Stanton pre-All Star break: .231 avg. 5 homeruns, .711 OPS
Stanton post-All Star break: .271 avg. 17 homeruns, .884 OPS
For all the talk about pitching being able to exploit holes in his swing, he also made adjustments to MLB pitching. And for all of the talk about lack of plate discipline...
The fact that it is #01/25 should help as well - there can definitely be a premium attached to being the first number of the print run. I'd go with a fixed price of 75 and Best Offer option now, and set it higher if he gets buzz in spring training.
I saw this come up and am curious if anyone here can guide me on authenticity - for some reason I was under the impression that all of the 'big' (multi-color) patch hits were the lower numbered versions (gold border, numbered to 25). This one looks to be a regularly-numbered version. Thanks...
Speaking of basketball cards, my Dad and I were huge fans, so I used to buy a ton of the 87/88 fleer basketball packs that my local card shop had (and would get openly mocked by my friends for doing so....who were buying 87 topps packs). The biggest regret I have from that time is that my Dad...
I think some people are missing the simple fact that we're even having this conversation about any player at this point in the season - let alone a couple actually having a legit shot at it at the same time. Pretty cool. Gonzalez also has an (outside) shot at a 30/30 year as well.
He hasn't even shown the stolen base potential he has yet...he was already a 20/20 guy in the minors when called up playing less than a full season. Not too many guys that play second base that fit that profile.
Ball was clearly in the stands. Werth needs to focus his energy on what actually happens on the field. Furthermore, Dominic Brown would have caught that ball, and then given it to the dude's kid.