Joey Votto

Who: First Baseman Joey Votto

Team: Cincinnati Reds

Card: 2007 Bowman Sterling

Acquired: eBay

Comments: I'm pretty stoked that Joey is back. Not only for the Reds sake, but his own as well. Sounds like the past few months have been hell for him. Hopefully he is truly on the road to recovery now.

So, this is one of my favorite cards. Design-wise, it does break away from the traditional baseball card mold - using a small photo and placing the main emphasis on the autograph. Nothing wrong with that every now and then. The main point of this card is captured right at the top of the card - "PROSPECT". Dudes bust cases of this like there's no tomorrow, stash the cards and wait until players blow up to flip the cards to nerds like me. The nice thing about picking this card up was I acquired it during the off season, and got a pretty good price on it.