Sunday, January 22, 2023

Gypsy Queen City Connect Variations Pt. 2

Several days ago I showed off one of the Gypsy Queen City Connect image variations that I have picked up.  There were quite a few available players, but as these are rare short-prints, they are not easy to come by and often a little pricey.  The first one I landed was Enrique Hernandez.  This is number two:

Nathan Eovaldi is going to go down as one of the Red Sox' greatest trade deadline pickups of all time.  He was crucial to the team down the stretch in 2018 after being acquired in a trade with the Rays for Jalen Beeks.  He won two games in the postseason.  His greatest moment though was his epic relief pitching stint in the World Series against the Dodgers, even though he took the loss.  He turned in a gutsy performance that left an impression on the team and was able to save bullpen arms for the final game.  He was hurt much of 2019, but became the best pitcher on the staff in 2020 and proved that by finishing fourth in the Cy Young vote in 2021.  He had a very good, but injury-plagued season again in 2022, his last with the Red Sox.  It would have been nice to see him come back to Boston, but he has moved on to Texas.  His final line with Boston is a record of 26-18, with a 4.05 ERA, 468 strikeouts to 109 walks in 461.2 innings pitched.  

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