Last year's Topps Update set included a bunch of stop-gap Yanks. With all of the injuries and offensive ineptitude, the Yanks took a lot of chances on players. One of the better pick-ups was Lyle Overbay. He played good defense and was a solid clubhouse guy. I liked the way he played. He certainly couldn't come close to matching what Mark Teixeira gives you when healthy, but the man put his head down and played hard. I respected that about him.
He even played a few games in right field when Teixeira briefly came back from injury.
Overbay is now with the Brewers, but was nice enough to sign this card for me. I sent it to Brewers spring training, and it came back in just over a month.
I collected baseball cards from the late '80s through 2002. Then I went to college and when I came out, I was lost. There were too many brands, sets, choices, relics, autos, parallels, variations. It was a turn off. However, I slowly made my way back. So here is my attempt to venture back into the hobby. I'll buy a few packs of cards here and there, comment on some cards I have, send out some TTMs, and follow the progress of my Topps Yankees Project.
Aw man, I should've sent a request to Overbay. Nice success though.
ReplyDeleteAt this point in his career, Teixeira isn't that much better than Overbay though.
Nice I need to get Overbay for my Brewers collection now that he's back with the team.
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