2012 Topps Triple Threads- The Kershaw Inserts

I think I've gone a little crazy when it comes to this years Triple Threads set, and I don't know why.  After all, I'm not planning on adding any of the inserts to my collection; unless I find them cheap on eBay. I've also never been a big fan of game-used relics, but I do love the autographed cards.

I will say that I do find the little phrases spelled out on their relic cards funny.  Well, some of them are funny.  For instance, on Saturday I featured a bunch of Dodgers insert cards from the set; including a Dee Gordon card that said "150 lbs".  I haven't been that weight in 2 decades.  This time around I focus only on our star pitcher- Clayton Kershaw.  Check out all of the Kershaw inserts I could find.


Below are two different Relic Combo's with Kershaw.

TTRC-28 Verlander - Roy Halladay - Clayton Kershaw

TTRC-39 CC Sabathia - Clayton Kershaw - Cliff Lee

Here are all of the Clayton Kershaw Autographed Relics available in the set.  There are five different available; including the "Kid K" card.

TTAR-133 Clayton Kershaw - Dodgers

Here are the three Triple Thread Relic cards available of Kershaw.  I didn't realize that some of his nicknames include "The Claw" and "Clay Young".

TTR-79 Clayton Kershaw - Dodgers

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Dodgers T-Shirts by Heysix

From time to time, I am happy to highlight some fan made Dodgers apparel made for the masses.  After all, I believe its important to note when the spirit of innovation and industry coincide with the team I love.

Featured here are some T-Shirts made by a group called HEYSIX.  It is the brainchild of an ad agency man who decided to parlay his love of the team with his experience as an associate creative director.  ESPN had previously written about this company back in June.

Go here to check out some of their T's.  Below are examples of some of what they have.

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Dodgers Blog Kiosk: 9/24/2012

• I'd like to note that the 2012 Topps Update set is coming out on October 3rd, and I'm happy to report that AJ Ellis is listed as being included in the base set.  He will be #US304.  Yeah!  AJ will finally get a Major League baseball card.  See an partial checklist here.
• Speaking of AJ, Steve Dilbeck of the LA Times notes that AJ Ellis appears to be wearing down.

Ellis has already appeared in 125 games in easily baseball’s most demanding position. The most games he’s ever appeared in the majors until this season was 44 in 2010. The most games he’s ever appeared in during his professional career is 109 for double-A Jacksonville in 2007.

It’s having an impact. Ellis is without a hit in his last 28 at-bats. And without a walk. The only time he got on base in that stretch, he was hit by a pitch.

• Zach Hample was in Washington DC for the Dodgers game against the Nationals on Wednesday.  He includes a photo of Kershaw- just after he got hit by a broken bat.
• Beckett provides an early peek at Topps 2013 Gypsy Queen.
• Via Bradley Woodrum at NotGraphs, Tampa Bay Lightnings coach Guy Boucher shoots the first pitch.
• I've really enjoyed reading about Chipper Jones last romp through the Major Leagues all season long.  He's a great player and someone who should find themselves in the Hall of Fame in a few years.  Recently, the Braves hazed their rookies, and included their retiring star in the festivities.  Via a tweet by PeterMoylan, check out the pic below.

• The 2013 World Baseball Classic hats are out.  Check out the Team USA and Philippines team lids below.  See what the other teams caps look like here.

• Below is another Stanley Cup World Champion Los Angeles Kings behind-the-scenes video from Game 6 of the finals featuring radio broadcasters Nick Nickson and Darryl Evans calling the from the press box during the Kings second goal of the evening.  Awesome, just awesome!

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Happy Birthday, Tommy!

Happy Birthday, Baseball Wizard.  Tommy Lasorda turns 85 today.  In celebration, check out this great 1989 Rolaids commercial featuring our old skipper.

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2012 Topps Triple Threads- Some Dodgers Relics and Auto's

As I had promised the other day, I would feature as many of the Dodger autoraphed/relic cards from the set that I could find.  Here is the first of several postings I will be putting together.  Below, I feature a general selection of cards from the set.  In future post I will focus on several individual players that have a bunch of different variations available.

