Here are a couple more re-posts of my futures game cards. These two who pitched for Omaha in that game in early April wouldn’t have to wait very long before returning to Kansas City.
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2011 Royals Futures Game: Danny Duffy and Louis Coleman 2 comments
1983 Topps Royals: Jarrod Dyson and Vin Mazzro Leave a comment
Jarrod Dyson back up, Vin Mazzaro back down; bring on the D-Backs.
Card Printing: 1983 Topps Royals, Major League Debut 3 comments
My sets of 1983 Topps Royals and Major League Debut custom cards printed, cut and ready to go into binders.
This is kind of a big pay-off for me making my custom cards. I don’t print many of them but I do like to print some. I decided to print my whole 1983 Topps Royals set and my major league debut cards. I was pretty happy with the result. They always seem to print a little dark but that is not a big issue. I print them on 120 lbs. card stock and cut them with a small slide cutter so my edges are always straight. It is incredibly difficult to get the cards centered if they have a white border but I get better at that with each set I cut. This picture show my set scattered on the floor. I usually print 2 sets of everything I decide to print, one to go in a Royals binder and one to keep in a separate card stack. So far I have printed I believe five sets and am looking forward to doing more.
1983 Topps Royals: Billy Butler and Wilson Betemit Leave a comment
1983 Topps Royals: Tim Collins and Nate Adcock Leave a comment
Danny Duffy Major League Debut custom card Leave a comment
Danny Duffy was the a high profile major league debut for the Kansas City Royals against the Texas Rangers in Kauffman Stadium on May 18, 2011. He started the game and went 4 innings giving up 2 runs on 4 hits and striking out 4. Duffy did have control problems in that game which was his downfall giving him a high pitch count quickly as he walked 6 batters in his 4 innings. He would not figure in the decision.
History of Joakim Soria: 1982 Topps Leave a comment
I just re-discovered my “Just Fair” series with a new post yesterday and today I will do the same with my favorite feature on my site. “The History of Joakim Soria” is a series where I make a Joakim Soria card for every Topps base set over their 60 year reign. Today’s installment is 1982 Topps. Another classic design. It wouldn’t crack my top 5 Topps designs of all-time but it would be close. They are a very clean and simple looking card and look great.
When I think of 1982 Topps I think of Cal Ripken. Ripken was and is my favorite player and 1982 was his rookie year. He has a multi-player rookie card in the base set and a card all to himself in the traded set. The traded card is one of the most iconic cards in history in my opinion. So this is why this set has always held a special place in my heart.
I like the powder blue shot of Soria here. His high leg kick leaves a great space to display the autograph as well. This is a card I will have to make more variations of, look for it to pop up as a “Custom Card of the Day” soon.
Eric Hosmer Major League Debut custom card Leave a comment
Eric Hosmer made the most high profile major league debut for the Royals this season. It came in Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on May 8, 2011 against the Oakland Athletics. He went 0-2 with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts, one of which was a called third strike that clearly was a ball. He also stole a base in that game and started a nice double play as well.
Tim Collins Major League Debut custom card Leave a comment
Tim Collins made his major league debut for the Kansas City Royals on opening day 2011. It was March 31, 2011 in Kauffman Stadium. Collins pitched 1 inning while giving up one hit, walking one and striking one batter out in his scoreless inning.
Louis Coleman Major League Debut custom card Leave a comment
Royals reliever Louis Coleman made his major league debut against the Cleveland Indians in Kauffman Stadium. He pitched 2 shutout innings while giving up a walk and 2 hits and striking out a batter.
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