Jay Bruce deserves his own retirement thread (split from Farewells)

[dinosaur jesus]

He was harmed by that nasty high fastball too, and that completely unfair low breaking ball. Ban 'em all.



Idiots.

[Frayed Knot]

Seven years of evidence is enough. Th[CROSSOUT]e shift[/CROSSOUT]is continued refusal to do anything but trying to yank the ball to the pull side is harming baseball and must go. The career of Jay Bruce—what it was and what it could have been—is the canary in the coal mine. It is too late for Bruce to become a more well-rounded hitter and develop a two-strike swing, but not for the next generation of hitters—and fans.

[G-Fafif]

Wrong thread. Jay Bruce keeps clogging rosters, apparently.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Are TCG 2021 cards out yet?

Sneak preview. Test issues (select markets only):



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[batmagadanleadoff]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: same. Are TCG 2021 cards out yet?

How about a subset (Code Name: Play Ball '62) based on an old Topps design which we here at Typewriter shamelessly lifted? Collect all 66, including the short-printed checkist featuring Casey Stengel and Luis Rojas at a store near you!





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[G-Fafif]

Does T..C.G. Anglicize for the Latin American market as well?

[batmagadanleadoff]

Does T..C.G. Anglicize for the Latin American market as well?

Si y no.





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[Edgy MD]

That cropped head of Alonso is disturbing for reasons I can only begin to put my finger on.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Are TCG 2021 cards out yet?

Haven't you been following? And the 7 Up Rookie Stars are now out, too! Seven cards, so far ... maybe more to follow, depending on how many more Mets rookie debuts there are this season. Seven from 7 Up. Collect them all. Here's a sampler:







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... and a special shout-out to Patrick Mazeika, who's featured in several T.C.G. 2021 sets:



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[batmagadanleadoff]

Does T..C.G. Anglicize for the Latin American market as well? Si y no. [FIMG=222]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51393323459_1b383aee36_h.jpg[/FIMG]

Plus, you know, we tried to give this subset a real 1962 vibe.



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