1990 Donruss: World Series starts tonight! Rickey Henderson played a ton of playoff baseball with Oakland, Toronto, San Diego, the Mets and Seattle. He won two World Series rings, with Oakland and Toronto. In 14 World Series games over three World Series, he batted .339. Excellent against the best of the best on the biggest MLB stage.
Roberto Alomar also won two World Series rings, both with Toronto. He was a teammate of Rickey on that '93 team. Barry Larkin got his ring as a member or the 1990 Reds sweeping Rickey and the Oakland A's.
I'm a big fan of this era's Diamond Kings cards. Willie Randolph won a championship with the 1977 Yankees.
Bob Walk, one of my favorite all-time players, won a ring with the 1980 Phillies as a rookie. He started and won game 1 although he gave up six runs in seven innings. Love the Yaz puzzle and the puzzle card. Yaz batted .310 in his only World Series, but the Red Sox lost to the Reds in 7 games.
Wow, the World Series memories here. Saberhagen, the '85 World Series MVP. Kent Hrbek lifting Ron Gant off 1st base to end the inning in game 2 of the 1991 World Series, and Mitch Williams giving up the homer heard round the world by Toronto's Joe Carter. Still bitter about that Hrbek play...
Rickey stat greatness. Pedro Guerrero hit .333 with two home runs and seven runs batted in, in the Dodgers 1981 championship earning him World Series MVP. This pack has been hanging around since 2021, but it appropriate as the league's best face off tonight.
BREAKDOWN
45 – Total Cards (3 Packs)
4 – Diamond Kings
3 – Puzzle
2 – Rated Rookie
1 – MVP
1 – All-Star
1 - Checklist
1 – Yaz Puzzle Card
45 – Total Cards (3 Packs)
4 – Diamond Kings
3 – Puzzle
2 – Rated Rookie
1 – MVP
1 – All-Star
1 - Checklist
1 – Yaz Puzzle Card
Sure glad Rickey came back to Oakland for that 1989 World Series. He definitely played a big part in that series. That piece of trivia about Walk is cool. Sending a rookie to the mount for Game 1 of the World Series is gutsy and a lot of pressure on the pitcher. Glad they won the game.
ReplyDeleteIt really was. It wasn't an easy game but wow what a memory.
DeletePlenty of keepers here. Voting for Rickey.
ReplyDeleteWatched that Carter homer in my college dorm building's lounge. Went down the street to shoot some hoops because I couldn't be around people.
Rickey is a great choice. I'm sure lots of Phillies fans were not happy!
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