2012 Chachi #34 Hector Luna

#29

Hector R. Luna

First Base

Bats: Right  Throws: Right  Height: 6'1"  Weight: 190

Born: February 1, 1980, Monte Cristi, DR

Home: Monte Cristi, DR

Signed: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent, February 2, 1999

Teams: St. Louis Cardinals 2004-2006, Cleveland Indians 2006, Toronto Blue Jays 2007, Florida Marlins 2010, Phillies 2012

Acquired: Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Boston Red Sox organization, January 2, 2012

Contract Status: Signed through the 2012 season

2012 Chachi #33 Jake Diekman

#63

Jacob Tanner Diekman

Relief Pitcher

Bats: Left  Throws: Left  Height: 6'4"  Weight: 200

Born: January 21, 1987, Wymore, NE

Home: Wymore, NE

Drafted: Selected by Phillies in 30th round of June 2007 draft

Teams: Phillies 2012

Acquired: Via draft

Contract Status: Pre-arbitration eligible

Phillies at Marlins: June 29th to July 1st

Marlins Park - Miami, FL
Friday 7:10, Saturday 4:10, Sunday 1:10

Phillies 36-42, 5th Place in the N.L. East, 9 games behind the Nationals
Marlins 35-40, 4th Place in the N.L. East, 8 1/2 games behind the Nationals

Phillies Probables:  Cliff Lee (0-4, 3.72), Cole Hamels (10-3, 3.03), Joe Blanton (7-6, 4.87)
Marlins Probables:  Josh Johnson (4-5, 3.96), Mark Buehrle (6-8, 3.55), Rickey Nolasco (6-6, 4.78)

At the Ballpark:  I'm not sure exactly what this means, but tonight is "Friday Night Live" at Marlins Park and tomorrow afternoon is a "Saturday Spectacular."  Sunday is Military Appreciation Day and the first 5,000 kids will receive a "Stars & Stripes Kids Bucket Cap."

Phillies Leaders

Average:  Carlos Ruiz - .362

Runs:  Hunter Pence - 54

Home Runs:  Hunter Pence - 14 

RBIs:  Hunter Pence - 45

Stolen Bases:  Shane Victorino - 19

Wins:  Cole Hamels - 10

ERA:  Cole Hamels - 3.03

Strikeouts:  Cole Hamels - 106

Saves:  Jonathan Papelbon - 18

Who Wants My Extra eTopps Cards?

2004 eTopps #31

Back in the early 2000s, when I was younger and admittedly more foolish, I thought eTopps was going to be the next big thing.  I anxiously signed up in 2001 for the initial offerings of the new Topps "virtual" baseball cards and I clicked away each time a new Phillies card was offered.  (Here's a little more background on the world of eTopps for the uninitiated.)

Earlier this year, Topps announced it was discontinuing its eTopps line, so I recently took shipment of the two 2011 eTopps Phillies cards I had in my virtual Topps vault.  After requesting shipment of these cards, and paying the shipping and handling charges, I was playing around within my eTopps account when I realized that I had bought two copies of each Phillies eTopps card offered in 2001, 2003 and 2004.

So who wants these cards?  Shipping and handling charges from the eTopps vault is $6.75 for the first card and $1.60 for each additional card.  If you're in need of these cards for your Phillies collection, I'd be happy to order them for you and I could probably even have them shipped directly to your home address.  I'd just ask for some cool Phillies cards (preferably from my want lists) in return or the reimbursement of the shipping costs.

Here's what's currently in my eTopps portfolio, including the number of each card issued:

2003 eTopps #72

2003 eTopps #14 Marlon Byrd/1822
2003 eTopps #56 Vicente Padilla/995

2003 eTopps #72 Pat Burrell/1168

2003 eTopps #106 Randy Wolf/1874

2003 eTopps #107 Kevin Millwood/3000

2003 eTopps #118 Brett Myers/2115

2004 eTopps #31 Jim Thome/1908

2004 eTopps #71 Mike Lieberthal/1479

2004 eTopps #101 Bartolo Colon/1973*

2004 eTopps #102 Phillies Team Card/2500

2004 eTopps Classic #ETC51 Robin Roberts/807

*This was some sort of "bonus" card that I earned.

I also have doubles of the following, already in hand, also available for trade:

2001 eTopps #32 Jimmy Rollins/1307

2001 eTopps #52 Bobby Abreu/677

2001 eTopps #75 Scott Rolen/498

2001 eTopps #130 Pat Burrell/1253

Please e-mail me at Ringo73 at msn dot com if you're interested in expanding your Phillies eTopps collection!

2012 Chachi #32 Erik Kratz

#31

Erik Floyd Kratz

Catcher

Bats: Right  Throws: Right  Height: 6'4"  Weight: 255

Born: June 15, 1980, Telford, PA

Home: Harrisonburg, VA

Drafted: Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in 29th round of June 2002 draft

Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates 2010, Phillies 2011-

Acquired: Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Pittsburgh Pirates, December 1, 2010

Contract Status: Pre-arbitration eligible

1997 Collector's Choice #15 Scott Rolen

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2012 Chachi #31 Brian Sanches

#48

Brian Lee Sanches

Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right  Throws: Right  Height: 6'1"  Weight: 191

Born: August 8, 1978, Beaumont, TX

Home: Nederland, TX

Drafted: Selected by Royals in 2nd round of June 1999 draft

Teams: Phillies 2006-2007, Washington Nationals 2008, Florida Marlins 2009-2011, Phillies 2012

Acquired: Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Florida Marlins, November 28, 2011

Contract Status: Signed through the 2012 season

2012 Chachi #30 Michael Schwimer

#44

Michael Fredarick Schwimer

Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right  Throws: Right  Height: 6'8"  Weight: 240

Born: February 19, 1986, Fairfax, VA

Home: Alexandria, VA

Drafted: Selected by Phillies in 14th round of June 2008 draft

Teams: Phillies 2011-

Acquired: Via draft

Contract Status: Pre-arbitration eligible

2012 Chachi #29 Jose Contreras

#52

Jose Ariel Contreras

Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right  Throws: Right  Height: 6'4"  Weight: 255

Born: December 6, 1971, La Martinas, Cuba

Home: Tampa, FL

Signed: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent, February 26, 2003

Teams: New York Yankees 2004, Chicago White Sox 2004-2009, Colorado Rockies 2009, Phillies 2010-

Acquired: Signed as a free agent formerly with the Colorado Rockies, January 28, 2010

Contract Status: Signed through the 2012 season