There seems to be a bit of a clarification involving Jered Weaver. As of this time, Weaver is NOT on the AL team. It seems that AL Manager Joe Girardi was misunderstood by the media regarding Weaver's possible involvement in the festivities. It has been confirmed that as of right now though, Torii Hunter remains the only Angel on the team.
In other news, Heath Bell of the Padres, who was running fifth in the Final Man Voting, has been added to the Roster as the replacement for Yovani Gallardo, who was injured prior to being selected to the NL squad. Bell joins first baseman Adrian Gonzalez as the Padres' representatives on the NL All-Star team.
And with the news that Mariano Rivera will not be participating in the festivities so he could rest some minor injuries, Rays closer Rafael Soriano was named as his replacement on the AL roster. Soriano, a first-time All-Star, joins starters Evan Longoria & Carl Crawford, and pitcher David Price to the AL All-Star team.
For those who now have to add Bell and Soriano to your All-Star binder (come on, I can't be the only one doing this), Heath Bell's cards are #542 and SDP15 in the 17-card Padres team set; Rafael Soriano appears on card #514 in the regular set and TBR17 in the Rays team set.
Sincerely,
JayBee Anama
Another in a long line of blogs devoted to baseball cards, specifically from the Topps Company, and the Hobby in general. Reviews on new and older sets, along with unbiased opinions, will be included.
If you stumbled upon this blog and didn't find what you were looking for, please feel free to e-mail me at bdj610@hotmail.com. I'd be happy to answer your questions.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
1 comment:
I love comments. Please leave comments!!! (Ego, hush). Just keep your words clean (I show my kids this stuff), and the comment will be accepted.
If you must leave a comment anonymously, that's fine too. Although I wish you wouldn't. I'd like to get to know the people who actually read this humble little blog.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
JayBee Anama
I wonder what would be the outcome of the replacements. Will they be much better or what. Hmmm... something to think about..
ReplyDelete