Hanson Named Topps Rookie All-Star

by cbwilk on Nov 25, 2009 1:55 PM EST

Braves rookie Tommy Hanson, who finished third in the voting for the National League Rookie of the Year Award, was named to Topps' 51st Rookie All-Star team, along with the two players who finished ahead of him in the award voting, Florida outfielder Chris Coghlan and Philadelphia pitcher JA Happ.

The rest of the player selected include Mets' catcher Omir Santos, Giants first baseman Travis Ishikawa, White Sox second baseman Chris Getz and third baseman Gordon Beckham, Rangers shortstop (and former Braves prospect) Elvis Andrus, Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen and Orioles outfielder Nolan Reimold.

The accolade is just another sign of how good Hanson was this year for Atlanta. I've personally had the pleasure of seeing all of the players on this All-Star team at one point or another in their Minor League career, with the exception of Beckham, and I think that Hanson has by far the best chance to be a long-term star player in the Major League, with McCutchen as a solid second.

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I have a VERY large collection of Tommy Hanson topps and upper deck cards.

anyone wanna see?

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by cgilmo78 on Nov 25, 2009 1:59 PM EST reply actions

I’m digging your avatar. Sure, show em.

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by cbwilk on Nov 25, 2009 2:05 PM EST up reply actions

heh, my last name is Gilmore, and I go to a lot of rome braves games, so it seemed natural.

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by cgilmo78 on Nov 25, 2009 2:36 PM EST up reply actions

I agree about both Hanson and McCutchen. If we need an outfielder in 3 years and the Pirates still suck (very likely), I would love to trade for McCutchen like we traded for McLouth

by eaheckman10 on Nov 25, 2009 2:23 PM EST reply actions

two graded rookies from topps chrome

and the blue refractor version

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by cgilmo78 on Nov 25, 2009 2:37 PM EST reply actions

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by cgilmo78 on Nov 25, 2009 2:40 PM EST reply actions

Re: Card #2

IMO, any pitcher who is forced to “pose” in the “mid-pitch” pose looks goofy. Because it is, it looks so unnatural and awkward, and it always looks silly when the do video of a pitcher doing a staged throw, and the ball is in their hand during the follow through, and they try to cut it off the frame, but everyone, their mother, and Ray Charles can see that the ball is still there.

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by royhobbs on Nov 25, 2009 2:46 PM EST up reply actions

I agree, I prefer the real action shots.

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by cgilmo78 on Nov 25, 2009 2:53 PM EST up reply actions

His first topps card came in 2007, and is not autographed

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by cgilmo78 on Nov 25, 2009 2:44 PM EST reply actions

Nice stuff man. I don’t have any of the factory autorgaphed stuff, but I have most of the stuff he had out before this summer signed in person, including his college summer team card.

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by cbwilk on Nov 25, 2009 2:52 PM EST up reply actions

Nice, I have lots of stuff IP’d from his time in AA.

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by cgilmo78 on Nov 25, 2009 2:53 PM EST up reply actions

Good deal. Tommy’s a great guy.

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by cbwilk on Nov 25, 2009 3:04 PM EST up reply actions

Freddie Freeman, Jason Heyward, Tommy Hanson, Kris Medlen, all class act guys.

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by cgilmo78 on Nov 25, 2009 3:06 PM EST up reply actions

Yes, absolutely. The vast majority of the organization is class act.

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by cbwilk on Nov 25, 2009 3:18 PM EST up reply actions

here is a printing plate used to print his 2007 Bowman Heritage card.

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by cgilmo78 on Nov 25, 2009 5:01 PM EST reply actions

Gotta love the printing plates. My buddy got Jon Knott to sign his one time.

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by cbwilk on Nov 26, 2009 2:25 AM EST up reply actions

looks alittle Benicio Del Toroish in this one…man, Tommy is alittle bit of everything, just don’t google image search his name withthe filter off…

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by bwellnjonesco on Nov 26, 2009 4:39 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

I found that out the hard way

it aint pretty

Also, dont trade javier vazquez.

by esadb on Nov 26, 2009 9:37 PM EST up reply actions

I've never posed an image on here but here's my favorite of Hanson:

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by GouldisGold on Nov 25, 2009 5:16 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

+1

rec’d

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by Scott Coleman on Nov 25, 2009 8:09 PM EST up reply actions

Pardon my ignorance, but does this award mean that he’ll get some kind of special card made for him, or is this strictly an award Topps gives out?

by Zeus12888 on Nov 25, 2009 6:44 PM EST reply actions

I dunno if they do it anymore, but all it means is that in his 2010 Topps releases, he gets a little trophy on his card that says TOPPS ALL ROOKIE TEAM

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by bigjoe on Nov 25, 2009 10:04 PM EST up reply actions