The last one in the box. Such sweet sorrow.

Alex Rodriguez - For some reason, a very captivating shot. His throwing hand is slightly blurry; his face shows determination, even though he is just warming up; the first base line is fresh; the stands are filling up. It's almost time to play ball.

Manny Ramirez (Midsummer Memories) - At first glance I wondered why they airbrushed out the team logo on the helmet. Then I remembered that his helmet stayed nasty all the time.

Brandon Inge (Black Border) - Not often do you see a card with the position listed as catcher and the picture showing a play by an infielder. Inge is playing 3B this year, so I guess OPC wanted to reflect that?

Jesse Chavez - Can someone tell me what the "250" patch is about?

Russ Springer - Just a boring card.

Mark Loretta - Not a boring card. Little bits of dirt flying is not quite as good as dirtsmoke, but it's still good.
So that was a blaster of OPC. Plenty of really nice cards, plenty of boring studio shots. A black border parallel in every pack. One mini black border in the box. A few inserts. Ninety cards for twenty bucks.
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The 250 patch on the Pirates jerseys commemorate the 250th anniversary of the naming of Pittsburgh.
now quick... go check my wantlists and see if you can help me...
I added a button for your want list to my site. Go here: http://sruchris.com/compare.php and try it out. Unfortunately, I don't have many that you need.
Captain, all these OPCs (that I haven't already traded) are in my Zistle collection. Give it a look-see and lmk if I can fill some of your wants.
Is all the photography this fantastic in the set? Lots of action shots and such?
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