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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How to get the 'Be a Lil Evil' VIBES pack at The National (and win $1,000)
Mantel and VIBES are teaming up at The National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago to drop the exclusive Pudgy Penguins pack: 'Be a Lil Evil.' Inspired by iconic moments in Chicago sports history, this pack is part of the 'Pudgy Metal Gems' series and comes with serious collector hype - and two $1,000 bounties. Here are the details of how to get your 'Be a Lil Evil' pack at The National. Checklist Unnumbered Base (1000) Foil (400) Green Foil (numbered 1/99 through 10/99) Red Foil (numbered 11/99 through 99/99) Four Ways to Get a Pack at The National Find Mojo Sports, snap a photo with him, post and tag @onmantel and @vibestcg on IG Story and follow both accounts - Mojo Sports will have limited packs daily Show a Mantel employee (look for the Mantel hat) that you've downloaded the Mantel app Come to the Mantel table at Official National Trade Night and trade any of the following: PSA, Beckett, or CGC slab (any grade) 2003 Topps/Topps Chrome Basketball card 1999 or earlier Pokémon card Baseball card from 1964 Michael Jordan card Sammy Sosa card 2003 Florida Marlins card Numbered card of a player in a Chicago team uniform Any Mickey Mantle card 4. Bring and open a VIBES: Enter the Huddle Series 1 Booster Box at the Mantel table and get 5 packs $1,000 Offers to Purchase Card 6/99 – First person to post a selfie on Mantel holding it Card 23/99 – First person to post a selfie on Mantel holding it Are you ripping one of these at The National? Post your hits on the Vibes TCG group on Mantel.
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Cubs' Seiya Suzuki pulls off wild feat last done by 2001 Sammy Sosa
The post Cubs' Seiya Suzuki pulls off wild feat last done by 2001 Sammy Sosa appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Chicago Cubs exacted revenge on the St. Louis Cardinals after scoring an easy 11-0 win at Wrigley Field on Sunday, highlighted by a milestone home run from Seiya Suzuki. Advertisement The Cubs lost to the Cardinals on Sunday and got their four-game winning streak snapped. But they bounced back in a big way, with Suzuki continuing his masterful campaign despite being snubbed in the All-Star Game. He tallied his team-high 25th home run of the season and added an RBI double. In the process, he became the first Cubs player to have 25 home runs and 75 RBIs heading into the midseason break since legendary hitter Sammy Sosa in 2001, according to TSN. It was a statement showing, if ever there was one. The 30-year-old Suzuki had a strong case to make the National League (NL) roster in the All-Star Game but was left off. He leads the league in RBIs with 77. Advertisement With Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani the hands-down choice as the starting designated hitter (DH) for the NL, Suzuki had the chance to be picked as the reserve for his first-ever nod in the midsummer classic. The spot, however, was given to Philadelphia Phillies star Kyle Schwarber. Despite the snub, the pride of Japan offered a gracious reaction, as quoted in a report from Chicago Sun-Times' Vinnie Duber. '(There's) not necessarily (any disappointment). As a DH, looking across the league, there's a lot of great DHs. Looking at how they're doing, it really pushes me to feel better. So no (hard) feelings,' said Suzuki. He even added a hilarious comment, showing that he's not too bothered by the non-inclusion. Advertisement 'I'm sorry, my plans are full. Just kidding,' said the Cubs slugger. Suzuki has quickly endeared himself to Cubs fans with his talent and personality. While he's not up there yet with Sosa in terms of accomplishments and popularity, it won't be a surprise if he eventually makes his way. Sosa starred for the Cubs for 13 years, collecting 545 home runs and 1,414 RBIs. He is the fastest player in NL history to reach 400 home runs, doing it in 1,354 games. Moreover, he is one of only nine players in MLB history to hit 600 career home runs. He, however, failed to win a World Series title. Related: Predicting Marlins' next big trade before deadline Related: MLB rumors: Jon Heyman hits Cubs with warning about possible Pirates trade
New York Post
28-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
It's completely preposterous to honor these faces of the steroid era
Notes, quotes and anecdotes from the week that was. Subtitle: 'If Only I Could Sit Back and Enjoy Watching Our Sports Devour Themselves Whole.' But sugar pie, honey bunch, I can't help myself. Last week two of the most disreputable beneficiaries of MLB's and 'Bottom Line' Bud Selig's intentional neglect of what no one else could miss — MLB's cheaters-prosper Steroid Era — were honored in ceremonies by their former teams. Sammy Sosa — the spray-hitting little guy who one day showed up as the Michelin Man to become Babe Ruth with a corked bat, then pleaded 'no comprende' under oath before a Congressional hearing on why the nearly impossible suddenly became routine — returned to Chicago where he was treated like a freed war hero by Cubs fans. Sosa was in Chicago to be inducted into the Cubs' Hall of Fame. Take that, Ernie Banks.
