2014 Quarry Unlimited - #23 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Part 2

YELLOW

RED

ORANGE

ROOKIE PROSPECTS

My Top 5 Angels Cards
1. Raul Ibanez (blue)
2. John McDonald (green)
3. Jason Grilli (red)
4. Erick Aybar (purple)
5. Kole Calhoun (blue)


The Angels were probably right around average to slightly below average this year.  That being said, they did have a couple of very good cards.  The Ibanez has some fantastic aspects.  There are 15 bats by my count in that picture.  The word "spit" is shown.  The chipped paint on the wall around the bat bucket.  The fact that Ibanez looks like he is smoking a joint (I hope he actually isn't, if so, sorry kids).  Everything really works in that image.  It's probably in my top 10.  I absolutely love the John McDonald card.  In my opinion, it is the absolute perfect image for a retiring player.  The Grilli is one of the few examples of showing a player in the uniform of two different teams on the same card.  It is one of the better signing cards that I have ever seen.  The Aybar is a pretty good near play at the plate card.  In case you are curious, the catcher is Brett Hayes of the Royals.  Finally, I like the Calhoun because it is sort of a unique card.  I have seen image of batters, pitchers, catchers, and fielders looking up at pop ups.  However, I can't recall seeing an image of a baserunner looking up at a pop up. 


Coming tomorrow - #24 San Diego Padres

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2014 Quarry Unlimited - #23 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Part 1

After spending hundreds of millions of dollars on mediocre teams over the past few years, the Angels finally put all of their talent together for a good run in 2014, at least until the playoffs.  They do seem like they might become the American League version of the Washington Nationals, the team that wins big in the regular season and does nothing in October.  In fact, the 2014 Angels remind me a lot of the 2012 Washington Nationals.  I am not a big fan of how the Angels came together because instead of building their club through astute drafting (aside from Mike Trout who is an obvious outlier) and clever trades, the Angels just threw money at the problem.  Some people might not have a problem with that, and that's okay, but it's just not for me.  Perhaps I will be mistaken and it will be shown that the Angels began their dynasty with a strong 2014 season, but it's just as likely that the Angels will get old quickly and Mike Trout will be the best player on a third place team.  That's why they play the games.

ANGELS TEAM TRIVIA

Total # of Angels in 2014 - 54

# of new Angels in 2014 - 28

Best score in 2014 - April 13 vs. Mets 14-2

Worst score in 2014 - September 16 vs. Mariners 13-2

Border color that worked best with this team - Green

Border color that worked least with this team - Orange

Position on last year's list - #23 = SAME

Let's take a look at the first half of the 2014 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with the manager's card leading the way.

PURPLE

GREEN

BLUE

I'll be back tomorrow with Part 2.  As usual, your thoughts are always welcome and encouraged.

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