I caved and decided that I really wanted this card - and I wanted it NOW. I am fully aware that Topps is probably going to make cards with this exact photo twice a year for the next twenty years, but hey, sometimes it is fun to ride the hype wave.
Colon is a national treasure. I know the Twins aren't getting a Topps Now card anytime soon, so this was a fun thing to do. I (almost) feel bad for the Cubs and Mets and Red Sox fans that have so many of these cards to try to collect, but I then I remember that the Twins have only won 11 games this year and I feel bad about that instead. The best chance the Twins have had to get one of these was when the Target Field ball boy dove for a line drive a week ago and made a leaping catch:
Liriano has card #1 in the set. It sells for around $50 on eBay now. I just haven't had the desire to buy one of these yet. Something really cool and Pirate related needs to happen.
That ball boy card should've been used for the Topps Now set. I'm sure he had to sign a waiver or modeling agreement.
ReplyDeleteThere was a cow milking contest in Oakland this weekend also, I wanted that to be on a Topps Now card, but sadly it was Oakland and not New York...
DeleteNice word play there. This is my favorite Topps Now Bartolo Colon post.
ReplyDeleteStill waiting for one of these too...
ReplyDeleteFor Colon, or did you get one of the White Sox cards?
DeleteLiriano has card #1 in the set. It sells for around $50 on eBay now. I just haven't had the desire to buy one of these yet. Something really cool and Pirate related needs to happen.
ReplyDeleteColon hitting a Homer was a perfect storm for me, if the Twins ever get a card I may have to dip into the well again.
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