Associated Press
24-06-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
This Date in Baseball - New York Yankees set MLB record by homering in their 28th consecutive game
June 25 1934 — Pitcher John Broaca tied a major league record by striking out five consecutive times but pitched the Yankees to an 11-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Lou Gehrig had better luck at the plate, hitting for the cycle. 1937 — Augie Galan of Chicago became the first National League switch-hitter to homer from both sides of the plate in the Cubs' 11-2 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1950 — Chicago's Hank Sauer hit two home runs and two doubles to send the Cubs past the Philadelphia Phillies 11-8. 1961 — Baltimore and California used a major league record 16 pitchers, eight by each side, as the Orioles edged the Angels 9-8 on Ron Hansen's 14th-inning homer. 1968 — Bobby Bonds, in his first major league game, hit a grand slam off John Purdin to help San Francisco to a 9-0 win over Los Angeles. 1988 — Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game. 1998 — Sammy Sosa broke the major league record for homers in a month, hitting his 19th of June leading off the seventh inning of the Cubs' 6-4 loss to Detroit. Sosa passed the mark set by Detroit's Rudy York in August 1937. 1999 — Jose Jimenez, a rookie right-hander having one of the worst seasons than any other NL pitcher, threw St. Louis' first no-hitter in 16 seasons, outdueling Randy Johnson in a 1-0 victory over Arizona. 2002 — Luis Pujols of the Detroit Tigers and Tony Pena of the Kansas City Royals became the first Dominican-born managers to oppose each other in a major league game. 2007 — A fan charged at Bob Howry during the Cubs' 10-9 win over Colorado after the reliever helped blow an 8-3 lead in the ninth inning. Howry gave up back-to-back RBI singles to Garrett Atkins and Brad Hawpe and a three-run homer to Troy Tulowitzki. The fan then jumped onto the field from the roof of the Rockies' dugout and made it a few feet from the mound before security guards tackled him. Howry earned the victory when Alfonso Soriano hit a game-ending two-run single in the bottom of the inning. 2010 — Arizona's Edwin Jackson pitched a 1-0 no-hitter against Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field. 2010 — The Cubs suspend pitcher Carlos Zambrano indefinitely after he throws a tantrum in the dugout after giving up 4 runs in the 1st inning of a 6 - 0 loss to the White Sox. 'Big Z' blames first baseman Derrek Lee for letting a Juan Pierreground ball past him for a double that starts the rally, although the hard-hit ball was hardly catchable. Tom Gorzelanny replaces Zambrano who is removed from the game by manager Lou Piniella. 2011 — Cleveland's Tony Sipp balked home the only run with the bases loaded in the seventh inning of a 1-0 loss to San Francisco. Sipp slightly flinched his left arm before throwing a pitch to Emmanuel Burriss, allowing Miguel Tejada to score and sending San Francisco to its fourth straight win. There also were two errors in the inning by second baseman Cord Phelps that spoiled a strong start by Justin Masterson. 2013 — Eric Filia drove in a career-high five runs, Nick Vander Tuig limited Mississippi State to five hits in eight innings, and UCLA won 8-0 for its first national baseball championship. 2014 — Tim Lincecum pitched his second no-hitter against the San Diego Padres in less than a year, allowing only one runner and leading the San Francisco Giants to a 4-0 win. 2015 — The San Francisco Giants hit four triples in a game for the first time in 55 years, including a pair by Brandon Belt in a 13-8 win over the San Diego Padres. Brandon Crawford and Matt Duffy also tripled for San Francisco, which had not tripled four times in a game since Sept. 15, 1960, when Willie Mays hit three and Eddie Bressoud one at Philadelphia. 2018 — The St. Louis Cardinals record the 10,000th win in team history with a 4-0 defeat of the Cleveland Indians.. They are the sixth major league team to do so. 2019 — The New York Yankees set a new major league record by homering in their 28th consecutive game. 2021 — Philadelphia Philles pitcher Aaron Nola ties Tom Seaver's 51-Year old MLB record of ten consecutive strike outs in a 2-1 loss to the Mew York Mets. 2022 — Three Astros pitchers combine to no-hit the Yankees, 3 - 0. 2023 — George Springer leads off the bottom of the 1st for the Blue Jays against the Athletics with a homer off Luis Medina. The 55th leadoff home run of his career gives him sole possession of second place on the all-time list, behind only Rickey Henderson. The Blue Jays win handily, 12 - 1. _____
