I pulled the Dawson in like my 10th pack that year. Sadly, one corner was slightly dinged. Sold it immediately for $10 to the dealer and paid for my weekly comics.
Until someone can track down the advertising on how these were offered, the only specific offerings I know of for this card was as part of the Sports Nostalgia Dugout Collection series from 1992 (which usually came in a box), one with no particular series name distributed on a hangar card (the...
I don't think the hobby cares about any of this. The only players that seem to get abandoned by collectors are those who end up in jail for something more serious, usually violent.
Balentien went to Japan, but it is widely acknowledged that the ball was juiced that year (and the following year). One of a long line of MLB misses who crushed it the ball in Japan like Randy Bass, Tuffy Rhodes and Alex Ramirez.
Ah, 'tis a glorious day when not only can I add more cards to this checklist, but when the new bunch includes a card I want!
4 new cards for the list:
110 Barry Larkin
130 Dave Winfield (!)
430 Eddie Murray
503 Buck Rodgers / Tony Perez MGR
That brings the tally up to 165/825.
Naturally I...
I had a TCDB trade show up this week after almost exactly a year. I wonder if someone finally instituted a policy of housecleaning and they're finding stuff that had fallen behind desks and whatnot.
Pity he only listed the stars. How am I supposed to get my Hensley Meulens and Dann Howitt cards?
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Digging thru my DMs, apparently he countered my initial offer and I have absolutely no memory of what happened next, aside from my not buying the cards, apparently. 12 years later, it was a...
Glad to see this set come into a little better focus as three albums have now been listed, and new stickers continue to show up. Prices are still ridiculous for the more popular players, so I shudder to think what the Winfield will go for if it ever surfaces. Surprisingly, Matt Williams didn't...