This is the best card in this post for obvious reason. First, it's an NC State player. Second, it's an NC State player in an NC State uniform. Third, it's a really nice looking card.
I have added a few Trea Turner Panini cards over the years. A few of them have been from the USA Baseball sets, while the more recent ones have featured him in the red and white digs from his time in playing for the Wolfpack. He was drafted in the first round of the 2014 draft by the Padres, behind teammate Carlos Rodon, who was viewed as the better at the time. Turner was an excellent player during his college career.
The Padres traded him to the Nationals while he was a Minor Leaguer. Still a little confused by that trade in so many ways.
My cool Trea Turner story: Five years ago, while Trea Turner was still in college, he actually favorited one of my tweets where I posted his average and slugging percentage from his summer play with USA Baseball.....
My cool Trea Turner story: Five years ago, while Trea Turner was still in college, he actually favorited one of my tweets where I posted his average and slugging percentage from his summer play with USA Baseball.....
Hopefully, that tweet was liked out of some sort of motivation.
Let's move on to the Duke card. I am actually looking to add a few more cards of some of the players who are currently playing for the Blue Devils. Griffin Conine is probably the biggest name, Jeff's son, but his cards are a little difficult to find. Currently, Duke is a top ten team, and they have some really talented players on their roster. That means that they have baseball cards from their days in high school.
I recently posted about high school kids having their own baseball cards. I do not get it, but here is the card......
I have seen Herron a few times over the past few years. I usually make it to at least one Duke baseball game every year, so I have now seen Herron play a few times. Pretty impressive player who should probably go in the first few rounds of the Major League Draft. Not an exciting video, but......
he's got a nice swing, just a little short in the power department. Herron has only hit 2 home runs this year, but he also had an on base percentage of .424 entering this weekend's series against NC State. That has some value to someone, somewhere. Hello, Billy Beane. He also is an outstanding defender in the outfield.
which brings me to the Tar Heel in my post. There are few redeeming qualities about the school in Chapel Hill. Fake classes, tailgating at football games with preppy clothes and martinis, that fake folksy vibe that Roy Williams tries to give off......
How do you feel about UNC, Roy?
There is no wiggle room for UNC basketball players after they leave school, but there is one former Tar Heel baseball player that I have made some peace with since he entered the pros. He's a good player, whom I enjoy watching, and has a little personality too.
Tar Heels card.....
is of Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager. While Seager is not quite as popular as his brother, Corey from the Dodgers, he still has had a good career so for in Seattle. He's entering his eighth season, seventh full, and has hit more than 20 home runs in 6 of those seasons. In 2014, Seager made the All-Star team and won the American League Gold Glove at third base.
Again, overlooked all of the time. I liked his Player's Weekend jersey last year, which made fun of the fact that......
his brother is very popular with baseball fans. I would agree with Corey being a better player, plus he was never on the UNC baseball team, but Corey is still a very good player in his own right. I have a few other Kyle Seager autographs in my collection already, so I did not necessarily have to have this card, but when something is a really good deal, and it from a set that I really like, it's hard to pass up.
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