The 2012 Fan Pack Challenge rolls along with the Houston Astros. Celebrating their 50th season, they have a nice little commemorative logo on their schedule. Too bad they didn’t send a sticker of the commemorative logo as well (like the Fenway 100th sticker), but at least they did send a team sticker. Also included was a postcard-sized baseball card of pitcher Jordan Lyles. Lyles is also the featured subject on the pocket schedule…yikes. I just looked at his stats: 2-8, 5.36 ERA, 71 ERA+. Is he their biggest star?
Here’s their score:
The inclusion of pocket schedule(s) = 1 point (featuring Lyles)
Stickers = 1 (team logo)
Trading cards = 1 (featuring Lyles)
High-quality promotional items = 0
Other stuff = 0
Timeliness = 9 points
TOTAL SCORE = 12 POINTS
Hopefully I will have some more Astros goodness to share in the near future, even though that won’t come from the team itself.
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