Everything Else(*) from Sportlots

*Everything Else in the sense that I don't want to bore you with 2024 Score base set completers.

Opening this, an oddball position. I've seen a few PH cards out there - Jose Tolentino, Wallace Johnson, probably others, but this is the first I've seen it paired with a DH listing as well. Given his baseball reference page lists a grand total of one defensive appearance in MLB, on third base, that seems like a very appropriate designation.

Given the ghastly photoshop job done on his entry in Topps Update, at least Joey Votto's comeback attempt with the Jays was  better done by his cards from Chrome Update and Stadium Club. The re-used photo is forgiven, because I saw the alternative.

Things get acrobatic the rest of the way through the baseball portion. Given how the Mets were during their early years, there's even odds as to whether Marv is attempting to grab a line drive, or merely trying to keep a throw to first base from heading into the dugout. If I had to pick it would be the latter.

This is probably the only place outside of a pro-wrestling card which features a folding chair as such a prominent part of the photo.

WHEEEEEEE!

This is one of those cards that, when leafing through my misc baseball binders, I'm somewhat surprised that I didn't already have this card in my collection. 

The recent post-strike PWE frenzy from Kerry added the first Kelly Olynyk cards to the Raptors collection. Here's yet another entry out of Haunted Hoops - the slime variation. 

A quartet of Jamal Murrays for his PC, but these ended up as only 3 since the Monopoly one was a dupe.

Baseball isn't the only sport to see 'cool catch' photos. Marty himself seems surprised that he managed to snag the ball.

Given that it was only used for a bit, there aren't too many cards out there that feature the Jeff Alm memorial helmet sticker. This is one of them. 

When you think of Houston, you think of sandy beaches and surfing. It's even worse than that, since Kent was drafted after the team moved to Tennessee. 1997 was the year that Upper Deck had their rookie photo shoot session at some coastal theme park. That resulted in some really strange entries. The shame didn't discriminate. Whether you went on the hall of fame, became a punch line or ended up in prison, nothing good came of it.

There you have it!