Jhoulys Chacin Quadfecta

A part of the COMC black friday mailday, I don't usually collect printing plates, but on finding a Jhoulys Chacin plate from 2012 Topps Chrome for $5, I jumped on it. This goes along with the 2012 Golden Moments jersey, 2009 Signature Stars autograph and 2009 Topps Update rookie card.

Chacin has quietly had a solid start to his career, despite a hard luck 23-31 career record, he comes into 2013 with a 3.68 career ERA, pretty damn good for someone who has been with Colorado his whole career. If he can fully recover from an injury plagued 2012 and get his walk rate down he should be the reliable starter we thought we were getting after he went 18-3 with a 2.03 ERA in 2008 as a minor leaguer.

First Completed Trifectas

A spinoff from the COMC mailday, The Iannetta Marquee relic complete my first trifeca, it is a gorgeous card, super thick with a small piece of what looks like a letter, Topps really did a good job with last years Marquee. This goes along with the 2007 '52 auto and the 2006 Upper Deck Rookie card. All three of the Alex Whites came in the COMC package, joining the growing pile of Alex White 2011 parallels from Topps Update and Bowman Draft.