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#172 Jay Bell - KEYSTONE#173 Micah Franklin - LEARNING#174 Mark Johnson - POTENTIAL#175 Jeff King - SMOOTH#176 Al Martin - SPRINT#177 Dan Miceli - ICY#178 Denny Neagle - CONCENTRATION#179 Bernard...
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#181 Brian Jordan
VERSATILE : adjective \ ˈvər-sə-tᵊl \: embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skillsTwo-sport superhuman, professional football and baseball.Batting average .282Home runs 184Runs batted in821St....
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#182 Ray Lankford
HUSTLING : intransitive verb \ ˈhə-s(ə-)liŋ \: to play a game or sport in an alert aggressive mannerFive seasons of 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases.Batting average .272Home runs 238Runs batted...
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#183 Ozzie Smith
SAVVY : adjective \ ˈsa-vē \: having or showing perception, comprehension, or shrewdness especially in practical mattersSAVVY is a good choice, but WIZARD would have been better.Batting average...
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#184 Andy Benes
STEEL : noun \ ˈstēl \: commercial iron that contains carbon in any amount up to about 1.7 percent as an essential alloying constituent, is malleable when under suitable conditions, and is...
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#185 Ken Caminiti
SECURE : adjective \ si-ˈkyu̇r \: assured in opinion or expectation : having no doubtTurned out Caminiti wasn't as secure as we all thought. Sad story.Batting average.272Home runs239Runs batted...
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#186 Steve Finley
PRODUCING : transitive verb \prə-ˈdüs\: to cause to have existence or to happen : BRING ABOUTHit three home runs in a game twice in the same season (1997)Batting average.271Hits2,548Home runs304Runs...
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#187 Tony Gwynn
SCHOLAR : noun \ ˈskä-lər \: a person who has done advanced study in a special fieldMajored in being awesome.Batting average.338Hits3,141Home runs135Runs batted in1,138 San Diego Padres (1982–2001)8×...
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#188 Joey Hamilton
EFFICIENT : adjective ef·fi·cient | \ i-ˈfi-shənt \: productive of desired effectsHis career ERA is a very efficient 4.44Win–loss record74–73Earned run average4.44 (hey, my favorite...
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#189 Melvin Nieves
STRAINING : transitive verb : \ ˈstrān-ing \: to exert (oneself, one's senses, etc.) to the utmostProbably not the best description for a ballplayer. Kinda sounds likes he's beyond his limit, and not...
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#181 Brian Jordan - VERSATILE#182 Ray Lankford - HUSTLING#183 Ozzie Smith - SAVVY#184 Andy Benes - STEEL#185 Ken Caminiti - SECURE#186 Steve Finley - PRODUCING#187 Tony Gwynn - SCHOLAR#188 Joey...
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#190 Scott Sanders
SLIDER : noun : slid·er | \ ˈslī-dər \ : a fast baseball pitch that breaks slightly in the same direction as a curveor: a very small meat sandwich typically served on a bunNot sure which one Emotion...
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#191 Rod Beck
TORCH : noun : \ ˈtȯrch : any of various portable devices for emitting an unusually hot flameBecks portable arm emits an unusually hot flame when throwing a baseball.Died tragically at the age of 38...
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#192 Barry Bonds
CONFIDENT : adjective : \ ˈkän-fə-dənt : full of conviction : CERTAINconfident of successconfident that conditions will improveBarry was confident his use of steroids would never be found out.Batting...
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#193 Royce Clayton
ANTICIPATING : transitive verb : \ an-ˈti-sə-ˌpāt : to give advance thought, discussion, or treatment toRoyce was often found deep in thought, anticipating which team he would be on next (see...
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#194 Glenallen Hill
CLOBBERING: transitive verb: \ ˈklä-b(ə-)riŋ : to pound mercilessly.: to hit with force.Named in the Mitchell Report, which alleged that he had used performance-enhancing drugs.(Maybe because he was...
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#195 Darren Lewis
SILK : noun : \ silk: a fine continuous protein fiber produced by various insect larvae usually for cocoons.Or, um, maybe in reference to his undergarments?Dusty Baker named his own son after Darren...
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#196 Mark Portugal
STRAINING : intransitive verb : \ˈstrān : to contract the muscles forcefully in attempting to defecateHe must have wasted a lot of energy between innings.Won a Silver Slugger as a pitcher!Win–loss...
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#197 Matt Williams
POWERBASE : noun : : a base of political supportElected 5 times...to the All-Star Game.Batting average.268Home runs378Runs batted in1,218Managerial record179–145Winning %.552As playerSan Francisco...
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#198 Checklist 1
Since the set is organized by teams, it only makes sense that the checklists are as well. I like this format because then I get to include one with my Angels team set and they lucked out with the...
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#190 Scott Sanders - SLIDER#191 Rod Beck - TORCH#192 Barry Bonds - CONFIDENT#193 Royce Clayton - ANTICIPATING#194 Glenallen Hill - CLOBBERING#195 Darren Lewis - SILK#196 Mark Portugal - STRAINING#197...
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#199 Checklist 2
This second checklist card transitions from the American League teams (#1-98) to the National League.The Astros would later jump to the American League in 2013.Interesting that the Expos (9) got more...
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#200 Checklist 3
Last five teams and the four different insert sets.I prefer when a set has the checklists together at the end of the set and not scattered throughout.
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Rookies 1 of 10 Edgardo Alfonzo
Alfonzo went on to have a decent eleven-year career in MLB, getting an All-Star nod and winning a Silver Slugger.
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Rookies 2 of 10 Jason Bates
Bates spent his four-year career with the Rockies.He didn't have as much "pop" as expected hitting only 12 home runs over 319 games.
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