Random Wax: 1990 Fleer Baseball

1990 Fleer:  One of the great hitters of my generation.  Still feels weird seeing that he retired at 34 even though Don Mattingly didn't hit less that .288 in any of his last five seasons.  He had definitely lost the power he had early in his career but he hadn't lost his ability to put wood on the ball.

Not a design I'm a fan of.  These don't jump off the card at you.  It feels dull in hand.  Barry Larkin is a hall of famer who also stayed with the same team his entire career.

These guys could bring the heat!

Another outstanding hitter, Mark Grace finished his career with 2445 hits and a .303 batting average as well as a title with the Diamondbacks.

Fun pack of cards.  Lots of memories. Chris Carpenter won a Cy Young award and two championships with St. Louis Cardinals.  Love the stickers.  Fleer nailed it with these.

BREAKDOWN:
45 – Total Cards (3 Packs)
3 – Stickers
1 – All-Star Team
1 – SuperStar Specials

1990 Fleer Baseball Pack

1990 Fleer: Picked up a few packs of these last year at a local card shop.  Not a design I really liked at the time but mostly because it seem the opposite of bright - just doesn't jump out to you.  I've always liked Chuck Finley.  He won 200 wins, had a 3.85 ERA and struck out 2,610 strikeouts over his 17 year career.

Willie Wilson was one of the great base stealers in the league.  I'm a big fan of the stolen base but like most I'm not sure we'll ever see it make a comeback.  Something about this design always left me feeling flat.  Cards just didn't feel bright.  Photos felt dated right out of the pack.  Hard to put my finger on why but they are just missing something.

Neither of these guys ever it did much in the league.

This pack didn't exactly have a great pull. Doesn't mean I don't remember all these guys.  Partly from all the wax I opened back in the day.

No matter how much I liked the design the memories are always fun.  I actually got two of the questions (1 and 3) below right but they were lucky guesses.  

BREAKDOWN:
15 – Total Cards
1 – Sticker
1 – Major League Prospects