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My Top 5 Reds Cards
1. Jay Bruce (red)
2. Brayan Pena (blue)
3. Jason Bourgeois (yellow)
4. Todd Frazier (purple)
5. Mat Latos (yellow)
Until I made these two posts for the Reds, I didn't think they would have enough cards for a top 5. While I was making them nothing really stood out, but upon further review there were actually several good cards. The Jay Bruce is an example of an unexpected shot, a slugger on the basepaths. A pitcher at bat and a good defender at the plate would be two more examples of this phenomenon. Bruce is really a good baserunner, but I tend to think of his slugging before anything else. I think Nick said it best regarding the Brayan Pena. He really does epitomize the agony of defeat. The Bourgeois is a fantastic mish-mash of color with the multiple ads. I know some people don't like seeing ads on cards, but I am a fan because they usually throw a nice splash of color among the usual green and brown. The Frazier is just a good defensive play caught on film at a nice angle. They don't all have to be odd to be great. Finally I chose the Latos in spite of the jersey that shamelessly panders to the Latino crowd. That photo is from the game that I attended in person. It's okay for some favorites to be more personal than popular occasionally.
Coming tomorrow - #11 Atlanta Braves
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