Tuesday, July 8, 2008

7/7/08: Staten Island Yankees vs Auburn Doubledays

Finally made my first trip to the NY/Penn League this year. This was between the Short Season Single-A affiliates of the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays. Unfortunately, there isn't much product out for the guys in this league, as they are usually recent draft picks. Each team usually has one or two guys with a prospect card out or a late numbered prospect in my book. The best thing in most cases to get are the coaches, who are usually minor stars from the majors. A couple guys coaching in this league for 2008 are Travis Fryman and Sid Bream. Anyways, I did what I could on each side, including grabbing a couple guys I missed from the Auburn team set from last year, along with getting a few signed in the program insert.

Books:

Auburn
Joel Carreno (2008)

Cards:

Staten Island
Braedyn Pruitt - 1 (2008 Bowman..Chrome card)

Auburn
Jason Monti - 1 (2007 Bowman Prospects and DP)
Carlos Vasquez - 1 (2007 Auburn Set)
Leance Soto - 1 (2007 Auburn Set)

Misc:

Staten Island
Pat Venditte - Index Card (He is the ambidextrous pitcher)

Auburn
David Cooper - Index Card Inscribed '08 1st Round Pick
Karim Turkamani - Program Player Profiles Insert
Marcus Walden - Program Player Profiles Insert
Dan O'Brien - Program Players Profile Insert

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