First up are a couple of Relic Combo Books with Sandy Koufax and Clayton Kershaw.

TTRDC-5 Ryan - Seaver - Jenkins - Spahn - Koufax - Carlton

TTRDC-3 Verlander - Sabathia - Darvish - Halladay - Kershaw - Lincecum

Below is a Triple Threads Relic Combo card featuring Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier and Clayton Kershaw.  Of the 63 different combo cards available this is the only one with multiple Dodgers on it.  There are a handful of other combo cards with just one Dodger on it, so I will have those up in a future post when I feature that individual player (Kemp and Kershaw).

TTRC-14 Matt Kemp - Andre Ethier - Clayton Kershaw

There are two former Dodgers featured on the Triple Threads Legends Relics.  They are Sandy Koufax and Jackie Robinson.  As always, all of the relic cards in the set have numerous parallels with varying print runs.  The Koufax below is a "emerald" parallel numbered to 18.  The Jackie Robinson below is a "gold" parallel numbered to 9.

TTRL-12 Sandy Koufax - Dodgers

TTRL-13 Jackie Robinson - Dodgers

I do like these All Star Patch cards.  The Kershaw below is a "1 of 1" ruby parallel card.  The base model version is numbered to 9.

TTASP-33 Matt Kemp - Dodgers

TTASP-40 Clayton Kershaw - Dodgers

TTASP-50 Andre Ethier - Dodgers

This card kind of confuses me.  It is a Rookie & Future Phenom autographed relic card that is numbered like it is a part of the regular base set.  The Jerry Sands card below is #140.  There is also a Dee Gordon card that is #105, but appears to be only available through a redemption card.  I believe all of these cards are suppose to be on-card signed.

140 Jerry Sands - Dodgers

Below is a Triple Auto Relic card that has Dee Gordon in the middle, between Starlin Castro and Elvis Andrus.  This is a sticker autograph, so no redemption card needed. 

TTARC-14 Starlin Castro - Dee Gordon - Elvis Andrus

TTARC-17 Clayton Kersahw - Matt Kemp - Dee Gordon

Now here is what the Triple Threads set is known for.  Below are the Dee Gordon Triple Threads Relics with various written phrases.  All players available have three different versions available.  I will have a post on the other Dodgers in the set in future postings.

TTR-118 Dee Gordon - Dodgers

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Dodgers Blog Kiosk: 9/21/2012

How awesome is this picture.  The Space Shuttle Endeavor flew over Dodger Stadium this afternoon.  Pic via LikeAgaveF on reddit. This might originally be a @Dodgers pic from instagram- I'm not really sure.

• No!  Stop it.  Shut him down already.  There is no need to threaten his (and our) future by having Kershaw pitch again this season.  Via Dylan Hernandez at the LA Times, "Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw Throws Off Mound, Raising Hopes of His Return."
• Tom Hoffarth of the Daily News takes a look back at the Summer of Stanley.
• The Dodgers Blogs Softball Tournament is next weekend.  Go here to sign up.
• A couple of Dodgers prospects help Israel to advance in the WBC Baseball tournament, via Christopher Jackson at Examiner.com.
• Patrick Dorsey at ESPN puts together a great interview with Dodgers photographer Jon SooHoo.

"Probably my biggest problem is I shot so much film. I have filing cabinets' worth of slides, negatives, color negatives, black-and-white negatives from format cameras that I shot. It's just a very large library of stuff.

“A lot of my best stuff is on film -- which is the Joe Montana years, and Jerry Rice, and old Dodgers stuff. ... There's a lot of images that I haven't even gotten to that have been shot on film that someday, maybe, will be digitized at some point."  

Hopefully, we'll get an opportunity to see some of those.

• Brandon Stroud at With Leather brings to you the Brady Bunch's 20 Greatest Sports Moments. 
• Ballhawk king Zach Hample was kicked out of the Dodgers/Nationals doubleheader, via Deadspin.
• This is what I've been waiting for.  The Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings recently announced a special DVD that includes Bob and Jim's call from Game 6 of the Finals.  Below is a preview from that game that includes the 5 minute major penalty from the 1st period and the Kings first goal.  (Hat Tip: LA Kings Insider)
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