Chicago Tribune
23-06-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
3 takeaways as the Chicago Cubs find the Wrigley Field wind kind and cruel against the Seattle Mariners
The crazy series started with the news that Sammy Sosa, one of the greatest home run hitters in Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball history, was coming back to Wrigley Field. Then, in his honor, the Cubs and Seattle Mariners went out and used humid and windy conditions to rack up 21 home runs — to match Sosa's jersey number with the Cubs — in three games. Nine of those blasts came Sunday in the Mariners' 14-6 win over the Cubs in front of a sweltering Wrigley Field crowd of 36,185 on a 92-degree day. The wind hasn't blown out too much this year, but this weekend it was a free-for-all as the Cubs (46-31) dropped two of three to the Mariners (39-37) and finished the homestand 5-4. After the second game, Cubs manager Craig Counsell said the combination of the sun, heat and wind, 'made it feel like a different game, almost. 'It was baseball, but it was different.' Here are three takeaways from the 'different' weekend of baseball. For most of the hitters, the wind was a windfall as six players had multi-homer games. The Mariners' Cal Raleigh had four home runs in the series to jack his MLB-leading total up to 31, which is the most by a catcher prior to an All-Star break. Cubs' leadoff hitter Ian Happ had three home runs and opened Friday's and Saturday's games with first-inning solo shots to get the team off on the right foot. Seiya Suzuki belted a pair on Sunday, giving him 20 on the year, a day after teammate Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 21st. It's the fastest that two Cubs hitters bashed 20 or more homers. They did it in 77 games, beating out the duo of Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, who did it in 80 games in 2016. Yes, the World Series year. Backup catcher Reese McGuire played in two of the three games of the Mariners series and homered in each game, the first time in his career with a home run in back-to-back games. The wind, however, was cruel to fielders. Crow-Armstrong was the victim of a few misjudgments in center field on Saturday and even a couple of balls that he caught were adventures. But he also tallied a double when just about everyone in the ballpark thought his third-inning fly ball was going to land in the stands, only to have the wind push it into left field. On Sunday, Suzuki started in right field and made two errors, one of which was a misjudgment on a fly ball near the wall. 'They were tough conditions,' Suzuki said through an interpreter. 'On a day like this, everyone knew that the wind was blowing out and I tried to be extra careful to catch the ball, but it is what it is. 'I tried to make it up to the team (with the home runs).' The Cubs leave the heat and humidity of Chicago to play in the heat and humidity of St. Louis for four games starting Monday against their rivals. AccuWeather predicts the game-time temperature of Monday's game in the Arch City will be 95 degrees. Counsell said he will continue to monitor his players. 'We don't have any secrets,' he said. 'You worry about the catcher the most and the pitcher. Make sure they get some downtime in the shade.' It is the first time the division rivals will meet this season. The Cubs lead the third-place Cardinals by 4 1/2 games in the National League Central standings and the Cardinals want to chop that down. Last year, the Cardinals had a 7-6 season series edge over the Cubs. The Cubs announced Ben Brown will start Monday and Jameson Taillon will start Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday are TBA and Shota Imanaga is likely to come off the injured list and pitch in one of those games. 'He's going to start and we have a pretty good idea when, but there are a couple of things we want to check just to make sure,' Counsell said of Imanaga. Wednesday would be Matthew Boyd's turn in the rotation. He caught a 104.7 mph comebacker on Friday but injured his shoulder on the play. He threw on Sunday. 'So far, good news,' Counsell said of Boyd. After a rough start to the season, there was a span from mid-May to mid-June when the Cubs' bullpen was razor sharp, posting an MLB-best 0.90 ERA. Against the Mariners, though, the 'pen gave up 15 earned runs in 11 innings for a 12.27 ERA. Even seemingly untouchable Chris Flexen gave up two earned runs on Sunday. He had gone into the game not allowing an earned run in 21 1/3 innings before getting roughed up. Perhaps it's just a three-game anomaly and the bullpen pitchers can get back to their previous success sooner rather than later.
