tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108520133795628754.post857177464705942510..comments2023-10-29T10:11:53.672-04:00Comments on Battlin' Bucs: Filling in the Team SetsMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04854315904173219584noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108520133795628754.post-39993237965482041522015-05-20T22:52:40.016-04:002015-05-20T22:52:40.016-04:00It still bugs the crap out of me that Topps missed...It still bugs the crap out of me that Topps missed Marlon Byrd and Justin Morneau for the 2013 traded set. And this time, they didn't have the bench/middle relief or meaningless team excuse. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150792970138123909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108520133795628754.post-49070271760743807832015-05-15T06:58:01.032-04:002015-05-15T06:58:01.032-04:00The Pirates have finally started getting some base...The Pirates have finally started getting some base set love from Topps. But there are still way too many times I've been sitting at my computer angrily shaking my first when I see how few Pirates get included in a new checklist. It's the small market curse, I guess.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854315904173219584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108520133795628754.post-8694810492249630052015-05-15T06:56:37.388-04:002015-05-15T06:56:37.388-04:00The list of Pirates bench players through the 2000...The list of Pirates bench players through the 2000's has looked like a career grave yard. Or guys who are absolutely horrible here, and then suddenly start hitting again for their next team (McLouth, Hinske, etc). And every time I think those days are gone, we get a Brent Morel or Michael Martinez.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854315904173219584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108520133795628754.post-91202555632713708642015-05-14T08:22:34.240-04:002015-05-14T08:22:34.240-04:00Yeah, Topps's insistence on including a Quad-A...Yeah, Topps's insistence on including a Quad-A pitcher or an alleged rookie star is annoying -- especially when it means that a 660 card set has 20 Pirates/Brewers and 35 Yankees/Mets.Tony L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01349226671097456632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108520133795628754.post-69282486503175328872015-05-14T07:47:44.025-04:002015-05-14T07:47:44.025-04:00I remember those Sunday lineups featuring the like...I remember those Sunday lineups featuring the likes of Ryan Church and Matt Diaz. BobWalkthePlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.com