It is only 4 games into the season but so far there have been some similarities between the two years, I can only hope that continues through the end of October. I wouldn't mind the season ending with something like this again:
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I picked up this card on Sportlots, I am curious to see how many different versions of this card I can acquire this year. |
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These cards came from the same seller, gotta love combined shipping. |
The Giants so far have pitched tremendously, the starters have not given up an earned run so far in 4 games. Lincecum unfortunately struggled which is reminiscent of last year but these two guys looked spectacular:
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I like the home plate cut out for the relic piece, the rest of the design is just okay. I guess they do remind you of the 1964 design which is the point. |
The hitting has been just good enough to win some games. The team has hit homers in only 1 game with Panda connecting on a line shot and this guy going opposite field:
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Scored this on the cheap on eBay with free shipping and it came in a PWE and got a major crease. At least the seller gave me a quick refund and let me keep the card. |
The rest of the runs have been scratched across with some singles, walks, fielders choices and errors.
I am not going to complain at all about 2013 so far, as a matter of fact I am hugely impressed that this guy was able to keep up his performance over the second half and the playoffs:
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I have had this card for quite a while, maybe he will earn some more cards in 2013 and 2014 releases if he can keep this up. |
If you haven't noticed I have added a new little feature to the blog. I have decided to name my player of the game for all 162 games (plus the playoffs). Whether the Giants win or lose, I figure what the heck I should go ahead and recognize the deserving player of the game. Just a fun way for me to stay engaged in every game and share my thoughts with anyone who stumbles across this blog.
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