Showing posts with label 2012 Bowman Chrome. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2012 Bowman Chrome. Show all posts

Monday, August 29, 2016

Andrew McCutchen card #24 2012 Bowman Chrome #180


  • Maybe this past weekend is the "breakout" that Pirates fans have been waiting for from Cutch?  7 for 18 against the Brewers at Miller Park (better known as Pirates death valley over the past decade) may be the tonic that Andrew needed to turn this season around.  He now has a 6 game mini hit streak, raising his average 8 points.
  • Bio on the back:  "McCutchen has found that playing the video game Call of Duty prior to a game helps him relax and achieve a proper frame of mind."  Start shooting!!
  • 2012 Bowman Chrome, 220 cards in the set and lists for $50.  The McCutchen card itself lists for $1.50.  Seems kind of excessive to me, I think that the Chrome sets have kind of outlived their usefulness.  N'est ce pas?
- Robert

Monday, July 4, 2016

Brett Lawrie card #28 2012 Bowman Chrome #30


  • Happy 4th of July to everyone out there that stops by!!
  • Picked this card up recently as part of the spring cleaning sale at COMC.  It doesn't get much cheaper than the 37 cents I paid for this one.
  • The 1st round class of 2008 (that Brett was a part of at #16) has become a pretty good crop of major leaguers.   Nothing earth shattering, but a lot of good players.  Buster Posey is easily the best of the group so far, with Eric Hosmer a close second.   Gerrit Cole was also drafted in the 1st rd of the '08 draft by the Yankees at #28, but chose to go to college, and 4 years later the Pirates took him #1 overall.
- Robert

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Brett Lawrie card #12 2012 Bowman Chrome green refractor #30


  • It's always interesting when I see scans like this; the actual green on the card is much darker than what you see here.  No matter, it's a great looking card in my opinion.
  • After weeks of seeing cards with photos featuring a view of Lawrie from the 1st base side, we finally get one from the 3rd base side.  Personally, I prefer these photos.
  • Notice the tats on the right arm?  That's just the start...
- Robert