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MiLB Madness: Mascot cards that may drive you wild

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Minor league baseball cards from the past can include some weird stuff ... stuff you wouldn't imagine to be found on a baseball card. Here are some some new oddities in this latest edition of MiLB Madness.
THE BULL BATS LEAD-OFF
The Card: Wool E. Bull 2015 Choice Durham Bulls #30
The Buzz On This One: You may know the team and mascot from Bull Durham -- technically it's not the same bull as he has a name now and only arrived in 1992 -- but this furball's card leads off here for another reason. That Daytona 500-style grip on the wheel got me looking at mascot cards I had stockpiled and I noticed a trend ... they really like to drive. Whether it's ripping around the warning track in a Frontier-branded kart like this one, or some heavy hardware like you'll soon see, there are a lot of baseball cards in minor-league team sets out there just like this ... and it's all pocket-change stuff.
Keep reading for more examples of weird baseball cards you can (almost) only find in MiLB.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, MiLB Madness and tagged Bull Durham, MiLB, mascots, Southpaw, Wool E. Bull, Carolina Mudcats, Dayton Dragons, Choice, Williamsport Crosscutters, Grandstand, Sarge, Jackson Generals, 2015 Choice Durham Bulls, 2012 Grandstand Jackson Generals, 2013 Choice Tri-City ValleyCats, Tri-City ValleyCats, Muddy the Mudcat, 2012 Carolina Mudcats, Gem, 2012 Choice Dayton Dragons, Boomer, 2012 Choice Williamsport Crosscutters on January 18, 2022 by BlowoutBuzz.
S. Preston's Minimalist Mascots finally get official MLB licensing nod

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If you're a long-time reader of The Buzz, you should remember sports artist S. Preston, who focuses on the small details and builds artwork around those little things that sports fans see and appreciate.
After a year of waiting for MLB licensing, Preston's work is back with a new series of Minimalist Mascots prints, which are now available with a focus on the fast and furry-ous stars often found running around the ballpark.
The pieces were part of his portfolio back when we first visited his work in December but could not be sold because they were not licensed. Now, though, they are available to fans.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Sports Art and tagged MLB, Ace, Baxter The Bobcat, Bernie Brewer, Billy The Marlin, Clark, Dinger, Fredbird, Homer, Lou Seal, Mariner Moose, MLB mascots, Mr. Met, Orbit, Phillie Phanatic, Pirate Parrot, Rangers Captain, Raymond, Rosie Red, S. Preston, San Diego Chicken, Screech, Slider, Sluggerrr, Southpaw, Stomper, Swinging Friar, T.C. Bear, Wally the Green Monster on July 12, 2016 by BlowoutBuzz.

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