Monday, May 15, 2017

Arizona Splits

So I recently purchased 2 Stadium Giveaways from the Arizona Fall League Bowman Series. These cards were 5x7 Bowman cards given out to attendees of last year's games.  I can't find a lot of information about them, but according to Beckett there is a 25 card set featuring some of the game's best players.  On average, individual cards have been selling for around $10 each.

My main gripe with the series is that the players are featured in their MLB team uniforms and not the teenage/early 20s versions when they played in the Fall League.

Cutch is card #4 and features a cool bit of trivia on the back.
The card shows the Phoenix Desert Dogs as team affiliation, but the team is currently the Glendale Desert Dogs.  It changed  to Glendale in 2013.

Since it was a 2 card lot and I don't have much need for Albert Pujols, I will hold a 2 day contest to get this card.  It makes sense to split up these AZ cards after the Pirates just split a series in AZ.

I have placed a 2017 Matt Joyce basecard next to it to show the size difference.  The card will be shipped in a 5x7 Top Loader.

Guess how many hits Andrew McCutchen will get on Tuesday's game against the Washington Nationals and the first person with the correct answer wins the card. If no one guesses correctly, I will add it to the pile for Top 10 PC contest winnings.  Keep in mind, Cutch is currently batting under .215 at the nearly quarter stretch mark.

5 comments:

  1. 1 hit! I'll even guess that it will be off the struggling Nats bullpen.

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    1. 1 hit should raise his average to around .220. I like the guess especially since he is batting .231 lifetime against Strasburg.

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  2. 0 hits! I'm sorry...just playing the odds.

    I promise I'll enter the big contest soon.

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  3. http://m.mlb.com/news/article/206737762/bowman-unveils-top-25-all-time-afl-players-with-card-giveaway/?topicid=153494546

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    1. Thanks for the info. I was wondering when and how many were given out.

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