Casual Cards LXXVIII : Jim Abbott 91

Casual Cards LXXVIII - Jim Abbott 1991 Donruss #78

The background reminds you of those god awful tv and music video's from childhood, before Nirvana Heroin Chic kicked in.

Abbot Made his debut on April 8th 1989 & last on the 21st of July 1999.
He pitched a no hitter on the 4th of September 1993.

He Played for:

Angels - 1989-1992 & 1995-1996
Yankees - 1993-1994
White Sox - 1995 & 1998
Brewers - 1999

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Martyn

Casual Cards LXXII : Mo Rivera Fleer

Casual Cards LXXII - 2006 Fleer #396

Last year headlines should of read

Ace Yankee Injured Practicing Shagging!  

Rivera leads MLB all time in saves with 608, 7 more than Trevor Hoffman,
If this is his final year,
I'll save he gets 640!

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Martyn

Casual Cards LVIII : Ichiro A&G

Casual Cards LVIII - Ichiro Suzuki 2008 Topps A&G #200

Ichiro will probably retire as the best Japanese player in MLB History.
He has the MLB single season hit's record 262 in 2004 for the Mariners. He joined the Yankee's in 2012 & will start 2013 with the "Bronx Bombers".

Ichiro's MLB Regular Season Stat's:

Games Played: 1911
Hits: 2606
Runs: 1204
Doubles: 308
Triples: 80
Homer's: 104
Total Bases:  3386
RBI's: 660
Walks: 518
Steals: 452
Average: .322

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MJ

Casual Cards XXXVI : Roger Clemens

Casual Cards XXXVI - Roger Clemens 2003 Topps Gallery #48

Clemens' Feats:

11 x All Star
2 x World Series Champion (1999 & 2000)
7 x Cy Young Winner
1986 AL MVP
1986 All Star Game MVP

Clemens' Stats:

Games Played: 709
Innings Pitched: 4916.2
Earned Runs: 1707
Win - Loss: 354-184
Strike Outs: 4672
ERA: 3.12
WHIP: 1.17

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MJ

Casual Cards XXVII : Ricardo Aramboles

Casual Cards XXVII - Ricardo Aramboles 2000 Just minors #102

Seen here as a part of the Yankee's farm system, Aramboles was last affiliated with a MLB team back in 2004 with Cleveland.

I like these set's some interesting photo's of future stars and those who never made it.

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MJ

Casual Cards XII - Robinson Cano

Casual Cards XII - Robinson Cano 2011 Bowman #116

Cano is one of the best Yankee's, and turns plenty of double plays.

Cano's Stats: 

Games Played: 1214
Runs: 718
Hits: 1459
Homers: 177
RBI's: 715
SB: 31
Average: .308

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MJ

Casual Cards I - Mickey Mantle Mini

January 1st 2013

Mickey Mantle 2012 Topps Allen & Ginter Mini A&G Back

2012 A&G

A&G has been a very popular set, Topps however has thrown Gypsy Queen into the mix, too many products?

#7 Mantle

Mantle appears in almost every Topps set as #7, too many products? too many Mantle's?

Mantle's feats:

20 time all star
7 time world champion
3 time american league MVP
1962 gold glove
1956 triple crown
#7 retired by New York Yankees
1974 inducted into hall of fame

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MJ