I have always liked this card due to the cameo from Worth, who appeared this way on Topps products (twice) almost as many times as he received his own baseball cards from Topps (thrice).
Overall, as routine of a baseball card as the phrase 'routine double play' entails. I like how Kendrick is completely focused on the throw and is paying absolutely no attention to Worth sliding into the bag. I also like how all the guys in the bullpen are still just chillin' - it's only the bottom of the 4th.
Uniform Hero? Card # clearly right there in the center of the card - the front of the card.
Where’d the egg hatch? Kendrick was an extremely good bit of scouting work by the early-00's Angels as he was drafted in the 10th round in 2002 and produced excellent results for a player selected that high.
How about the migrations? As this card was produced, there had been none, however 2013 would be his next-to-last for the Angels before being traded across town to the Dodgers after the 2014 season when his initial contract had just a year to go. The Angels received some six years of service from Andrew Heaney in the deal, which might have worked out very well for them if anyone who enters their rotation would ever stay healthy.
Kendrick would add a second year for the Dodgers via a Free Agent signing before being traded to Philadelphia and then Washington, where in 2019 he most likely achieved the pinnacle of career success on a winning World Series club after being the NLCS MVP along the way.
2020 will find Kendrick back on the field for the Nationals on a one year deal.
Kendrick would add a second year for the Dodgers via a Free Agent signing before being traded to Philadelphia and then Washington, where in 2019 he most likely achieved the pinnacle of career success on a winning World Series club after being the NLCS MVP along the way.
2020 will find Kendrick back on the field for the Nationals on a one year deal.
Don’t flip over real Turtles.
The Topps sage was certainly correct with the positive opening to this card back text. With two more years of consistent production for the Angels after these stats, I would imagine Kendrick still ranks very well on Angels 2B career lists.
Can the Turtle Catch the Rabbit?
CAREER CHASE: With 881 hits, Kendrick is 3,375 away from the all-time record of 4,256.
Without notably exceptional slugging power, Kendrick's excellent basic production at the plate is best highlighted by his very good batting averages each year. After the 2019 season (a career mark of .344 BA) and 14 years of that production, Kendrick has 1,722 Hits.
Without notably exceptional slugging power, Kendrick's excellent basic production at the plate is best highlighted by his very good batting averages each year. After the 2019 season (a career mark of .344 BA) and 14 years of that production, Kendrick has 1,722 Hits.
Subspecies? By 2013, Kendrick had appeared in one All-Star Game (2011), his only such appearance, but was in general just an excellent everyday starting 2nd Baseman. That made a reputation good enough to also place this card on the Opening Day checklist, but oddly not on the 2013 Topps Chrome checklist. That probably traces to the insatiable need to place new Rookies on all baseball card checklists, which sometimes requires squeezing out excellent veterans, no matter how solid their career at that particular point.
There are no other variants of this card.
There are no other variants of this card.
Bling That Shell Placing this card on the Opening Day checklist worked out well for me, as I could use the nice deep blue 'Opening Day Blue' parallel for this one, which pairs nicely with the red Sea Turtle for the Angels. I am also glad Danny Worth doesn't disappear into the 'foil'.
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