22 March, 2013

Two Bees

2B's, that is!  I have a tendency to acquire cards of players I own on my fantasy sports teams.  As a collector, it just feels right to obtain cards of players I follow throughout an entire season - even if they are not usually players or people on teams I usually collect.  For example:

I certainly don't loathe the Padres like I do the Dodgers' other divisional rivals.  In fact, I like the Padres second best out of all the teams in the NL West.  I do feel bad for the city of San Diego, with their relatively poor sports teams and the constant threat from those teams' owners to move elsewhere.  I have Jedd Gyorko on several of my fantasy baseball teams.  I think Gyorko could have himself a breakout year.  Prices for his autograph cards have risen quite dramatically over the course of spring training.

I am a fan of Jason Kipnis' combination of speed and power.  Second base is a pretty thin position for fantasy baseball in 2013.  I really like Kipnis' signature.  Awesome!  This card is an upgrade over my other Jason Kipnis rookie auto, a sticker from Tristar OBAK.

I dread the eventual day I will have to move back to the SF Bay Area for work.  So many Giants fans again.  I shudder to think it.
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  1. Spiegel83March 22, 2013 at 10:54 PM

    Don't leave LA again. It is much better here than being surrounded by those animal Giant fans.

    I would feel more sorry for the Padres if they played in a shit stadium. Petco Park is the best stadium I ever been to.

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    1. ArnoMarch 23, 2013 at 5:26 PM

      Haha, yea. It looks like I'm going to have to leave though. I keep telling my girlfriend, who lives in SD, that Petco Park is supposed to be super nice - but she doesn't believe me.

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  2. Roy-ZMarch 23, 2013 at 5:41 AM

    I needed a 2B, so I just grabbed Gyorko off of waiveres. I had to drop Wei-Yin Chen...who somehow was my worst player. And he's pretty damn good.

    I smell a Champsionship.

    Looks like SD is working Jedd out at 3B, too, with Headley being hurt.

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    1. ArnoMarch 23, 2013 at 5:27 PM

      Hope everyone on your team stays healthy! Wei-Yin Chen - \m/

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  3. DodgerbobbleMarch 23, 2013 at 7:24 AM

    Nice pick ups. I think Gyorko's gonna have an amazing year. All the pressure is gonna be on Headley and he's gonna kill the ball, especially with the outfield walls brought in this year.

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    1. ArnoMarch 23, 2013 at 5:29 PM

      Yea, his numbers went berserk last year. Hope he keeps it up! Late bloomer I guess.

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