Need help identifying a sketch card

[trauty]

I pulled this from a case of 2008 Topps Update:

I had a couple of ideas on who I think it is but the Reebok shoes kinda killed those ideas. Any idea who this is? Thanks, Andy

 

[craftysouthpaw]

My first thought was Bob Feller but your comment about the shoes kills that idea. Why can't Topps put names on these darn things. I've had one for a couple of years and I still don't know who it is.

 

[gmarutiak]

Eric Gagne???

 

[GF Yankees Fan]

Looks like Jonathan Papelbon's motion and he did wear reeboks at one point I believe. Could be wrong though. Some of those sketch cards are really hard to figure out, why didn't they put who was suppose to be depicted on the back?

 

[Brewer Andy]

Looks like Jonathan Papelbon's motion and he did wear reeboks at one point I believe. Could be wrong though. Some of those sketch cards are really hard to figure out, why didn't they put who was suppose to be depicted on the back?

This is my guess as well. Gagne and Krod both coulda worked if there had been visible goggles

 

[LazerShow15]

Definitely GAGNE.

 

[jpruitt2]

It's Gagne.

 

[sebpoo]

Gagne isn't on the 100-cards checklist but Papelbon is.

 

[chadwright]

My first thought was Bob Feller but your comment about the shoes kills that idea. Why can't Topps put names on these darn things. I've had one for a couple of years and I still don't know who it is.

Exactly. Why can't they just print a name on them? I picked up the Nolan Ryan two weeks ago. Does it look kind of like Nolan Ryan? Yeah. But there's also no team logo or anything else to identify it by. Frustrating.

 

[tm decomposer]

Pap

 

[shepsspot]

Definitely GAGNE.

Wrong!

It's Paps.

 

[Titans74]

My first thought was Bob Feller but your comment about the shoes kills that idea. Why can't Topps put names on these darn things. I've had one for a couple of years and I still don't know who it is.

That's too funny. Feller was the first that came to mind as well. Then I read about the cleats and that was ruled out lol

 

[imac220]

I would say Papelbon:

or possible Francisco Rodriguez??

 

[shepsspot]

No glasses on him in the sketch. Both Gagne and K-Rod where glasses.

 

[trauty]

Feller, Gagne, & Papelbon were the 3 I thought originally. The shoes eliminated Feller and Gagne (he wore Nikes in almost every photo). Also, Gagne had a goatee in 2007-08 (and had since the beginning of his career) and the sketch is goatee free. Papelbon seems the most likely. Thanks for the help! -- Andy

 

[miguelcabrera]

jason heyward