**The Perennial MIKE TROUT Thread**

[JohnnyHatesJazz]

Just get to 500 homers. That's all I'm asking for.

[ThoseBackPages]

i would enjoy that

[marl1220]

Originally Posted by clsports

Mike, please come to the Phillies! We need you to knock off the Dodgers in the NLCS this year and then beat the Red Sox in the World Series!

Philly would love to have you! Please talk to Saquon! You will have another MVP season and a WS ring with this team!!!

[jacksonjj]

Last night on ebay a Topps Dynasty 1/1 with a streaky auto and random patch sold for almost 2k. There were almost 200 watchers on it. I was surprised seeing that many interested folks. Trout excitement is picking up a little bit.

[dodgerfanjohn]

Originally Posted by cardsin47

He’s still young enough to turn things around / I remember several Stars that hit for power that peaked at around 33 ( no, i don’t recall which players they were at this moment )

He didn't peak at 33, but Frank Robinson was still really good into his late 30's.Robinson had a dip at age 32, only to come back very strong at age 33 with a very Mike Trout-ish slash line of .308/.415/.540

Interestingly enough old man Frank Robinson had a pretty decent swan song with the Dodgers and Angels, before the Indians put him out to pasture.

I think Frank Robinson's 30's are a best case scenario for Trout, but such a scenario would secure his legacy. He would get 500 hr/1200 rbi/2000 hits. Its very possible I think. He remained one of the best players in baseball in 2022 and was pretty good for half a season in 2023. Just needs to stay on the field.

[tjforce]

Spring training for full swing and no bumps in 2 weeks.

I wonder when it's safe to buy Mike Trout again.

I wouldn't touch a Topps Update pop 6,640 for $1,000, but at some point would have to think that any 2011 Update Black or Hope Diamond would be a great card to pick up. Even a nice condition Update Gold would be a nice card to have.

[marl1220]

Originally Posted by tjforce

Spring training for full swing and no bumps in 2 weeks.

I wonder when it's safe to buy Mike Trout again.

I wouldn't touch a Topps Update pop 6,640 for $1,000, but at some point would have to think that any 2011 Update Black or Hope Diamond would be a great card to pick up. Even a nice condition Update Gold would be a nice card to have.

He got hit in the ear flap with a pitch yesterday. He got really lucky that he turned quick enough otherwise it would have been straight in the face.

[wharfrat7624]

Originally Posted by tjforce

Spring training for full swing and no bumps in 2 weeks.

I wonder when it's safe to buy Mike Trout again.

I wouldn't touch a Topps Update pop 6,640 for $1,000, but at some point would have to think that any 2011 Update Black or Hope Diamond would be a great card to pick up. Even a nice condition Update Gold would be a nice card to have.

I picked this up a couple months ago…




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[Mahomie]

Originally Posted by marl1220

He got hit in the ear flap with a pitch yesterday. He got really lucky that he turned quick enough otherwise it would have been straight in the face.

Saw that, too - whew!

Originally Posted by wharfrat7624

I picked this up a couple months ago…

That's an insane pickup - what serial number is it?

Also picked up some Trout this offseason, albeit way more appropriate for a poor like me (I noticed that's what we're calling my type now ).



Do y'all think he can stay healthy this season?

[wharfrat7624]

Originally Posted by Mahomie

Saw that, too - whew!





That's an insane pickup - what serial number is it?

Also picked up some Trout this offseason, albeit way more appropriate for a poor like me (I noticed that's what we're calling my type now ).



Do y'all think he can stay healthy this season?

It’s #/150…nice auto on your 2016 Topps


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[NYRE2PECT]

Originally Posted by wharfrat7624

I picked this up a couple months ago…




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Holy blue refractor batman, er Wharfrat!

Killer pickup!

[Rbradleigh]

Originally Posted by wharfrat7624

I picked this up a couple months ago…




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Great card! Isn’t that the same one the Cubs super collector supposedly found in a Goodwill lot?

[cardsin47]

Originally Posted by wharfrat7624

I picked this up a couple months ago…




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Awesome!!!

[tjforce]

Originally Posted by wharfrat7624

I picked this up a couple months ago…




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That's bold. He's likely to have a complicated legacy, but a legacy nonetheless.

Actually kind of exciting to see a guy at age 33 with so much left to gain or lose.

[Rbradleigh]

Originally Posted by tjforce

That's bold. He's likely to have a complicated legacy, but a legacy nonetheless.

