Back to my Rangers. I was listening to them get destroyed by the mighty Astros on the radio as I drove to work last night and I heard some stunning stats.
Tonight, the Rangers will start Phil Irwin. That's right, Phil WHO? Phil will be the 46th player to appear for the Rangers this season. They had 46 players make an appearance in 2013 and that includes the September call-ups. In 2012, that number was 39 players. You kind of get an idea how the season is going when you hear those numbers.
The Rangers sit at a stellar 38-51 as I write this and if by some miracle they play .500 ball from here on out, they'll have their worse season since 2003 when they finished 71-91.
As hard as the Rangers are to watch and root for right now, I'm still collecting and surprisingly, the guy I'm after the most hasn't played an inning this year.
My most recent Derek Holland pickup is this 2014 Gypsy Queen mini patch #7/10. It only cost me $3 and change and has a nice piece of blue patch, probably from a strip of couch upholstery in the clubhouse.
For those of you that are waiting for packages, rest assured, I haven't forgotten you. I'm really trying to get those out starting in the next few days. Thanks for your patience.
Oh man... I hear you. If memory serves,the Cubs have used over 50 players each of the last 3 seasons.
ReplyDeleteI hate to say it, but you get used to it after awhile.
Then again, the title of my blog is "Waiting 'til Next Year"
As Cubs fans we scoff at the puny roster size. According to my custom card team sets the past two seasons, the Cubs used 56 last year and 53 in 2012.
DeleteThat's a pretty nice card, and you can't argue with the price for a # / 10 piece.
ReplyDeleteI'm with RAZ on that -- excellent price for a strip of couch upholstery numbered to 10. ;-) But seriously, great pickup.
ReplyDeleteI know all about life getting in the way of things and a favorite team sucking this year...
ReplyDeleteI third that.
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