Frankenset Page 16

A couple of games ago, the Red Sox had taken a commanding lead of 5-0 or so over the Baltimore Orioles when the game was postponed due to weather. They had only gotten through roughly 2 innings of play. Despite that, Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez, and Andrew Benintendi had all already hit home runs in the short time frame before the game was postponed. 

I'm not sure of all the rules regarding these type of scenarios, but I wish they were able to count those stats and pick up the game where it was left off instead of eliminating all that each team had done and start over. Granted, there is the risk that those players could be injured in the near future which could be why they don't do it, but it's still not fair to those who had contributed offensively in that game and don't get credit for those stats.

Moving on to the trade deadline. This week, we've seen tons of pitchers such as J.A. Happ, Cole Hamels, Zach Britton, Nathan Eovaldi, and Jeurys Familia be traded to new teams who are in contention for the Fall Classic. Even with Machado being traded to Los Angeles, there's still a lot of speculation surrounding Tuesday's trade deadline. In particular, I'm very curious as to if the Nationals will end up trading Bryce Harper. They don't look ready to contend this year or any more, and he could deliver a huge haul of prospects back to Washington.

Now, moving on to the 16th page of my frankenset, featuring cards 136-144.

#136 2006 Topps Opening Day Justin Huber

The foil font choice for the 2006 Topps set remains a very bad decision just like the foil used in the 2015 Bowman product. However, the black (stone?) background and the blue sleeves on Huber's jersey make for a nice card, especially for an Opening Day/Flagship set. 

#137 2016 Topps Gypsy Queen Yasiel Puig

I tend to like cards that show the players' number on it, especially with jerseys that have the number on the front. Puig's jersey with #66 on it looks pretty great here, especially paired with the dirt-stained jersey and the grey borders of the 2016 Topps Gypsy Queen set. 

#138 1987 Fleer Ruben Sierra

So far, a major theme of this frankenset has been the borders/design of the set a bit more so than the actual images themselves. For this card, it's a little bit of both since I like the light blue borders of the 1987 Fleer set and the image of Rangers outfielder Ruben Sierra as well.

#139 2015 Topps Opening Day Marcell Ozuna

Undoubtedly one of the most, if not the most colorful card in the frankenset thus far, Marcell Ozuna's 2015 Topps Opening Day card includes a colorful blueish-green border along with the incredibly bold and bright orange jersey that Ozuna is wearing. This card is not only from before Ozuna's breakout and sensational 2017 season, but I also put it in before I started collecting Ozuna which is why it's included in the frankenset. 

#140 1993 Action Packed All-Star Gallery Billy Martin

I can't really tell which I like more; cards from Billy Martin's playing career or cards from Martin's managerial career. Although there are multiple iconic cards from when he was a manager, this card of his from when he played for the New York Yankees is something pretty special and is also part of the very underrated 1993 Action Packed set.

#141 2016 Topps Allen & Ginter Colin Rea

If I had a mini card of Rea's 2016 Allen & Ginter card, it would likely go into the frankenset. I don't really know anything about Colin Rea, but I do like his 2016 Topps Allen & Ginter rookie card due to the Padres jersey, the pose he's taking, and the light green color in the background. 

#142 2002 Topps Gallery Wes Helms

Like 1993 Action Packed, the early 2000's Topps Gallery sets are some of the most underrated products ever produced. Granted, 2002 Gallery is far from my favorite Topps Gallery set or set in general, the art has always been very well done and the set itself is always very minimal so the art is able to stand out in a positive manner. 

#143 1967 Topps Sox Sockers

The 1967 Topps combo cards remain some of the best combo cards ever made in Topps history. Whether it be Fence Busters (Mays and McCovey), Cards Clubbers (Brock and Flood), Pitt Power (Stargell and Clendenon), or the Sox Sockers card of Pete Ward and Don Buford shown above, the '67 set certainly stands out in terms of all the standout combo cards, probably more so than any other set ever made.

#144 2003 Topps 205

These rookie cards from the 2003 Topps 205 set are, to my knowledge, a bit rarer than the average base card from the set and feature rookie cards of players such as Hanley Ramirez. For a set like this, the player really doesn't matter since the design is so intricate, just like the entire 2003 Topps 205 set.