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The Golden Sombrero presents Rookie Card Corner: Matt Cain 2002 Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects

Fun Fact: On October 28, 2010, Cain — who was nicknamed “Big Sugar” in high school — pitched 7 2⁄3 scoreless innings to become the fifth pitcher to pitch at least 20 innings in the postseason without allowing an earned run.

The Golden Sombrero presents MLB Look-alikes: Jim Tracy and David Letterman

No matter how well Timmy pitches, and despite his best, dapper disguise, O’Bannion and friends will still be waiting for him beyond the centerfield gate. Maybe the World Series ring will help his street cred as he enters high school.

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The Golden Sombrero presents Rookie Card Corner: Edgar Renteria 1994 Bowman

Fun Fact: In his 15-year career, Edgar Renteria has collected 2,522 hits.  However, he has never had a season with more than 200 hits.  His highest, single-season hit total came in 2003 when he had 194 with the St. Louis Cardinals.

I’m going to be upfront with you, reader: I’m prone to hyperbole.  I say things are awesome or the best that certainly aren’t awesome or the best.  On more than a few occasions I’ve proclaimed the Baja Chalupa from T-Bell to be the best food ever.  That’s not true, and I’ll be the first to admit it (the Sourdough Jack from J-Box is the best food ever).  But try to believe me when I say that I have seen the greatest baseball sign in the history of baseball signs.  “Cliff Lee struck out Chuck Norris…with two pitches” works on so many levels.  We’ve come a long way as a society, but in my humble opinion, Chuck Norris jokes are the greatest achievement of the human race (See?  There I go again with hyperbole…it’s a slippery slope).  They were funny at first, stayed funny for far too long, then stopped being funny.  Because of this sign, they are funny again.  Thank you, Texas.  This almost makes up for the fact that you execute the mentally challenged.