The Golden Sombrero presents Rookie Card Corner: Joey Votto 2002 Bowman Draft Picks

Fun Fact: Joey is a skilled bowler.  He once rolled a 266.

The Beard makes an appearance on national television…other than that whole World Series thing:

If this video is either not working or taking forever to load, you might have better luck viewing it on The Tonight Show’s official website.

The Golden Sombrero presents Rookie Card Corner: Bruce Bochy 1979 Topps

Fun Fact: Bochy is known for having one of the largest cap sizes in Major League Baseball at over size 8.  When he joined the Mets in 1982, they did not have a batting helmet that would fit him, and they had to send the ones he was using in the minors.

• White Sox have picked up Matt Thornton‘s $2.25 million option for 2010…..Thornton says he’s only getting better with age and believes that he deserves an opportunity to close…..he’s prepared for anything that Kenny Williams throws his way….. [Scott Merkin/MLB.com]

• Ozzie Guillen plans to debut his new website[OzzieGuillen.com] by SoxFest on Jan. 21-23…..site will allow fans to “communicate” with the White Sox manager…..his sons will be running it and all content will be pre-approved by Major League Baseball……[Chicago Breaking Sports]

• Aaron Rowand and Juan Uribe won another World Series ring, this time as members of San Francisco Giants…..Rowand even got the feel-good start in Game 5…..Juan Uribe is still the same old Juan Uribe….. [Sox Machine]

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The Golden Sombrero presents Rookie Card Corner: Tim Hudson 1999 Bowman Chrome

Fun Fact: Hudson’s 15 wins in 1997 tied him for the NCAA lead.  He also finished 9th among the nation’s hitters in RBI that season.