May 2022 Show Off Thread

[HoosierBuddy]

Swapped out the 2021 Topps Chrome Update Jonathan India Gold Refractor auto I picked up last month and got this today:

View attachment 77863Untitled by Brett Blair, on Flickr

Ah. One of the autos that has eluded me.

 

[Chavezforprez]

HA! Yeah, who is that guy, thought I saw him play in STL once or twice??

A friend of mine years ago told a story about his buddy who went to spring training, and entered a raffle to win a tour around the clubhouse, on the field, and play catch with a Cardinals player. So the guy gets his ticket picked, and is really disappointed that he got paired with this rookie, who nicely signed a baseball for him at the end of the experience.

Of course this was 2001, and the rookie got hot pretty quick that season.....

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Crazy! You never know who will have a long productive career. I think Piazza was one of those guys. The Dodgers drafted him in the last round (I think) as a favor to the Family or to Lasorda who was his God Father I believe?

Billy

 

[KCLJ520]

Crazy! You never know who will have a long productive career. I think Piazza was one of those guys. The Dodgers drafted him in the last round (I think) as a favor to the Family or to Lasorda who was his God Father I believe?

Billy

Exactly right, and now he is in the HOF! Tom Lasorda and Mike's Dad were longtime friends, and Tom helped Mike along, glad he did!

 

[Kirbyfan34]

Yes, I buy the $5 repacks at Walgreens. And yes I find them incredibly fun to open
Lol

I also like to open them, mostly for nostalgia sake, but sometimes, like today, you get lucky

 

[metsman1986]

I also like to open them, mostly for nostalgia sake, but sometimes, like today, you get luckyView attachment 77945

I always got crap in them and stopped buying a number of years ago.........Might have to try again!