Friday, July 5, 2019

That's Not Paul DeJong

I recently bought into 2 box breaks on The Bench website featuring Topps Series 2 and Stadium Club.  I figured this would be a cheap way to get a few Cardinals and maybe a nice hit.  The Series 2 was $4, Stadium Club was $6.  The seller did not charge anything for shipping.   I did end up with all 11 base Cardinals from the  Series 2 box.  Here are the inserts.


The seller posted a Youtube video of the breaks, so I thought I knew what I was getting.  I did not notice in the video that one of the Evolution inserts was the black version numbered to 299.  Nice surprise finding that.

Ponce De Leon picked up his first MLB win yesterday.  This blue silver pack card is numbered to 150.  Goldy is showing some signs of life the last few days.  I sure hope he finds another gear after the All Star break.

So for $4 I got a team set and 4 inserts.  I consider that a win.  I was not as lucky with Stadium Club.  For $6 I got 5 base cards of Molina, Gibson, Hornsby, Ozzie Smith, and Paul Dejong.  I guess you win some and lose some.  One card that caught my attention was the DeJong.

Stadium Club is known for its great photography, but that is not why I noticed this card.  I have never seen DeJong with high socks like that.  Also, a close up of his face shows a weird mark that almost looks like a photoshopped black eye.

Knowing what Cardinals players look like from trying to get autographs at minor league games, I knew that is not Paul DeJong.  It is Greg Garcia.  A quick google search of Greg Garcia Twins came up with this article .  Nice job Topps.

 

3 comments:

  1. That is really disappointing, Topps.

    Nice scores on the numbered inserts!

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  2. You sure know your team. My reaction would have been "does Paul deJong have a beard?" and shrugged it off because I don't recognize players' faces like I used to. Great card, though. It's too bad (for Garcia, especially) that Topps got the wrong guy.

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  3. I just opened the same card and immediately said to my son, “I’m pretty sure that is Greg Garcia.” Glad you confirmed. Shouldn’t that make the card more valuable. ; )

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