Hello again. I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted any new designs. So, to make up for that, here are the last 9 custom cards I designed before the COVID-19 virus put the 2020 season on hold.
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Neon Lights
One of the members of Facebook’s Custom Baseball Cards group posted a really nice basketball card design that used a neon look for the team and player names.
I decided to take a shot at my own neon design, and came up with this after a few failed attempts. This is more of a rough idea than a finished, polished, pixel-perfect design…but I’m liking it so far.
The Struggle is Real
The Reds recently traded for two players who were expected to help the team. Things have not worked out that way, unfortunately.
Trevor Bauer’s ERA has been somewhere around 9.00 since joining the Reds, and Galvis is in the midst of a 1-for-43 slump.
I think Galvis needs a 10-day trip to the DL to refocus or clear his head or whatever. We have too many promising young middle infielders to continue giving him playing time right now. I think Galvis will be OK eventually, and next year he’ll return to what we expected from him — a decent middle infielder.
Bauer is the real disappointment here, though. We was 9-8 with a 3.79 ERA in the American League. You would naturally expect slightly better numbers in the National League, since he’d be facing a pitcher instead of a DH pretty often. Alas…it didn’t work out that way. Bauer’s currently 1-4 with an 8.23 ERA.
I’m sure no one is as upset about this as Bauer. He’s a fantastic pitcher and a competitive guy. I have no doubt that he will turn things around and become our 3rd best starter (behind Castillo & Gray), giving us a strong rotation in 2020. With the Reds’ 2019 season in the dumpster, I would vote to let Bauer also take a trip to “Club DL” for 10 days.
Here’s hoping things get better for both of these players. If 2020 is going to be a big improvement over 2019, we’ll need them both to be solid contributors.
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