short two year stay with the Cubs I picked up 19 of his cards.  Ten per year is a pretty high average for a guy who isn't a superstar.  I think he was in just about every brand I collect at least once over those two years.


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Friday, June 2, 2017

All I've Got of Him: Rick Reuschel

Here's all I've got of Big Daddy.

Rick Reuschel was the ace of the staff for the second half of the Seventies.  That was good enough to see him in several sets besides the Topps set.  MSA, SSPC, Jewel, Hostess, and Kelloggs all included him.  He's had a couple of certified autographs including on with the Big Daddy inscription.  All of this plus a few others brings my Rick Reuschel count to 39 cards.


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Thursday, June 1, 2017

2017 Pro Debut Inserts

The 2017 Pro Debut set has three insert sets and a Cub prospect is represented in each

Ian Happ is In the Wings.  Topps really went out on a limb with this one!
Topps teamed up with Ben Hill for this one.  His blog, Ben's Biz Blog goes to different minor league parks looking for unique or unusual things.  This card shows the South Bend Cubs team store.  It is located in a former synagogue, which is located just beyond the left field wall.  The synagogue closed in 1991 and the building was purchased by the city.  It sat empty until is was repurposed as a team store in 2012.  It has to be one of the most unique teams store locations in all of baseball.


The Promos Night set included the night when the Myrtle Beach Pelicans became the Mermen for one night.  


Kenny Powers would be proud.
I also went ahead and got one relic from the Fragments of the Farm set.  This is a piece of a flag that flew at the AAA Iowa Cubs home, Principal Park.

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