Posts belonging to Category Mike Rosenbaum

The Golden Sombrero presents MLB Look-alikes: Raul Ibanez and Tom Morello

The Golden Sombrero presents Rookie Card Corner: Andy Pettitte 1993 Bowman

Fun Fact: In 2004, Andy became the first pitcher since Babe Ruth to post a winning record in each of his first 10 seasons.

Since it seems like I won’t be leaving the house for the next 24 hours due to an assortment of arctic conditions, I thought that I would take a few minutes to expand on something that Clint and I discussed on The Baseball Show.

After sharing our thoughts on MLB.com’s Top 50 Prospect list, Clint and I wrapped things up with a discussion about baseball rookie cards, more specifically, the astronomical value of  Bryce Harper’s.  The perpetually ascending value of the 18-year-old phenom’s rookie card – as well as anything brandishing his name – is really unlike anything I’ve ever witnessed as a card collector.  While all of his rookie cards will surely increase in value with time, there is one specific card that is destined to be infinitely valuable.

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Shortly after the turn of the New Year, we began unveiling our Top 50 Prospects for the 2011 season.  The list is the product of hours of deliberation between Dee and myself, and is far from your average, cookie-cutter top prospect list.

Our rankings are based on a number of criteria such as ceiling, refinement, age, level, performance, and health thus far.  Positional scarcity and chances to stay at a premium position in the Major Leagues carries some weight too, but is a lesser component. No pitcher rankings are based off of potential as relievers because no top arm ends up in the bullpen unless the front office decides to lose its mind.

In case you have missed any player on our list, here is a recap of 30-40:

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Today on The Baseball Show, co-host Clint Evans of Diamond Hoggers and I discuss recent trades and headlines across baseball, and even seamlessly weave in a Brooks Kieschnick reference.  The Mike Napoli trade gives us a reason to remember Frank Francisco hurling a chair into a dude’s face at the Oakland Coliseum.  I guess a picture really does say a thousand words in certain situations. You know, those situations when you’re a Major League bullpen pitcher and a fight (with fans) breaks out, calms down, and you decide to start tossing chairs at helpless spectators. More relevant topics discussed on today’s show:

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