Mike DiPalma

@JJMaxCards @midwestboxbreak He has the Heritage Acuna and Ben Rice. I still need the others (minus Castellanos)

@JJMaxCards @midwestboxbreak He has two of the 8. Not sure which. I also realized that I already have 17-Castellanos. Can you help with the others?

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@Dc5997Arlene @IanMBrowne @gfstarr1 Oh, but they will.

@IanMBrowne @gfstarr1 So no one can blame the Red Sox for just not canceling to get $$ from concessions and parking.

With this being the Phillies last scheduled trip to Boston tonight, the decision on when or if to call the game is in the hands of MLB, not the Red Sox.

@ChrisCotillo I hope they cancel it at 1 PM and the weather clears, so people can complain about how they should have waited to see if they could play. Seriously, Phillies aren’t coming back to Fenway this year, so they’ll make every effort to get the game in.

I’m sure fans will be told at 6:47 pm, eastern standard time, with Fenway cooler cups in hand

@erikh1991 @CalebDurbinHate @BOSSportsGordo @BaseballAmerica You don't need to make any moves to create a spot for anyone "a few years down the road" But this is a bad idea because Campbell was awful at 2B and has not played there at all in 2026. He's not an everyday 2B

@CalebDurbinHate @BOSSportsGordo @BaseballAmerica But then if you wanna look a few years down where’s Arias or Romero gonna play? They need need to make some serious moves

The Red Sox have four reps on @BaseballAmerica’s newest top 100 list: 8. Payton Tolle 16. Franklin Arias 48. Anthony Eyanson 73. Kyson Witherspoon Juan Valera was going to shoot up the list before his elbow injury. Arias up from 46th on their last drop.

@WarCannibal74 @BBGreatMoments Same, but 7 years earlier and for a different team.

@BBGreatMoments He was the ace in 1986

Who was the ace of your favorite team's rotation when you were 12?

@midwestboxbreak I need these 21 guys for 2026 Topps Flagship Series 1. Have some dupes or inserts to trade.

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@CardPurchaser Centering isn’t great, but still a very cool card.

What is the best card you pulled from a pack yourself in 2026 so far?

@tylermilliken_ @byJulianMack Then the front office should have acquired more players “capable of being an everyday impact player”. He led the team in HR’s and RBI last year. If that wasn’t convincing then do something about it. Who would they have hit #2?

There were some in the Red Sox organization who believed Trevor Story was past his prime and no longer capable of being an everyday impact player, per @byJulianMack. The front office was not fully convinced by his 2025 numbers. Questions were raised internally when he hit #2.

@SonoranPulls @BigDumperStan @CardPurchaser Thanks. Not to badger you, but what do you do about lighting? When I try taking pics of cards, I'm always trying to avoid shadow/glare

@MikeDiPalma @BigDumperStan @CardPurchaser Phone Holder Bed Gooseneck Mount... amazon.com/dp/B083BRX7D6?… I mount it on the edge of my desk, then I purchased a small turf square as a backdrop. I lay the cards flat on the turf and position my phone above. Not necessary but I like how it looks!

What are the card scanners that people can scan lots of cards at once in?

@SonoranPulls @BigDumperStan @CardPurchaser What do you use for a phone mount?

@BigDumperStan @CardPurchaser I use the HeyStack app, my phone, and a mount for my phone. The app turns your phone into a scanner, you just tap the screen once for the front scan and once for the back. HeyStack then matches the card to what name/set/year etc. you set the price and then u can list str8 to eBay

@OnlyCardsFans @CoolCatMatt35 @CardPurchaser I don’t know at that. I think sloppiness happens an awful lot.

@CoolCatMatt35 @CardPurchaser Sloppiness. Pure and simple. Happens a lot more than you think.

Really baffled as to why Owen Caissie has 2 cards in the 2026 Heritage checklist…Same image on both cards, just one is numbered 360, has a different cartoon on the back, and is an SP. No other player has 2 cards in the checklist like that. Why did Topps do this? @CardPurchaser

@ChrisCotillo nm, Story started a game at DH.

@ChrisCotillo You’re missing a game. 12 games x 4 positions = 48 starts. 12 + 11 + 10 + 9 + 5 = 47 Someone (not Abreu) must have started one more game.

Your early OF playing time breakdown in 12 games (2 vs. LHPs) Abreu (49 PAs) has started all 12 in RF Anthony (52 PAs) has started 11 (6 in LF, 5 at DH) Rafaela (37 PAs) has started 10 in CF Duran (39 PAs) has started 9 (4 in LF, 3 at DH, 2 in CF) Yoshida (24 PAs) has started 5 (3 at DH, 2 in LF)

@ChrisCotillo Context matters. Yes, they placed a high trade value on him. Would they have required a lesser or greater package for Anthony, Rafaela or Duran? It’s possible for a very good player to be the least valuable/good asset in a group.

Clearly Duran is the one most impacted by the wonky roster construction and crowded OF mix, at least to this point. IMO, the high trade value they placed on him this winter doesn't square with diminishing his role as they have.

Small sample/early math... but: Jarren Duran is on pace for 526 plate appearances this year after 735 in 2024, 696 in 2025. He has sat in 3 of 12 games so far. In 2025, his third non-start was on July 7 (he started 151, played 156). In 2024, his only two non-starts were the August suspension (started/played 160 G).

@nandointhewild @hgomez27 @Buster_ESPN @pinceladascmb So you do understand it, you just don’t agree with it?

@MikeDiPalma @hgomez27 @Buster_ESPN @pinceladascmb It shouldn’t be if you can’t establish yourself in the field of play.

The fan who took the photo of the year. (📽 @pinceladascmb)

@nandointhewild @hgomez27 @Buster_ESPN @pinceladascmb He caught it while part of his body was still in play. That's an out. If any part of his body touched the ground beyond the fence, then it's a HR. IOW, he couldn't hop the fence, stand there and catch the ball. But if his momentum carries him over, it's an out.

@hgomez27 @Buster_ESPN @pinceladascmb I still don’t understand how that’s an out.

@TangandTanq @midwestboxbreak Sorry, now that I’m comparing your list to what I’m getting elsewhere, I only need 66, 160, 293, and 319 I have zero that you need. Any other sets you’re filling, or inserts that I could send you?

@MikeDiPalma @midwestboxbreak Good evening Mike Here’s what I have stacked up that matches your list

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@TangandTanq @midwestboxbreak Cool. What are you looking to fill that I can help you with via trade?