Happy Baseball Birthday! Jared Kelly

Just wanted to post a Happy Baseball Birthday! salute to Jared Kelley, a magnificent artist who draws cards for the Topps Living Set each week. 

Jared's card this week is Texas Rangers rookie pitcher Kumal Rocker.

My favorite card of Jared's isn't a Tigers player, as you probably think. 

Topps Living Set Card #770, Fred Lynn. 

Jared sent me a signed card of Fred, my All-Time favorite BoSox player.

Jared, I hope you had a great Birthday, my friend, and, well, I'm still hoping you'll be the one to draw the card of Matthew Boyd as a Chicago Cub. 

Play BALL!  ⚾️

Tiger Card Tuesday- 2025 Topps Heritage Kerry Carpenter

 

                2025 Topps Heritage #226 

                           Kerry Carpenter 

Play BALL! 🐅⚾️ 

One More

My beloved Detroit Tigers are heading to Seattle tonight after beating the Cleveland Guardians, 6-3, in Game 3 of the AL Wild Card Round.

🐅⚾️ Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler put the Tigers up, 2-1, with a solid HR in the 6th.

 Catcher Cards RULE!

🐅⚾️ Detroit added 4 runs in the 7th, and, after some 8th inning drama, held on for the win. 

🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙

Play BALL! 🐅⚾️

Tigers Card Tuesday- 2022 Topps Archives Tarik Skubal

Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal proved once again today that he's the best pitcher in the big leagues. 

2022 Topps Archives #143

Tarik Skubal 

      ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The reigning American League Cy Young Award Winner struck out 14 Cleveland Guardians today as Detroit won, 2-1, in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Round. 

🐅⚾️ Game 2 is in Cleveland again, with RHP Casey Mize taking the ball for the Tigers. 

📺First pitch is set for just after 1pm on Wednesday afternoon. 

Have a great night, oh, and, of course, Play BALL! ⚾️

Happy Baseball Birthday! Riley Greene.

It's a special Happy Baseball Birthday! post because my favorite Tigers player, Riley Greene! 

Tigers Card Tuesday-Riley Greene 100 RBI

On August 29th of this season, left fielder Riley Greene became the first Tigers player in 8 years to drive in 100 runs in a season.

2025 Topps NOW #630

         Riley Greene 

🐕‍🦺⚾️ The previous player to knock in 100 runs was Nicholas Castellanos, in 2017.

Have a great week, and, always, thanks for stopping by and reading my blog.

Play BALL! 🐅⚾️

Immaculate Grid- Catching Up

Gid #897

Rarity-3

Tigers- 5

B&W- 1- Love when I can play a catcher like Bobby Bragan.

Grid #898

Rarity-10

Tigers- 4

B&W- 1- Remember Kerr from Eight Men Out? 

The score, 10 as of this post, is unimportant, got to play Kalamazoo's own, Mike Squires.

Play BALL!  ⚾️ 

Immaculate Grid- #896

Immaculate Grid #896

Rarity- 3

Tigers Players- 7

Immaculate Grid- #895

Immaculate Grid-#895

Score- 4

Tigers Players- 9

B & W Players- 3

⚾️Saturday grids are fun, no teams, just players, positions, stats, awards, etc.⚾️

Have a great Saturday, and, Go Blue! 

Immaculate Grid- #894

Score- 19

My Avg- 8.2

Good grid.

Detroit Tigers🐅played- 1.

B&W Guys- 2.

Have a tendency to use catchers whenever possible. 

On to the Saturday Grid, traditionally a fun day that is usually without teams.

See ya tomorrow, Play BALL! ⚾️