Arrieta
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I've never been one to put down a million stubs to get a card early, but as a Cubs fan it is very tempting to with the new Arrieta. I won't, because I'm too frugal, but this is the most excited I've been for a card release in a good while.
What cards have/would you do this for?
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Any 99 Trevor Story, or any version of R.A. Dickey.
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That Arrieta card has potential, especially if they give him outlier on the sinker.
Im pretty stingy with my stubs as well, but I’d drop a million on the old PS Carlos Beltran of the latter days. I know they don’t have his rights now, but I think that’s the best card I’ve ever played with.
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@smalltownkid1990 said in Arrieta:
That Arrieta card has potential, especially if they give him outlier on the sinker.
Im pretty stingy with my stubs as well, but I’d drop a million on the old PS Carlos Beltran of the latter days. I know they don’t have his rights now, but I think that’s the best card I’ve ever played with.
Christ, PS Beltran is still to this day imo the greatest card to ever grace the game. Better than Mantle, better than Trout, better than PeePee himself.
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Arrieta threw a no hitter two years in a row. The O's let him go like they do all their stars.
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Sandy Koufax
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@mrad2010_xbl said in Arrieta:
Arrieta threw a no hitter two years in a row. The O's let him go like they do all their stars.
I wouldn't say he was a "star" with them. Without looking up his stats, I thought I remembered him being a bust and almost out of minor league baseball all together. Basically the Cubs just struck gold on that trade.
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@cobain93_psn said in Arrieta:
@mrad2010_xbl said in Arrieta:
Arrieta threw a no hitter two years in a row. The O's let him go like they do all their stars.
I wouldn't say he was a "star" with them. Without looking up his stats, I thought I remembered him being a bust and almost out of minor league baseball all together. Basically the Cubs just struck gold on that trade.
The problem was when he was on the Orioles they wanted to fix him throwing mechanics. When he got traded they told him do what got you to the majors, then he really started to shine. So yes. You're not wrong. I give a lot of credit to Epstein(whatwver his name is) to his baseball mind. He did his thing with the Cubs and Red Sox.
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if they make MLB the 20's ty cobb hard to get that would be it.
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@mrad2010_xbl said in Arrieta:
Arrieta threw a no hitter two years in a row. The O's let him go like they do all their stars.
Don’t forget Strop.
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I’m sitting on an 11-0 run hoping to clutch that last win after program starts
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@bob_loblaw1984 said in Arrieta:
@mrad2010_xbl said in Arrieta:
Arrieta threw a no hitter two years in a row. The O's let him go like they do all their stars.
Don’t forget Strop.
Lol Pedro is far from a star. Dude isn't even in the league anymore.
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@bob_loblaw1984 said in Arrieta:
@mrad2010_xbl said in Arrieta:
Arrieta threw a no hitter two years in a row. The O's let him go like they do all their stars.
Don’t forget Strop.
Who's Strop?
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@mrad2010_xbl said in Arrieta:
@bob_loblaw1984 said in Arrieta:
@mrad2010_xbl said in Arrieta:
Arrieta threw a no hitter two years in a row. The O's let him go like they do all their stars.
Don’t forget Strop.
Who's Strop?
Pedro strop. A free agent mediocre reliever who played for the Cubs for like 7 years. He plays in the Dominican or something now. He was never a star.
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Arrieta is so underrated every year. I always look forward to his cards. His stuff is always nasty and his speed differentials are perfect imo
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@t-rox_09_mlbts said in Arrieta:
@mrad2010_xbl said in Arrieta:
@bob_loblaw1984 said in Arrieta:
@mrad2010_xbl said in Arrieta:
Arrieta threw a no hitter two years in a row. The O's let him go like they do all their stars.
Don’t forget Strop.
Who's Strop?
Pedro strop. A free agent mediocre reliever who played for the Cubs for like 7 years. He plays in the Dominican or something now. He was never a star.
Strop was never a star (and I didn’t claim he was), but he was an excellent setup man for several years in Chicago. He was picked up in the same deal, making the trade even more one-sided. By the way, Jake hasn’t done well since leaving either.
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@ikasnu_psn said in Arrieta:
@smalltownkid1990 said in Arrieta:
That Arrieta card has potential, especially if they give him outlier on the sinker.
Im pretty stingy with my stubs as well, but I’d drop a million on the old PS Carlos Beltran of the latter days. I know they don’t have his rights now, but I think that’s the best card I’ve ever played with.
Christ, PS Beltran is still to this day imo the greatest card to ever grace the game. Better than Mantle, better than Trout, better than PeePee himself.
Immortal
I miss the ticket counter
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I could name quite a few. But really want a nasty Bobby Abreu or 1996 Ellis Burks
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A Nomar card would be sick, or my fav player of all time Darin Erstad