All Rise for the DJ

There is only one week left in my 4th Annual SaveSecondBase event.  I have close to 30 pink cards all ready to go for next year along with some cool prizes planned. 

Simone Missick

Simone has recently begun getting starring roles since her breakout in Cage.

She studied acting under Alan Rickman in England.

I first discovered her when she was playing the cop Misty Knight in the Marvel Netflix Universe. 

She first appeared in Cage, then went to have cameo roles in The Defenders and Iron Fist.  Her character Detective Misty Knight lost her arm in battle and had a prosthetic arm replaced by Danny Rand, the street fighter millionaire Iron Fist.

She has recently gained a recurring role in Netflix Altered Carbon

If you're into more of the traditional "real life" type shows instead of superheroes and cyberpunk futures, you can catch her on CBS' All Rise on Monday nights.

For baseball fans when you hear the term All Rise you probably think of Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees.  Some people probably forget that Andrew McCutchen was a member of the Yankees for just over a month.  Unfortunately due to a Jacoby Ellsbury contract he was forced to wear jersey #26 instead of his conventional #22.

Following the 2018 season, the Yankees signed former National League Batting Champion and three time gold glove recepient, DJ LeMahieu, to a two year contract.  DJ took over the number 26 jersey left absent by McCutchen signing with Philadelphia.  This qualifies as a Falco File as DJ replaced Cutch's jersey number.

Above is a 2019 Topps Chrome pink refractor of DJ LeMahieu.

You'll notice a fun stat on the back about DJ hitting .313 over his first 50 games.

313 is the area code for Detroit, Michigan.

Detroit is the birthplace of Simone Missick.

What are some of your favorite law shows, past or present?

What fan favorite players on your team had a number replaced by an even better more fan favorite player?

Falco Files: Hey Mr. DJ...

I recently picked up this DJ Lemahieu autograph from 2020 Topps 1985 design through a coworker. 

It doesn't really fit my collection needs, but could always be used as future trade bait or a contest give away card.

In a very strange way it does fit into my collection as a Falco Files entry.
For those that forget what a Falco Files card in my collection is, it represents a player that replaced Andrew McCutchen on a team roster via trade, injury, jersey number.

Andrew McCutchen played 30 games (includes post season) for the New York Yankees in 2018.  In those 25 regular season games he was able to produce 0.9WAR down the home stretch of the season for the Bronx Bombers.

His traditional Jersey number (22) was occupied by Jacoby Ellsbury who hasn't played since September 2017.  Ellsbury missed all of the 2018 and 2019 seasons and was ultimately released following the 2019 season with two years left on his contract.

Instead of wearing 22, Cutch wore #26, for the Yankees in 2018.

When Cutch elected free agency and signed with the Phillies late in 2018, his jersey number (26) became available.

On January 24, 2019 the Yankees signed DJ Lemahieu to a two year contract and he became the team's most valuable player due to his gold glove versatility in the field and what he was able to do offensively.  He wore #26 for the season.

DJ became an All-Star for the third time in his career, won a silver slugger, was a finalist for a gold glove, and came in 4th place for American League MVP voting.  In 145 games with the injury riddled Yankees, DJ played 1st Base, 2nd Base, 3rd Base, Designated Hitter, and produced 5.9WAR.