In our 91st episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open by sending off Bud Black along with chatting about the latest callup and injury news. Then we review the MLB April Players of the Month and pick cards to place into our pod PC!

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Links to things discussed in the pod:

• Rockies fire Bud Black
• Dalton Rushing sent to Tinseltown, Austin Barnes DFA’ed
• Moises Ballesteros joining the Cubs
• Cubs promote Cade Horton
• D-backs finally call up Jordan Lawlar
• The Tim Elko era begins
• Jordan Westburg hits snag in rehab from hammy injury
• Bryce Miller hits IL with elbow inflammation
• Roki Sasaki placed on IL with shoulder impingement
• Clayton Kershaw set to return this weekend
• Royals ink Rich Hill to a minor league deal
• Matt Carpenter announces retirement

Upcoming baseball card release schedule:

• 5/14: 2024 Panini Flawless
• 5/21: 2025 Panini Donruss Baseball
• 5/22: 2025 Topps Dynamic Duals
• 6/4: 2025 Topps Sterling
• 6/11: 2025 Topps Series Two (pre-orders now available on topps.com)

Cards Discussion (42:11)

APRIL POTM PC (link to Razzball post)

• April Players of the Month article
• C&C Pod PC list
• Aaron Judge
  • J: 2021 Topps Now #651A Field of Dreams corn stalk relic #/99 (link)
  • M: 2025 Topps #300 Big Head Variation SP (link)
• Pete Alonso
  • J: 2020 Topps Series 1 #350 Polar Bear SSP (link)
  • M: 2016 Bowman Chrome Draft #CDAPA blue wave refractor #/150 (link) 
• Max Fried
  • J: 2024 Topps Triple Threads ASG Jumbo Sleeve Team Patch Book Card 1/1 (link)
  • M: 2012 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects Chrome Auto #BCA-MF (link)
• Yoshinobu Yamamoto
  • J: 2024 Bowman Chrome International Impact II-OY Yoshinobu Yamamoto / Shohei Ohtani dual auto orange #/25 (link)
  • M: 2017 BBM #157 RC (link)
• Kristian Campbell
  • J: 2023 Bowman Chrome #CDA-KC red refractor auto #/5 (link)
  • M: 2025 Topps Now #11 (link)
• Luisangel Acuna
  • J: 2023 Bowman Inception #IADR-LA Dual Patch Auto Relic Orange #/25 (link)
  • M: 2020 Leaf Flash #BA-LA1 orange sparkle auto #/10 (link)