2013 MLB Tournament Prizes #26 through #30

Finally, the last batch of potential prizes for the 2013 MLB Tournament.  Thank goodness!

This week, I am going to try and outdo last week's potential prizes, which is going to be pretty tough.  Again, I have zero faith that any of these five teams will win the tournament, so the cards up for grabs are out of this world for a freebie.

As noted previously, there will be 30 prizes available, however, only the tournament winner will receive a prize.  The prizes consist of one card from my collection for each of the 30 teams. Seeds are not open for claiming, and the prizes are based on a sliding scale using Las Vegas' odds for winning the 2013 World Series.

For further information, check out the 2013 MLB Tournament Rules and Prizes. 

#26 - Odds 100/1 - NL Seed #11	1974 Topps Dave Winfield RC
#27 - Odds 100/1 - NL Seed #15	1966 Topps Ernie Banks
#28 - Odds 100/1 - NL Seed #14	2012 Topps Silk - Todd Helton #/50
#29 - Odds 100/1 - NL Seed #13	2004 Upper Deck Vintage Quad Bats
#30 - Odds 200/1 - AL Seed #15	1965 Topps Joe Morgan RC

PS - Seeds are not open for request, and will not be opened until I make the announcement!

PPS - Here is the bracket...

Topps Cards That Never Were: 1972 Ernie Banks

Matt R requested a 1972 Banks, and I happened to have that one already done, so he gets back to back requests (Night Owl, check your email for the Boog Powell card, and the Kingman card will take awhile).

These cards couldn't have turned out any better in my opinion. Either I'm getting better at this, or 72 Topps is just such a great template.

Anyways, 72 Topps was missing Mr. Cub from their product line, and with 787 cards in that set, I find it hard to believe Ernie couldn't make the cut. True, Mr. Banks had a very subpar year for his standards, barely scratching any respectable ABs in 1971. I don't know the history, but he must have been injured that season.

This set allows two versions, the standard card and my first In Action card. The In Action card was a sure fire pain because the name text has a wave to it. I cheated, and didn't give the name the true wave:

Version 1 - Mr. Cub

Version 2 - In Action!
(photo courtesy of Steve's Baseball Photography Pages)

Here are Ernie's stats from 1971 at the age of 40:

YEAR	CLUB	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG
1971	Cubs	39	83	4	16	2	0	3	6	.193

Backlogged cards ready to roll include: 90 Schmidt, 88 Jackson (almost), 80 Hunter, 77 F. Robinson, 76 F. Robinson and 75 Kaline.