The Golden Sombrero presents Rookie Card Corner: Adam Wainwright 2000 Bowman

Fun Fact: Waino hit the first major-league pitch he saw out of the park, a feat only six other players had done before him.  To commemorate the event, the St. Louis Cardinals gave him an engraved Rolex watch.

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.

The Golden Sombrero presents Rookie Card Corner: Colby Lewis 2000 Bowman Draft Picks

Fun Fact: Colby lead Japan’s Central League in strikeouts in both 2008(189) and 2009(186) as a member of the Hiroshima Carp.

The Golden Sombrero presents Rookie Card Corner: Vladimir Guerrero 1992 Bowman

Fun Fact: At just 16-years of age, a scrawny Vladimir Guerrero showed up for a pro tryout in the Dominican Republic, arriving on the back of a motorcycle and with two different sized spikes.  In the larger of the two, Vlad stuffed a sock with the hopes of an improved fit.  It was that same day that the Montreal Expos offered Vlad his first professional contract.