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I know, I know, its easier to complain than congradulate. That said, facts are facts..

May:


.325 avg
5 hrs
25 rbis

Leads the NL in RBIs this month.

I dont usually make a habit of gloating when he does well but this board sure does have a major complaint when he doesnt. :lol:





2 of the hottest players right now:




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It's going to take more than a month of production out of Glaus to woo back all of thoes who had to watch their high hopes fall year after year..
 

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matfanofold said:
It's going to take more than a month of production out of Glaus to woo back all of thoes who had to watch their high hopes fall year after year..


Its a biased opinion of coarse but the majority of his years have really turned out ok.
 

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Good for him. I've always liked Glaus since he was with Midland
 

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Troy Glaus actually got me started back into the hobby and buying Bowman in particular. I bought a pack of 98 Bowman baseball back in the day without any knowledge of who the "big hits" were supposed to be. I pull a Glaus, pass it over, get home and check my beckett and it's worth $12! I was elated. It went straight into a top loader. I think I dumped out a 90 Score Frank Thomas to find an open top loader. I carried it around like the holy grail.

When he was called up in 1998, I waited up all night for the highlights to roll around on CNNSI so I could watch his RBI Double in his debut game. I even caught it and taped it. I felt like a proud papa.

Still a fan to this very day and can still quote the back of that Bowman card without looking at it.
 

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Vagrant said:
Troy Glaus actually got me started back into the hobby and buying Bowman in particular. I bought a pack of 98 Bowman baseball back in the day without any knowledge of who the "big hits" were supposed to be. I pull a Glaus, pass it over, get home and check my beckett and it's worth $12! I was elated. It went straight into a top loader. I think I dumped out a 90 Score Frank Thomas to find an open top loader. I carried it around like the holy grail.

When he was called up in 1998, I waited up all night for the highlights to roll around on CNNSI so I could watch his RBI Double in his debut game. I even caught it and taped it. I felt like a proud papa.

Still a fan to this very day and can still quote the back of that Bowman card without looking at it.


Great story, I wasnt a fan/collector untill late 99/00. My favorite part of his bowman bio....... "gifted hitter.... will use the whole yard....Gets under the ball and hits it a long way".......................... I was sold. :lol:
 

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as an angels fan and collector, glaus has a special place in my collection. however, i doubt he ever gets the adulation he once received. being tied to a shipment of roids has a little something to do with it. that being said, 2 of my most wanted cards just happen to be of troy; 97 ucla team issue and 98 leaf r & s
 

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Thumpersports said:
Vagrant said:
Troy Glaus actually got me started back into the hobby and buying Bowman in particular. I bought a pack of 98 Bowman baseball back in the day without any knowledge of who the "big hits" were supposed to be. I pull a Glaus, pass it over, get home and check my beckett and it's worth $12! I was elated. It went straight into a top loader. I think I dumped out a 90 Score Frank Thomas to find an open top loader. I carried it around like the holy grail.

When he was called up in 1998, I waited up all night for the highlights to roll around on CNNSI so I could watch his RBI Double in his debut game. I even caught it and taped it. I felt like a proud papa.

Still a fan to this very day and can still quote the back of that Bowman card without looking at it.


Great story, I wasnt a fan/collector untill late 99/00. My favorite part of his bowman bio....... "gifted hitter.... will use the whole yard....Gets under the ball and hits it a long way".......................... I was sold. :lol:

For sure!

I always loved the "won't clog the bases", aspect of the description. Saying so little, yet saying so much.

I'm just shocked that CNNSI even existed. I hardly even remembered that until I started telling the story.
 

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Halonut said:
as an angels fan and collector, glaus has a special place in my collection. however, i doubt he ever gets the adulation he once received. being tied to a shipment of roids has a little something to do with it. that being said, 2 of my most wanted cards just happen to be of troy; 97 ucla team issue and 98 leaf r & s


You know what, a few years back I would agree. That said, with the names on the list and the questions about others, I really doubt it makes a huge differance.
 

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Vagrant said:
Thumpersports said:
Vagrant said:
Troy Glaus actually got me started back into the hobby and buying Bowman in particular. I bought a pack of 98 Bowman baseball back in the day without any knowledge of who the "big hits" were supposed to be. I pull a Glaus, pass it over, get home and check my beckett and it's worth $12! I was elated. It went straight into a top loader. I think I dumped out a 90 Score Frank Thomas to find an open top loader. I carried it around like the holy grail.

When he was called up in 1998, I waited up all night for the highlights to roll around on CNNSI so I could watch his RBI Double in his debut game. I even caught it and taped it. I felt like a proud papa.

Still a fan to this very day and can still quote the back of that Bowman card without looking at it.


Great story, I wasnt a fan/collector untill late 99/00. My favorite part of his bowman bio....... "gifted hitter.... will use the whole yard....Gets under the ball and hits it a long way".......................... I was sold. :lol:

For sure!

I always loved the "won't clog the bases", aspect of the description. Saying so little, yet saying so much.

I'm just shocked that CNNSI even existed. I hardly even remembered that until I started telling the story.


My oldest Glaus'



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Those autos reminded me of a similar one I have of Troy:

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And this great patch, given to me by metallicalex!

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