First up!
I pulled one of these along with The Bowman Sterling RC Refractor AU awhile ago...needless to say I'm no longer peeved!....(HOFer Eric Dickerson's Cousin)
Biography:
Graduated from Notre Dame High School and attended the University of Nevado-Reno... participated in Kahn's Redsfest 2006, Kahn's Redsfest 2007 and the 2007 Reds Winter Caravan.
2007 Career Highlights: Year: 2007
Combined to hit .263 with 14hr, 55rbi and 30 steals in 30g at Class AA Chattanooga and 104g at Class AAA Louisville...led all Reds minor leaguers in stolen bases...was Louisville's Hitter of the Month for July (.299, 2hr, 13rbi)...began the season with the Lookouts and had 5 hits on Opening Day...when promoted to Louisville on 5/7 led Chattanooga in hits (31) and stolen bases (7)...for the Bats on 7/26 at Scranton/Wilkes- Barre became only the fourth batter in franchise history to hit for the cycle (4-6, 5rbi)...on 8/17 at Charlotte produced a leadoff HR...in the 8-6 victory on 6/8 vs Charlotte hit a 3-run, walkoff HR...following the season played for the Surprise Rafters in the prestigious Arizona Fall League (25g, .259, 4hr, 15rbi, 5sb).
"He is currently competing for a starting spot in the Reds Outfield...I think he is a likely shoe in to support Jay Bruce and the batting order!"--Kjazzzz
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Next up...Last but not least..my sleeper!!
I pulled one like this along with his Donruss EEE RC AU eons ago!
Biography:
Married Ashleigh in December 2006 ... attended Oklahoma State University in his native Stillwater ... was named First-Team All-American by Baseball America prior to the 2004 season and was rated by the same publication as the draft's Second-Best Collegiate Athlete and Third-Best Power Hitter among college players ... hit .364 (211-579) with 25 home runs and 132 RBI in three seasons with the Cowboys ... batted .362 (88-243) with 21 doubles, 10 home runs, 47 RBI and 54 runs scored in 62 games as a junior ... also earned three letters as quarterback of Oklahoma State's football team ... passed for 2,494 yards and 21 touchdowns in leading the Cowboys to a 9-4 mark in 2003 ... owns the school record for most career touchdown passes (55) ... collected 2,494 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior in 2003 and 3,145 yards and 31 touchdowns against just 10 interceptions as a sophomore in 2002 ... recorded five games with 300 yards or more, including two bowl games ... set a Cotton Bowl record with 307 passing yards vs. Mississippi on 1/2/04 ... tied a Big 12 record (since broken) with seven touchdown passes (all to Rashaun Woods) in a 52-6 win at SMU on 9/20/03 ... Woods set an NCAA record with his seven touchdown receptions ... over the final three regular-season games in 2002, threw for 954 yards and 14 touchdowns without an interception ... included in that run was a 357-yard, four-touchdown performance (no interceptions) in the Cowboys 38-28 upset of No. 3 Oklahoma in 2002.
2007 Career Highlights: By Year: 2007
Hit .244 (91-373) with 17 doubles, 23 home runs and 67 RBI in 100 games in his rookie season with the Sox ... numbers projected to 37 homers and 109 RBI over a 162-game season ... the 23 home runs are tied for third in franchise history among rookies (also Bill Melton in 1969) ... only Ron Kittle (35 in 1983) and Zeke Bonura (27 in 1934) totaled more home runs ... ranked among American League rookie leaders in numerous categories (see box) ... tied for 21st in the league in home runs despite playing in 29 fewer games than anyone ranked higher ... struck out 125 times, 14th-most in the AL ... hit .240 (63-262) with 18 homers and 49 RBI in 69 games after the All-Star Break ... ranked second in the AL in second-half homers and 17th in RBI ... made 78 starts at third base (Sox went 31-47) and 21 in left field (10-11) ... compiled a .958 fielding percentage (9 E/215 TC) at third and a .947 mark (2 E/38 TC) with two assists in left ... hit .235 (69-293) with 17 homers as a third baseman (.275 with six homers in left) ... batted second in the lineup 50 times (Sox went 20-30), hitting .230 (45-196) with 14 home runs ... 15 of his 23 homers came at U.S. Cellular Field and 11 were solo ... eight home runs came after the sixth inning, tied for eighth in the AL ... hit .321 (34-106) vs. left-handers and .213 (57-267) off righties ... went 4-34 (.118) with runners in scoring position and two outs ... tied for third on the club with 31 multihit efforts (also Jermaine Dye and A.J. Pierzynski) ... had 18 games with two RBI or more ... began the season with Class AAA Charlotte ... batted .283 with 10 home runs and 37 RBI in 56 games with the Knights ... reached base safely in 25 consecutive games from 5/3-28 and was named the International League Batter of the Week for 5/21-27 ... was recalled from Charlotte on 6/6 ... went hitless in his first 11 at-bats with the Sox ... hit safely in a season-high seven straight games from 6/13-20 (.385, 10-26) ... led the AL with 32 strikeouts in June ... recorded his first major-league stolen base on 7/22 at Boston ... knocked in nine runs over a seven-game span from 7/21-26 ... homered in back-to-back games for the first time on 7/23 and 7/24-1 vs. Detroit ... achieved his first career multihomer game on 8/10 vs. Seattle and followed with his first grand slam on 8/11 ... made his firstever start in left field on 8/26 vs. Boston and committed an error ... tied for third in the AL with nine homers in August ... scored at least one run in nine consecutive games from 9/10-22 (14 total) ... homered in back-to-back games with seven RBI on 9/16 vs. the Angels and 9/17 at Kansas City ... produced five straight multihit games from 9/16-21 ... recorded his second career multihomer game on 9/21 at Minnesota (both off Johan Santana) ... was named AL Player of the Week for 9/17-23, going 11-24 (.524) with three doubles, three home runs, six RBI and 10 runs scored during that span ... he became the first Sox rookie to win the award since Joe Crede in 2002 ... batted .356 (16-45) over his final 13 games, raising his average from .229 to .244 ... walked 14 times with a .368 on-base percentage in September, up from five walks and a .264 OBP in August ... was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 2 Prospect in the White Sox organization prior to the season.
"I believe his time has come!"--kjazzzzz
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"Enjoy!"
-Kooljazz1966
