We've just passed the July 31st Trade deadline, and with no waiver deadline this year, that means that teams are now fairly set. The Minnesota Twins have an historic campaign, with franchise highs in Homers and Wins through the first half of the season.
While the bullpen hasn't been a Total disappointment, regression by Trevor Hildenberger (and his subsequent injury) has thinned an already light corps of relievers. Jake Odorizzi has had one of the best seasons of his career, and Max Kepler has taken off this year.
Serving as the Twins' lead-off hitter, Kepler has also found success at the end of games, providing fireworks at the end of this mid-June Marathon against the Red Sox.
Can't forget the bat flip!
It won't always be Twins On Demand in my collection - I do make room for signature / iconic moments throughout the season. Scherzer smashed his face while taking batting practice, but still made his scheduled start with a broken nose and a nasty shiner that made for some extra spice to the legend of his toughness.
This view is a pretty common progression for the 2019 Twins - see ball, hit ball, see ball go. Wave #3 of Topps Total featured a trio of Twins that can all crush the baseball.
The AL's Starting Short Stop was bumped from the Topps NOW All-Star set in favor of home town rep Francisco Lindor, but he did find his way into this Throwback Thursday set.
Are you keeping up with your team's On Demand offerings? Have you picked up any Topps NOW cards recently?
I think I have just about every Astros-related Topps Now card from the last couple of seasons. I didn't get any of the Topps Total cards. I collect some other Topps Now cards from moments like the Scherzer you showed as well as certain WWE cards, and I have full runs of the MLB Living Set and the Star Wars Living Set.
ReplyDeleteI finally caved and bought a 2019 Topps Now card -- one honoring the sweet Expos throwbacks the Nationals wore a few weeks ago (also featuring Max Scherzer).
ReplyDeleteThe 1972 Topps design is so awesome! Haven't dove into the On Demand stuff. I'd pick some up if they were super cheap, but I doubt many people buy A's stuff to begin with.
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