Kirby Puckett Card Lot

I was always a low-key Kirby Puckett fan though the Twins victory over the Braves in the '91 World Series muted some of my fandom at the time.  But really, how can anyone not like Kirby?  Once he retired it was easier let that fandom grow. 

Puckett retired suddenly in 1995 when he lost vision in his right eye due to glaucoma.  He finished his 12-year career with 2,304 hits and a .314 batting average having led the league 4 times in hits while winning 1 batting title.  He was known for that big smile and these three ards really showcase that.

I've always liked the Triple Play cards.  Fun cards for collectors and they were just that for me.

In his career he was an 10X All-Star, 6X Silver Slugger, Clemente Award winner, and won 6 Gold Gloves.

I'm a big 1990 Donruss fan and the All-Star design is one of my favorite cards.  The American League logo makes it work so well.  That said, I've never connected with the MVP cards.  Really bland design to me.

This was a 42 card lot I purchased off eBay earlier this year.  His cards aren't too expensive overall, and it was a fun pickup.  I owned a few already but there were others I've never even seen before like the Topps Finest and Topps Ames cards.

Another All-Star card I like.  That 1990 design and the colors work for me for some reason.  Early Upper Deck usually impressed, and I like that we get to see Kirby on the base paths for a change. 

Score had some fun sets, and I like both the '88 and '90 designs.

What was happening here?  Did Kirby come in from the outfield to cover during a rundown?   Just happened to be playing in the infield?   Something else happen?  No matter why, I really like this card and photo.

Again, we see Kirby in the infield on the back of his Upper Deck card. He did play some infield but it was rare, so I assume this was just one of those occasions.  Always been a fan of the UD art cards across the sports.

One of Kirby's 1987 highlights was winning his 1st championship as the Twins took down the St. Louis Cardinals.  I really like All-Star specific cards, and the Fleer SuperStar Special cards are a nice take on them.

Nice photo on the Fleer card.  I get it's staged but I like it.

I like seeing him flex his fingers as he readies his grip in that last photo.

We get to see him getting out of the batter's box on this last Fleer card.

Great looking card.

Some different photos and a caricature.  I'm digging all these and the '88 Donruss design to finish off the post.  Really enjoy showing these off and reminiscing about Kirby Puckett.  Just an amazing player and one of the best right-handed hitters I've ever seen.

   

Random Wax: 2021 Playoff Football

2021 Playoff:  Josh Allen and the Bills didn't win the AFC East this year but it still feels like they can make a deep run in the playoffs.  It felt like and uneven year for both Buffalo and Allen, but he did set a career mark connecting on 69% of his passes.  Go Bills!

Picked this pack up 4 years ago and just now showing it off.  These three have all aged well while Myles Garrett has been a 4X All-Pro.  He truly is a beast on defense.  Joey Bosa had a solid first season in Buffalo this year.

Ernest Jones won a Super Bowl with Los Angeles and is now having a career year with the Seahawks.

Love retired greats in this set and these really are some all-time greats.

Trey Lance never figured it out and is now a backup with the Chargers.

Lots of red going on here.  Some great tight ends as well including Travis Kelce who may be hanging it up this year.

A nice Call to Arms insert.  Who knew how the last 4 years would have gone for Russell Wilson.  I certainly didn't see it coming.

Great pack of cards.  We'll end it with more all-time greats including Warren Moon and Joe Thomas, both of whom I'm big fans of.  Thomas started all 16 games in 10 straight seasons.

BREAKDOWN:

40 – Total Cards

7 – Retired Greats

6 – RC

3 – Kickoff Parallel

1 – Call to Arms

1 – Behind the Numbers

Bosch (2014-2021) and Bosch: Legacy (2022-2025)

Bosch & Bosch: Legacy:  These series follows LA detective Harry Bosch and those around him.  He's an old school detective.  This is a pretty easy series to watch and easy to like.  Plenty of good characters and storylines.  It's not a big budget show and a bit of a throwback but it's enjoyable.  His partner Jerry Edgar, daughter Maddie and detective Jimmy Robertson stand out to me as favorites.  Pop and I recommend it.

Random Wax: 1990-1991 SkyBox Basketball (3 Packs)

91-92 SkyBox:  It feels easy to forget how great and how dominant Karl Malone was for so long.  He was 14X All-NBA (5th all-time), 3rd in points all-time and was All-Defensive Team 4X.  And a 2X MVP and All-75th Anniversary Team selection.  Averaged 25 and 10 over a 19-year career.  Don't sleep on the greatness that was Karl Malone.

Great pull in these packs.  As always, I could do these packs all day.  I love this era and this set.

Jeff Hornacek shot 42% from deep in his 7 seasons with the Jazz.

The backs are always fun.  Love the smile from Byron Scott.  Scott shot 37% from three on his career leading the league once with 43%.

Some big man love.

The graphics on the basketball are subtle but help make the fronts of these so much fun.

Johnny Moore once led the league in assists and averaged over 9 assists per game in 5 seasons.  That included 10 in 1984-1985.  He averaged 7 assists and 2 steals for his career.  More great cards.  More great players.  More fun.

 BREAKDOWN:
45 – Total Cards
1 – Checklist

Random Wax: 1991 Fleer Baseball (4 Packs)

 1991 Fleer: Rickey needs no introduction.  He led the league in steals 12 times including at age 39 when he swiped 66 with the '98 A's.  He's the all-time record holder for steals and runs scored.

More greats from the era.  Gary Carter played one season in San Francisco.  Carter led the league in RBIs with 106 in 1984. 

Love the stickers!  On the backs we got the all-time leaders for a team which is amazing.

Brian Harper hit .295 for his 16-year career and won a championship with the 1991 Twins.

These three could hit.

Lots to like on the backs.  The one thing I could never understand was the muted or dulled color.

Dave Parker, 2X hitting champ, MVP, 7X All-Star, 2X World Series Champion, and Hall of Famer batted .290 for his 19-year career.

We'll end it with a nice Pro Visions Black.  I like the art.

BREAKDOWN:
60 – Total Cards
4 – Stickers
1 – Checklist
1 – Pro Visions Black

Random Wax: 2024 Prestige Football

2024 Prestige:  Ricky Williams was just being Ricky.  In the process he ran for 1,000+ yards 5X while leading the league in rushing with 1,853 yards with the Dolphins in 2002.  The Saints made one of the most infamous trades to draft him. 

Traded by Redskins as 1999 1st round pick (5th overall) to Saints for 1999 1st round pick (12th overall subsequently traded, Cade McNown), 1999 3rd round pick (71st overall subsequently traded, D'Wayne Bates), 1999 4th round pick (107th overall, Nate Stimson), 1999 5th round pick (144th overall subsequently traded, Khari Samuel), 1999 6th round pick (179th overall subsequently traded, Desmond Clark), 1999 7th round pick (218th overall subsequently traded, Billy Miller), 2000 1st round pick (2nd overall, LaVar Arrington) and 2000 3rd round pick (64th overall, Lloyd Harrison)

Pretty good pull in this pack and I like the design.

Panini had lost their rights to college properties so air brushing was back in vogue.  Here we have a Sunburst Xtra Points Parallel. 

All three of these are good.  I especially like Any Given Sunday.  But with no rights to college teams the Alma Mater insert doesn't hit the same.

I enjoy the retired greats in the set.

We end it with a really nice For the Record Jerry Rice.  Total receiving yards is just one of at least seven career records he holds.

BREAKDOWN:

30 – Total Cards

5 – RC

5 – Retired Greats

2 – Sunburst Xtra Points

1 - Dominators

1 – For the Record

1 – Youth Movement

1 – Any Given Sunday