An Izturis Bat From The Lost Card File

I recently made a trade with Nicholas from The Lost Card File.  He had a mentioned in a post that he was trying to collect all the parallels from 2011 Topps Lineage. I had busted quite a bit of Lineage and  had seven cards he needed. After looking through his trade bait, I found a Cesar Izturis bat card I really liked.  Izzy was one of my favorite Dodger shortstops. He was like a baseball vacuum cleaner, nothing got by him. Anyway, Nicholas sent the Izturis my way along with a Sean Rodriguez auto. I want to thank him for the trade, and don't forget to check out The Lost Card File.

Bobblehead Of The Day: Cesar Izturis

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It's been a while since I posted a Dodger bobblehead of the day. Next up is Cesar Izturis. On June 1, 2005 the Dodgers gave away Cesar Izturis bobbleheads to the first 50,000 fans in attendance. Presented by Bosley Hair Restoration, this bobblehead was made by P Squared Promos. This bobblehead was made in honor of Izturis winning the 2004 National League Gold Glove at Shortstop.  His .985 fielding percentage that season was the highest in franchise history. Cesar was a defensive specialist, a vacuum cleaner at short.

The Dodgers played the Chicago Cubs that night and lost 9-5. Derek Lowe started for the Dodgers, John Koronka for Chicago. Lowe lost the game, going 5.2 innings and giving up six earned runs on 13 hits. Izturis went 2 for 4 with a walk on his bobblehead night.

Let's take a look at Cesar:

OK, so Cesar Izturis may not have been the most popular Dodger, but the guy could play shortstop, and he did win a Gold Glove. In 2005, there weren't many good things happening in Dodgertown, so picking players for bobbleheads was tough.

This bobble is nothing special. It's just your basic pose. But I will admit, they got the facial features and skin tone down. This does look like Cesar.