Tuesday, April 8, 2025

The 625s, Part IV

Had his best season in '04, hitting 26 HR. Nice classic pose, full body, fans visible.
Had three seasons of 30+ saves, also gave up the only walkoff HR I saw in person (Jason Giambi, 2008). Not many fans in the stands here.
30-save season for the Blue Jays in 2007. The lost art of the spring training action shot.
Five straight all-star appearances, in a nine-year career. I remembered him as a Rays draft bust and Rangers star. Forgot he made his MLB debut with the Reds.
Four straight Cy Youngs, 355 wins, 3,371 strikeouts. Another spring action shot.
612 HR in a 22-year-career. Not sure if this is a baseball swing or a golf swing, fun card either way.
Three straight All-Star seasons in Cleveland. Took over as White Sox manager last year and improved the team's winning percentage by 60 points, all the way up to .289. Nice diving catch in front of the scoreboard.
Hit .250 in 663 games. Hasn't played an MLB game since 2019 but remains active in independent leagues and Mexico. Looks like a foul ball here, based on everyone's body language.
Led the AL in winning percentage with the Rangers in 2010 (.765, 13-4). These days all card photos pretty much look like this one.
An All-Star in 2013, hitting ..272 with 27 HR and 83 RBI. Another nice full-body action shot with lots to see in the background.

My favorite: The Sizemore is pretty good, but the Thome has more character than the rest of the cards combined.

Your favorite: ???
 

5 comments:

  1. Gotta agree with you on the Thome!

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  2. Thome's smirk does steal the show, but I'll take Brown in a sweet follow through shot, dirty jersey, and just a superior card design than most of this group.....

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  3. Thome ... 2009 sure does seem like a long time ago.

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