Surprise PWE: Hot Corner Cards

Tonight I was asked to participate in a team trivia night for charity at the WVU Alumni Center. I really enjoy these events as local businesses get together and donate food and drinks to raise money money for local charities. While no baseball questions were asked, my team gave a good showing and fell one question short of the semi finals. 

I feel like we won either way as we got to spend more time with the donated keg!

New cards courtesy of Pat from Hot Corner Cards!

Oliver Perez is a bit of an enigma. He was part of the Brian Giles trade that sent both he and Jason Bay to the Buccos. He burst on the scene immediately, but had trouble duplicating his early success. The Mets picked him up and gave him a sizable contract after some moderate success. This proved to be a disaster and the Mets would end up eating a big portion of the contract.

A sweet Black Diamond Kendall. You have to wonder how good Kendall could have been had he not destroyed his ankle. If you want to punish yourself Google Jason Kendall gruesome injury.

This is a rainbow parallel of Pirate All Star Tony Watson. My hope is to find either the silver plate /20 or the acetate /10 of this card at some point as Watson is a personal favorite. A starter in the minor leagues, the Pirates decided to convert Watson to a reliever. The decision proved wise as he as been one of the most reliable left handed relievers in baseball the last two seasons. 

Thanks for the surprise cards Pat. I'll try and hook you up with some new Tigers soon!

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Trade: Hot Corner Cards

Last month Pat from Hot Corner Cards had a post where he was offering up his team lots.  I jumped on the chance to land some Buccos I didn't have.  All Pat asked in return were Tigers of any sorts. Over the course of the month I sent Pat a couple of envelopes of Tigers and on Saturday I received the lot of Pirates.  The lot was full of Pirate goodness ranging from the mid 80's to present day with just about every set imaginable.  Here is sample I put together by position.

 I like the Tony Pena action shot.

 Seeing Aramis Ramirez just makes me sad.  The worst trade in Pirate history by far.

The Pirates struggled for several years trying to find a replacement for Jack Wilson.  Thankfully it looks like Jordy Mercer is starting to stabilize the position.

Neil Walker just recently broke the Pirates team record for homeruns by a second baseman passing Mazeroski.  Have to wonder how many he would have hit if he hadn't missed so much time.

Adam Laroche continues to put up good numbers for the Nats.  While with the Pirates he wouldn't start hitting until after the All Star break.  By the time the Pirates were always out of the race.

 Any Pirate fan in the late 80's early 90's loved Andy Van Slyke.

 The bullpen guys!  Cool shot of Stan Belinda getting ready for his crazy side arm delivery.

 ROBERT VERNON WALK!!!!

Let's end with the Pirate Parrot celebrating a win just as they did tonight.  The Pirates played a third consecutive 1-0 game for the first time since 1917.  

Thanks again for all the great cards Pat.  You supplied enough to have blog posts for 3 months!  

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