PITCHERS: Official Thread of the Hobby’s Outcast Position

[eye4talent]

Originally Posted by BGeezy

Speaking of which, I found an old photo of you!

No joke, I thought about adding a Flipper photo.


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[Philobeddo]

Love me some pitchers… Gray was residual from chasing India in breaks and at one point his cards may have been higher than the India’s I had acquired… Don’t have any pics but I’m still holding some nice color of mcclanahhan, baz and Grayson rodriguez as well waiting. I had high hopes for Ranger Suarez last year after his previous season but he had a bit of a rough go… Hoping this year he returns to his old form.


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[MiamiMarlinsFan]

Originally Posted by Philobeddo

Love me some pitchers… Gray was residual from chasing India in breaks and at one point his cards may have been higher than the India’s I had acquired… Don’t have any pics but I’m still holding some nice color of mcclanahhan, baz and Grayson rodriguez as well waiting. I had high hopes for Ranger Suarez last year after his previous season but he had a bit of a rough go… Hoping this year he returns to his old form.


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Nice stash! Logan Gilbert is name that doesn’t get talked about enough. He’s a nice late round fantasy add.

[BGeezy]

Originally Posted by eye4talent

No joke, I thought about adding a Flipper photo.


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Haha! I guess there aren't many directions you can take that joke so you have to go all the way back to 1960s tv shows for a reference.

[eye4talent]

Originally Posted by Hollywood42

How bout old (really old) pitchers too? Posted here without commentary (plenty of it on this card and more available in my pickups thread if anyone likes reading novels)

I had no idea this set existed. I just researched a little: one of the first-ever topps releases, and the first-ever Topps release to offer baseball cards. (It’s a multi-sport release)

Very cool.


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[OhioLawyerF5]

Just got notice my Hunter Greene Topps Chrome auto redemption is shipping. I also picked up the rest of the Holiday variations to complete the rainbow to go with the 1/1 gold metallic snowflake. I'll post pics when they get here.

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[eye4talent]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Just got notice my Hunter Greene Topps Chrome auto redemption is shipping. I also picked up the rest of the Holiday variations to complete the rainbow to go with the 1/1 gold metallic snowflake. I'll post pics when they get here.

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I just checked, and my redemptions are still pending. (One Chrome and two Stadiums.)

I actually had two red Holidays on my watchlist when we struck the deal for the 1/1. Glad you finished the job!


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[Gordon Bombay]

Originally Posted by Philobeddo

No more Pearsons, please. He keeps hurting me.

[MiamiMarlinsFan]

Originally Posted by Gordon Bombay

No more Pearsons, please. He keeps hurting me.

All I’m on the hook for is a $30 Vintage Stock #/99… and I still feel the hurt over it! Haha

[Hollywood42]

Exact same here, no idea it existed til I found it while paging through the Standard Catalog. First ever Topps baseball cards, just had to pick one up! Too cool not to. Doesn't break the bank either, plenty of copies available in the sub-$200 range

Originally Posted by eye4talent

I had no idea this set existed. I just researched a little: one of the first-ever topps releases, and the first-ever Topps release to offer baseball cards. (It’s a multi-sport release)

Very cool.

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[Gordon Bombay]

Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

All I’m on the hook for is a $30 Vintage Stock #/99… and I still feel the hurt over it! Haha

Ha, no doubt! I'm coming at it from the perspective of a fan of a team who used Yusei Kikuchi as a starter last year instead of the Nate we were promised.

[TruBlueBrewCrew]

I’m a fan of the Trevor Rogers Stadium club rookie auto. Acuña in the foreground is pretty cool. I just wish his auto was neater and stayed below Acuña’s number and name.

[BGeezy]

Ok, who picked up the Luzardo Finest Red Auto for $50???

TP link

[eye4talent]

Originally Posted by Gordon Bombay

Ha, no doubt! I'm coming at it from the perspective of a fan of a team who used Yusei Kikuchi as a starter last year instead of the Nate we were promised.

This reminds me… We need more Manoah!


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[MiamiMarlinsFan]

Originally Posted by TruBlueBrewCrew

I’m a fan of the Trevor Rogers Stadium club rookie auto. Acuña in the foreground is pretty cool. I just wish his auto was neater and stayed below Acuña’s number and name.

I’m a fan of that card myself! (Auto, refractor, and orange refractor #/25 pictured.)

[MiamiMarlinsFan]

Originally Posted by BGeezy

Ok, who picked up the Luzardo Finest Red Auto for $50???

TP link

Wasn’t me.

