A Big Connor Wong Update

Connor Wong has been one of the biggest surprises on the team this season.  I predicted prior to the season that Wong would be an All Star this season.  That looks like it could actually happen.  There is still a chance he is snubbed as there are several deserving catchers this season, including Adley Rutschman and Salvador Perez.  Wong is hitting .328/.388/.475 with seven homers, 30 RBIs and three stolen bases.

There is one big consequence that I have been feeling from this improvement.  Wong cards are becoming more expensive and the rare ones are harder to get as more people want them.  I am still going though.  This post is showing off a bunch of new additions to the Wong collection.  The first scan is all cards I picked up in a recent COMC order.

1.  2022 Topps 1st Edition Green.

2.  2022 Donruss Optic Black Prizm.

3.  2023 Topps Chrome Update Green Refractor.

4.  2022 Topps Gallery Printer Proof.

5.  2022 Topps Factory Set.  The RC logo on the Factory Set variation is larger.

6.  2022 Bowman Sterling Refractor.

7.  2022 Topps Tier One Break-Out Autographs Silver Ink.

8.  2022 Topps Clearly Authentic Red.

The next scan features some random pickups from Ebay.

1.  2024 Topps Vintage Stock.

2.  2024 Topps Blue Crackle Foil.

3.  2024 Topps Holiday Flowers.

4.  2022 Donruss Optic Teal Velocity Prizm.

5.  2022 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary Orange Wave Refractor.

6.  2022 Panini Select Orange Pulsar.

7.  2024 Topps Green Crackle Foil.

8.  2022 Panini Immaculate Platinum.  This is a 1/1 with an autograph and laundry tag.

9.  2024 Topps Yellow Foil.

As usual, there are many more to come.

Living Set: Tim Wakefield

For this Living Set card, I reached back to one that has been out for awhile.  This Tim Wakefield card came out in 2022.  I decided to get it one day when I was thinking about his unfortunate passing.  Wakefield was truly one of my favorite pitchers I have ever seen.  By all accounts he was an incredible human being.  Wakefield was also the winning pitcher in the first Red Sox win I ever saw (my second Red Sox game).  That day he pitched 8.2 innings, giving up just two hits and one run while walking one and striking out five.  Wakefield was a big part of my fandom and his death hit me particularly hard.  I know he will never be enshrined in Cooperstown, but he is in my own personal Hall of Fame.