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| 2024 Topps City to City #CTC-9 |
Game 108 - Wednesday Afternoon, July 31st in Philadelphia
Record - 65-43, 1st Place, 6 1/2 games ahead of the Braves
One Sentence Summary: The slumping Phillies got swept by the Yankees, losing this matinee game, 6-5.
What It Means: The Phillies are making me fairly cranky these days, with crappy play on the field and now a gaudy Independence Blue Cross large advertising logo on their uniform shoulders. It looks dumb, and it's too big.
What It Means: The Phillies are making me fairly cranky these days, with crappy play on the field and now a gaudy Independence Blue Cross large advertising logo on their uniform shoulders. It looks dumb, and it's too big.
More relevant, the sweep at the hands of the Yankees snaps a 62-series sweepless streak, the longest in franchise history, dating back to June 2023. The previous franchise high streak had been 58 series, between September 1992 and April 1994. (H/T @tgpschmenk) The Phillies lead in the division hasn't been as small as 6 1/2 games since June 2nd.
What Happened: Cristopher Sanchez and Jose Ruiz allowed six Yankees runs to score in the game's first six innings. Alec Bohm, Nick Castellanos and Bryson Stott all had multi-hit days, with Castellanos driving in three runs.
Featured Card: The month of July was nightmarish for the Phillies and Bryce Harper, as the team went 10-14 overall and have lost 10 of their last 13 games. Harper batted .149 for July (10 for 67) with four home runs and nine RBIs, and he's mired in a 1 for 30 slump dating back to the series against the Twins. I hope a trip out west to Seattle and Los Angeles results in some found hits.
What Happened: Cristopher Sanchez and Jose Ruiz allowed six Yankees runs to score in the game's first six innings. Alec Bohm, Nick Castellanos and Bryson Stott all had multi-hit days, with Castellanos driving in three runs.
Featured Card: The month of July was nightmarish for the Phillies and Bryce Harper, as the team went 10-14 overall and have lost 10 of their last 13 games. Harper batted .149 for July (10 for 67) with four home runs and nine RBIs, and he's mired in a 1 for 30 slump dating back to the series against the Twins. I hope a trip out west to Seattle and Los Angeles results in some found hits.
I just re-found this website/blog after many years. I really enjoy the custom cards based off of the Topps templates. What printer do you use to make them? What kind of paper? I am interested in making my own cards as well.
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Jim
Hello and welcome back! I actually don't print these cards any more, and I enjoy them digitally.
ReplyDeleteI have thought about finding a professional printer to print complete sets from time to time, but I've not gone ahead with that yet.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the response. Love the site!!
take care
Jim