Actually kind of exciting to see a guy at age 33 with so much left to gain or lose.

Umm, he’s still a 3x MVP who’s gonna be a 1st ballot HOFer, I don’t see him losing that short of something Bauer/Wanderesque.

[marl1220]

Originally Posted by Mahomie

Saw that, too - whew!





That's an insane pickup - what serial number is it?

Also picked up some Trout this offseason, albeit way more appropriate for a poor like me (I noticed that's what we're calling my type now ).



Do y'all think he can stay healthy this season?

Not if people keep throwing at his head like that.

[JohnnyHatesJazz]

Originally Posted by Mahomie

Saw that, too - whew!





That's an insane pickup - what serial number is it?

Also picked up some Trout this offseason, albeit way more appropriate for a poor like me (I noticed that's what we're calling my type now ).



Do y'all think he can stay healthy this season?

That's like getting a mosquito bite for an immortal like Titanium Mikey

[tjforce]

Originally Posted by Rbradleigh

Umm, he’s still a 3x MVP who’s gonna be a 1st ballot HOFer, I don’t see him losing that short of something Bauer/Wanderesque.

Yep, and that makes him a HOFer, but depending on where he goes from here, it also puts him on the list of "What Could Have Beens".

For years people were calling him a top 5 or so all time player, and right now you step back and look at his resume and it falls well short of the Mays', Mantles, and Bonds of the world. He may even get blown by as the best player of his generation by Ohtani.

[marl1220]

Originally Posted by tjforce

Yep, and that makes him a HOFer, but depending on where he goes from here, it also puts him on the list of "What Could Have Beens".

For years people were calling him a top 5 or so all time player, and right now you step back and look at his resume and it falls well short of the Mays', Mantles, and Bonds of the world. He may even get blown by as the best player of his generation by Ohtani.

Trout is a tough one for me. I want to put him in the same category as Koufax, but Koufax's peak numbers were historic. Trout's numbers at his peak were great, but I wouldn't call them historic. Mind you though, a 14 year .299/.410/.581/.991 is great in any era and more than worthy of being a 1st ballot HOFer.

[JohnnyHatesJazz]

Originally Posted by tjforce

Yep, and that makes him a HOFer, but depending on where he goes from here, it also puts him on the list of "What Could Have Beens".

For years people were calling him a top 5 or so all time player, and right now you step back and look at his resume and it falls well short of the Mays', Mantles, and Bonds of the world. He may even get blown by as the best player of his generation by Ohtani.

No matter what, he'll always be a what could have been guy because of the injuries. Much like Mantle. But Mantle had 7 ws rings and played for the yankees so there's that aura assigned to him. And his cards have declined to reflect the decrease in career projections. He will not be on the Mount Rushmore of greats but he can be in the Griffey Jr stratosphere of greats and that's fine by me.

If he can have a Tiger Woods like comeback and finish with 500, that's a hell of a career and bodes well for his prices going into retirement and beyond. Add in a trade to a legit contender and a WS ring and that's the cherry on top. I guess it's easy to say this considering I didn't buy at the top but I do have some decent cards of his and am looking to pick up more depending on how this season and the next goes.

[marl1220]

Originally Posted by tjforce

Yep, and that makes him a HOFer, but depending on where he goes from here, it also puts him on the list of "What Could Have Beens".

For years people were calling him a top 5 or so all time player, and right now you step back and look at his resume and it falls well short of the Mays', Mantles, and Bonds of the world. He may even get blown by as the best player of his generation by Ohtani.

Hell, people are saying he's the greatest ever already.

[ThoseBackPages]

if someone is worried about Mike Trouts cards its probably because they look at cards from an investment lens

[JohnnyHatesJazz]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

if someone is worried about Mike Trouts cards its probably because they look at cards from an investment lens

100% Mickey Mantle and Bonds legacy comps are out the window. Griffey Jr comps are in play.

Who'd be down in regards to that?

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by JohnnyHatesJazz

100% Mickey Mantle and Bonds legacy comps are out the window. Griffey Jr comps are in play.

Who'd be down in regards to that?

i think thats fair.

i totally respect what Trout was able to do for the hobby we love collecting.

[tjforce]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

if someone is worried about Mike Trouts cards its probably because they look at cards from an investment lens

Yes. If I'm going to spend 5 figures on a card, I'm sure as hell going to look at it throug and investment lens.


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