Last month my good friend and fellow blogger
Wicked Ortega of the My Time... I Love It! blog sent me an absolutely amazing package filled with Rays cards, vintage, Larry Doby, Steve Carlton, Carl Crawford, minis, Clementes, Brian Roberts-basically everything I like. It had 11 autographed cards in it-I will post it someday soon and it will blow you away... Till then, here is a little teaser.
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I wasn't collecting in 2004 and never had the chance to rip any '04 Bowman Heritage. I really wish I had because I love that TV set design. Somehow I managed to not get any cards from this set in any trades up til now. Wicked sent me this Carl Crawford, card #78 and I couldn't resist posting it up against the real thing.
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Career wise there aren't many similarites between CC and
Dave Pope. They are both left handed batting outfielders. That is about it. Pope swiped 7 bases over his 4 year career, Crawford has done that in 2 games, but no one is expecting the late
Dave Pope to measure up against CC, its a comparison of cards, old vs. new.
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I think that Topps did a pretty good job at capturing the essence of this awesome set fifty years after. What do you think? Thanks so much to Wicked for this great card! I love this hobby!
Always enjoy read your posts with my name in them...So cool!!!
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