Showing posts with label 2000. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2000. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

2000 Topps, Bartolo Colon

Card No. 366

Believe it or not, the svelte looking man on this card is none other than the "Big Sexy" himself, Bartolo Colon....No other Latin American pitcher has won more career games than Bart (247)....Last appeared with a major league club in 2018 (Texas)....Signed with Monclova of Mexican League in February 2020....Colon's first appearance in a Topps set was 1996 on a four-player "Prospects" card....Represented 10 different clubs on Topps cards over his career....Went 18-5 with a 3.95 ERA in 32 starts for the Tribe in 2000.

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Monday, May 13, 2019

2000 Topps Traded & Rookies, Curt Schilling

Card No. T123

A three-time World Series champion and a member of the 3,000-strikeout club, Curt Schilling shows off his new uniform in this card from the 2000 Traded & Rookies set....Arizona acquired Curt from the Phillies at the '00 trade deadline for a package of players including Travis Lee and Omar Daal....Also appeared in the Traded/Update sets in 1992 and 2004....Schilling's rookie card can be found in the 1990 Topps set....Went 5-6 with a 3.69 ERA in 13 start for the D-backs following the trade.

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