St. Louis World Series Rings

I found a bit of humor in this story. Today before the Cardinals-Cubs game the St. Louis Cardinals players received their World Series rings and the team management decided to create a design that would "tell the epic story of 2011" according to team owner Bill Dewitt III. So, they decided to pay homage to the "rally squirrel" and included a small squirrel crossing home plate.

If you look closely above the plate and crossed bats you will see the sleek figure of a small squirrel running. I think this was creative, it is fun and truly does tell an epic story.

Topps Gimmick Cards Keep Getting Noticed

In Topps’ attempt at a “Game Changer” they have surprisingly added gimmick SP cards in to the 2012 Topps Baseball Series 1 release… I know, I know, complete surprise here right?

So the SP variation that has gained some serious attention is the card #93 Skip Schumaker Rally Squirrel SP version showing the squirrel that made his appearance during the Cardinals postseason last October. The first couple of SP versions have now shown up on eBay with the first one sitting at $655.99 with 20 hours left, 3 other auctions are sitting at $107.50 (22 hours remaining), $102.50 (22 hoursremaining) and $100 (5 days remaining)

Insanity at its best but you do have to admit, even though many collectors may be tired of the gimmicks Topps does know how to keep their name in the news.