No More PEDs: Here's Some Sterling

Ok enough talk about PEDs, integrity of the game and why Matt Kemp should have won the MVP (I agree, he should have 'roid scandal or not). I started this blog to talk about cards in terms of design, value and pack ripping awesomeness that originally attracted me to the Hobby. So to bring me out of my funk I grabbed a pack (mini box) of Bowman Sterling and I was not to be disappointed:
Here's a nice Red USA relic of DJ Baxendale. Don't know anything about him, but I like USA cards and I love relics of vivid colors, so this isn't a bad start.

Anthony Rizzo is now with the Cubs (Theo Epstein originally traded him for Adrian Gonzalez, but likes him so much that he got him back now for the Cubs). The Padres dealt him after a stellar AAA season and no so great start in the majors. He's regarded as a can't miss prospect who will likely make home in Wrigley very soon. Heck, with recent departures in the NL Central he may very quickly become the second best first baseman in that division. The next card made all of this worth it:

It's a Brewer, it's a Gold Ref /50, it's a RC, it's an auto, it's of a top draft pick. I'm out of breath! The only thing that could make this card better is if when Jungmann reaches the show he choses #29 (that's the card numbering out of 50). In his career for Texas Longhorns he was 32-9 with a 1.85 ERA and averaged just over a K/IP against metal bats. He's a 6' 6", 200 lb. gun slinger who is likely to become the top prospect on my radar. Good Stuff!

Design wise, I like the Sterling design, I like how they used some white this year instead of all silver. And the circle, cog-like feel of the cards is cool.