2006 Bowman Draft
Playing Favorites: Ben Aguirre's No. 1 Clayton Kershaw card ...
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Name: Ben Aguirre
Find him at: @cardboardicons on Twitter and Instagram
Location: California
Collects: Clayton Kershaw, Roger Clemens and rookie/tobacco cards of Hall of FamersThe favorite: 2006 Bowman Draft Chrome Prospects Refractor Autograph Clayton Kershaw /500 (BGS 9.5/10)
Why this matters to me: When it comes to collecting players in the modern hobby, there is usually one card that is considered the most desirable and it’s usually the player’s first Bowman Chrome autograph. And if you don’t time it right, the card of your player may cost you more than you’d want to spend.
But that's not his story ... keep reading.
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Pablo Sandoval's spring training drama won't affect his lone RC
The spring training drama that is Pablo Sandoval and his "waist management" concerns is the big non-story story so far, but there's one statistic about the Boston Red Sox slugger that should matter to baseball card collectors.
The statistic is one -- as in Sandoval is one of very few players in recent years to appear on just one Rookie Card. Yep, that's it ... one.
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