1991 Fleer: Cal Ripken was the opposite of flashy. He just did his job. Like every day...literally! He probably doesn't get the hype he deserves and that includes from me. He did what he did for 20 years and put up great numbers. Not really good numbers but great numbers at a position that didn't see that very much. Baseball Reference Great did a great comparison of all-time players at shortstop which can be seen here. Other players at his position just don't put up the numbers he did. Amazing player.
Dwight Gooden was coming off a 19-win season, McGwire hit 39 home runs and Righetti had 36 saves. This design I like. Don't ask me why. No team logo. Obnoxious bright yellow borders. But still, for some reason I do like this set.
Some really good lefty hitters. Hal Morris won a championship with the Reds in 1990 and hit .340 in the regular season to boot.
The backs were colorful though muted tones. A Fleer thing but we get tons of stats and another photo and logo as well so all is good.
Top Game Savers is a league leaders esque card and works well. I'd like to see their save totals or team logos but it's better than nothing.
We love the Fleer stickers, and I really enjoy the Top 10 all-time leaders for teams on the backs. These are great snapshots of great players for each team. Really fun to read through the lists.
Fun memories and players. Speaking of fun, I miss when speedsters ruled the base paths. I know we are trending that way a bit more now, but Vince Coleman was so much to watch. As fast as he was, he still couldn't out run a tarp which didn't help the Cardinals when they played and lost to the Royals in the '85 World Series.
BREAKDOWN:
60 – Total Cards
4 – Stickers
1 – Super Star Specials
60 – Total Cards
4 – Stickers
1 – Super Star Specials
I know this set isn't very popular among collectors... but Fleer did a great job with all of the well-cropped action shots. It's just a shame their collation was so bad. I busted two boxes of this stuff and didn't even come close to building the set.
ReplyDeleteAside from the yellow, design wise this is a great set. As Fuji said, the photos are good, the graphics on the front are simple and easy to read, and the back are severely underrated!
ReplyDeleteEven though it's so simplistic, I'd say it's one of the better Fleer designs of the 90's.
ReplyDeleteSo am I the only one on here who preferred gum over stickers? I keep seeing people talk about how great the stickers were.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I don't like the fronts with the yellow and no team logo. The backs are cool though.