rod from padrographs sent me a package recently filled with twinkie goodness. unfortunately, not the hostess kind with cream filling, but cards of minnesota ballplayers are ok too. here's a looksie:
2011 topps joe mauer insert of some sort.
i like the persian rug background. it really ties the card together. as we all know, joe struggled mightily in 2011 due to various injuries. i'm hoping he bounces back in 2012.
here's another mauer - this one from 2011 topps gypsy queen
that's a nice framed parallel. anyway, mauer's time missed meant that the twin faithful were subjected to the offensive mis-firings of drew butera, seen here on a 2010 bowman chrome card.
this is one of the reasons they signed ryan doumit and invited pretty much every available catcher to spring training this year.
rod also included some allenn & ginter, including former twin jim thome
and now former twin jason kubel
i found the kubel card interesting because the twins always seemed to play up kubel as a dakota boy. i did not realize that, while he was born in south dakota, he played high school ball in california.
here's a nice card of an idaho farmboy, harmon killebrew, on a 2011 topps heritage then and now insert
bautista only has about 420 home runs before he catches up to the killer.
finally, here's a 2011 topps lineage tsuyoshi nishioka.
it may be difficult to believe, but his 2011 season may well have been a bigger disappointment than that of mauer or justin morneau. now he has jamey carroll to compete with for a job.
thanks for the cards rod!
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