Every few weeks I like to participate in a break with MojoBreak and more times than not so look to grab a Dodgers spot because … I collect Clayton Kershaw.
Sometimes the break is priced so fairly that I can’t help but take a shot even if the odds are greatly against me. Such was the case last week when the site broke a mixer of 5 Topps MLB products. The assortment consisted of 2018 Bowman’s Best, and then 2019 editions of Bowman, Stadium Club, Topps Chrome and Five Star.
Well, I definitely beat the odds. First in the single box of Stadium Club there was a Sandy Koufax Chrome Orange Refractor /99. Then in Topps Chrome there was a gold Refractor Clayton Kershaw /50.
It’s true I probably could have gotten both Koufax and Kershaw for about the same price that I paid for the break spot, but then I wouldn’t have this fun story about beating the odds.
The kicker here is I also got a Walker Buehler Bowman’s Best Rookie Refractor, so that’s a trio of shiny Dodgers arms I have added to my collection.
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2018 Topps cards offer these amusing Twitter and IG handles
Posted in Commentary, Misc. with tags Adam Cole, baseball, baseball cards, Cardboard Icons, Chad Kuhl, Cool Whip, Ferris Bueller, Harris Bader, Hurricane Chris, Scott Feldman, Sean Manaea, sports, Topps, Walker Buehler on February 18, 2018 by Cardboard IconsIn recent years, Topps has been doing a great job of incorporating social media into its physical baseball cards.
A few years ago in its Bowman brands, Topps had prospects sign cards with their Twitter handles. And in recent flagship issues we’ve seen Topps print the handles of players on the cards.
Clearly this list isn’t definitive,
and it’s totally subjective. If you’ve got a favorite, add it in the comments below.
No. 5: Sean Manaea (@BABYMGIRAFFE / Twitter)
While I’m not sure what the genesis of this username is, it appears to be “Baby,” his initials “SM,” and “Giraffe” pertaining to his height, which is listed here as 6’5. It’s probably worth noting that Manaea hasn’t tweeted from this account since October 2016.
No. 4 Harrison Bader ( @aybaybader / Twitter)
I don’t listen to rap or hip hop the way I used to, but even I could see this from a mile away. Harrison Bader riffed on Hurricane Chris – “Ay Bay Bay” here and it’s wonderful. A quick check of Twitter shows Bader is an active tweeter.
No. 3: Scott Feldman ( @scottyf_baby 37 / Instagram)
If I weren’t a wrestling fan, this may not have made my lost. But. When I read his Instagram handle (he has 3,730-plus followers) it made me think of Adam Cole … baby!
No. 2: Chad Kuhl (@KuhlWhhip_11 / Twitter)
A clever play on his name and the Cool Whip brand … I think. Whatever it is, it made me laugh. Chad had just shy of 3,900 followers at the time I wrote this.
No. 1: Walker Buehler (@buehlersdayoff / Twitter)
This was hands down the best twitter handle I’ve seen in my stack of cards and was really the reason I even decided to generate this list. I’m a big fan of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. And so, Mr. Buehler, if you ever read this …
Imagine me as Cam, sitting on the edge of the hot tub after Ferris saves him when he sinks to the bottom of the attached swimming pool:
“Walker Buehler you’re my hero …”
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