[eye4talent]

Originally Posted by Philobeddo

Love me some pitchers… Gray was residual from chasing India in breaks and at one point his cards may have been higher than the India’s I had acquired… Don’t have any pics but I’m still holding some nice color of mcclanahhan, baz and Grayson rodriguez as well waiting. I had high hopes for Ranger Suarez last year after his previous season but he had a bit of a rough go… Hoping this year he returns to his old form.


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Confession time: I saw the Ranger Suarez cards and thought to myself, “Huh, that might not be a bad idea…” And then I researched what’s out there on him.

The downside: He’s a No. 4 on a team with two big-namers in Nola and Wheeler.

The upside: He barely has any rookies. It’s basically flagship and Sapphire. And a Heritage with a roommate. So there’d be a scarcity booster to a Suarez rush.

Pie in Sky: He’s 27 and hasn’t pitched all that much, but he has a career 3.12 ERA and is around the same age as deGrom when he took off.


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[1971RS]

A few HOFers from 1971

[eye4talent]

Originally Posted by 1971RS

A few HOFers from 1971
Attachment 533098

That Ryan is one of my favorite ‘70s cards. It’s right up with the ‘72 Clemente.

I have a thrashed ‘71 from childhood that is core to my collection.


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[Pierce44]

Originally Posted by eye4talent

This reminds me… We need more Manoah!


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Yes Please!

[BGeezy]

Originally Posted by Pierce44

Yes Please!

Very nice! I have a decent stack of raw purples. I should get some graded, they look great slabbed!

I posted the sapphires and father's day previously, here's a few more.





Speaking of Miami Cubans... not much Nestor in this thread. Here's the hero of Hialeah. I have a few more I need to get photos of:

[cholodolo]

Originally Posted by LVDan

some of the games best pitchers the last couple years like McClanahan and Rodon are borderline commons. It just makes it fun to speculate on really nice cards of young-ish pitchers at much, much lower risk.
Just comparing quickly to similar aged hitters from the same RC class
What would $40 in Bo Bichette or LouBob get you? A TC xfractor?

Originally Posted by BigSlim16

You can either spend a couple hundred bucks on a BCA of a 18 year old who may never sniff AA or spend a couple hundred bucks on cool parallels of established pitchers who you can watch pitch every 5 days. I know I’m never going to make my money back on these cards, but in my mind getting to watch these guys pitch and pick up a few cheap parallels is a hell of a lot more fun than getting burnt by Kevin Maitan or the next can’t miss prospect

Originally Posted by eye4talent

And like Dan and BigSlim have pointed out, there are such great cards that can be had for the same price as a star hitter’s x-fractor. It really is a fun realm to navigate.

You guys are right on here – the only BCA Blue Wave I may ever own is the Griffin Canning I picked up for $10 (not the nachos bellgrande standard, but still).

It’s tough being an Angels fan in the modern hobby as the best cards are easily a couple grand before they see the light of day. I don’t have a Trout (or Ohtani) auto because I would pay for a signed jersey before spending a grand on a card. When a new checklist comes out, I go straight to Reid Detmers and any Halo legends (DiSarcina, Salmon, Erstad, Anderson) as these are plausible to add to the PC.

People are stubbornly hiding the Sandoval (and some Detmers) RCs at this time.

PSA (not the grading company) if you are reading this, DO NOT BUY Sam Bachmann.

[Philobeddo]

Originally Posted by eye4talent

Confession time: I saw the Ranger Suarez cards and thought to myself, “Huh, that might not be a bad idea…” And then I researched what’s out there on him.

The downside: He’s a No. 4 on a team with two big-namers in Nola and Wheeler.

The upside: He barely has any rookies. It’s basically flagship and Sapphire. And a Heritage with a roommate. So there’d be a scarcity booster to a Suarez rush.

Pie in Sky: He’s 27 and hasn’t pitched all that much, but he has a career 3.12 ERA and is around the same age as deGrom when he took off.


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2021 he started the season as closer and was pretty dominate… Injuries forced him to move to relief and ended the year in starting rotation…. Went 8-5 with 1.36 ERA and 4 saves…



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[eye4talent]

Originally Posted by cholodolo

PSA (not the grading company) if you are reading this, DO NOT BUY Sam Bachmann.

Sorry, dude. But my childhood buddy pitched at Miami of Ohio, so I feel drawn to Bachmann cards.

Fun fact: that buddy of mine played his junior college ball for Larry Lee, father of top Twins prospect Brooks Lee.


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[cholodolo]

Originally Posted by eye4talent

Sorry, dude. But my childhood buddy pitched at Miami of Ohio, so I feel drawn to Bachmann cards.

Fun fact: that buddy of mine played his junior college ball for Larry Lee, father of top Twins prospect Brooks Lee.

That's a cool reason; certainly hope the velo drop towards the end of last season isn't serious, but there were murmurs of elbow pain.

A nice TJ break would have his cards affordable.