2017 SPIRIT BOX BREAK - PACK 10

137. Jordan Zimmermann

179. Carson Smith

191. Michael Conforto

299. Stephen Strasburg

89. Arodys Vizcaino

280. Scott Schebler

32. Blake Treinen

96. Sean Doolittle

203. David Dahl (RC)

G133. Huston Street

TL58 . Rougned Odor - Team Leader (TEX-HRs)

Another pitcher-heavy pack. Best card is probably the Dahl rookie. The Odor was the first of the Team Leader cards I designed so the Rangers' red/blue made it perfect for the 2-color motif.

2014 Spirit Base: 721-735

#721 - Tuffy Gosewisch, #722 - David Hale, #723 - Ryan Webb
I feel like I've made fun of too many names already, so I'll leave Tuffy alone.

#724 - David Ross, #725 - Chris Valaika, #726 - Daniel Webb
Guest commentary from my wife: "He (Chris Valaika) doesn't have a butt."

#727 - Carlos Conteraras, #728 - Carlos Carrasco, #729 - Charlie Culberson
Would you believe me if I told you these three being grouped together was a coincidence? Three double-Cs and all of them with some form of Charles as their first name.

#730 - Joakim Soria, #731 - Tony Sipp, #732 - Pedro Ciriaco
Remember back when Beckett would have the section where the readers would submit cards that were altered so they'd be funny, kinda like what Baseball Card Vandals is doing now? The Ciriaco card is tailor-made for altering.

#733 -Huston Street, #734 - Justin Turner, #735 - Brad Hand
All three last names are playable Scrabble words.

2014 Spirit Base Series 1: 111-120

#111 - Cole Hamels
Not the most exciting image but I like that he's wearing a blue cap and this isn't a pitcher pose I've used yet.

#112 - Jordy Mercer
A nice simple shot of Mercer taking a groundball. I like that the background isn't busy at all so you can focus on Jordy here.

#113 - Trevor Rosenthal
A lot of Rosenthal's photos were of him coming off the field after closing a game so I guess he's the closer now. This one had a nice selective focus and he doesn't look super obnoxious. A winner in my book.

#114 - Huston Street
The slightly elevated angle is different from anything else I've used. Plus the blue jersey didn't have to be altered much to match my color scheme.

#115 - Matt Cain
How could I pass up the opportunity to show Matt Cain getting a standing ovation while trotting onto the field to accept his World Series ring? Oh yeah, he's wearing the gold SF jersey and hat as well. After his 2013, I need 2012 reminders as much as possible.

#116 - Dustin Ackley
After an up-and-down year, I wonder what 2014 has in store for Ackley now that Robinson Cano has (probably) taken over as the the starting secondbaseman.

#117 - James Loney
I'm pretty sure Loney played more DH than first base last year but I had a hell of a time finding good batting shots and an embarrassment of riches capturing his field work.

#118 - Alex Rios
Rios is still somewhat of a new face to Rangers' fans so I thought having a nice smiling pic on his base card would be a good way to get familiar.

#119 - Edwin Encarnacion
After his last two seasons, it really is a shame how anonymous Encarnacion is in the U.S.

#120 - Denard Span
Luckily there was enough space to show the ball coming down and all of Span's body sliding into the grass. A lot of times I have to sacrifice one or the other.