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EricTownsend88
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Hello everyone! I'd like to introduce myself to all you wonderful folks here at FCB. I'm a longtime reader but new poster. Growing up there was nothing more important in my childhood then collecting baseball cards. It was my life. All I cared about. I'd save up my allowance for months to go buy the newest box of Leaf or Donruss. I was an 80's baby so my childhood was right smack in the middle of the '90's. I consider 1994-1998 to be the best five year period for baseball cards of all-time. I had my subscription to Beckett like I'm sure a lot of you did and wold sift through it - looking at the up and down arrows - ranking in my loose leaf what boxes I dreamed of buying with my Christmas or birthday money. I was an avid Cleveland Indians and Albert Belle fan growing up. It was a perfect storm for me to stop collecting in the start of the new millennium - Belle was forced to retire after the 2000 season, the Tribe started to suck after 2001 and I graduated from high school and shifted focus to college and girls. Baseball cards went to the back burner for the next 13 to 14 years. In January of this year another perfect storm happened in my life - but this time to get me back into the hobby. I started a new job - my first job in my life that actually could be considered a decent career. I am working for the state of Delaware as the head cook at a Veterans Home. I am easily making double if not triple what I have ever made at any other job I've ever had. I won't get into this much but in January I also made it to three years sobriety. I have always been really hard on myself for my past mistakes but this year I decided to reward myself a little bit and make a bucket list of baseball cards I always wanted to have as a kid. I started the list with my top 20 favorite inserts. I also started with my 5 favorite players as a kid - Albert Belle, Frank Thomas, Ken Griffey Jr., Juan Gonzalez and Kenny Lofton. I would go after these five players in the twenty insert sets I had listed. It has been a freaking blast and now we are in October and I have increased my list to 100+ inserts I loved as a kid and have upped my player collection to 12 - Barry Bonds, Greg Maddux, Tony Gwynn, Mike Piazza, Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez and Roberto Alomar. Over the past few days I have decided to rank my top 90 inserts from the 90's. These are just my personal favorite. I'd love to hear any and all feedback you guys and gals have on my list! Thanks for reading!
Tier One:
1.) '99 Upper Deck A Piece of History 500 Club
2.) '98 Donruss Crusade
3.) '97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractors
4.) '93 Finest Refractors
5.) '95 Donruss Elite
6.) '97 Donruss Elite
7.) '96 Pinnacle Skylines
8.) '97 Ultra Starring Role
9.) '95 Leaf Statistical Standouts
Tier Two:
10.) '97 Donruss Elite Leather & Lumber
11.) '97/98 Donruss Preferred Precious Metals
12.) '95 Pinnacle Team Pinnacle
13.) '97 Pinnacle Team Pinnacle
14.) '91 Donruss Elite
15.) '98 Topps Tek Diffactors
16.) '96/98/99 Pacific Cramer's Choice
17.) '98 Donruss Elite Prime Numbers
18.) '94 Leaf Gold Stars
19.) '94 Flair Hot Gloves
20.) '96 Summit Positions
21.) '97 EX-2000 A Cut Above
Tier Three:
22.) '96 Ultra Hitting Machines Gold Medallion
23.) '98 Upper Deck Retro Quantum Leap
24.) '99 Upper Deck Ionix Warp Zone
25.) '96 Flair Hot Gloves
26.) '99 Upper Deck Ionix HoloGrFX
27.) '97 Donruss Preferred X-Ponential Power
28.) '95 Zenith Z-Team
29.) '98 Donruss Elite
30.) '98 Donruss Production Line
31.) '96 Leaf Preferred Staremasters
32.) '95/96 Summit Big Bang
33.) '94 Donruss Elite
34.) '92 Donruss Elite
35.) '93 Donruss Elite
36.) '96 Donruss Elite
37.) '94 Stadium Club 1st Day Issue
38.) '94 Collectors Choice Gold Signature
39.) '95 Collectors Choice SE Gold Signature
40.) '97 Pinnacle Mint Gold Coins
Tier Four:
41.) '96/97 Select Mirror Gold
42.) '97/98 EX2000/2001 Essential Credentials
43.) '97 Pinnacle Platinum Gold
44.) '97 Flair Hot Gloves
45.) '93 Pinnacle Team Pinnacle
46.) '98 Pinnacle Plus Team Pinnacle
47.) '97 UD Game Jerseys
48.) '96 Leaf Statistical Standouts
49.) '97 Leaf Statistical Standouts
50.) '97 SP Game Film
51.) '97 SPx Cornerstones of the Game
52.) '97/98/99 Circa Rave
