Cards found in Chattanooga

The road trip continued into Tennessee and I found a card shop in Chattanooga.

 More Alous! They must be rare in Minnesota for some reason, I don't see them too often at the shows I go to.

Some Junk Wax Gems. Walker and Franco are Traded/Update sets. There were lots of Dodgers at the shop, probably because the Lookouts used to be the Dodgers' AA Affiliate.

There were also lots of Braves, being so close to Atlanta...

I might have to collect the '58 all stars at this rate. After getting Mantle and Banks, and now Spahnie, I will at least need another American Leaguer to balance the scales!

The store had several shelving units stacked with unopened boxes of wax. Most of it was too fancy for me (Topps Finest, Bowman Chrome, etc etc). I spotted this box all on its own like a lost puppy:

I remember getting packs of this as a kid... just 10 bucks for the box (which is honestly probably twice what it is worth, but I think both buyer and seller were happy with that price).

I was hoping to find some cool Buxton or Sano items unique to Chattanooga, but it was still a bit early in the season for that stuff to accumulate. Dodgers and Braves fans would have had plenty to see!

Look out, it's the Lookouts!

Tuesday I drove across Tennessee (the Long Way) to see the Chattanooga Lookouts.

As this handy chart indicates, Chattanooga is now the Twins' AA Affiliate.

 That's quite the formidable lineup for a Double-A Squad.

The Lookouts play at AT&T Field in Chattanooga. They have what might be the most exclusive Hall of Fame ever:

Cal Ermer, the  Lookouts' first manager (coincidentally also a manager and scout for the MN Twins);
...  and Tommy LaSorda, who apparently attended several games according to his plaque (probably starting around the time Chattanooga became the Dodgers AA Affiliate?). Both inducted in 2010.

Louie, the Lookouts' mascot.

The view from my seat - $9 for this ticket...

Lookouts' Catcher Stuart Turner sending a baseball into orbit

The game actually started with "Boog Powell" trying to bunt for a base hit:

Super Prospect Byron Buxton hit a Grand Slam, singled and stole a base.
Here he is coming home to greet his teammates after the grand salami:

Sano didn't have much going on offensively, but he made several impressive defensive plays at third (none of which I captured on film). The Lookouts cruised to a 10 - 3 victory.

It was a gorgeous evening and a great game!