John Ryan Murphy finally gets it right

John Ryan Murphy apparently doesn’t like to be called JR.

I’m not sure who started the nickname for the New York Yankees backup catcher, but I noticed this season he’s constantly been referred to as John Ryan. When I asked about it, I was simply told he didn’t like it.

That kind of sucks since nearly all of his baseball cards refer to him as JR.

His first cards appear in 2009 in Donruss Elite Edition. His first Bowman cards are from 2010. They all say J.R. Murphy, and even his autograph looks like it's written as JR.

Why didn’t he tell anyone with the card companies that he wanted John Ryan instead of JR when he signed the cards? He still had cards coming in 2011 Topps Pro Debut and 2013 Topps Heritage Minors, which still list his name as JR. Even 2014 Bowman has it that way.

It wasn’t until 2014 Topps Archives came along that his name is finally the way he wants it with John Ryan Murphy completely written out for the baseball card world.

eBay for the WIN!

My eBay purchases recently have been far and few in between, however if someone accepts one of my low ball ridiculous offers.... I'm all for it.

I am currently on a whim to start collecting J.R. Murphy, however I want to acquire most of his cards via trade because I don't have the funding to start another collection. (Thanks for nothing Adam Lind.)

Anyhow, I saw someone selling a lot of 2 In the Game J.R. Murphy autograph cards for like $12.99 or best offer and it was ending within 10 minutes. I put in a bid of $5.00 figuring it would be worth it for 2 autographs if they accepted.... and viola!



My small Murphy collection got better on a trip to the card shop. My buddy Dan left me a bunch of cards of Murphy, Gary Sanchez and Pujols. If I had the money I would love to swipe a bunch of Sanchez cards based on his projection. Dan was nice enough to include this card in the package, which made my day.

2010 Bowman Chrome refractor J.R. Murphy auto


While I don't feel Murphy has a place in the Yankees organization as a catcher with Montero and Romine ahead of him, he still has the potential to be a great player with the Yankees or on another team.

If anyone has any Murphy cards laying around, please get in touch with me I'd like to trade for them.