53.) '96/97 Bowman's Best Mirror Image Refractors
54.) '96/97/98/99 Ultra Diamond Producers
55.) '97 Ultra Fielders Choice
56.) '98 Ultra Prime Leather
Tier Five:
57.) '98 Leaf Rookies & Stars Crusade
58.) '98 Pinnacle All-Star EPIX
59.) '98/99 Topps Gold Label Home Run Race Red
60.) '98 Leaf Rookies & Stars Ticket Masters
61.) '92 Pinnacle Team Pinnacle
62.) '94 Pinnacle Team Pinnacle
63.) '95 Pinnacle White Hot
64.) '98 Donruss Diamond Kings
65.) '96 Leaf Gold Stars
66.) '96 Pinnacle Team Pinnacle
67.) '95 Leaf Gold Stars
68.) '97 SP SPx Force
69.) '98 EX-2001 Destination Cooperstown
70.) '98 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity
71.) '98 Metal Platinum Portraits
72.) '98 Pacific Moments In Time
73.) '96 Finest Refractors
74.) '98 Donruss FANtasy Team
75.) '96 Donruss Showdown
76.) '97 Donruss Diamond Kings
77.) '96 Donruss Diamond Kings
78.) '96 SP Special FX
79.) '96/97 Fleer Zone
80.) '95/'96/'97 Leaf Lumber Jacks
81.) '96/97/98 Ultra Thunderclaps
82.) '96 Donruss Power Alley Gold
83.) '97 Donruss Elite Passing the Torch
84.) '97 Metal Universe Metal Load
85.) '97 Pinnacle Home/Away
86.) '96/97/98 Donruss Longball Leaders
87.) '96/97 Bowmans Best Atomic Refractors
88.) '96 Ultra Respect
89.) '96 Ultra Call To the Hall
90.) '98 Pinnacle EPIX Game/Moment/Play/Season
Tier One:
1.) '99 Upper Deck A Piece of History 500 Club
2.) '98 Donruss Crusade
3.) '97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractors
4.) '93 Finest Refractors
5.) '95 Donruss Elite
6.) '97 Donruss Elite
7.) '96 Pinnacle Skylines
8.) '97 Ultra Starring Role
9.) '95 Leaf Statistical Standouts
Tier Two:
10.) '97 Donruss Elite Leather & Lumber
11.) '97/98 Donruss Preferred Precious Metals
12.) '95 Pinnacle Team Pinnacle
13.) '97 Pinnacle Team Pinnacle
14.) '91 Donruss Elite
15.) '98 Topps Tek Diffactors
16.) '96/98/99 Pacific Cramer's Choice
17.) '98 Donruss Elite Prime Numbers
18.) '94 Leaf Gold Stars
19.) '94 Flair Hot Gloves
20.) '96 Summit Positions
21.) '97 EX-2000 A Cut Above
Tier Three:
22.) '96 Ultra Hitting Machines Gold Medallion
23.) '98 Upper Deck Retro Quantum Leap
24.) '99 Upper Deck Ionix Warp Zone
25.) '96 Flair Hot Gloves
26.) '99 Upper Deck Ionix HoloGrFX
27.) '97 Donruss Preferred X-Ponential Power
28.) '95 Zenith Z-Team
29.) '98 Donruss Elite
30.) '98 Donruss Production Line
31.) '96 Leaf Preferred Staremasters
32.) '95/96 Summit Big Bang
33.) '94 Donruss Elite
34.) '92 Donruss Elite
35.) '93 Donruss Elite
36.) '96 Donruss Elite
37.) '94 Stadium Club 1st Day Issue
38.) '94 Collectors Choice Gold Signature
39.) '95 Collectors Choice SE Gold Signature
40.) '97 Pinnacle Mint Gold Coins
Tier Four:
41.) '96/97 Select Mirror Gold
42.) '97/98 EX2000/2001 Essential Credentials
43.) '97 Pinnacle Platinum Gold
44.) '97 Flair Hot Gloves
45.) '93 Pinnacle Team Pinnacle
46.) '98 Pinnacle Plus Team Pinnacle
47.) '97 UD Game Jerseys
48.) '96 Leaf Statistical Standouts
49.) '97 Leaf Statistical Standouts
50.) '97 SP Game Film
51.) '97 SPx Cornerstones of the Game
52.) '97/98/99 Circa Rave
53.) '96/97 Bowman's Best Mirror Image Refractors
54.) '96/97/98/99 Ultra Diamond Producers
55.) '97 Ultra Fielders Choice
56.) '98 Ultra Prime Leather
Tier Five:
57.) '98 Leaf Rookies & Stars Crusade
58.) '98 Pinnacle All-Star EPIX
59.) '98/99 Topps Gold Label Home Run Race Red
60.) '98 Leaf Rookies & Stars Ticket Masters
61.) '92 Pinnacle Team Pinnacle
62.) '94 Pinnacle Team Pinnacle
63.) '95 Pinnacle White Hot
64.) '98 Donruss Diamond Kings
65.) '96 Leaf Gold Stars
66.) '96 Pinnacle Team Pinnacle
67.) '95 Leaf Gold Stars
68.) '97 SP SPx Force
69.) '98 EX-2001 Destination Cooperstown
70.) '98 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity
71.) '98 Metal Platinum Portraits
72.) '98 Pacific Moments In Time
73.) '96 Finest Refractors
74.) '98 Donruss FANtasy Team
75.) '96 Donruss Showdown
76.) '97 Donruss Diamond Kings
77.) '96 Donruss Diamond Kings
78.) '96 SP Special FX
79.) '96/97 Fleer Zone
80.) '95/'96/'97 Leaf Lumber Jacks
81.) '96/97/98 Ultra Thunderclaps
82.) '96 Donruss Power Alley Gold
83.) '97 Donruss Elite Passing the Torch
84.) '97 Metal Universe Metal Load
85.) '97 Pinnacle Home/Away
86.) '96/97/98 Donruss Longball Leaders
87.) '96/97 Bowmans Best Atomic Refractors
88.) '96 Ultra Respect
89.) '96 Ultra Call To the Hall
90.) '98 Pinnacle EPIX Game/Moment/Play/Season
