Brennan Boesch's first Topps RC

Thanks to Grand Cards,   for the news of the 1st regular issue Topps RC of Brennan Boesch.

Brennan is redemption card #3 in the 2010 set.

How cool is this card!

Please let me know if anyone gets one and wants to make a deal.

Look who's 4th in batting average in the big leagues

It took a while, but now it's official, Detroit Tigers rookie Brennan Boesch is now among the elite of hitters in the big leagues, hitting .346 at the All-Star break, good enough for 4th best. Brennan is also 4th in slugging %, at.593

Brennan trails only teammate Miguel Cabrera in batting average, .346, the Rangers Josh Hamilton, ,346, and the Twins Justin Morneau, .345.

In slugging, Brennan trails Cabrera, .651, Hamilton, .625, and Morneau, .618.

These stats for Brennan are in ONLY 65 games! 

 

Cool card contest

Over a A Pack To Be Named Later there's a great giveaway going on. 

You can win 95 packs of un-opened cards by quessing how many cards total are in those packs, so check it out, so far there have been 38 entries. 

If you win, and pull any good Tigers cards from the packs, and would like to trade, let me know.

Good Luck.

2,500 Hits...and counting

Congratulations to the Tigers Johnny Damon, who collected hit #2,500 tonight in the 3rd inning off the Orioles Jake Arrieta.

How would you like to win a FREE box of 2010Allen & Ginter?

One of the most anticipated card sets of the year is the 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter.

Just go over to Coolio Cards and enter a contest that simply requires you to talk about your favorite ball palyer.

Here's the link, good luck...

Win a free Box of Allen & Ginter

Bad Wax...a contest...USA! USA! USA!

Over at Bad Wax...Bad Wax contest there's a chance to win a special replica Jim Craig Team USA card.

To win the card, just comment on the card itself in the comment section of the post, or on your card blog itself.

The contest will end Wednesday @ 9PM.

Brennan and the All-Star snub

I've come across several articles today regarding Brennan Boesch not being selected to the American League team for the All-Star Game next Tuesday.

In today's first post I discussed my disappointment in Brennan not being at least on the MLB Final Vote, and that seems to be the one prevailing theme.

On today's broadcast of the Tigers 12-9 win over the Baltimore Orioles, both play by play man Mario Impemba, and color man Rod Allen were both astonished that Brennan wasn't on the Final Vote.

Here's the links I've found so far on the snub issue, starting with this one by Jason Stark, whom I consider one of the best baseball writers in the business, from espn.com...Jason Stark on MLB All-Star snubs 

Both Brennan and Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander took not making the team like professionals in this post by Michael Rosenberg of the Detroit Free Press...Boesch, Verlander talk about not making the All-Star Game 

There's also this piece by Thomas Franz of the Bleacher report...Tigers All-Stars 2010,

I hope that Brennan, who's from the L.A. area, gets there somehow, maybe in the HR Derby. I voted 25 times for Brennan as a write-in for the event.

One more reminder to vote for Brennan as the MLB Clutch Performer for June, here's the link...Vote for Brennan

If you come upon a great article on Brennan, or the Tigers, please feel free to let me know.