back on top?

i got to see cody bellinger hit a home run in person for the second time in my life when i attended the dodger/twin games last week. the first time was in 2017 in washington dc, and that dinger came in the midst of a rookie of the year campaign.

this year, the home run was a surprise given the struggles bellinger had displayed at the plate this season to date. still, it was a rocket, and in the games i've watched on tv since, he has hit the ball hard. in fact, last night he matched his effort from last thursday's game with a double and a home run.

will he get back to his 2019 mvp ways? i hope so. probably not though.

i recently bought a small lot of dodger cards that included this 2021 topps 1951 all-stars box topper

i hadn't seen one of these before, and i thought it was unique enough to warrant my time and money. i would expect at some point bellinger would fall out of favor with topps in terms of these sorts of inserts, and instead we see someone like trea turner more often. it is the way.