Select Kemps & Photobombing Kershaw.

Four new additions today to showcase. The troika of Kemps came from my good buddy Mike. That gorgeous red En Fuego from 2013 Panini Select really pops and the scan doesn't do it nearly enough justice. Gracias por los Bisons Mike!

I have no idea where the Kershaw came from but it's a new addition, although I am of course stretching the definition of "Clayton Kershaw baseball card" to include one where he's photobombing Rod Barajas.

I Got A (Spring) Fever and The Only Prescription Is More A.J. Ellis Autos.

A.J. Ellis is massively overlooked in the cardboard game, just as he was overlooked in the post-Russell Martin era until 2012. Seriously, Rod Barajas? Get that out of this piece. I digress.

It's become apparent that if you want an A.J. Ellis card with just A.J. Ellis on it, the autographed route is the only way to go. Which is fine by me. And daaaamn, what a gorgeous thing this one is. The blue background is of course perfect with any Dodgers' card and the Spring Training atmosphere is fantastic.

I do wish the John Hancock had been on-card but such is life and I never expect on-card from Topps anyways. This beaut is numbered 051/155 and discusses A.J.'s 2012 breakout campaign. I do give Topps kudos for including Ellis' OBP in their writeup of the Blue Crew backstop. I'm a fan of clogging the bases.